FREDERICK, Md. - Junior
Ryan Shaffer totaled 20 points and 17 rebounds, both career highs, to lead the McDaniel College men's basketball team to a 77-74 overtime victory over Notre Dame (MD) Saturday in the Rotary Club of Frederick Tip-Off Tournament.
The win marked the first of the season for the Green Terror (1-1) and the first for head coach T.J. Jordan at McDaniel in another tie between the two programs.
Jordan started the program at Notre Dame in 2023-24 and spent three seasons with the Gators from 2023-26. His first game as a college head coach came at McDaniel on Nov. 11, 2023, a 76-54 victory for the Green Terror.
Shaffer was named to the All-Tournament after finishing with 20 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, and two blocks.
First-year
Kyle Harvin added 22 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two steals while junior
Ashenafi Stuart finished with 15 points, hitting three 3-pointers, with five rebounds and three assists. Junior
Dallas George recorded four steals.
McDaniel battled back from an 11-point deficit midway through the second-half in a game that featured 11 ties and six lead changes. Two free throws by Shaffer with 2:03 remaining in the second half gave the Green Terror their first lead since the 2:37 mark of the first half.
However, a layup by the Gators with 1:37 left tied the game at 68-68 and forced overtime.
A three-pointer by Stuart and another free throw by Shaffer gave McDaniel a 73-69 advantage with 1:10 to play in the extra period before Shaffer and Bowser combined to go 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the final 42 seconds to secure the victory.
The Green Terror went 20-for-27 from the free throw line and had four players score in double figures.
McDaniel heads to Division I UMBC on Monday where it will take on the Retrievers in the first meeting between the two teams since Dec. 20, 1997. The Green Terror are 1-2 all-time against UMBC. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. from Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.
