Chambers Scores 17 in Loss for WC

CHESTERTOWN, MD – Andrew Powers scored 30 points and brought down 14 rebounds to lead visiting Gettysburg College to an 82-54 Centennial Conference men's basketball victory over host Washington College this afternoon inside Cain Athletic Center. The Bullets improved to 6-5 overall and 4-1 in conference play with the win, while the Shoremen fell to 4-5 and 2-3 with the loss.

Gettysburg shot 65% from the field in the first half to build a 38-27 lead at the intermission.  The Bullets opened the second half by outscoring the Shoremen, 26-12, over the first 9:29 to up the margin to 65-39 following a pair of free throws by Powers with 10:31 to play. Gettysburg's largest lead of the game came when Andrew Bohan made a three-point with 41 seconds to go to give the Bullets a 30-point cushion at 82-52.

The Bullets shot 59% from the field in the second half to finish at 62.2% (28-of-45) for the game. Gettysburg was also 6-for-10 from three-point range and 20-of-22 at the free-throw line.

Powers led Gettysburg's efficient offense with a 10-for-16 performance from the field and a 10-of-11 mark at the charity stripe. Brendan Trelease scored 14 points on just six field goal attempts, going 5-for-6 overall and a perfect 4-for-4 from long range. Kevin Kennedy added 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting, while Brendan Hager dished out a game-best six assists. As a group, the five Bullet starters, which also included Alex Zurn, shot 23-of-33 from the field.

Senior guard/forward Andrew Chambers (Williamsport, MD/St. Maria Goretti) paced the Shoremen with 15 points and seven rebounds in the loss. Sophomore guard Doug Holcombe (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) added a career-high 10 points.

The Shoremen return to action Tuesday with an 8:00 p.m. Centennial Conference game at Dickinson.