Zielinski & Frink Combine for 46 Points; Team Goes on 20-3 run over final 4:35 to force OT

Harrisburg, Pa. – The Washington College men's basketball team dropped an 87-84 heartbreaker in overtime against the Penn State-Harrisburg Lions on Tuesday evening. The Shoremen slid to 1-2 while the Lions improved to 4-1. The visitors were down by as many as 22 points, 64-42 with just under ten minutes left but never quit.

 How It Happened
- The Shoremen, who trailed 32-25 at the break, were down 73-56 with 4:35 left in the contest.
- Sophomore guard Jason Zielinski sparked an incredible 20-0 run with a left-wing trey at the 4:16 mark and then followed that up with a runner in the lane to make it 73-61 at the 3:39 mark.
- Sophomore forward Sam Corrao then swished a baseline jumper from the right corner and sophomore guard Kedrick Frink converted a layup after a turnover to cut it to 73-65 with 2:35 on the clock.
- Following a timeout, Zielinski hit three free throws after getting hacked on a long-range attempt with 2:22 left. The sharpshooter then intercepted a pass on the next trip down and buried a trey from the right-wing to cut the deficit to 73-71 with 2:03 remaining.
- Senior guard Tray Wright came up with a steal and went coast-to-coast to even the score at 73-73 at the 1:40 mark.
- Zielinski, who scored 14 points during the stretch, capped it with another trifecta from the right-wing to give the Shoremen their first lead of the game, 76-73, with fifty-seconds left. 
- Following a timeout, the hosts evened the game at 76-76 after the visitors allowed three long-range shots to Donyae Baylor-Carrol, who finally connected from the top of the circle with 23 ticks to play.
- The Shoremen were unable to get off a shot as the clock ran out, resulting in overtime.
- The Shoremen led briefly in overtime, 78-76 with 4:25 left (two free throws by Frink) and had the game even after a jumper by senior guard Dilyn Becker with a minute left.
- Trailing 85-84 in the closing seconds, the Shoremen had three opportunities to get the go-ahead bucket but were unable to do so. Zielinski had his three-point attempt rejected with 18 seconds left and Penn State-Harrisburg went the other way for a break-away dunk that made it 87-84 with just 13 seconds left.
-Corrao had a great look on a three from the left-wing but his shot was off the mark in the closing seconds.

 For the Shoremen
- Zielinski came off the bench and scored a career-high 24 points on 7-of-16 shooting and was 6-of-13 from deep. Alec Lewis '20 was the last Shoreman to hit six treys (11/16/18 vs.Keystone).
- Frink added a career-best 22 points on 10-of-16 from the floor and contributed eight boards, five assists and four steals.
- Wright was also in double-figures with 10 points along with six helpers and five steals.
- Washington shot 41.6 percent overall (32-of-77) and were 11-of-31 (35.5 percent) from long-distance.

For the Lions
- Brandon Coleman recorded a double-double of 22 points and 11 boards.
- Donyae Baylor-Carroll added 20 points, 6 steals, 9 assists and 8 caroms.
- The hosts shot 47.9 percent (34-of-71) overall and were 8-for-26 (30.8 percent) from distance.

Quote from Coach Goodman
"We had tremendous growth tonight and caught a glimpse of how good we can be when we are locked in on both sides of the floor. This one stings, but it is a good lesson of how hard you need to play, and how focused you need to be against a well coached, talented, and most likely NCAA tournament bound team. I am proud of our resilience, bench enthusiasm, and leadership. We will bounce back and prepare well for Saturday."

Up Next
The Shoremen will travel to Stevenson on Satiurday evening for the Pride of Maryland Classic.