CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Visiting Swarthmore scored the game's first 13 points and led the entire way in a 76-55 win over host Washington College on Thursday night in Centennial Conference men's basketball action on Finnegan Court at Penny J. Fall Gymnasium.  The Garnet are now 11-7 overall and 8-3 in the Centennial, while the Shoremen are 3-15 and 1-10 respectively.

Swarthmore 76 Washington College 55

How It Happened
- Vinny DeAngelo capped the game-opening 13-0 run for the Garnet on a three-pointer with 16:19 to go in the first half.
- The Shoremen would score 11 of the next 15 points to cut the Swarthmore lead to 17-11 with 11:11 remaining in the stanza on a layup by Kedrick Frink.
- Leading 23-15 with 7:53 to go, the Garnet outscored the Shoremen 16-9 the rest of the half to take a 39-24 lead into halftime.
- In the second half, Swarthmore took its biggest lead of the night of 26 points, 57-31, with 13:07 to go on a Caleb Aurelien jumper.
- Washington would go on a 23-7 run to get within 10 points, 64-54, with 4:49 to go on a Davis Bland triple, but the Garnet would score 12 of the final 13 points to put the game out of reach and provide the final margin.

For The Shoremen (3-15, 1-10 CC)
- Frink (14 points, six rebounds and three steals), Bland (13 points), Precieux Tshibangu (12 points and three blocks), Jason Zielinski (11 points), Paul Rodolf (four assists)
- The Shoremen shot 33% (18-for-54) from the floor, 35% (8-for-23) from three-point range and 78% (11-for-14) from the foul line. 
- WC outscored the Garnet in bench points, 24-20.
- Washington had 11 turnovers in the game.

For Swarthmore (11-7, 8-3 CC)
- Michael Caprise (game-bests of 23 points and 15 rebounds), DeAngelo (19 points, six assists and two steals), Nyle Coleman (12 points), Aidan Godfrey (two blocks)    
- The Garnet shot 44% (25-for-67) from the floor, 37% (10-for-27) from three-point range and 62% (16-for-26) from the free throw stripe.    
- Swarthmore outscored WC in second chance points (12-0), points in the paint (26-16), points off turnovers (17-3) and transition points (7-0).
- The Garnet had 11 turnovers in the contest, while holding a 44-27 edge in rebounds.

Notes
- Bland was name the Goose Nation TV Shoreman Player of the Game.
- Swarthmore assistant coach Christian Matthews is a 2012 Washington College graduate and played two seasons for the Shoremen.

Up Next
1/27 @ Muhlenberg – 2:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference Game)