HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Haverford College men's basketball team battled McDaniel on Senior Day. Playing their final home Saturday of the regular season, the Fords honored the careers of Anthony Reyes, Henry Stevens and Justin Winkler prior to tip. However, it was McDaniel that played spoiler on the day with a 71-52 victory inside the Gooding '84 Arena.
On his Senior Day, Reyes led the Fords with 14 points. In a passing of the guard, freshmen Joe Scibelli and Kahlil Garnes each scored 11 points as Haverford had three people record double figure scoring days. Scibelli just missed a double-double with nine rebounds on the day. Winkler, who has been sidelined the majority of the season, suited up and made the start on his Senior Day. Stevens also made the start and scored three points.
The Green Terror had three players reach double figures in the Centennial Conference contest. Kevin Yrizarry scored a game-high 16 points in his team's victory. McDaniel also had a pair of 10-point performances off the bench as Cameron Royster and Nick Perugino finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
With those aforementioned seniors in the starting lineup, Haverford got the offense rolling when Reyes knocked down Haverford's first points of the afternoon just over a minute and a half into the ball game. A three-pointer from Reyes later brought the score to within a single point, 10-9, just over five minutes into the first half. Reyes finished the opening half with 10 of his 14 points to lead all scorers after 20 minutes of play.
Nonetheless, a 10-0 McDaniel run midway through the opening half gave the Green Terror a lead they would never relinquish. That extended offensive spurt pushed the visitor's lead to 12 points. The Green Terror would eventually carry a 15 point lead into the locker room, 36-21.
The Green Terror offense that awoke down the stretch in the opening half did not slow over the final 20 minutes. McDaniel made 54 percent of its shots from the field during the contest. That hot shooting in the second half led to a 35-31 advantage over the final 20 minutes.
However, Haverford did close the game on a strong note by scoring 10 of the game's final 14 points. That stretch included a 10-1 run in favor of Haverford before a three-pointer from McDaniel in the final seconds of regulation capped the scoring in the 71-52 contest.
Men's basketball will close the regular season with a busy final week of action. The Fords will travel to Baltimore on Monday for a makeup date with Johns Hopkins at 8 p.m. Haverford's home finale will be next Wednesday against Ursinus at 7:30 p.m. The regular season closes next Saturday against rival Swarthmore.