Breslin Scores Career-High 22 Points in Loss

CHESTERTOWN, MD – All five Haverford starters scored in double figures as the visiting Fords posted an 80-75 win over host Washington College in Centennial Conference men's basketball action tonight inside Cain Athletic Center. The Fords improved to 7-12 overall and 5-8 in conference play with the win, while the Shoremen slipped to 9-8 and 7-6.

Haverford held the Shoremen to 33% shooting in the first half and took a 35-22 lead into the intermission. The Shoremen went on an 8-0 run with less than seven minutes left in the game to get within six points and 62-56, but Haverford answered by scoring the next five points to build the margin to 67-56 on a Doug Edelman lay-up with 3:10 to play.

The Fords held a nine-point lead after a pair of Ian Goldberg free throws made it 71-62 with 1:06 left. Washington got back to within six points with 30 seconds to go following a lay-up by sophomore guard/forward Kevin Breslin (Hagerstown, MD/St. Maria Goretti) which made it 72-66. The Fords made all eight of their free throws in the final 30 seconds, however, to seal the win. Washington hit three three-pointers in the final 15 seconds, the last by Breslin with just over one second remaining to cut the lead to 78-75, but Matthew Palmer hit a pair of free throws with 0.8 seconds left to provide the final margin.

Sam Permutt led the balanced Fords with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Goldberg netted 16 points and Palmer finished with 15 points and four assists. Bo Friddell added 12 points and eight boards, while Cameron Baker scored 11 points for Haverford.

The Fords shot 51.1% from the field in the game and 27-of-36 (75%) from the line. Haverford entered the game shooting less than 60% from the charity stripe as a team. Palmer entered the contest shooting 48.6% from the free-throw line, but knocked down eight of his 10 free throws on the night.

Breslin led the Shoremen with a career-high 22 points to lead all scorers. He also dished out four assists. Senior guard/forward Andrew Chambers (Williamsport, MD/St. Maria Goretti) added 15 points and four steals, while senior forward Alan Kines (Towson, MD/Towson) scored 13 points and grabbed eight caroms.

Washington shot 48.5% from the field in the second half to finish at 41.3% for the game. The Shoremen committed seven fewer turnovers than the Fords (13 to 20).

The Shoremen return to action Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. Centennial Conference home game against Dickinson.