ZIELINSKI NETS 17 POINTS TO PACE SHOREMEN

Highlights

Haverford, Pa. - - - The Washington College men's basketball team dropped a 71-61 decision against the Haverford Fords, in a Centennial Conference contest on Thursday evening at Gooding '84 Arena. The Shoremen fall to 4-13 (1-9) while the Fords improve to 9-8 (5-5).

How It Happened
- Washington College sophomore guard Jason Zielinski hit a pair of treys from the left-wing to give the visitors a 6-2 edge less than two minutes into the contest.
- The Fords answered with a 10-2 burst to take a 12-8 lead with 14:26 remaining in the opening stanza. Sophomore guard Nicholas Stewart and junior guard Dhruv Mehrotra stuck consecutive 3-point field goals to cap the run.
- The Shoremen took their final lead of the game at 14-12 after sophomore guard Kedrick Frink converted a 3-point play and then struck from long-distance at the 13:23 mark.
- Haverford scored eight consecutive points to move ahead by a count of 20-14 with 9:56 remaining after a layup by sophomore forward Clay Killoren.
- Sophomore forward Sam Corrao made a floater in the lane on the next trip down, however, the hosts went on an 11-5 run to grab their first double-digit lead, 28-18, with just under seven minutes left.
- Killoren hit one of two from the line to give Haverford their biggest lead of the half, 32-21, at the 4:35 mark.
- Washington was within 32-26 after Zielinski's triple from the left-wing and a steal and layup by senior guard Tray Wright with 3:15 remaining.
- The Fords then outscored the visitors by an 8-4 count to claim a 40-30 advantage at the break. Sophomore guard Gabriel Franklin hit a pair of treys during the stretch, including the final bucket of the stanza as the shot clock was expiring.
- Haverford extended their lead to 46-33 with 17:16 remaining in the contest. 
- The Shoremen were able to trim the deficit to 46-39 with 13:16 left after a 6-0 mini-run led by senior guard Dilyn Becker's two buckets.
- Washington was unable to get any closer the rest of the way as the hosts scored the next seven points to claim a 53-39 lead with 11:10 on the clock. Junior forward Nate Torres, who produced a game-high 21 points, scored all of Haverford's points during the key stretch.
- The Shoremen did manage to pull within seven points once again, 55-48, after a layup by Becker at the 8:23 mark but the Fords put the game away with an 8-1 spurt to make it 63-49 with 6:37 left. 

For the Shoremen
- Zielinski (3-of-4 treys) led the Shoremen with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
- Becker went 7-for-10 from the floor and finished with 15 points.
- Frink was also in double-figures with 11 points and added six rebounds.
- Wright led the team with nine caroms, his second-highest output of the season.

For the Fords
- Torres went 8-for-11 en route to a game-high 21 points.
- Franklin finished with 13 points and freshman forward Harry Johnson added nine points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Notes
- The Shoremen shot 41.4 percent (24-of-58) overall, were 7-for-16 (43.8 percent) from behind the arc and converted 6-of-10 from the foul line.
- Haverford shot 49.1 percent (26-of-53) overall, swished 9-of-19 (47.4 percent) from deep, and made 76.9 percent (10-for-13) of their chances at the line.
- Becker has reached double-figures in scoring in three of his last five games.

Quote from Coach Goodman
"We came out strong and had a bit of a lull in the first half. We played well enough to win. Haverford hit some timely late shot clock shots each time we made a run. Credit to them. We continue to improve and approach each day with a great attitude and that is why we believe our best is ahead of us."

Up Next
The Shoremen will travel to Franklin & Marshall on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.