January 5, 2009
WildCats Stave Off Shoremen in OT, 69-68
Kohlrus Paces Washington with 18 Points

LYNCHBURG, VA – Derrick Woods-Morrow tallied a double-double with game-highs of 19 points and 13 rebounds as host Randolph College downed visting Washington College, 69-68 in overtime, on Monday evening in Lynchburg, VA. The WildCats improve to 2-9 with the win, while the Shoremen fall to 4-5 with the loss.

In overtime, Randolph took a 62-61 lead on a free throw, before Washington grabbed its first and only lead of the game with 4:25 left in the extra period on a jumper by freshman guard Sal Schittino (Ellicott City, MD/Loyola Blakefield). The WildCats would hit three of four from the free throw line to take a 65-63 lead with 3:49 to go. The hosts led 65-64 when Timothy Clarke nailed a jumper with 2:06 left to make it 67-64. It was the first field goal for Randolph since 3:22 left in the second half. Junior guard Andrew Chambers (Williamsport, MD/St. Maria Goretti) had a steal and layup with 1:07 left to make it 67-66. With Randolph leading 69-68 with 16 seconds left in OT, Washington had a chance to win it following two missed free throws by the WildCats, but the Shoremen's last chance went for naught and Randolph held on for the win.

Down 57-52 with 3:22 left in regulation, the Shoremen trimmed the deficit to three points on a layup by freshman guard Kevin Breslin (Hagerstown, MD/St. Maria Goretti) with 3:01 left. Breslin cut the lead to one point on a layup with 1:48 left. Woods-Morrow made it 58-56 when he hit one of two free throws with 1:40 to go. Woods-Morrow would connect on two free throws with 1:08 left to increase the Randolph lead to 60-56. The hosts lead was trimmed to 60-58 on a layup by senior guard Tim Kohlrus (Fairfax, VA/W.T. Woodson). Kohlrus cut the WildCats lead to 60-59 on a free throw with 19 seconds left in the second. Pete Hamilton hit one of two from the charity stripe to give Randolph a 61-59 lead with 16 ticks left in regulation. Kohlrus would even the game at 61-61 with two seconds left in the second half on a jumper.

The WildCats netted the first six points of the game and did not allow the Shoremen to get onto the board until a jumper by junior forward Alan Kines (Towson, MD/Towson) with 16:39 left in the opening half. Washington would score 12 of the next 18 points to knot the game at 12-12 with 9:43 to go in the first stanza on a layup by junior forward James Whall (Freehold, NJ/Freehold). Randolph would go on 10-4 run to grab a 22-16 lead with 6:19 left in the opening half. The Shoremen fought back to close the gap to 28-26 on a three-point goal by junior guard Scott Hampton (Colts Neck, NJ/Colts Neck) with 28 ticks left in half one. The hosts shot 53% from the floor in the first half, while the guests shot 29%.

Randolph scored 10 of the first 14 points to grab a 40-30 lead just 3:34 into the second half. Washington responded with a 15-7 run to cut the deficit to 47-45 on a triple by freshman guard Doug Holcombe (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) with 9:25 left in the half. After the WildCats scored the next five points to lead 52-45, the Shoremen racked off seven straight points to even the score at 52-52 with 5:44 to go in half two on a put-back layup by Kohlrus. The hosts responded with a put-back layup of its own by Woods-Morrow to make it 54-52. Jason Rutschman drained a three-pointer to give Randolph a 57-52 lead with 3:22 left in regulation.

Hamilton added 14 points in the win for the WildCats, while Clarke chipped in with 12 and Rutschman added 10 points. Randolph's Clarke led all players with seven assists.

Kohlrus led Washington with 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He is now five points away from 1,000 career points. Breslin chipped in with 10 points and seven boards.

Randolph shot 52% in the win, while Washington shot just 33%. Washington held a slight edge on the boards by a 44-42 margin. Randolph had 18 turnovers to just eight for WC.

The Shoremen return to action Wednesday when they host Gettysburg in a 7:30 p.m. Centennial Conference game.

BOX SCORE