MADISON, N.J. (Dec. 17, 2016) – Four Rangers scored in double-digits and sophomore centerNate Aldrich recorded his fifth double-double of the season as the Drew University men's basketball team defeated Rutgers-Newark, 67-57, Saturday afternoon in Baldwin Gymnasium.
 
By the Numbers: The Rangers have now put together a three-game winning streak and moved to 5-4 on the year, while improving their home record to 3-1. The Scarlet Raiders drop to 4-8 overall and had a two-game win streak stopped in Madison.
 
Top Performers
• Sophomore guard Dan Roibal proved again to be a dominant force on the court, leading the Rangers in scoring with 18 points to go with five rebounds and a career-high six assists.
• Sophomore forward Nate Aldrich pulled in a season-high 19 rebounds, also scoring 10 points for his fifth double-double of the year.
• Sophomore guard Darius Reiter shot well from beyond the arc, hitting 3-of-6 three-point field goals. Reiter finished with 11 points and five rebounds.
• Freshman Riley Collins scored 13 points with two 3-pointers in his first career start at point guard. Collins also shot 5-of-7 from the free throw line and collected five assists.
 
Turning Point: The first 10 minutes of play were seemingly all Drew needed to send Rutgers-Newark home packing. The Rangers used a 19-0 run over the span of eight minutes to take a 22-2 lead midway through the opening half.
 
Highlights
• The Raiders chipped away at Drew's 20-point lead down the stretch of the opening half, eventually heading into the intermission down 35-23.
• Early in the second half, Collins broke away from his defender and caught a beautiful pass off Roibal's inbound and hit his second 3-pointer from the corner. It was the second of back-to-back threes to start the scoring in the second for Drew, who led 41-23 at the 17:26 mark.
• With 7:43 to play, Rutgers-Newark launched a comeback with a 15-3 run. Now leading just 58-53 with 3:39 left, Collins helped Drew ice the contest by hitting 5-of-6 at the free throw line over the final three minutes.
 
Stat Sheet
• Drew shot 47 percent from the field with a 33 percent mark ( from beyond the arc.
• The Rangers struggled at the free throw line, shooting 11-23.
• Drew played smart team basketball with 15 assists on 24 total field goals, compared to seven on 21 for Rutgers-Newark.
• There were a total of 30 turnovers on the day, 15 from each team.
• The rebounding battle was relatively even with the Scarlet Raiders pulling down 39 to the Rangers' 38.
 
Up Next: The Rangers enjoy a holiday break before traveling to Florida to compete in the Tampa Bay Shootout hosted by Depauw University. Drew's first round matchup will be against SUNY Canton on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 7:00 p.m.