The Berkeley College New Jersey men's basketball team lost to Delaware Valley College 96-80 Monday night to fall to 5-11 on the season.
A Gary Williams, Jr. (Marist/Jersey City, NJ) trey gave the Knights a 23-22 advantage with 5:13 remaining in the first half before Delaware Valley responded by outscoring Berkeley, 19-8, the rest of the way to take a 10-point advantage into the break.
Delaware Valley upped the lead to 16 midway through the second stanza, but the Knights would not go away and a Daniel Waynick (Hightstown/East Windsor, NJ) layup made it a 75-66 ballgame with 6:04 on the clock. The Aggies scored eight of the next 12, but Berkeley responded with five straight to pull to within eight, 83-75, with 3:09 remaining. Delaware Valley finally put the game out of reach by scoring nine of their next 11 points at the free throw line where they enjoyed an eye-opening 49 to 19 free throw attempt advantage. Delaware would outscore the Knights 37 to 13 at the free throw line.
Despite the loss, Waynick was outstanding in defeat for Berkeley as he was 11-for-14 from the field and 9-for-11 from the foul line for 31 points. He also added seven rebounds in 38 minutes of action. Terah Mingo (Kearny Christian Academy/Newark, NJ) added a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards.