Box Score MADISON, N.J. (January 12, 2013) – A 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line down the stretch, aided Juniata (10-5, 2-2 Landmark) in a 59-51 victory over Drew (7-8, 1-3 Landmark) this afternoon in Baldwin Gym.

After a tight battle all the way down to the closing minutes, Kevin Stapleton and Alex Raymond were perfect from the free throw line to deny all chance of a Drew comeback. Stapleton scored 13 points on the afternoon and pulled down six rebounds. Teammate Brian Scholly led all scorers with 22 points, including a 6-for-13 effort from the 3-point line.

Junior Luke Glass (Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) led the Rangers in scoring for the second time this week with 14 points while adding three rebounds. Classmate John Ford (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) was the only other Ranger in double figures, chipping in 11 points and five rebounds.

The Rangers held the lead three times in the first half of the game and tied the game up twice with the last time coming with 5:00 minutes remaining in the first half. The Eagles did not surrender the lead for the final 23:55 of the contest but the Rangers were no further than seven points away.

With 5:45 left in the game sophomore Steve Hydzik (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough) converted a 3-point play to make the score 44-39. On the next possession, Glass knocked down his second three-ball of the game to pull the Rangers with a point with 3:36 remaining in the game. The two teams exchanged baskets on the next two possessions until Brian Scholly put the Eagles up four points on a layup as the shot clock expired with 1:22 left in the contest.

Clutch free throw shooting closed out the game for the Eagles as they sit alone in fourth place in the Landmark Conference standings.

The Rangers will travel to first place Scranton on Wednesday night for a 7:00 p.m. scheduled tip.