Washington jumped out to an 8-2 lead, but the Diplomats held a 46-36 lead by halftime. The Shoremen used an 11-0 run to pull within three points, at 67-64, with 9:58 left in the second half, but that was as close as they would get as F&M answered with a 13-4 spurt to go up, 80-68, with 5:14 remaining.
Duran Searles led the Diplomats with game-highs of 36 points and seven assists, while Bobby Lynch added 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting and a game-high 11 rebounds. Jackiem Wright and Brandon Smith tallied 19 and 10 points, respetively.
Senior forward David Horvath led the Shoremen with 24 points and five three-pointers in his final home game. Sophomore forward Jonathan Webb added 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and a team-high seven boards, while sophomore guard Drew Hill dished out a team-high five assists.
The Diplomats were 19-of-31 from the floor in the first half and 18-of-27 in the second half, while Washington shot 46% for the game. F&M also held a commanding 39-23 advantage on the glass.
Newspaper Box Score Franklin & Marshall vs Washington College 2/21/04 4:00 pm at Cain Athletic Center At Cain Athletic Center FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 96, WASHINGTON COLLEGE 78 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (21-3, 16-1 CC) Duran Searles 13-21 8-14 36; Bobby Lynch 10-12 2 3 22; Jackiem Wright 6-9 4-4 19; Brandon Smith 4-6 0-0 10; Logan Outerbridge 2-4 0-0 4; Steve Juskin 1-4 0-0 2; Bryan Teschke 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-58 15-24 96. WASHINGTON COLLEGE (9-15, 6-11 CC) David Horvath 9-21 1-1 24; Jonathan Webb 8-11 3-3 20; John Alexander 4-6 1-2 9; Kyle Stem 2-7 2-2 7; Andrew Gentile 2-4 0-0 6; Dustin Abbate 2-8 0-0 5; Jeff McMahon 0-2 2-2 2; Buck Howanski 1-1 0-0 2; Joe Breslin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 12-14 78. Franklin & Marshall........... 46 50 - 96 Washington College............ 36 42 - 78 3-point goals-Franklin & Marshall 7-16 (Jackiem Wright 3-6; Brandon Smith 2-4; Duran Searles 2-4; Logan Outerbridge 0-2), Washington College 10-26 (David Horvath 5-11; Andrew Gentile 2-3; Kyle Stem 1-1; Dustin Abbate 1-7; Jonathan Webb 1-3; Joe Breslin 0-1). Fouled out--Franklin & Marshall-None, Washington College-Dustin Abbate; Andrew Gentile. Rebounds-Franklin & Marshall 39 (Bobby Lynch 11), Washington College 23 (Jonathan Webb 7). Assists-Franklin & Marshall 23 (Duran Searles 7), Washington College 19 (Drew Hill 5). Total fouls-Franklin & Marshall 18, Washington College 25. A-350