MADISON, N.J. – Six players scored in double figures and the Drew University men's basketball team outscored Juniata College 52-24 in the first half en route to a 93-68 Landmark Conference win Saturday afternoon in Baldwin Gym.
 
The Rangers (12-3, 8-0) won their fourth game in a row while continuing their best start in Landmark Conference play in team history.
 
Sophomore forward Matthew Zenker scored 14 points for Drew, which had nine different players hit a 3-pointer.
 
Senior guard Malcolm Newman and junior Kevin Cronin posted 12 and 11 points, respectively while senior guard Josh Kline notched 10 points, four assists, and three steals. Junior forward David Musial contributed 10 points and six rebounds, and senior guard Pat Higgins registered 10 points and four assists.
 
Mason Hardy scored 15 points to lead the Eagles (0-15, 0-8), who remained winless on the season.
 
Drew's offense, ranked 10th in Division III entering the day (89.1 ppg), was in high gear in the opening half, when it shot 54.1% from the field, including 40.9% (9-for-22) from 3-point range. After a close opening four and a half minutes, the Rangers broke it open with a 14-3 outburst. Sophomore guard Eli Yusavage and Zenker kicked off the run with back-to-back jumpers before senior guard James Anderson and Zenker drained consecutive 3-pointers. Kline followed up with a steal and bucket before Musial went 2-for-2 at the foul line to give the Rangers a 29-13 advantage with 10:26 on the clock.
 
After Juniata twice closed to within 12, Drew took a commanding 28-point lead following a 16-2 explosion over a 4:14 stretch. Five different Rangers scored during the run, which included an emphatic slam from Zenker and was capped by a layup from senior forward Peso Crump that made it 50-22 with 1:10 remaining.
 
Drew continued to put the game out of reach early in the second half, outscoring the Eagles 15-9 over the opening four minutes to go ahead 67-33, marking its largest lead of the game. Higgins scored seven points during the spurt.
 
The Eagles slowly chipped away at the deficit over the remainder of the game, but they were never able to get closer than 20 the rest of the way.
 
The Rangers return to Landmark Conference action on Wednesday, when it travels to Elizabethtown College for a 7 p.m. tip-off.