Box
Score
St. Mary's City, Md. - Despite a double-double
from senior guard Stephanie Saint-Aubin (Bowie,
Md./Elizabeth Seton), St. Mary's College of Maryland dropped a
69-60 decision to Widener University Sunday afternoon in the
closing game of the 2009 Cherry Cove/Seahawk Tip-Off Tournament.
Widener (3-1) overcame a one-point halftime deficit for its
third win of the season, outscoring the Seahawks 34-24 in the
second half. Sophomore center Casey Pritz
(Abington, Pa./Abington) returned the lead back to the visitors for
good with her tip-in at 19:17 to start the second half scoring.
The Pride owned a 56-46 lead with 10:53 left in the game before
St. Mary's chipped away with an 11-4 run to pull within three at
5:33. However, freshman guard Lil Carney
(Narbeth, Pa./Lower Merion) sealed the win with a 7-of-8 effort
from the free throw line.
Carney and freshman Francesca
Lee (Hainesport, N.J./Rancocas Valley) each tallied 15
points and five rebounds to pace Widener while
Pritz finished with 10 points, six caroms and six
blocks. Carney also dished out five assists
while Lee was 3-of-5 from downtown.
St. Mary's (0-3) rallied from an eight-point deficit with a 14-4
run to notch its first lead of the game at 9:52 of the first half
following a jumper by freshman guard Jasmine Jones
(Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg). The Seahawks did not
maintain the lead for long as back-to-back three-pointers from
senior Rayne Reber (Pottstown, Pa./St. Pius X) and
Lee sparked an 8-2 run to give Widener a
five-point lead at 4:33.
The home team closed out the half with a 9-3 run to boast a
36-35 margin at halftime. Saint-Aubin and
Lee led all players at intermission with 10 points
apiece while St. Mary's shot a blistering 53.8% from the floor.
Saint-Aubin poured in 21 points and hauled in a
career-high 15 boards while Sham registered her
third consecutive double-digit game with 10 points.
Widener notched a solid shooting performance from the floor with
a 46.2-field goal percentage, including making 7-of-13 from
downtown.
St. Mary's returns to action this Tuesday, November 24 as the
Seahawks welcome Christopher Newport University to the ARC Arena
for a non-conference match-up at 7:00 pm.
