RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Sophomore guard
Jaedon Harris (Suitland, Md./Saint John Paul The Great) hit two free throws with three-tenths of a second left to break a 65-65 tie and provided the winning points as Washington College edged Mount Saint Vincent, 67-65, on Friday afternoon in a non-conference men's basketball game at the Sharp Center. The Shoremen are now 10-1 on the season, while the Dolphins fall to 1-9.
Washington College (10-1) 67 Mount Saint Vincent (1-9) 65
How It Happened
- Leading 13-11 with 13:31 left in the first half, Washington went on a 12-2 run to grab a 25-15 advantage with 9:06 to go in the half on a layup by
Nolan Waldon.
- The Dolphins trailed 29-20 with 5:58 left in the opening stanza before closing out the first half with 11 of the final 14 points to trim the Shoremen's lead to 32-31 at halftime.
- Mount Saint Vincent opened the second half on an 11-3 run to grab a 42-35 edge on Washington with 16:13 remaining.
- Washington used a 16-0 run over a stretch of 4:09 to turn a 52-47 deficit into a 63-52 lead with 5:28 left on a long three-pointer by Harris.
- The home side would counter with a 12-2 response to even the game at 65-65 with 1:20 remaining
- Harris would draw the foul with three-tenths of a second left and would can both from the foul line for the winning points.
For The Shoremen (10-1)
- Harris (team-high 15 points to set career-best and four assists), Waldon (14 points and two steals),
Max Portnoy (11 points and nine rebounds),
Ty Woodland (10 points)
- The Shoremen shot 44% (26-for-59) from the floor, 39% (5-for-13) from three-point range and 67% (10-for-15) from the foul line.Â
- Washington grabbed 35 rebounds and had nine turnovers.
- The Shoremen outscored the Dolphins in points in the paint (34-32) and bench points (23-15).
Notes
- The Shoremen achieved their first double-digit winning season since 2019-20.
Up Next
1/5/25 @ Salisbury – 5 p.m. (Non-Conference Game)
- Final non-conference game.