Shoremen Snap Nine-Game Losing Streak Against Fords

CHESTERTOWN, MD – Junior guard/forward Kevin Breslin (Hagerstown, MD/St. Maria Goretti) scored 16 points, handed out a game-best nine assists and tied for tops in rebounds with nine as Washington College downed visiting Haverford, 78-61, on Wednesday evening in Centennial Conference men's basketball action at the Cain Athletic Center.  Both teams are now 2-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

With the win, the Shoremen snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Fords.  WC's last win over its conference rival was an 83-81 win on December 6, 2005.

Haverford jumped out to a 14-8 lead with 14:22 left in the first half on a layup by Brett Cohen on a pass from Bo Friddell.  Washington would counter with a 9-2 run of its own to take a 17-16 lead with 10:20 left on a three-pointer by junior guard Sal Schittino (Ellicott City, MD/Loyola Blakefield) with 10:20.  The Fords led 35-31 with exactly one minute to go in the first half on a Cohen jumper before the Shoremen scored the last five points of the first half to take a 36-35 lead into halftime.  A traditional three-point play by Breslin with 14 seconds left gave WC a 36-35 lead and it was a lead the hosts would never relinquish.

In the second half, Washington had its lead cut to 53-51 on a jumper by Sam Permutt with 8:25 left before the Shoremen scored five straight points to take a 58-51 lead with 7:43 left in the game on a trifecta by Schittino.  Schittino scored all five points in the run.  The Fords would cut it to 61-55 with 4:37 to go on a Permutt free throw before the Shoremen went on a game closing 17-6 run to seal the win.  A triple by Schittino gave WC its first double-digit lead of the night at 66-55 with 3:49 left on the clock.  The Shoremen would go 12-for-14 from the free throw line in the final 2:43 to clinch the victory.

Schittino scored a game-high 19 points and tied for tops in the contest with three steals.  Junior forward Adam Naymick (Hanover, PA/Delone Catholic) scored 15 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the floor. 

Permutt led the Fords with 17 points and tied Breslin for the game-high in rebounds with nine.  Ian Goldberg added 13 points and handed out a team-best five assists.  Cohen scored 11 points, while Friddell had 10 points and tied Schittino for tops in steals with three.

Washington shot 42% from the floor in the game, 24% from three-point range and 80% from the charity stripe, while Haverford shot 43% from the floor, 25% from behind the arc and 60% from the free throw line.  The Shoremen held a 40-37 edge on the boards and had just 16 turnovers while the Fords turned it over 27 times in the game. 

Washington outscored Haverford in points off turnovers (30-7), bench points (35-8) and fast-break points (10-2).  Haverford held a slim 30-28 edge in points in the paint and 15-10 advantage in second chance points.

The Shoremen return to action on Saturday afternoon against Muhlenberg in a Centennial Conference game.  Tip-off time at the Cain Athletic Center is 4:00 p.m.