CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Visiting #12 Swarthmore got a game-best 23 points from Vinny DeAngelo and never trailed on its way to a 97-74 win over host Washington College on Thursday night in Centennial Conference men's basketball action on Finnegan Court at Penny J. Fall Gymnasium.  The 12th-ranked Garnet are now 13-1 overall and 7-0 in the Centennial, while the Shoremen are 2-11 and 1-6 respectively.

#12 Swarthmore 97 Washington College 74

How It Happened
- The Garnet jumped out to a 16-6 lead in the first 4:54 of the game on a George Visconti three-point basket.
- Swarthmore pushed its advantage to 31-15 with 7:08 left in the first half on a DeAngelo three.
- Washington would cut the lead to 12 at 35-23 with 4:59 left in the first half on a Davis Bland jumper.
- The guests would end the half on an 11-4 run to take a 46-27 lead into halftime with DeAngelo netting a lay-in with 31 seconds to go to cap the scoring in the stanza.
- In the second half, Swarthmore would push the lead to 52-30 with 17:04 remaining on a Colin Shaw transition layup.  The Garnet's lead the rest of the night fluctuated between 15 and 26 points.

For The Shoremen (2-11, 1-6 CC)
- Zielinski (14 points to lead Shoremen), Bland (13 points), Kedrick Frink (12 points), Braden Rodriguez (11 points), Grant Kemp (six assists), Nick Romeo (seven rebounds), Ethan Schwantes (two blocks)
- The Shoremen shot 41% (24-for-58) from the floor, 32% (9-for-28) from three-point range and 63% (17-for-27) from the foul line. 
- WC outscored the Garnet in bench points, 28-25.
- Washington had eight turnovers in the game.
For #12 Swarthmore (13-1, 7-0 CC)
- DeAngelo (game-bests of 23 points and two steals), Shaw (17 points and seven boards), Visconti and Michael Caprise (12 points), Aidan Godfrey (10 points and two blocks), Eddie Paquette (game-best six assists)    
- The Garnet shot 52% (36-for-69) from the floor, 48% (14-for-29) from three-point range and 61% (11-for-18) from the free throw stripe.    
- Swarthmore outscored WC in second chance points (10-4), points in the paint (38-20), points off turnovers (10-4) and transition points (10-0).
- The Garnet had nine turnovers in the contest, while holding a 50-29 edge in rebounds.

Notes
- The eight turnovers are the second fewest in a game this season for WC as it had seven in the season opener at Immaculata.
- Swarthmore assistant coach Christian Matthews is a 2012 graduate of Washington College.

Up Next
1/14 v. Muhlenberg – 2:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference Game)
- Shoremen won 83-81 last season at home in the season finale.