Men's Hoops Falls to Richard
Stockton
Pomona, N.J. (12/3/08) - The Richard Stockton
men's basketball team made it four in a row as they defeated Kean
University, 71-42, Wednesday evening as both team's opened league
play.
The Cougars were paced by junior Vinnie Darpino (Colonia,
N.J.) (pictured right) with nine points. With the
loss KU falls to 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the NJAC.
Stockton (7-1, 1-0) took control early on and used a 12-0 run to
open a 30-11 lead in the first half of action and headed into the
break with a 38-15 advantage. Sophomore Akinwande
Oshodi (Florence, N.J.) had six points in the first 20
minutes of play.
The Ospreys continued their pace in the second half and lead by
as many as 31 in the final minutes of action.
For Kean, guard Dean Hughes (Pemberton Twp.,
N.J.) finished with eight points while teammate Oshodi
added eight of his own.
The Cougars stay on the road and face Rutgers-Newark on
Saturday, December 6th at 7:30 p.m.
