The Shoremen jumped out to a 42-32 lead at halftime after shooting 53% from the floor and 50% from beyond the three-point line in the first half. Washington increased its lead to 50-34 with 16:32 left in the second half, but the Green Terror went on a 19-8 spurt to close within five points following a jumper by Kyle O'Connor that made it 58-53 with 7:30 remaining. The Shoremen responded with a 17-2 run which was capped off by a pair of free throws by sophomore guard Kyle Stem with 3:55 remaining that pushed the lead to 75-55. Washington led by at least 14 points the rest of the way.
Horvath led all scorers with 25 points on seven-of-12 shooting from the field, five-of-seven shooting from beyond the three-point line, and six-of-nine shooting at the charity stripe. He also pulled down eight rebounds. Abbate added 23 points, canned three three-pointers, and converted eight-of-nine attempts at the free-throw line. Sophomore forward Jonathan Webb added 18 points on seven-of-11 shooting from the floor and collected a team-high nine rebounds for the Shoremen. Stem finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Sam Anstead scored a team-high 19 points and swiped a game-high four steals to lead McDaniel. Kyle O'Connor added 17 points, while Robert Wills scored 13 points and posted game-highs of 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Alan Hoyt scored 12 points and brought down seven rebounds for the Green Terror.
For the game, the Shoremen shot 44% from the field, while holding the Green Terror to 32% shooting.
Newspaper Box Score McDaniel vs Washington College 1/28/04 8:00 pm at Cain Athletic Center At Cain Athletic Center WASHINGTON COLLEGE 86, MCDANIEL 72 MCDANIEL (5-12, 2-8 CC) Sam Anstead 5-15 9-10 19; Kyle O'Connor 7-16 0-1 17; Robert Wills 4-7 5-6 13; Alan Hoyt 4-13 4-4 12; Chris Rutland 1-2 2-2 4; Will Talesnick 0-3 3-6 3; Sean McNeely 1-4 0-0 2; Sylvanus Adenaike 0-1 1-2 1; Mike DiPiero 0-1 1-2 1; Jemar Daniel 0-4 0-0 0; D.J. Hynes 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-68 25-33 72. WASHINGTON COLLEGE (6-11, 3-7 CC) David Horvath 7-12 6-9 25; Dustin Abbate 6-12 8-9 23; Jonathan Webb 7-11 3-5 18; Kyle Stem 5-11 2-2 14; Jeff McMahon 2-5 0-0 4; John Alexander 0-2 2-2 2; Kevin Marshburn 0-1 0-0 0; Drew Hill 0-1 0-0 0; Travis Moore 0-2 0-0 0; Andrew Gentile 0-5 0-1 0. Totals 27-62 21-28 86. McDaniel...................... 32 40 - 72 Washington College............ 42 44 - 86 3-point goals-McDaniel 3-22 (Kyle O'Connor 3-10; Alan Hoyt 0-3; Will Talesnick 0-3; Sean McNeely 0-2; Mike DiPiero 0-1; Sam Anstead 0-3), Washington College 11-28 (David Horvath 5-7; Dustin Abbate 3-8; Kyle Stem 2-4; Jonathan Webb 1-3; Kevin Marshburn 0-1; Drew Hill 0-1; Travis Moore 0-1; Andrew Gentile 0-3). Fouled out--McDaniel-Chris Rutland, Washington College-None. Rebounds-McDaniel 43 (Robert Wills 11), Washington College 44 (Jonathan Webb 9). Assists-McDaniel 6 (Mike DiPiero 3), Washington College 18 (Andrew Gentile 4). Total fouls-McDaniel 22, Washington College 26. A-300