Chestertown, MD– The Washington College Men's Basketball team collected their first loss of the season to Notre Dame of Maryland University, 91-83.  

Washington College 83 Notre Dame of Maryland 91 

How It Happened 

• The Shoremen went down 4-0 early in the first half. A Ryan Lang three pointer in the 11th minute of play put the Shoremen within two, 22-20. Thirty seconds later Jaedon Harris made a layup to tie the score at 22. The Shoremen took the lead, 24-22 as Max Portnoy sunk a jump shot to put the Shoremen ahead by two.  
• With five minutes remaining, Notre Dame of Maryland took back the lead and ended the half up, 41-37. 
• With 16:50 left to play, Portnoy stole the ball and went coast to coast making a layup on the other end of the court. Immediately after, Portnoy secured the defensive rebound and passed it up to Jon Nalty who sunk a three to put the Shoremen within one, 49-48.  
• The Gators began to pull away as they went up 73-64 over the Shoremen with 6:37 left to play. The Shoremen did not go down without a fight, a Nalty three from Portnoy put the Shoremen within two, 77-75 with 3:12 remaining.  
• Missed layups and turnovers plagued the Shoremen in the final minutes, they could not catch the Gators and fell for the first time this season, 91-83.  

For The Shoremen (9-1) 
Nolan Waldon ( 19 points ) 
Jon Nalty ( 17 points ) 

Up Next 
The Shoremen will finish up fall semester competition on Friday, December 19th as they travel to the Bronx, NY to take on Mount St. Vincent at 4 PM.