The Fords threatened in the second half, cutting Washington’s lead to 53-51, but the Shoremen again came back with five straight points to extend the lead to 58-51. Schittino scored all five points in the run. The Fords again narrowed the lead to 61-55 with 4:37 to go on a Sam Permutt free throw before the Shoremen went on a game closing 17-6 run to seal the win. A triple by Schittino gave WC its first double-digit lead of the night at 66-55 with 3:49 left on the clock. The Shoremen were 12-for-14 from the free throw line in the final 2:43 to clinch the victory.
Schittino scored a game-high 19 points and tied for tops in the contest with three steals. Junior forward Adam Naymick (Hanover, PA/Delone Catholic) scored 15 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the floor.
Permutt led the Fords with 17 points and tied Breslin for the game-high in rebounds with nine. Ian Goldberg added 13 points and handed out a team-best five assists. Bo Friddell had 10 points and tied Schittino for tops in steals with three.
Washington shot 42% from the floor in the game, 24% from three-point range and 80% from the charity stripe. Haverford had a slight edge from the floor (43%) and from behind the arc (25%), but shot just 60% from the free throw line. The Shoremen held a 40-37 edge on the boards and had just 16 turnovers while the Fords turned it over 27 times in the game.
Washington outscored Haverford in points off turnovers (30-7), bench points (35-8) and fast-break points (10-2). Haverford held a slim 30-28 edge in points in the paint and 15-10 advantage in second chance points.
WC’s last win over its conference rival was an 83-81 win on December 6, 2005.
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