News Release
Glen Side, PA…The College of New Jersey men’s basketball team suffered a 66-62 non-conference set back at the hands of Arcadia University on Wednesday night. TCNJ had been off for the last 15 days, but was not able to come up with the road win despite three players contributing double-digit scoring performances. TCNJ drops to 1-3, while Arcadia is now 3-2.
TCNJ got a game-high 20 points from senior co-captain, forward Mark Aziz (Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris Central), while senior Jeff Warner (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) chipped in 13 points. Aziz hit an impressive 9-of-14 shots from the floor, while Warner shot 60.0% (6-10) on the night.
Junior guard Jeff Molinelli (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) added 12 points for the Lions despite shooting an impressive team mark of 54.0% from the floor on the game (27-50).
Arcadia’s Eric Elliott (Evansville, IN/Steinert) finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for the Knights, while nine rebounds, all defensive caroms, and added four blocks on the night.
TCNJ will host Rutgers University-Newark on Saturday, December 8 at 3 p.m. in the Lions’ home opene r.
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