Towson, MD – The University of Valley Forge Men's Basketball Team tipped off their 2018-2019 season on Thursday night against the Goucher College Gophers.  After trimming the lead to 6 in the second half, the Patriots were unable to keep pace with the Goucher and fell by a final score of 77-63. 
 
Offensively, the Patriots were led by Isiah Tisdale (Reading, PA) with 19 points.  Tisdale went 8-18 including 3-9 from long range.  Aurthur Wilborn (Homestead, FL) had 18 points and 4 rebounds for UVF.

Defensively, Valley Forge was led by Sean Word (Baltimore, MD).  Word led both teams with 14 rebounds.

At the 14:44 mark in the first half, the Patriots trailed 9-4.  Thanks to an Aaron Hill free throw and fastbreak layup from Arthur Wilborn the Patriots were able to trim the Gopher lead to 9-8.  Goucher answered with a trey from Steven Quintero.  Quintero's three seem to ignite GC.  The Gophers went on a 14-4 run over the next 5 minutes to build an 11-point lead.  The Gophers continued to shoot the ball well and sub in and out 5 guys at a time.  At the end of the first half, Goucher led by a score of 43-27. 

Goucher College held a double digit lead for the 10 minutes of the second half.  With the Patriots trailing 56-42, UVF needed to get their offense going with time starting to dwindle.  After a layup from Isiah Tisdale and a Tipin by Aaron Hill, Valley Forge trailed by 10.  The two quick Patriot buckets led to a 9-1 UVF run to bring the Patriots to within 6 with 10:57 left to play.  As quick as Valley Forge was able to gain the momentum, Goucher took it right back.    The Gophers answered with an 8-1 run to bring their lead back to 14 at 65-51.  The 8-1 Gopher run seemed to take the wind out of the sails of the Patriots.  Goucher would hold on and win by a score of 77-63.