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William & Mary 86, Washington College 46
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Senior guard Marcus Thornton scored a game-high 20 points, leading William & Mary to an 86-46 victory over Washington College on Friday night at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Va.
Thornton led three players who scored in double figures for William & Mary (6-3), which shot 53.6 percent from the field, made 11 of 23 3-pointers and amassed a 41-22 rebounding advantage.
Junior guard Terry Tarpey scored 15 points. Sophomore guard Daniel Dixon had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Senior guard John Weston and sophomore guard James Drury scored nine points apiece for Washington College (1-8).
William & Mary raced out to an 8-0 lead in the first 2:19 and extended its lead to 13-2 on two free throws by Dixon with 15:16 left in the opening half. The Tribe went up 18-6 on a 3-pointer by Thornton with 14:04 to go and took a 26-10 lead on another 3-pointer by Thornton with 9:03 remaining.
William & Mary increased its advantage before intermission, going up by 20 on a layup from freshman guard Greg Malinowski with 4:49 to go and closing the half with a 10-0 run to take a 46-16 lead into the locker room at the break.
The Tribe shot 51.6 percent from the field in the first half and held the Shoremen to 20.6 percent shooting.
William & Mary continued its onslaught in the second half. The Tribe went up 65-25 on two free throws by Thornton with 12:31 to play and never let its lead dip below 33 points.
