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CHESTERTOWN, Md. — Junior guard Andrew Gentile converted five-of-six three-point field goal attempts and scored a team-high 20 points as host Washington College rallied for an 89-85 victory over defending Centennial Conference Champion Ursinus College this evening at Cain Athletic Center. The Shoremen, now 5-2 at home this season and winners of three consecutive games, improved to 8-11 overall and 5-7 in conference play with the win. Ursinus slipped to 11-8 and 7-5.

The Bears came out hot, making seven of their first nine shots from the field and jumping out to a 17-3 lead just 4:03 into the game. The Shoremen chipped away at the lead, closing to within one point at 35-34 with 4:07 left, but Ursinus pushed the lead back to eight by the half and took a 47-39 advantage into the intermission. The Bears shot 58% in the opening half.

The Shoremen opened the second half on a 12-3 run to pull ahead, 54-50, following a pair of free throws by sophomore guard Dustin Abbate with 16:41 to play. The Bears answered with a jumper by Brian McEvily and a three-pointer by Mike McGarvey to pull ahead, 55-54, with 15:57 to go.

Washington tied the score twice over the next 12 minutes, but did not regain the lead until sophomore guard Travis Moore drained a three-pointer with 3:31 left to give the Shoremen the lead for good at 78-76. That bucket was part of a 10-0 by Washington that was capped off by a jumper from sophomore guard Kyle Stem with 2:18 remaining that gave the Shoremen their biggest lead of the game at 83-76. Ursinus twice closed to within three points in the final minutes, but could get no closer as Washington converted six-of-eight free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Three other Shoremen joined Gentile in double figures in scoring. Stem tallied 18 points, three assists, and a team-high three steals, while sophomore forward Jonathan Webb contributed 15 points and team highs of nine rebounds and five assists. Moore finished with 13 points and converted three-of-four three-point field goal attempts in 12 minutes of play.

Ursinus was led by Dennis Stanton, whose 21 points were his second-lowest total of the season. Stanton was 8-for-23 from the floor. Mike McGarvey added 17 points and game highs of 11 assists and five steals. Joe Scholz tallied a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while Matt Fabian scored 15 points and grabbed seven boards.

Ursinus shot 48% from the floor in the game to Washington's 46%, but the Shoremen were 12-of-22 from long range in the win, while the Bears were six-of-24.

Newspaper Box Score
Ursinus vs Washington College
2/4/04 7:30 pm at Cain Athletic Center
At Cain Athletic Center
WASHINGTON COLLEGE 89, URSINUS 85
URSINUS (11-8, 7-5 CC)
Dennis Stanton 8-23 2-2 21; Mike McGarvey 6-16 2-3 17; Matt Fabian 6-8 3-5 15; Joe Scholz 5-9 2-4 12; Will Furey 4-7 0-0 8; Brian McEvily 3-3 0-0 6;
Naquan Williams 2-2 0-0 4; Luke Marlow 1-4 0-0 2; Ted Piotrowicz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-73 9-14 85.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE (8-11, 5-7 CC)
Andrew Gentile 6-10 3-4 20; Kyle Stem 5-8 6-9 18; Jonathan Webb 4-7 6-8 15; Travis Moore 4-6 2-2 13; John Alexander 1-7 4-6 6; Joe Breslin 2-4 2-2 6; David Horvath 2-9 0-0 5; Drew Hill 2-3 0-0 4; Dustin Abbate 0-2 2-2 2; Buck Howanski 0-2 0-0 0; Jeff McMahon 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 25-33 89.
Ursinus.......................   47   38  -   85
Washington College............   39   50  -   89
3-point goals-Ursinus 6-24 (Dennis Stanton 3-11; Mike McGarvey 3-10; Will Furey 0-1; Luke Marlow 0-2), Washington College 12-22 (Andrew Gentile 5-6;
Travis Moore 3-4; Kyle Stem 2-3; Jonathan Webb 1-1; David Horvath 1-4; Buck Howanski 0-1; Dustin Abbate 0-2; Drew Hill 0-1). Fouled out--Ursinus-Ted Piotrowicz; Brian McEvily, Washington College-None. Rebounds-Ursinus 44 (Joe Scholz 10), Washington College 39 (Jonathan Webb 9). Assists-Ursinus 19 (Mike McGarvey 11), Washington College 21 (Jonathan Webb 5). Total fouls-Ursinus 25, Washington College 18. A-250