Frink Scores Team-High 18 Points and Tshibangu with Five Blocks

Highlights

CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Host Washington College outscored visiting Immaculata 52-41 in the second half to come away with a 84-76 win on Tuesday night in a non-conference men's basketball game on Finnegan Court at Penny J. Fall Gymnasium in the home opener for WC.  The Shoremen improve to 1-1 overall, while the Mighty Macs fall to 1-2.

Washington College 84 Immaculata 76

How It Happened
- Tied at 13-13, Immaculata scored five straight points to take an 18-13 lead on a three-pointer by Asa Kitchen.  The five-point advantage was the largest by either team in the first half. 
- The Shoremen would answer with a 9-0 run to take a 22-18 lead with 8:08 left in the half on two free throws by Ethan Sommer.  The four-point lead was WC's largest of the opening 20 minutes
- Kitchen would break a 32-32 tie with 1:13 left on a three and would give the Mighty Macs a 35-32 lead at halftime.
- Tray Wright would snap a 40-40 tie with 15:45 left in the second half on a traditional three-point play to put Washington ahead for good at 43-40.  It would ignite a 15-3 run that saw the hosts take a 55-43 lead with 11:26 to go in the game on a Dillon Smith lay-in.  The 12-point lead was the team's largest of the game.
- Immaculata would get it within six with 8:44 to go in the game on a Tyler Tillery transition layup at 57-51, but could not draw any closer.
- Washington would push its lead back to 12 points with 2:18 remaining on a Jason Zielinski jumper in the paint to make it 72-60.  The Shoremen canned 12 free throws in the final 1:26 to seal the win.

For The Shoremen (1-1)
- Kedrick Frink (team-high 18 points), Wright (13 points and contest-high six assists), Sam Corrao (10 points), Precieux Tshibangu (game-best five blocks and eight rebounds to tie for game-high), Dilyn Becker (game-best and career-high four steals)
- The Shoremen shot 48% (28-for-59) from the floor, 24% (4-for-17) from three-point range and 67% (24-for-36) from the foul line. 
- Washington outscored the Mighty Macs in points off turnovers (17-13), bench points (25-12), points in the paint (42-40) and second chance points (12-9).
- The Shoremen had 16 turnovers while holding a 39-36 edge in rebounds.

For Immaculata (1-2)
- Kitchen (game-high 21 points), Brandon McCullough (10 points and team-highs of five assists and three steals), Gregory Vlassopoulos (14 points), Tillery (11 points), Keith Farmer (eight boards to tie for game-best)  
- The Mighty Macs shot 45% (29-for-64) from the floor, 35% (9-for-26) from three-point range and 53% (9-for-17) from the free throw stripe.    
- Immaculata scored all eight points in transition in the game.
- The Mighty Macs had 20 turnovers in the contest.

Notes
- Tshibangu was named the Goose Nation Shoremen Player of the Game on the Goose Nation TV webcast of the game. 
- Tonight was the first all-time meeting between the Mighty Macs and the Shoremen in men's basketball.

Quote
"I am proud of our team's resilience from this past Friday," stated head coach Aaron Goodman. "We adjusted well as a team in the second half against a talented, aggressive Immaculata team. Our energy and attitude was tremendous throughout the game and that helped us seal the win tonight. It was also great to have our fans back! The Gym was packed, loud, and they helped propel us forward."

Up Next
11/11 @ Mount St. Mary's – 7:00 p.m. (Exhibition game)
- Game does not count in the standings for the Shoremen, but does count in the standings for the Division I Mountaineers.