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St. Mary's City, Md. - The St. Mary's College
of Maryland women's basketball team clawed back from a 17-point
deficit but came up just short as Catholic University left the
Athletics & Recreation Center Arena with a 72-68 non-conference
victory Tuesday night.
The Seahawks (1-2) posted a 26-11 run in the game's final eight
minutes to erase a 17-point setback and pull within 70-68 with six
seconds left on the clock; however, St. Mary's was unable to foul
on the Cardinals' in-bounds play and junior Kate
Robinson (Emmitsburg, Md./Catoctin) passed up the ball to
sophomore Jenn Canale (Valley Cottage,
N.Y./Albertus Magnus) for the lay-up at the buzzer.
Sophomore Brianna Peterson (Garnerville,
N.Y./North Rockland) led the Cardinal offense as
Peterson poured in a game-high 32 points on
13-of-25 shooting, including three three-pointers from downtown,
and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
Nine points from senior forward Allie Scott
(Laurel, Md./Atholton) helped the Seahawks boast a 19-9 advantage
with 11:42 remaining in the first half. Then
Peterson tallied seven points in a 12-2 Catholic
push to knot the game at 21-21 with 6:36 to go but St. Mary's
regained a four-point lead following a 6-2 spurt. Sophomore
guard Kerri Confrey (Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl
River) put the Cardinals back on top with a jumper at 00:21, giving
Catholic a 31-28 halftime lead.
Scott and Peterson both had 11
points at the half to lead their respective teams. The
Seahawks out-rebounded Catholic, 29-11, in the first half thanks in
part to senior forward Kiely Murphy (Olney,
Md./Good Counsel) who hauled in nine of her career-best 14 caroms
in the first 20 minutes.
St. Mary's offense was stymied in the first 12 minutes of the
second half as Catholic used a 28-14 start to enhance its
three-point halftime lead to 17. Peterson
had 12 points in the run. The Cardinals finished the night
shooting 38.2% from the floor and going 11-of-15 from the free
throw line.
The Seahawks controlled the glass as St. Mary's posted a 56-34
rebound margin, but committed 32 turnovers to Catholic's 16.
Sophomore center Lauren McPeak (Linwood,
N.J./Mainland Regional) added 15 points, seven rebounds and a
game-high six blocks to the Cardinal cause, while
Canale contributed a dozen and
Confrey dished out a game-best five assists and
chipped in seven points.
Scott finished with 20 points and nine
rebounds, while Murphy and junior center
Alex Wenger (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) both
registered double-doubles as Murphy notched 15
points and 14 rebounds and Wenger had 10 and 10.
The Seahawks return to action this Friday, November 21 as St.
Mary's hosts Washington (Md.) College in non-conference action at
7:00.
