CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Gallaudet University tipped off its 2024-25 men's basketball season here Tuesday night inside the Cain Athletic Center on the campus of Washington College. The Bison fell to the Shoremen, 65-44.
Gallaudet (0-1) received balanced scoring as six players had six or more points. First-year players
Jory Valencia (Riverside, Calif.) and
Alex Ortman (Norway, Mich.) led the way with seven points each. Valencia added a team-high five assists, three steals to go with four rebounds and one block. Ortman provided a spark off the bench with six rebounds, as all but one came on the defensive side of the court.
Senior starters
Blessed Mbogo (Silver Spring, Md.) and
Malosi Viena (Waipahu, Hawaii) scored six points each while sophomore
Kalib Jones (Frederick, Md.) and
Elijah Fabela (Ceres, Calif.) tallied six points off the bench.
GU scored the game's first basket and held a brief 4-2 lead four minutes into the non-conference game. Washington College used a mini 8-1 run before Jones scored a layup at the 12:45 mark to cut the advantage down to three, 10-7.
The Shoremen (1-2) went on an 18-0 run in a spurt of four minutes as the host led 28-7 with 8:34 left before the half.
GU trimmed the lead down to 17 points, 32-15, as the Bison scored eight of the final 12 points before intermission.
Gallaudet scored six of the first eight points tallied to begin the second half. Mbogo made a layup at the 18:30 mark to pull GU to within 13 points, 34-21.
Washington College scored 27 of the next 36 points to extend its lead.
The Bison scored 14 of the final 18 points to close out the game.
The Shoremen made nine 3-pointers with a third coming from Nolan Waldon (15 points) as he made 3 of 5 shots from outside the 3-point line.
UP NEXT
Gallaudet will head to Frederick, Md., this weekend to participate in The Battle of D.C. & Maryland hosted by Hood College in the Woodsboro Bank Arena. The Bison will face the host Blazers (2-0) on Friday, Nov. 15, at 5:30 p.m. with a second game on Saturday depending on the outcome.
