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Owings Mills, Md. - Senior guard Stephanie Saint-Aubin (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) recorded her eighth double-double of the season as Saint-Aubin poured in a career-high 30 points and hauled in a dozen rebounds in leading St. Mary's College of Maryland to a come-from-behind 65-63 Capital Athletic Conference victory over Stevenson University on Saturday afternoon.

Sixteen second-half points from Saint-Aubin helped the Seahawks (6-13, 5-6 CAC) overcome a 38-31 halftime deficit and claim the two-point victory, snapping a two-game losing skid.  St. Mary's sweeps the series with Stevenson as SMCM notched a 64-53 win on December 5.

The game was tied five times in the final eight minutes with the last draw coming at 00:40 as junior forward Kristen Steiner (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) made the first of two free throws to knot the game at 63-all but missed the backend which would have given Stevenson a one-point edge.

Freshman Vanessa Rice (Oxon Hill, Md./National Christian Academy) pulled down the offensive rebound from Steiner's miss and the Mustangs called a timeout.  Junior guard JaQuelia Conley (Columbia, Md./Montrose Christian) missed the ensuing jumper and freshman forward Taylor Petrisko (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) grabbed the defensive board with 31 ticks left on the clock.

The Seahawks called a timeout with seven seconds remaining and then freshman guard Pui Sham (Springfield, Va./W. Springfield) was fouled on the ensuing play, sending her to the line for two shots with three seconds left.  Sham knocked down both to seal the win.

Along with her double-double, Saint-Aubin added a game-high six steals.  Senior center Alex Wenger (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) contributed nine points, five rebounds, and three steals while Sham and junior guard Megan Seeman (Frederick, Md./Linganore) both finished with eight points.

Stevenson (5-13, 3-8 CAC) opened up the contest by outscoring the visitors, 10-2, and never relinquished that lead in the first half as the Mustangs led by their biggest margin of 15 points with 2:46 remaining in the half.  St. Mary's 8-0 run closed the gap to 38-31 at intermission.

The Mustangs rebuilt a double-digit margin at the start of the second half, owning a 50-38 advantage at 13:58 following a three-point play by freshman Sam Murray (Reisterstown, Md./St. Paul's).  St. Mary's got back in the swing of things with a 15-3 burst for the game's first draw of 53-53 at 8:05.

Steiner finished with 17 points, including 11 in the first half, to pace the Mustangs while Rice added 14 points and seven rebounds.  Sophomore guard Amanda Craig (Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth) also reached double figures with 10 points.

The Seahawks will get a well-deserved break as St. Mary's won't return to the court until next Saturday, February 6 when they visit Fredericksburg, Va. for a conference match-up with University of Mary Washington at 1:00 pm.