Box Score

St. Mary's City, Md. - The hot winning streak of the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's basketball team continued with the Seahawks' fourth straight which was of the upset variety.  St. Mary's garnered a 57-53 victory over No. 4 University of Mary Washington, handing the Eagles their first Capital Athletic Conference loss of the season and just their second overall setback of the season.

Junior forward Allie Scott (Laurel, Md./Atholton) netted a game-high 16 points en route to her 1,000th career point.  With her eighth point of the game, Scott surpassed the 1,000-point mark and became the second Seahawk to do so this season.  Senior guard Megan Uglik (Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore) accomplished the feat on January 21 in a 71-47 win over Johns Hopkins University.

The win gives St. Mary's (16-7, 9-5 CAC) a tight grip on third in the conference standings, while Mary Washington is now tied for first with No. 22 Marymount (Va.) University.  The Seahawks have now knocked off two of the top three teams in the league at the time of tip-off as SMCM defeated York (Pa.) College on the road, 74-66, this past Saturday when the Spartans were third in the CAC. 

St. Mary's controlled the contest from the opening tip-off as the Eagles (20-2, 12-1 CAC) had trouble mustering any offense in the first 20 minutes, shooting 23.7% from the floor in the first half which included going 0-for-8 from the downtown.  Mary Washington owned a two-point lead on three separate occasions within the game's first three and a half minutes and that was its biggest advantage of the game.

Posting a 41.9-field goal percentage in the first half, the Seahawks raced off to a 32-22 halftime margin as junior forward Kiely Murphy (Olney, Md./Good Counsel) notched seven for SMCM and three others had six points.  For UMW, junior forward Ashton Mitchell (Prince George, Va./Prince George) led all players with nine points.

The Eagles overcame their 10-point halftime deficit by going 13-of-31 from the floor and holding St. Mary's to only seven field goals.  With 1:49 remaining, Mary Washington was only down 54-53 after a pair of free throws by senior center Liz Hickey (Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic).  The Seahawks went 3-of-4 at the line to stake a 57-53 lead at 00:28.  The Eagles then went 0-for-3 from the floor in the last 17 seconds to help secure the SMCM win.

Sophomore guard Steph Saint-Aubin (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) was also in double figures for the Seahawks as she added 13 points, six boards and four steals, while freshman center Tiara Hurte (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) chipped in a dozen.

The Seahawks avenge their 77-43 road loss to then No. 5 Mary Washington on January 12 with tonight's victory.  The Eagles went on to finish shooting 28.4% from the floor for the game.

Junior guard Katy Larson (McGaheyville, Va./Spotswood) led Mary Washington with a game-high 16 points off the bench, while Mitchell finished with a double-double on 15 points and a game-high 10 boards and Hickey had 13 and four blocks.  Senior forward Lisa Tracey (Fredericksburg, Va./James Monroe) also hauled in a game-high 10 rebounds.

The Seahawks look to make it five in a row this Saturday when St. Mary's entertains Gallaudet University at 2:00 on Senior Day.