Age before Beacons

MBB: Experienced UNC-Wilmington team knocks off Valpo in close battle at the ARC

VALPARAISO - While Rakim Chaney and JT Pettigrew were finishing up their final season of high school basketball last year, Nolan Hodge and Noah Ross were busy leading UNC-Wilmington to the NCAA tournament.

The players met at the Athletics-Recreation Center on Saturday afternoon and the result was about what one would expect when a team led by a pair of freshmen takes on a team led by a pair of seniors.