News Release

HAVERFORD, Pa. — Host Haverford College opened the second half with a 24-9 run to pull away from visiting Washington College en route to a 92-74 Centennial Conference victory this evening. The Fords improved to 6-8 overall and 4-4 in conference play with the win, while the Shoremen slipped to 5-10 and 2-6 with the loss.

Haverford led by eight points, at 38-30, with 2:20 to go in the first half, but the Shoremen cut the lead down to 38-34 by the intermission. The Fords then went on their crucial run in the second half that was capped off by a lay-up by Jeremy Bass with 9:13 to push the Haverford lead to 62-43. The Fords led by at least 11 points the rest of the way.

Bass scored a game-high 24 points for Haverford on seven-of-12 shooting from the field and 10-of-10 shooting from the free throw line. He also pulled down seven rebounds and blocked three shots. Mark Gabriel tossed in 23 points for the Fords on 10-of-15 shooting and grabbed eight boards. Raymond Brown and Patrick Stewart added 11 and 10 points, respectively, and shared game-high rebounding honors with nine a piece. Johnny Elefterakis dished out a game-high ten assists.

Sophomore guard Kyle Stem led the Shoremen with 22 points on eight-of-16 shooting from the floor and six-of-six shooting from the line. He also dished out a team-high three assists and recorded a game-high three steals. Sophomore forward Jonathan Webb added 17 points and was eight-for-eight from the charity stripe, while sophomore guard Travis Moore contributed 10 points.

Haverford shot 54% from the field to the Shoremen's 35% and held a commanding 47-26 advantage on the glass. Washington did convert 26 of its 27 free throw attempts in the loss.

Newspaper Box Score
Washington College vs Haverford
1/21/04 7:00 pm at Haverford, PA
At Haverford, PA
HAVERFORD 92, WASHINGTON COLLEGE 74
WASHINGTON COLLEGE (5-10, 2-6 CC)
Kyle Stem 8-16 6-6 22; Jonathan Webb 4-13 8-8 17; Travis Moore 3-7 2-2 10; David Horvath 3-12 1-1 8; Andrew Gentile 1-5 6-6 8; Joe Breslin 1-1 2-2 4; John Alexander 1-5 1-2 3; Jeff McMahon 1-2 0-0 2; Buck Howanski 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 22-63 26-27 74.
HAVERFORD (6-8, 4-4 CC)
Jeremy Bass 7-12 10-10 24; Mark Gabriel 10-15 3-6 23; Raymond Brown 4-6 3-4 11; Patrick Stewart 5-8 0-1 10; Matt Stein 3-3 2-4 8; Mike Kelly 2-6 0-0 6; Johnny Elefterakis 1-6 4-4 6; Michael Fratangelo 0-3 2-4 2; Jason Polykoff 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 33-61 24-35 92.
Washington College............   34   40  -   74
Haverford.....................   38   54  -   92
3-point goals-Washington College 4-19 (Travis Moore 2-5; Jonathan Webb 1-3; David Horvath 1-6; John Alexander 0-2; Buck Howanski 0-1; Kyle Stem 0-2), Haverford 2-11 (Mike Kelly 2-6; Patrick Stewart 0-1; Johnny Elefterakis 0-2; Michael Fratangelo 0-1; Jeremy Bass 0-1). Fouled out--Washington College-Andrew Gentile, Haverford-Johnny Elefterakis; Matt Stein.
Rebounds-Washington College 26 (David Horvath 5; Jonathan Webb 5), Haverford 47 (Raymond Brown 9; Patrick Stewart 9). Assists-Washington College 6 (Kyle Stem 3), Haverford 18 (Johnny Elefterakis 10). Total fouls-Washington College 26, Haverford 22. A-300