Shelton Nets 12 Points in Loss for Shoremen

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Host Swarthmore College held a commanding 48-27 rebounding advantage en route to a 74-61 win over visiting Washington College in the Centennial Conference men's basketball opener for both schools tonight inside Tarble Pavilion. 

Swarthmore 74, Washington College 61

How It Happened
- An early 6-0 lead for the Shoremen turned into a 10-6 advantage for the Garnet with a run capped off by a Zac O'Dell lay-up with 14:04 left in the first half. Swarthmore later used a 9-1 spurt to open up a 30-21 advantage on a Chris Bourne lay-up with 5:24 on the clock. A three-pointer by Zack Yonda with 3:14 left gave the Garnet their first double-digit lead of the game at 34-23. The Garnet went on to lead by as many as 13 points later in the half and took a 40-28 advantage into halftime.
- The Garnet led by double figures through most of the second half, taking their biggest lead of the game at 61-44 on a Cam Wiley lay-up with 9:02 left. The Shoremen finally cut the deficit under 10 on an Austin Allen free throw with 4:46 to go to set the score at 65-56. Armand del Castillo made a free throw 20 seconds later to pull Washington to within eight.
- Wiley boosted the lead back to 10 with a pair of free throws on the other end three seconds later. Those two points were the first of six straight for the Garnet, stuffing the Shoremen's comeback attempt. 

For the Shoremen (1-2, 0-1 Centennial Conference)
- Joey Shelton (12 points); Tas Dixon (10 points); Brandon Berry (8 points); Dallas Marshall (6 points, 6 rebounds)
- The Shoremen shot 35% from the field in the loss, but committed 11 fewer turnovers than the Garnet (7 to 18). That keyed a 17-6 advantage in points off turnovers for Washington.

For Swarthmore (3-0, 1-0 Centennial Conference)
- Yonda (12 points, 9 rebounds); Bourne (11 points); Wiley (11 points); Matt Brennan (9 points); Nate Shafer (5 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks)
- The Garnet's big rebounding advantage helped them to a 9-2 advantage in second-chance points. They shot 46% from the field in the game. 

Up Next for the Shoremen
11/28 @ Frostburg State - 5:30 p.m.