Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from the Sports Information office to all the readers of the Sho'Blog.

Final Stats

Joey Breslin had 31 points and Tim Kohlrus had 21 points for the Shoremen. Breslin was 18-for-20 from the line. Breslin had a team high eight boards and Todd Green led WC with five assists.

John DiBetta led Manhattanville with 25 points and was one of four Valiants in double figures. He also had nine rebounds, tops of all players.

I want to thank Erin and Julene for their hospitality this weekend here in Westchester.

Goodbye from Westchester County, the southern terminus of the New York State Thruway!

Manhattanville 94-79, Final

The Valiants rally from five point halftime deficit to down the Shoremen 94-79. Manhattanville outscored Washington College 58-38 in the second half. More to come should time permit.

Manhattanville 90-76, 1:37 2nd

WC just called a timeout down 90-76 with 1:37 to go. Breslin just hit a from the chairty stripe.

Manhattanville 84-73, 2:30 2nd

The Shoremen rolled off four quick points on two Breslin FT's and a Kohlrus layup off of a steal. WC ball as they forced another Manhattanville turnover.

Manhattanville 80-65, 3:45 2nd

Manhattanville leads 80-65 with 3:45 to go in the contest.

Manhattanville 74-58, 7:25 2nd

Joey Breslin just knocked down two free throws to cut it to 74-58 with 7:25 to go against the host Valiants.

Manhattanville 69-56, 9:52 2nd

The Valiants have jumped out to a 69-56 lead with 9:52 to go. Manhattanville has outscored WC 33-15 in the second half to erase a 41-36 deficit.

Manhattanville 60-49, 13:25 2nd

The Valiants went on a 15-4 run after the 45-45 tie. Breslin just hit two FT's for the Shoremen.

Tied 45-45, 17:30 2nd

The Valiants opened the second half with seven straight points to take a 43-41 lead. Marshburn just knocked down two free throws to knot it at 45-45 with 17:30 to go in the game.

Second Half Underway

The second half is now underway as Manhattanville inbounded the ball to begin play.

Halftime Stats

Here are the halftime leaders:

WC
Points - Breslin 13
Rebounds - Breslin 5
Assists - Todd Green 4
Steals - Green and Tim Kohlrus 2

Manhattanville
Points - John DiBetta 11
Rebounds - DiBetta 5
Assists - Donte Chisolm 3
Steals - Four Players at 1

WC 41-36, Halftime

The Shoremen got a triple from Breslin with about 35 seconds left in the first to give WC a 41-36 lead and that is the halftime score. I will be back with stats later.

WC 38-36, :58.8 1st

Manhattanville has cut the deficit to two as they are on a 14-2 run. Brian Fink just nailed a three to cut it to 38-36.

WC 38-31, 4:27 1st

The Valiants answered with a 9-0 run to cut it to 36-31, but Breslin just knocked a pair from the charity stripe to end the run.

WC 36-22, 6:33 1st

The Valiants TO did little to slow the momentum as the Shoremen now lead 36-22 with 6:33 to go in the opening half. Since the timeout, WC has outscored Manhattanville 8-4. Breslin scored points 35 and 36 on a jumper from the left baseline.

WC 28-18, 11:25 1st

The Shoremen are on a 18-7 run and with 11:25 to go in the first half, WC leads host Manhattanville 28-18. Manhattanville called a timeout after a putback by Chris Mury.

Tip-Off

We are underway from Manhattanville. Breslin and Morris for the jump ball and WC wins it with Marshburn controlling the tip.

Starters

Here are the starters for tonight's game.

Washington College Shoremen
2-Todd Green
11-Joey Breslin
21-Kevin Marshburn
31-Tim Kohlrus
34-Matt Hamm

Manhattanville Valiants
1-Donte Chisolm
11-Cody Moffett
15-John DiBetta
22-Brian Fink
23-Justin Morris

WC will be in the white uniforms tonight even though they are the visiting team.

Tip off is a little over 12 minutes away from the county that was the home to New York City's first reservoir, the Croton Dam.

Good Evening From Manhattanville

Before I set up tonight's game I want to congratulate the women's basketball and men's and women's swimming teams on their victories today! Congrats to Gail's and Kim's squads.

Tonight is the first meeting between Manhattanville and WC. Manhattanville is a member of the Skyline Conference, but will leave to join the Freedom Conference of the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation in 2007-08. The Skyline consists of 11 schools in New York and New Jersey.

I will be back with more as we approach tipoff from the second and final night of the Manhattanville Castle Classic from Westchester County, New York, the eastern county on the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Final Stats

Joey Breslin lead WC with six and Andrew Chambers had a team-high five rebounds. Kevin Marshburn had two assists to lead the squad.

Ian McCullough had 13 points to lead all scorers and Javille Brooks had a game-high six boards. Roscoe Briggers dished out five assists to lead the Bearcats.

The Shoremen take on host Manhattanville tomorrow at 6 pm. Manhattanville fell to Kean 73-72. Kean will take on St. Vincent at 8 pm.

That is all from Westchester County tonight, home of the world famous Yonkers Raceway.

St. Vincent 64-30 Final

St. Vincent downs WC 64-30 this evening in the first round of the Manhattanville Castle Classic in Westchester County, New York. Final stats to come in a little bit.

St. Vincent 32-18 12:30 2nd

The Bearcats lead 32-18 at the 12:30 mark. James Whall just netted two free throws to cut the deficit to 14 and WC took a timeout immediately following the 2nd make from the charity stripe.

St. Vincent 28-16 16:24 2nd

The Bearcats have opened the half on an 8-3 run. Matt Hamm has a field goal for WC and Breslin has knocked down a free throw for the Shoremen's points in the second half.

Leaderboard

Here is the leaderboard for each side.

WC
Points: Breslin (5)
Rebounds: Marshburn (4)
Assists: Green and James Whall (1)
Blocks: Marshburn (1)
Steals: Green, Matt Hamm and Chambers (1)

St. Vincent
Points: McCollough (5)
Rebounds: Brooks (6)
Assists: Jonny Hasson and Brooks (2)
Blocks: Raymar Byrd (1)
Steals: Hasson (2)

St. Vincent 20-13 Halftime

The Bearcats lead 20-13 at halftime as they converted a layup by Ian McCollough with three ticks on the clock. WC is led by Breslin's five points. Green has four points and the Shoremen have two points from Chris Mury and Andrew Chambers. Ian McCollough has five for the Bearcats.

St. Vincent 17-10, 3:53 1st

The Shoremen cut the deficit to 12-10, but the Bearcats have answered with five straight points to make it 17-10. WC held St. Vincent scoreless for 3:53 when WC made its run to cut it to a deuce.

WBB: 53-52 R-C FINAL

R-C commits a turnover on the inbounds, but Conway's jumper with under 10 seconds goes long. Culbreath missed two free throws for R-C with three seconds left, but time expired before either team could grab the rebound.

Final stats will be on WashingtonCollegeSports.com.

WBB 53-52 R-C 0:20 2nd

Hafiz steals the ball and feeds Oyola for a bucket with 1:28 to play to push the lead to three. Turner steals the ball from Hafiz and makes a fast-break lay-up with 30 seconds left. R-C ball out of the TO, 20 seconds on shot and game clocks.

St. Vincent 12-8, 7:50 1st

The Shoremen have a 12-5 deficiit to 12-8 with a Andrew Chambers layup and a Breslin free throw.

WBB: 51-50 R-C 2:42 2nd

Lay-up by Jankowski puts R-C ahead.

WBB: 49-48 WC 4:51 2nd

Teams trade free throws.

WBB: 47-46 WC 5:44 2nd

A Slizofski jumper buts WC back up.

St. Vincent 8-5, 12:52 1st

The Bearcats hold an 8-5 lead with 12:52 to go in the first half as St. Vincent called a 30-second timeout. Todd Green leads WC with three points.

WBB: 46-45 R-C 7:28 2nd

WC back within one after two Turner jumpers.

St. Vincent 8-4, 14:14 1st

The Bearcats lead 8-4 with 14:14 to go. Joey Breslin scored the first bucket of the year for WC on a layup from the right. Todd Green hit an 18-foot jumper for the other Shoremen basket.

WBB: 46-41 R-C 9:06 2nd

Washington ball

WBB: 42-38 R-C 10:12 2nd

Back-to-back lay-ups by Hafiz and three free throws by Oyola give R-C the lead.

WBB: 38-35 WC 11:31 2nd

A Sherwood lay-up with 12:45 to play pushed the lead back to three. R-C has the ball in a timeout.

Opening Tip

The Shoremen won the opening tip as Joey Breslin won it for WC against Janville Brooks.

WBB: 36-35 WC 13:27 2nd

R-C has closed to within one point with an 11-4 spurt. Timeout WC.

Starters

I am enjoying first trip with the winter teams. I had a blast traveling with the fall student-athletes (you are all a great group!!) and I'm sure the winter student-athletes will be just as fun.

Here are the starters for tonight's WC's MBB Opener

Washington College Shoremen
2-Todd Green
11-Joey Breslin
21-Kevin Marshburn
31-Tim Kohlrus
34-Matt Hamm

St. Vincent Bearcats
3-Roscoe Biggers
20-Billy Bains
21-Jonny Hasson
23-Janville Brooks
32-Ian McCollough

Tip-off to come in a little over 10 minutes.

WBB: 32-26 WC 17:40 2nd

Fast-break lay-ups by Turner and Lucas extend lead to 32-24; R-C responds with an Oyola bucket. Washington has the ball in a timeout.

HALFTIME STATS

FG% - WC 33%, R-C 36%
TO's - WC 14, R-C 14
Rebounds - WC 23, R-C 16

Washington has a 12-6 advantage in offensive rebounds.

Individuals:
R-C: Carter (6 pts), Oyola (5 pts), Pezzano (5 pts)
WC: O'Donnell (13 pts, 3 assists), Turner (6 pts), Conway (5 pts, 8 rebs, 2 steals)

WBB: 28-24 WC HALF

Washington ends half on 18-6 run. Halftime stats to come.

WBB: 21-18 WC 3:43 1st

Conway lay-up, Jamrogowicz FT, and O'Donnell jumper gives WC a 21-18 lead with an 11-0 run.

WBB: 18-16 R-C 5:20 1st

O'Donnell hits a three to cut the lead back to two.

Hanging Out With The St. Vincent Asst. SID

Sitting next to me is the Asst. SID at St. Vincent, Jim Berger. He told me what it is like when the Steelers have their training camp there. I look forward to learning more about St. Vincent and its athletic program this evening.

Westchester County is the final resting place of one of baseball's all-time greatest managers, John J. McGraw. McGraw was the manager of the New York Giants from 1902-32. He won 10 NL pennants and three World Series. He is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

I will be back with more from Manhattanville.

WBB 18-13 R-C 5:55 1st

R-C goes on 7-0 run, but Rogers answers with a 3

WBB 11-10 R-C 8:53 1st

O'Donnell 3pter cuts the lead to 1

WBB: 11-5 R-C 10:13 1st

Rutgers-Camden 30-second timeout after WC breaks a 6:47 scoring drought on a Turner jumper.

WBB: 11-3 R-C 12:55 1st

WC Timeout after R-C lead goes to 11-3 on a jumper by Oyola.

WBB: 9-3 RC 14:04 1st

Rutgers-Camden on a 7-0 run

Back In The Empire State

I am back in my native New York State for the first time since I moved down to Maryland at the end of July. I entered NY on the George Washington Bridge (GWB for short) at 3:29 pm!! The ride here was pretty good and the traffic in the New York Metropolitan Area was pretty good for a Friday afternoon.

I am now at Manhattanville College with tip-off between the Shoremen and the Bearcats 55 minutes away.

I will be back for more later from Westchester County NY, the home of the Great Westchester County Fair!!

WBB: 3-2 WC 17:00 1st

O'Donnell's 3 puts WC on the board

Starters

WC
Rogers
Turner
Conway
Slizofski
Lucas

R-C
Pezzano
Jankowski
Oyola
Christy
Carter

Good News from Lincoln U.

I've got a pretty good connection here in Manuel Rivero Hall, so I should be able to bring you scoring updates from tonight's women's basketball game against Rutgers-Camden.

We are just under an hour away from tip-off.

Back to Buckets

The NCAA Division III basketball season gets underway today and both the Shoremen and Shorewomen will be in action. Jason will be with the men's basketball team all weekend (see below) and bringing you updates from the Shoremen's two games at the Manhattanville Castle Classic.

I'll be headed to Lincoln University today for the Shorewomen's season opener against Rutgers-Camden at the James P. Richardson Memorial Tournament. I'll try to provide some in-game updates tonight (tip-off is at 5:00 p.m.), but I can't make any promises as Lincoln (like Chestertown) is outside of my mobile broadband coverage and I may or may not be able to pick up a sufficient standard PCS connection in the gym.

Well that's enough technical talk - on to basketball. The Shorewomen's opponent tonight with have a familiar face on the sidelines as Steve Kaneshiki, an assistant at Washington last year, is now an assistant coach at Rutgers-Camden. Tonight's game will be the first-ever meeting between Rutgers-Camden and Washington in women's basketball. In tonight's other semifinal game at the James P. Richardson Tournament, host Lincoln takes on Rosemont. The Shorewomen will play one of those two schools tomorrow in the consolation or championship game. Washington has never played Rosemont, but did post a 67-65 win over Lincoln on December 12th, 1998.

I'll be heading out on my relatively short (Lincoln is the second-closest Division III school to Washington after Wesley) road trip this afternoon. I'm looking forward to seeing Rob Knox, who has done an outstading job as the Lincoln SID and is an all-around great guy.

Men's Hoops Primer

Tomorrow I will be heading back to my native New York State for the Manhattanville Castle Classic. The Shoremen will take on St. Vincent at 6 pm. St. Vincent is the training camp home of the five-time Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. The Bearcats are the newest member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference. This is the first meeting between the Shoremen and the Bearcats. WC will play either Kean or Manhattanville on Saturday night at either 6 or 8 pm. The Shoremen won the only meeting ever against Kean and have never played against Manhattanville. WC downed Kean 59-58 in the Wild Goose Classic Championship Game on December 12, 1992. I will be back with more blogs from Westchester County (the county just north of the Bronx) on Friday and Saturday.

Men's Final 112-93 F&M

F&M takes the men's meet, 112-93

Women's Final

F&M Wins Women's Meet 119-86. Washington won the 400 free relay.

Women - 113-75 F&M; Men 99-89 F&M

One event left. Alex Thomas won the men's 200 breast to keep the Shoremen alive. Washington needs a 1-2 finish in the 400 free relay to win the men's meet.

Women: 102-67 F&M; Men: 91-78 FM

Updated scores at the second break.

Men: 79-71 F&M; Women: 89-61 F&M

Women's 500 Free is now swimming.

Recent winners for WC

Morse - W 100 Free
Colin Soper - M 100 Free

Men: 49-44 WC; Women: 57-36 F&M

Simons is 2nd in 200 IM for women; Thomas 2nd in 200 IM for men

We are at the first break.

MEN: 43-31 WC; WOMEN: 45-29 F&M

Recent winners for Washington:

Morse, W 200 Free
Colin Soper, M 200 Free
Morgan, M 50 Free

Women - 11-6 F&M; Men - 11-6 WC

F&M takes first in the Women's 400 Medley Relay, WC 2nd & 3rd
WC takes first in the Men's 400 Medley Relay, F&M 2nd & 3rd

Live from Lancaster

Greetings from Franklin & Marshall's Kunkel Aquatic Center. My mobile broadband connection is outstanding, so I'll be posting updates as much as I can.

The Shorewomen are looking for their first win over the Diplomats in five years, while the Shoremen are aiming for their first victory over F&M in 11 years.

Friday Night Swims

I'll be headed to Lancaster tomorrow for a rare Friday evening swim meet as the Shoremen (2-0) and Shorewomen (1-1) head to Franklin & Marshall for a Centennial Conference meet.

I'll try to provide a few updates during the meet if I can pick up a mobile broadband signal inside F&M's aquatic center.