Release courtesy of Swarthmore Athletic Communications

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The No. 7 Swarthmore College men's basketball team had their incredible postseason run come to an end with a 69-66 loss versus #2 Christopher Newport University on Saturday night.

Vinny DeAngelo and George Visconti both put together 20 point efforts to lead the way for Swarthmore. DeAngelo paced all scorers with a game-high 23 points, while Visconti added 21 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor. The duo kept the Garnet in the game with huge buckets down the stretch as the team nearly pulled off another improbable comeback. 

Swarthmore stayed in the game due to an overwhelming advantage in free throw percentage. The Captains struggled from the line as they shot 15-of-24 from the charity stripe, while the Garnet took advantage of every opportunity with a perfect 17-for-17 from the foul line. However, Swarthmore did lose the turnover battle 13-4 as the Captains possessed the ball at an elite level. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
- DeAngelo connected from deep early in the game to give Swarthmore a 5-2 advantage. After the Captains tied things up, Colin Shaw drilled a three-pointer to open a 7-0 stretch for the Garnet with 12:35 left. Eddie Paquette scored on a jumper in the paint, while Visconti capped off the run with a bucket after the Garnet forced a turnover at the other end, 16-9.

- Following a timeout, Christopher Newport erased their deficit with eight-unanswered points to reclaim momentum. Shaw then got the Garnet back on track with another big three-pointer to end the Captains' run with 5:50 left. 

- Swarthmore strung together consecutive buckets with a DeAngelo layup and a Shaw pull-up jumper to take a five point lead. Christopher Newport decreased the Garnet lead to one point late in the half, before Visconti ended the half with a three-pointer from the top of the arc, 30-26. 

- Shaw led the Garnet at the half with 10 points, while shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from the field. DeAngelo and Visconti also scored seven points with a three-pointer, respectively.

- Christopher Newport opened the second half with consecutive buckets to tie things up. Both teams played a tightly-contested opening to the second half as they traded buckets. Neither team led by more than three points until the Captains took a five-point advantage with 9:44 remaining. 

- The Captains led by as many as nine points with 4:29 remaining. The Garnet responded in a big way with a massive three-point play from Visconti. The senior drove through the lane, battled through heavy contact and cashed in on a three-point play to pull within six points. DeAngelo then nailed a three-pointer as the Garnet quickly shrunk their nine-point deficit to three points at the 3:15 mark.

- Moments later, Christopher Newport increased their lead to five points before DeAngelo responded with a massice three-pointer to pull within a bucket. DeAngelo then knocked down a pair of free throws on the following possesion to tie the game, 64-64, with 1:46 left. 

- The Garnet remained in the game until the end as they remained within one bucket of the Captains. However, in a season filled with big shots and improbable comebacks, the Garnet were unable to pull off one final comeback.  

GARNET LEADERS
Points: DeAngelo 23, Visconti 21
Rebounds: Caprise 12
Assissts: DeAngelo 3
Blocks: DeAngelo 2