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Dover, Del. - The St. Mary's
College of Maryland women's basketball team ended the
regular-season on a six-game winning streak as the Seahawks posted
a 79-71 win over Wesley College in the regular-season finale for
both squads.
St. Mary's (18-7, 11-5 CAC) will take its six-game winning
streak into Tuesday's Capital Athletic Conference Quarterfinal
match-up with sixth-seeded Salisbury University. The
third-seeded Seahawks will host the quarterfinal contest at 6:00.
The Seahawks' sophomore guard Stephanie
Saint-Aubin (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) and Wesley's
sophomore forward Colleen Thomas (Howell,
N.J./Howell) each tallied a game-high 27 points to pace their
respective teams.
Saint-Aubin went 11-of-16 from the floor and had a game-high
seven steals, while Thomas was 11-of-15, including 3-of-4 from
downtown, and finished with a double-double on a game-high 11
rebounds.
A three-pointer by junior forward Kiely Murphy
(Olney, Md./Good Counsel) gave the Seahawks a 13-2 lead at
15:55. The Wolverines used an 11-3 run to pull within three
at 11:39 before St. Mary's built back its lead to eight (30-22)
with 5:40 remaining in the first half. Wesley went on to
close the half on a 11-4 run to cut SMCM's advantage to 34-33 at
halftime.
Three players had 12 points at intermission as Saint-Aubin,
Thomas and the Wolverines' freshman forward Angie
Owens (Seaford, Del./Seaford) paced everyone in the first
20 minutes, while junior forward Allie Scott
(Laurel, Md./Atholton) had 10 points for the Seahawks.
Thomas' jumper knotted the game at 44-44 at 16:14 but a 30-14
run by St. Mary's gave them a 74-58 advantage at 5:59 which Wesley
could not overcome.
Scott and freshman center Tiara Hurte
(Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) each finished with a double-double for
the Seahawks as both of them notched 14 points each and 10 rebounds
apiece, while senior forward Lisa Daciek (Laurel,
Md./Atholton) grabbed a season-high 11 caroms.
Owens ended the game with 16 points and nine boards, while
freshman guard Latasha Torres (Sharon Hill,
Pa./Academy Park) added a dozen.
