Salisbury held a 45-44 lead at halftime and increased the lead to 47-44 early in the second half. The Shoremen then went on an 18-9 spurt to go up 62-54 with 14:50 to play. The Sea Gulls came back to pull ahead, 76-75, on a jumper by Kyle Harmon with 7:00 on the clock.
Washington responded with a 7-0 run that began with a pair of free throws by junior forward Jonathan Webb with 6:52 remaining. Moore then nailed a three-pointer with 5:41 remaining and knocked down a jumper with 4:30 to go to give the Shoremen an 82-76 lead. Salisbury managed to pull back within one at 85-84 on a basket by Harmon with 19 seconds to play, but a pair of made free throws by sophomore forward Joe Breslin and another pair by Moore in the final seconds sealed the win for WAC.
Moore's 19 points came on six-of-nine shooting from the field and four-of-six shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Moore's previous career-high scoring output of 16 points came in the Shoremen's 93-79 win over the Sea Gulls last November 25th.
Junior guard Dustin Abbate finished with 17 points and knocked down four triples in the win for Washington. Webb and senior guard/forward John "China" Alexander turned in double-double performances. Webb tallied 16 points and 10 boards, while Alexander scored 13 points and collected a game-high 11 rebounds. Breslin added a career-high 14 points.
Salisbury's Segun Odumeru led all scorers with 25 points, while Sean Rozanski came off the Salisbury bench to score 23 points. Harmon, another Salisbury reserve, added 14 points.
Washington shot 47% from the field in the game to Salisbury's 44%. The Shoremen connected on 11-of-23 three-point field goal attempts and held a 46-35 advantage on the glass in the victory.
Newspaper Box Score Washington College vs Salisbury University 11/23/04 7:30 pm at Salisbury, MD At Salisbury, MD WASHINGTON COLLEGE 89, SALISBURY UNIVERSITY 84 WASHINGTON COLLEGE (2-1) Travis Moore 6-9 3-5 19; Dustin Abbate 6 15 1-1 17; Jonathan Webb 6-13 3-7 16; Joe Breslin 4-9 5-7 14; John Alexander 6-11 1-1 13; Andrew Gentile 0-3 3-4 3; Drew Hill 1-1 0-0 3; Eric Blumenthal 1-2 0-1 2; Buck Howanski 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 30-64 18-28 89. SALISBURY UNIVERSITY (2-1) Segun Odumeru 7-14 8-8 25; Sean Rozanski 8-14 5-7 23; Kyle Harmon 6-11 2-3 14; Neal Tucker 3-13 0-0 8; Matt Hunter 1-3 0-0 3; Ronald Jackson 1-4 0-0 3; Rico Stewart 1-2 0-0 2; Derrick Washington 1-1 0-0 2; Matt Fohner 1-3 0-0 2; Jeremy Kincaid 0-1 1-2 1; Evan Wowk 0-0 1-2 1; Joe Burke 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-66 17-22 84. Washington College............ 44 45 - 89 Salisbury University.......... 45 39 - 84 3-point goals-Washington College 11-23 (Travis Moore 4-6; Dustin Abbate 4-11; Joe Breslin 1-2; Jonathan Webb 1-2; Drew Hill 1-1; Andrew Gentile 0-1), Salisbury University 9-30 (Segun Odumeru 3-5; Neal Tucker 2-9; Sean Rozanski 2-5; Ronald Jackson 1-4; Matt Hunter 1-3; Rico Stewart 0-1; Kyle Harmon 0-3). Fouled out--Washington College-Dustin Abbate; John Alexander, Salisbury University-Segun Odumeru. Rebounds-Washington College 46 (John Alexander 11), Salisbury University 35 (Kyle Harmon 5; Segun Odumeru 5). Assists-Washington College 19 (John Alexander 3; Andrew Gentile 3; Dustin Abbate 3), Salisbury University 15 (Derrick Washington 5). Total fouls-Washington College 23, Salisbury University 27. A-493