BALTIMORE, Md. – Host Notre Dame (Md.) withstood a second half charge from visiting Washington College to come away with a 69-56 win on Thursday afternoon in a non-conference men's basketball game on Gator Court.  The Gators are now 4-9 on the campaign, while the Shoremen drop to 4-7.

Notre Dame (Md.) (4-9) 69 Washington College (4-7) 56

How It Happened
- Tied at 6-6, the Gators scored nine straight points to take a 15-6 lead with 13:20 to go in the first half.
- The Shoremen answered with six points in a row to cut the lead to 15-12 with 11:17 left on a Nolan Waldon layup.
- Notre Dame would take its biggest lead of the half of 14 points, 34-20, with 56 seconds left on a traditional three-point play.
- Washington would net the final five points of the first half to trim the deficit to 34-25 at halftime with all five coming from Ethan Schwantes.
- In the second half, Ty Woodland would net a layup with 11:09 left to reduce the Notre Dame lead to just one, 43-42, as the lay-in capped a 22-9 run spanning both halves.
- That's as close as the Shoremen would get as the Gators answered with a 12-4 run to take a 55-46 advantage with 6:26 to go.
- Leading 57-50, the home side used a 10-1 run to take its biggest lead of the game at 67-51 with 1:56 remaining before the Shoremen scored five of the final seven points to provide the final margin.

For The Shoremen (4-7)
- Nolan Waldon (game-best 22 points to set personal-high), Ben Costello (10 points), Woodland (eight rebounds), Ryan Lang (four assists), Precieux Tshibangu (career-high three steals), Davis Bland (three blocks)
- The Shoremen shot 42% (20-for-48) from the floor, 31% (5-for-16) from three-point range and 65% (11-for-17) from the foul line. 
- Washington had 33 rebounds and 20 turnovers.
- The Shoremen outscored the Gators in transition points (8-6).
- WC played its final game against a United East Conference school this afternoon, going 4-3.

Up Next
1/4 v. Delaware Valley – 3:00 p.m. (Non-Conference Game)
- Final non-conference game of the season.