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Dover, Del. - The St. Mary's College of
Maryland women's basketball team overcame a 16-point deficit but
dropped an 85-82 overtime decision to Wesley College as the
Wolverines outscored St. Mary's, 12-9, in the OT period for the
Capital Athletic Conference win Saturday afternoon.
Staring at a 16-point shortfall with 14:02 remaining in the
contest, St. Mary's (5-11, 3-5 CAC) clawed its way out of the hole
with a 27-13 run to only be down 73-71 at 1:37 following a
three-pointer by sophomore guard Megan Seeman
(Frederick, Md./Linganore).
Seventeen seconds later senior forward Allie
Scott (Laurel, Md./Atholton) stole the ball and led to the
fouling of senior forward Kiely Murphy (Olney,
Md./Good Counsel) at 1:16. Murphy sank her
two free throws to knot the game at 73 all.
The last 50 seconds of regulation were intense as freshman guard
Ambre Burbage (Seaford, Del./Seaford) missed two
free throws with the second miss being rebounded by
Murphy who then turned it over. The Seahawks
reacquired the ball at 00:21 as Burbage turned the
ball over, but sophomore guard Jamie Roberts'
(Rockville, Md./Barrie) three-point attempt with three ticks on the
clock was blocked by sophomore guard Cory Boyd
(Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant), sending the game into OT.
Seeman gave her squad a 76-74 lead with 3:19 to
go in overtime but the Wolverines (10-7, 6-2 CAC) closed out the
game on an 11-6 run for the victory.
Wesley's junior forward Colleen Thomas (Howell,
N.J./Howell) led all players with a game-high 24 points off the
bench as Thomas was 10-of-19 from the floor and
grabbed six caroms. Boyd helped the cause
with a double-double on 17 points and 14 assists as well as four
steals. Sophomore forward Angie Owens
(Seaford, Del./Seaford) added 15 points and six rebounds.
The Wolverines tallied a 44-38 margin at intermission behind 11
points from Boyd. After a 19-19 tie, Wesley
jumped out to a 33-24 lead at 5:55. Roberts
paced the Seahawks with 14 first-half points, while
Scott had 10.
Seeman finished with a career-high 18 points as
she connected on 8-of-11 shots, including going 2-of-2 from
downtown. Roberts, Scott,
and Murphy each tallied 14 points, while freshman
guard Bethany Townsend (Accokeek, Md./Gwynn Park)
contributed 12 off the bench. Scott and
Murphy both registered double-doubles as
Scott hauled in a game-high 12 boards and
Murphy pulled down 10.
St. Mary's will return to action next Wednesday, January 28 when
the Seahawks host Stevenson University in CAC action at 6:00.
SMCM will look to sweep the conference series with the Mustangs as
St. Mary's notched a 56-45 victory at Stevenson on December 3
behind 13 from Seeman.
