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Truby, Darego net eight in road test against ranked foe

Box Score

THE FACTS
No. 18 Swarthmore (10-1, 4-0 CC) 78, McDaniel (4-5, 0-4 CC) 37
What:  Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game
When:
Wednesday, Jan. 5
Where: Swarthmore, Pa.

THE SKINNY
Swarthmore, ranked 18th in the latest D3hoops.com poll, went on a 21-6 first-half run to break open a seven-point game before leading by 20 or more in the entire second half of a 78-37 win over McDaniel.

THE LEADERS
• Carter Truby (Sykesville, Md./Century) led the Green Terror with eight points and five rebounds.
• Jahdel Darego (Montgomery Village, Md./Gaithersburg) added eight points and five rebounds of his own.

FOR THE FOES
• Matt Mulvey led the Garnet with 24 points.

THE REST OF THE STORY
Charles Contee (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) opened the scoring with a jumper to stake McDaniel to an early 2-0 lead in the game's first minute. Vinny DeAngelo scored back-to-back buckets before a Carter Truby 3-pointer put the Green Terror back in front by one with 17:33 to play. The teams traded baskets before an 8-0 burst from DeAngelo and George Visconti pushed Swarthmore to a 16-7 lead with 10:44 on the clock. Two Dragan Hornatko (Baltimore, Md./Glenelg Country Day School) made it an 18-11 game with 9:44 to play but back-to-back Matt Mulvey triples sparked the game-changing run. The Garnet scored 21 of the next 27 to build a 39-17 lead eight minutes later. Quinn Kimmick (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt) and Michael Caprise traded baskets in the last 1:13 to make it a 41-19 game at the break.
• The lead remained between 21 and 25 points over the first 7:40 of the second half before a Conor Harkins 3-pointer gave the Garnet a 57-29 lead with 10:19 showing. Leading 61-36 with 5:46 to play, Swarthmore scored 17 of the game's final 18 points for the final margin.

THE INSIDE STORY
Josh Arruda (Morrisville, Pa./Pennsbury) led the Green Terror on the glass with six rebounds. Swarthmore finished the game with a slight 34-31 edge in rebounding.
• The Garnet shot 54.8 percent in the first half and 50.0 percent for the game, including hitting 15 of its 29 attempts from long distance.

NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at home against Muhlenberg on Saturday. Game time is 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Josh Arruda

#33 Josh Arruda

G/F
6' 2"
Senior
Chuck Contee

#4 Chuck Contee

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
South River Shooters
Jahdel Darego

#42 Jahdel Darego

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
DMV Stags
Dragan Hornatko

#2 Dragan Hornatko

G
6' 0"
Senior
Quinn Kimmick

#15 Quinn Kimmick

F/C
6' 4"
Senior
Central Jersey Hawks
Carter Truby

#11 Carter Truby

G
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Josh Arruda

#33 Josh Arruda

6' 2"
Senior
G/F
Chuck Contee

#4 Chuck Contee

6' 2"
Sophomore
South River Shooters
G
Jahdel Darego

#42 Jahdel Darego

6' 6"
Sophomore
DMV Stags
F
Dragan Hornatko

#2 Dragan Hornatko

6' 0"
Senior
G
Quinn Kimmick

#15 Quinn Kimmick

6' 4"
Senior
Central Jersey Hawks
F/C
Carter Truby

#11 Carter Truby

6' 3"
Junior
G