VIRGINIA BEACH (VA) – Eric Klacik and Skyelar Ettin combined for six 3-pointers and 33 points as The College of New Jersey defeated Delaware Valley College, 67-57, in the consolation game of the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins Tip-Off Tournament.

The Aggies (0-2), behind seven points from Manny Ochenje and six points from Nick Sullivan, held an early 13-8 lead. The Lions (2-0) came back to tie up the contest and it was still deadlocked at 24-24 with 6:04 left in the stanza. TCNJ then outscored Delaware Valley, 18-6, for the rest of the half to take a 12-point lead into the break.

The Lions build the lead to as many as 16, 53-37, in the second half, but the Aggies scored 10 straight, to make it a six-point contest with 7:19 to go. Chris Moran had seven points in the run, including a pair of dunks.

TCNJ's lead went back up to 10 but Francis Arnold and Zach Sibel hit back-to-back bombs for a 59-55 score with 3:29 remaining. Sibel then hit a layup after one Lions free throw for a one-score game. However, TCNJ hit seven free throws down the stretch and kept Delaware Valley off the scoreboard in the final three minutes for the 67-57 final.

Moran finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Aggies. Ochenjye had 10 points and four rebounds before fouling out. Sibel came off the bench to add 10 points in the loss.

Klacik had 17 points while Ettin hit four treys, en route to a 16-point effort.