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Salisbury, Md. - Three players
in double figures helped the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's
basketball team rebound from Saturday's loss with a 59-53 victory
over host Salisbury University Wednesday night in Capital Athletic
Conference (CAC) action.
Junior forward Allie Scott (Laurel,
Md./Atholton) led all players with a season-high 20 points as the
Seahawks (5-1, 2-1 CAC) won by six despite having a 16-point
advantage at halftime.
Salisbury (2-6, 0-2 CAC) opened with a 2-0 lead behind
Kylie Hall's layup but St. Mary's had no mercy in
the first half as the Seahawks rolled to a 21-4 lead at the
12:43-mark and built that lead to 20 on two occasions. The
squad was fueled by a 57.1-field goal percentage in the half, while
the Sea Gulls were held in check from three-point range as
Salisbury was 0-for-5.
St. Mary's owned a 37-21 halftime lead as Scott finished the
first stanza with 12 points and sophomore guard Steph
Saint-Aubin (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) added eight and
five rebounds. Salisbury was paced by Monica
Merkel's eight points and five caroms.
The Sea Gulls went to work right away in the second half,
trailing 45-37 at 10:53 following a 16-8 run sparked by Merkel and
capped by Hall. Salisbury improved its shooting in this
period by 10% but the Seahawks were able to keep them at bay
despite going 0-for-5 from downtown.
With St. Mary's up 59-47 with 1:44 remaining in the game,
Meghan Phillips scored six straight points,
including a three-point field goal with two ticks on the clock, to
make the final 59-53.
Scott also had a season-best three assists in the win, while
Saint-Aubin finished with 16 points and a season-high nine
boards. Senior guard Megan Uglik (Mt. Airy,
Md./Linganore) was the only other Seahawk to score in double-digits
with 10 while handing out four assists and grabbing four rebounds.
Merkel ended the night with a double-double on 13 points and 10
boards, while Hall also had a double-double on 11 points and 10
caroms. Phillips chipped in eight points with six of those
coming in the final 1:32 of the game.
Salisbury's next action will be this Saturday when the Sea Gulls
host CAC opponent, York (Pa.) College, at 2:00. The Seahawks
will look to win two in a row on Saturday when St. Mary's hosts CAC
newcomer, Hood College, at 2:00.
