Navy 83-37, Final

WC falls to Navy by the score of 83-37. Joey Breslin led the Shoremen with 11 points and Todd Green tied for the game-high in rebounds with six. Andrew Chambers led the way in assists for the Shoremen with four.

Phil and I would like to thank Chris and the entire Navy sports information staff for their help and hospitality this evening.

Good night from Annapolis and from the sports information office to you wherever you may be, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Navy 79-37, 3:11 2nd

This promo is the fan of the game and a gift certificate to the Annapolis Mall.

Green has a game-high six rebounds for WC.

I Got To Touch The Ball

A ball went out of bounds and through the press row bunting and I picked it up to hand it to the official. That is an awesome feeling!

Navy 71-30, 7:45 2nd

The promo for the 8 minute timeout was Naval Bagles Shootout Contest where two contestants shot free throws for a $10 gift certificate. The contest was 7-3.

Navy is up 71-30 with Todd Green shooting one and the bonus.

Navy 69-30, 10:14 2nd

The Shoremen have netted the last five points. Bobby Klepacki hit a three-point play and Green scored on a fast break layup to cut it to 69-30.

Navy 68-25, 11:58 2nd

Breslin netted a layup for WC between the last blog and this blog. No promos for this media timeout, just music. The next one will have a promo though, so stay tuned to find out!!

Navy 62-23, 13:58 2nd

Navy leads 62-23 with 13:58 to go in the contest. The contest during this media timeout was the Catch A Cow contest by Chick-Fil-A. Breslin and Chambers have eat netted two free throws for the four points in the second half.

Navy 49-19, Halftime

The Midshipmen lead 49-19 at halftime. The halftime show was provided by Hoop Kidz Basketball as they scrimmaged to the delight of the crowd.

Leaders
WC
Points - Breslin 5
Rebounds - Green and Tim Kohlrus 3
Assists - Breslin 3
Blocks - Kohlrus 1
Steals - Chambers 1

Navy
Points - Greg Sprink 21
Rebounds - Sprink 4
Assists - Kaleo Kina 3
Blocks - Trey Stanton and Adam Teague 1
Steals - Johnson 3

More promos to come in the second half.

Navy 43-16, 2:29 1st

Navy leads 43-16 with 2:29 to go in the first half. The promotion at the final media timeout of the first half was the Three Brothers 1-2-3 contest, where you have to make a free throw (1), layup (2) and three-pointer (3) to win the prize. And the kid won the prize!!

Navy 31-10, 7:17 1st

The Midshipmen continue to lead, this time at 31-10 at the eight minute timeout. Breslin and Green each have four points. The promotion at this timeout was Pick Your Player, they give you clues for the Navy player and it was Corey Johnson.

James Whall at the line to shoot two for WC.

Navy 22-4, 11:53 1st

The Midshipmen have opened the lead to 22-4. The promotion at this media timeout was the Hampton Inn BWI Contest that was a three-point contest. The contestant picked was from Seattle. Breslin and Green each have a bucket for WC.

8-2 Navy, 15:17 1st

We are at the first media timeout with the Midshipmen leading the Shoremen, 8-2. The first promotion tonight was Galway Bay Lucky Roster Card.

Media timeouts are a very common occurance at the Division I level with very few exceptions when no media is present. They happen after the first deadball after the 16, 12, 8 and 4-minute marks in each half.

Where as in a non-media timeout game you get four fulls and two thirty second timeouts, in a media timeout game you get one full and four thirties. And you lose a thirty if you do not use one in the first half.

Just some of the differences between Div. III and Div. I games.

Navy 6-2, 16:30 1st

The Shoremen got on the board on a scoop shot that banked in by Joey Breslin.

Tip-off

The game has just tipped off. Joey Breslin (WC) and Trey Stanton (Navy) were in the jump ball, with Kevin Marshburn (WC) controlling the tip.

Greetings From Annapolis

Good evening everybody! Phil has handed the blogging responsibilities to me and I will blog throughout the evening. This is the second Div. III-Div. I contest I have attended. On January 26, 1999, during my sophomore year at New Paltz, my alma mater played Army. Army prevailed 77-60, but the best thing from that night was hearing New Paltz mentioned on WFAN! So I got 2/3 of the Division I service academies covered, leaving just Air Force.

Here are tonight's starters:

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

Navy: 3-Greg Sprink, 10-Corey Johnson, 15-Trey Stanton, 24-Kaleo Kina, 33-Adam Teague

More to come from the state capital of Maryland!

Live from Alumni Hall

I'm courtside here at Alumni Hall as both teams are out on the court for warm-ups. I just enjoyed a nice pregame meal in the hospitality room - something not quite as common in Division III.

A couple other things you won't often find in Division III - Navy's brand new video cube scoreboard hanging above center court and media timeouts, which will be included tonight for WNAV's radio broadcast.

More to come near game time.

Stepping Up

The Washington College men's basketball team heads to Annapolis tonight to take on Division I Navy. This will be the Shoremen's third meeting with the Midshipmen in the past four years.

Navy will be providing live stats (CSTV's Gametracker), live radio (via WNAV), and live video on the web (via CSTV's All-Access). Free registration is required for the live video feed. Links to all three can be found on and .

We will be augmenting that coverage with blog updates throughout the evening right here on the Sho'Blog.

1000 Wins

Congratulations to the men's basketball team on winning game 1,000 this evening against Keystone College. The Shoremen used a 18-2 run to rally from a 44-36 deficit. The 18-2 run was highlighted on a three-pointer by Matt Hamm with 59 seconds to go. Joey Breslin posted a double-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks. All three led WC in the game.

The men's basketball program began play in the 1912-13 season and has five 20 or more win seasons, including a perfect 20-0 in 1924-25. The 1989-90 squad holds the record for victories in a season with 25.

Congrats To Shoremen Hoops!

WC 76-50, Final

The game has just concluded and the Shorewomen complete the VT Sweep with a 76-50 win over Southern VT. I want to thank Ken and his staff for their hospitality today.

Back to Maryland shortly!!

Happy Holidays to all!!

WC 74-45, 3:25 2nd

Alex Iervolino netted a basket to make it 74-45 WC.

WC 66-41, 5:34 2nd

Christie Rogers just knocked down a jumper to give the Shorewomen their largest lead of the game at 64-41. Elise Conway just grabbed another rebound off a Mountaineer miss and Slizofski netted a jumper to make it a 25 point game.

WC 56-37, 9:16 2nd

The Shorewomen have extended the lead to 56-37 with 9:16 remaining the contest.

WC 47-29, 14:29 2nd

The Shorewomen have opened the half on a 11-7 run. WC's last points came on a three from Conway with an assist from Brianne Slizofski.

Second Half Just Commenced

The second half just began here in Bennington w/ the Shorewomen getting the ball according to the arrow.

WC 36-22, Halftime

The Shorewomen used a 14-4 run to close out the first half and lead 36-22.

WC's leading scorer is Brenda Lucas with 8 points. Turner and O'Donnell each have seven points. Conway has seven boards for the Shorewomen.

Jalessa Marshall and Shenika Dow each have a game-high 10 points for the Mountaineeers. Dow also has five boards for SVT.

More to come from the home of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys!

WC 24-18, 4:35 1st

O'Donnell just knocked a jumper from the baseline to build up WC's lead to six.

WC 20-16, 7:00 1st

The Mountaineers scored six straight points to make it 13-12, but the Shorewomen have scored the next five (2 Conway fastbreak layups and a O'Donnell FT) to make it 18-12 with 8:35 to go in the first. SVT just netted a pair of jumpers to make it 18-16. Christie Rogers nailed a jumper in the paint to make it 20-16.

WC 10-6, 12:32 1st

The Shorewomen have scored the last eight points to grab a 10-6 lead with 12:32 left in the first.

Southern VT 6-4, 14:50 1st

The Mountaineers used a 6-0 run to take a 6-2 lead. The Shorewomen netted the last hoop on a layup by LaToya Tuner from Brenda Lucas.

Underway

The game is underway from Bennington. WC's Brianne Slizofski and SVT's Shamara Wallace jumped and LaToya Turner controlled the tip. Brenda Lucas scored the opening bucket to make it 2-0 Shorewomen over the Mountaineers. And Elise Conway controlled the first rebound of the game.

Starters

Here are today's starters:

WC: 5-Brianne Slizofski, 12-Christie Rogers, 13-Brenda Lucas, 22-Elise Conway, 23-LaToya Turner

Southern VT: 00-Shamara Wallace, 4-Jaleesa Marshall, 5-Pamela Pelchat, 21-Krystle White, 22-Shenika Dow

More to come from where the TV show Newhart was based, Vermont.

Good Afternoon From Bennington

Good afternoon from Bennington, VT in the southwest corner of the Green Mountain State. The women's team will look to complete a weekend sweep of the 14th state (admitted into the union in 1791) against Southern Vermont this afternoon. The Shorewomen played in Vermont's second largest city yesterday, Rutland, where they downed St. Joseph (VT) 78-51. More to come later today.

Halftime from College of St. Joseph

Jason is unfortunately without an internet connection at College of St. Joseph in Vermont, but he called in a halftime score. The Shorewomen led by as many as 22 points in the first half and held a 45-27 halftime lead.

Muhlenberg 79-60, Final

Muhlenberg used a 46-25 second half to rally from a 35-33 halftime deficit to win 79-60. Meghan Courtney had a game-high 30 points for the Mules, while Turner had 15 points and tied with Slizofski and Conway with eight rebounds to lead the Shorewomen. Slizofski also had 13 points and O'Donnell netted 11.

I want to thank Mike and Stephanie along with their student worker Katie for their hospitality today here in Allentown.

That is all for now from Allentown, the county seat of Lehigh County and the third largest city in Pennsylvania.

Muhlenberg 73-58, 2:18 2nd

Muhlenberg leads 73-58 with 2:18 to go in the contest. Slizofski and Turner each have 13 points to lead WC. Meghan Courtney for the Mules leads all players with 30 points.

Muhlenberg 69-55, 4:27 2nd

The Mules have extended their lead to 14 points. Elise Conway just netted a free throw to trim the lead to 14.

Muhlenberg 57-43, 11:17 2nd

The Mules have outscored the Shorewomen 24-8 in the first 8:43 of the second half to grab a 57-43 lead. Slizofski leads the Shorewomen with 12 points. Muhlenberg's Meghan Courtney leads all players with 22 points.

Muhlenberg 42-35, 16:35 2nd

The Mules have netted the last 12 points and the first nine of the second half to take a 42-35 lead.

WC 35-33, Halftime

The Shorewomen lead by a deuce at the half. O'Donnell has a team-high 11 points for WC and Slizofski has 10 points and five rebounds. Meghan Courtney leads all scorers with 14 points.

Stats
FG Pct - WC 36%, Muhl 38%
3P Pct - WC 50%, Muhl 33%
FT Pct - WC 90%, Muhl 63%

Allentown was known as Northamptontown when founded in 1762 by William Allen. It was renamed Allentown in 1838.

More to come in the second half.

WC 30-25, 3:51 1st

The Shorewomen lead 30-25 with 3:51 to go in the first half. O'Donnell has 10 points to lead WC and Slizofski has nine for the Shorewomen.

WC 22-18, 7:22 1st

The Shorewomen have scored seven straight points to take a 22-18 lead. O'Donnell tied it on a three-pointer and two free throws each from Turner and Slizofski account for the seven points.

Muhlenberg 18-15, 11:08 1st

The lead has switched back and forth, but Muhlenberg leads 18-15 with 11:08 to go in the first half. Jane O'Donnell has seven points so far for the Shorewomen.

Congrats To The Swim Teams

Congrats to the swim teams on their victories over Elizabethtown this afternoon! GREAT JOB SWIMMERS!

Starters For The Women's Game

Less than five minutes to tip of the women's game between WC and Muhlenberg.

Starters for WC
5-Brianne Slizofski, 13-Brenda Lucas, 20-Julie Sherwood, 22-Elise Conway, 23-LaToya Turner

Starters for Muhlenberg
14-Meghan Courtney, 21-Emily Wright, 25-Abra Like, 33-Erin McSherry, 34-Kaitlin Strumph

More to come from the future home of the Philadelphia Phillies AAA team, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

Muhlenberg 87-61, Final

Muhlenberg downs Washington College 87-61. Todd Green had a career-high 18 points for the Shoremen to lead the WC charge.

Women's game to begin in 30 minutes.

Todd Green Sets Career High In Points

Sophomore guard Todd Green achieved his career-high in points on a free throw with 8:33 remaining in the game. He has 18 points to lead WC. His previous high was 10 set against Dickinson and Haverford this season. The Mules lead with 3:23 to go 78-55.

Muhlenberg 64-45, 10:34 2nd

The Shoremen have outscored the Mules 26-24 in the first 9:26 of the second half. Green continues to lead WC in points as he has reached double figures with 10 points.

Muhlenberg 40-19, Halftime

The Mules closed out the first half on a 13-4 spurt in the final 4:10 to build up their lead to 40-19.

Stats
FG Pct - WC 28%, Muhl 57%
3P Pct - WC 22%, Muhl 43%
FT Pct - WC 75%, Muhl 43%

Green leads the Shoremen with six points on two triples. Chris Huber of Muhlenberg leads all scorers with 10 points and two Mules have five rebounds.

More to come from the birthplace of Lee Iacocca!

Muhlenberg 27-15, 4:10 1st

The Mules used a 14-2 run to break open a 13-10 game. Bobby Klepacki's three-point play ended the run.

Muhlenberg 15-10, 10:43 1st

The Mules lead the Shoremen, 15-10. Green leads WC with six points, while Breslin and Andrew Chambers each have two.

Muhlenberg 10-5, 14:41 1st

At the first timeout the Shoremen trail 10-5. Breslin has a two-point basket and Green banked home a three-pointer.

Tip-Off

Joey Breslin and Tom Scott were in the circle for the tip and the Mules controlled the tip.

More to come from Exit 56 off the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476).

Starters

Here are the starters for today's tilt:

WC: 2-Todd Green, 11-Joey Breslin, 21-Kevin Marshburn, 31-Tim Kohlrus and 34-Matt Hamm

Muhlenberg: 10-Brandon Mefford, 20-Chris Huber, 23-Tom Scott, 42-Justin Fields and 44-Jimmie Riggins

These two squads met in the CC First Round last year with the Shoremen prevailing 85-79.

More to come from the home of Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom, the park where I had my senior class trip in high school.

Good Afternoon From The Lehigh Valley

Greetings from Allentown, the home of Muhlenberg College. I will be blogging this afternoon both the men's and women's basketball games against the Mules. The men seek its first win at Muhlenberg since 1989, while the women seek its first Centennial victory of the 2006-07 campaign. I want to wish Kim and the swim teams the best of luck this afternoon against Elizabethtown.

Stay tuned all with more from Allentown.

72-59 Haverford 47 Seconds Left

Reserves in for both teams; Washington had twice cut the lead to eight, but could get no closer. Final details and box on WashingtonCollegeSports.com later.

62-54 Haverford 3:50

Shoremen score seven unanswered to cut a 15-point lead down to eight points as Green converts a bucket and free throw. Haverford timeout.

53-43 HAV 13:42 2nd

Washington cut it to eight, but the Fords answered to push the lead back to double digits.

43-30 Haverford at the Half

The Fords are red hot from the field, shooting 58% overall and 6-for-11 from beyond the three point line. Neither team is shooting well from the free throw line as Haverford is 1-for-6 at the line and Washington is 5-for-9.

A 7-0 Haverford run turned a two-point lead into a nine-point margin with just under seven minutes left in the half and the Fords have been up by at least seven points since then.

Joey Breslin and Chaz Thomas are leading their respective teams in scoring with 11 points each.

Andrew Chambers went out with an injury with just under 11 minutes left in the half and has not yet returned for the Shoremen.

Starters

Haverford - Nowacki, Thomas, Rosnick, Fratangelo, McDowell

Washington - Green, Kohlrus, Hamm, Marshburn, Breslin

Less Than Twenty Minutes Until Tip-Off ...

We are less than 20 minutes from tip-off here at Gooding Arena. As always, good to see Haverford SID Ryan Griswold - who was the assistant SID at Washington last year.

Haverford just re-took the floor for their final warm-ups; the Shoremen are currently in lay-up lines.

Shooting for History

The Washington College men's basketball team enters tonight's game at Haverford with 999 all-time wins. The Shoremen are in their 95th season of intercollegiate competition and have an all-time record of 999-917-1.

Haverford is providing both live stats and live video for tonight's game. Visit WashingtonCollegeSports.com for the links.

I will be providing additional further updates during the game.

Haverford 63-59, Final OT

The Shorewomen forced OT on a jumper by Jane O'Donnell with about five seconds to go. It was 47-47 going into OT, but the Fords outscored the Shorewomen 16-12 in the extra session to prevail. Brianne Slizofski had 20 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Elise Conway had game-high (if not career-high) 22 rebounds. She played all 45 minutes for Washington College. O'Donnell had 13 points for WC in the defeat. WC trailed 29-18 at halftime. All blogs tonight were unexpected blogs, but things worked out where I could blog.

Ryan and I say goodnight from Haverford.

Halftime From Haverford

Yes, this is a surprise blog!! I am able to do this since I am calling for Ryan (and he says hello to all of you and misses you all) I have a chance to do this blog at half. For those of you curious, Louie Richardson is doing the book, which I was originally supposed to do, but circumstances changed matters. Anyways, Elise Conway has nine rebounds for WC. Brianne Slizofksi has five points to lead the Shorewomen.