Talesnick, Terror Top Garnet
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Swarthmore got a game-high 26 points and 11 rebounds from sophomore Steve Wolf, but it was the McDaniel Green Terror who came away with the 66-61 Centennial victory on Tuesday evening in Tarble Pavilion.
The two teams went back and forth for 40 minutes, with 16 lead changes and 11 ties, but it was one isolation play that vaulted the Terror (5-8 overall, 3-3 CC) to its first victory of the semester.
Swarthmore post Ian McCormick got a piece of a jumpshot by McDaniel's Josh McKay and the ball went out of bounds to McDaniel with 47 seconds left and the Green Terror up 60-59.
McDaniel inbounded to guard Will Talesnick and cleared everyone to the left side of the floor. Talesnick broke down the Swarthmore defender and got in the lane. The Garnet help defense was late rotating and Talesnick put in the bucket and got fouled with 34 seconds.
Talesnick put in the free throw for a 63-59 Terror lead and Swarthmore raced up court looking for a quick bucket. Sophomore Noam Fliegelman put back an offensive rebound with 12 seconds left, but the Garnet were unable to get a steal after a timeout and McDaniel sank 3-of-4 from the line to seal the win.
Wolf had another outstanding performance, sinking 10-of-12 from the line to collect his second double-double of the season. McCormick added 12 points, four assists, and three blocks while sophomore guard Matt Kurman chipped in eight points for Swarthmore (2-11 overall, 1-5 CC).
Talesnick led McDaniel with 17 points while McKay dropped in 16 points and grabbed a team-high seven boards. Guard Mike Dipiero was the only other McDaniel player in double digits, hitting for 12 points to go along with three assists.
The Garnet hit the road for their next contest, travelling to Gettysburg for a 8:00 p.m. game this Thursday, Jan. 12.