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York, Pa. - Senior guard Nick
Brady (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) connected on a three
pointer from the left wing with four seconds left in regulation to
lift York (Pa.) College to a 64-61 Capital Athletic Conference
victory over No. 14 St. Mary's College of Maryland Saturday night.
St. Mary's (6-2, 3-1 CAC) overcame an eight-point deficit in the
second half with a 19-7 run to stake a 57-53 advantage with five
minutes remaining in the game. Brady's
second three-pointer of the contest sparked an 8-2 spurt that
helped the Spartans regain a two-point lead at 00:46.
Junior guard Alex Franz (Catonsville,
Md./Cardinal Gibbons) knotted the game at 61-all with 12 seconds on
the clock with a pair of free throws after Franz
was fouled when hauling in his season-best 10th rebound of the
game.
Brady finished with a game-high 22 points on
9-of-19 shooting while junior guard Kevin Whaley
(Dover, Pa./Dover) added 18 points as Brady and
Whaley combined for six of York's seven
three-pointers in the game. Senior forward Jeremy
Keefer (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra) grabbed a game-best 11
boards while chipping in seven points and four assists.
The Spartans (8-1, 2-0 CAC) rushed out to a 21-12 lead in the
first half as Whaley's three-pointer at 19:16
initiated the run before St. Mary's strong shooting took over for a
10-0 run and a one-point lead. Back-to-back lay-ups by
freshman guard Chris Hutchinson (Baltimore,
Md./New Town) in a 20-second span gave the Seahawks a 26-23 margin
with 3:35 left in the half.
Keefer returned the lead to York with four
straight points before junior center Sam Burum's
(Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) layup with 56 ticks on the clock put
St. Mary's ahead 28-27 at halftime.
Senior guard Camontae Griffin (Baltimore,
Md./Dunbar) paced the Seahawks with 15 points and three steals
while junior forward Johann Jones (Severn,
Md./Meade Senior) tallied a career-high 13 points and pulled down
seven rebounds. Hutchinson finished with a
season-best 12 points in his first collegiate start while
Franz registered a double-double on 10 points and
10 caroms along with seven assists.
York's perimeter defense kept the Seahawks off-balance as St.
Mary's was only 1-of-6 from downtown while the Spartans were
7-of-17.
St. Mary's will be take a short break from games for final exams
before returning to the court in the Caribbean as the Seahawks will
take on Susquehanna University on December 19 at 5:30 pm in San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
