January 15, 2009
McDaniel Downs Shoremen, 79-72
Kohlrus Scores 22 Points in Loss

WESTMINSTER, MD – Host McDaniel College got a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds from Chad Arrington en route to a 79-72 Centennial Conference men's basketball victory over visiting Washington College tonight in Westminster, MD. The Green Terror improved to 10-3 overall and 5-1 in conference play with the win, while the Shoremen slipped to 4-9 and 1-5 with the loss.

McDaniel ended the first half on a 12-2 run, capped off by a three-pointer by T.J. Odunlami with five seconds left which gave the Green Terror a 43-31 advantage at the intermission. The Green Terror run carried over to the second half as they scored five of the first six points of the period to open up a 16-point lead when a Chad Arrington lay-up pushed the margin to 48-32 with 16:04 left. The Shoremen responded with a 12-2 run to trim the margin to 50-44 with 13:36 remaining, but McDaniel countered with an 11-2 spurt to surge ahead, 61-46, on a dunk by Arrington with 9:55 to go. Washington answered with a 14-3 run to trim the lead to four points on a pair of free throws by senior guard Tim Kohlrus (Fairfax, VA/W.T. Woodson) with 3:23 left to make it 64-60.

A lay-up and free throw by Arrington with 2:56 to go pushed the lead back to seven points at 67-60. Washington freshman guard Kevin Breslin (Hagerstown, MD/St. Maria Goretti) then netted a pair of charity tosses with 2:06 remaining to make it 67-62. McDaniel's Miguel Jones made one-of-two free throws six seconds later to give the Green Terror a six-point advantage. Kohlrus then netted a pair of free throws with 1:45 to go, but a dunk by Arrington three seconds later negated those points and gave McDaniel a 70-64 lead. Junior forward Alan Kines (Towson, MD/Towson) sank two more free throws for the Shoremen with 1:24 to go to make it 70-66.

Jones made two free throws with 1:12 on the clock to again push the lead to six points at 72-66 and, after the Shoremen came up empty on the next possession, Odunlami tacked on two more free throws with 57 seconds left to make it 74-66. Freshman forward Chris Olsen (Ellicott City, MD/Mount St. Joseph) made one-of-two free throws for Washington on the next trip down the floor. Kines grabbed Olsen's miss on the second free throw, was fouled, and sank a pair of free throws with 44 seconds left to make it 74-69. After Jones and Breslin each went one-of-two at the line on opposite ends of the court, McDaniel held a 75-70 lead with 39 seconds to go. Arrington made a pair of free throws with 30 seconds to go that extended the lead to 77-70. Breslin scored on a lay-up for the Shoremen with 22 seconds on the clock to make it 77-72, and Ryan Finch missed a pair of free throws with 20 seconds left, but the Shoremen could not score on the next possession and a lay-up by Odunlami with eight seconds to go capped off the win for the Green Terror.

Arrington's 17 points were a team high, while his 14 rebounds were a game high. He also swiped four steals. Josh McKay added 15 points for the Green Terror, while Jones finished with 12 and Odunlami scored 11.

Kohlrus led all players with 22 points, while Kines registered 12 points, seven rebounds, and a career-high six steals. Breslin also finished with 12 points for the Shoremen.

McDaniel shot 52% from the field in the game and held a 39-28 advantage on the boards.

The Shoremen, who have lost six straight games by seven points or less, return to action Saturday with a 4:00 p.m. Centennial Conference home game against Dickinson.

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