TOWSON, Md. – Junior forward Peso Crump posted 24 points and nine rebounds and the Drew University men's basketball team pulled away midway through the second for a 90-82 Landmark Conference victory at Goucher College on Saturday.
 
The Rangers improved upon the best start in team history, improving to 7-0 and 2-0 in the Landmark Conference.
 
After leading by as much as 13 in the first half, Drew saw its lead whittled down to one (63-62) with 9:53 left. But that's when the Rangers erupted for a 20-2 run over the next four minutes to build an insurmountable 19-point lead.
 
Freshman guard Eli Yusavage added 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting coming off the bench for the Rangers, who have now reached 90 points in five games this season. Senior guard Andrew Turco scored 13 points while sophomore forward David Musial notched 11 points and nine rebounds. Junior guard Josh Kline also netted 11 points.
 
Jacob Morgan scored 20 points to lead the Gophers (1-4, 0-2 LC).
 
The Rangers led for nearly the entire game, and a 3-pointer from Crump gave the men in green a 13-point lead (34-21) with 6:54 left in the opening half. However, a 6-0 surge pulled Goucher to within four, and the Rangers led just 44-40 at the intermission.
 
Drew nudged its lead back to eight early in the second half, only to see the Gophers run off seven unanswered points to make it a one-point game.
 
A 3-pointer from Darrell Green pulled Goucher to within one with just under 10 minutes left, and the Gophers nearly had the ball with a chance to take the lead. But Crump dove to the floor to come up with a loose ball, then kicked it out to a wide-open Turco for a big 3-pointer from the left wing.
 
After a defensive stop, junior guard Papie Roberts nailed a 3 of his own from the left corner and it was suddenly a seven-point game. The trifectas were the start of Drew's aforementioned 20-2 outburst, with Crump helping to fuel the run with seven points, including a 3-pointer and dunk. Goucher was unable to get closer than eight the rest of the way.
 
The Rangers are back in action on Wednesday, when they visit the University of Scranton at 7 p.m. in a Landmark Conference tilt.