Valley was awarded an NCAA Wrestling Regional for this February, the two schools agreed to flip home games. As a result, the Eagles were in Doylestown for their fourth Freedom Conference road test before their second league game at home. The host Aggies (7-7, 2-3 Freedom) executed down the stretch to pull away to a 75-69 win.

The Eagles (7-7, 3-2 Freedom) held a 33-28 lead at the break and were able to stretch their edge to eight on a Martin Soaries three-pointer to start the second, but the Aggies used a pair of three point plays from senior center Darryl White on either side of an Alex Nelson basket to cut the Eastern lead in half at 38-34. White, who finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, scored another inside basket to close the gap further.

The Eagles used their balanced attack to hold the lead until the eight and a half minute mark. Derek Wright scored eight points in a row for the Eagles, but the host Aggies had an answer for every basket and every free throw, and they slowly took over control of the game. Alex Nelson hit a tough left-handed jumper in traffic to close the gap to 66-64, but Chris Mayo answered with an inside hoop to push the Delaware Valley lead to four. A big blocked shot from White created a stop, and Eastern was forced to foul.

Though the Eagles were briefly able to bring the game back to a one-possession game with 31 seconds to play, the hosts hit their free throws down the stretch.

Chris Mayo and James Jones each scored 20 for the Aggies. The Eagles, who drop to to 3-2 in Freedom Conference play, had three players, led by Wright's 16 off the bench, score in double figures. Martin Soaries finished with 15 points and Nelson added 14. Wright led the Eagles on the boards as well with 10.

For the game, the Eagles shot 45% from the floor and the three point line, but the percentages fell in the second half as they hit just 12-30 attempts. Both teams hit 74% of their free throws, but the Aggies made four more in what proved to be the difference in the game.

Head Coach Matt Nadelhoffer was frustrated with the close of the game, but was able to put things in perspective saying, "We know winning on the road is going to be a challenge. We didn't finish this like we would want to, but we were right there and we forced them to make plays. I still feel really good about the direction this team is going."

The Eagles return to action for their first home game in a month on Monday afternoon. They will take on 2008 National Finalist Richard Stockton College in a non-league game at 4:00 pm.

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