Washington Finishes Sixth in Pride of Maryland

TOWSON, MD – McDaniel College captured fifth place in the Pride of Maryland Championship presented by M&T Bank with a 57-50 win over Washington College this afternoon at Goucher College in Towson, MD. The Green Terror improved to 2-1 with the win, while the Shoremen fell to 1-2 with the loss.

McDaniel ended the first half on a 14-4 run and took a 28-21 lead into the intermission. Washington shot 32.3% in the opening half and missed its only free throw of the period.

The Green Terror led by between five and nine points over the first 12 minutes of the second half as each team managed just eight points. McDaniel took a 10-point lead on a jumper and free throw by Marcus Dyson with 8:52 remaining in the game that made it 39-29. The Green Terror led by at least seven points until WC sophomore guard Mark DeBoy (Baltimore, MD/Mount St. Joseph) converted a lay-up and free throw to cut the lead to 49-44 with 53.1 seconds left. Following a McDaniel turnover, sophomore guard/forward Kevin Breslin (Hagerstown, MD/St. Maria Goretti) hit a jumper to trim the margin to 49-46 with 37.9 seconds remaining, but McDaniel shot eight-for-eight from the line the rest of the way to seal the win.

Michael Jarboe led McDaniel with 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting. He also grabbed six rebounds in the game. Miguel Jones added 11 points, while Dyson finished with nine points and six boards.

Senior forward Alan Kines (Towson, MD/Towson) scored 14 points for the Shoremen, while senior guard/forward Andrew Chambers (Williamsport, MD/St. Maria Goretti) added 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Breslin tossed in 12 points off the bench. Chambers represented the Shoremen on the All-Pride of Maryland Team.

McDaniel shot 40% from the field in the game and 22-of-28 from the free-throw line. Washington shot just 30.3% from the field, including a 1-for-12 mark from three-point range. The Shoremen were also just 9-of-17 at the charity stripe.

The Shoremen return to action Tuesday with an 8:00 p.m. game at Stevenson University.