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Owings Mills, Md. - Balanced
scoring from the 23rd-ranked St. Mary's College of Maryland men's
basketball team helped the Seahawks cruise to a 78-54 Capital
Athletic Conference win over Stevenson University Saturday evening.
No. 23 St. Mary's (16-3, 9-2 CAC) never trailed in the contest,
boasting a 34-25 halftime advantage and then outscoring the host
Mustangs, 44-29, in the second half to sweep the season
series. The Seahawks broke the century mark in the first
meeting between the two squads as SMCM notched a 103-71 victory at
home on December 5.
Guards Camontae Griffin (Baltimore, Md./Dunbar)
and Alex Franz (Catonsville, Md./Cardinal Gibbons)
were the only Seahawks to reach double figures as
Griffin tallied a game-high 18 points while
Franz added 17. Griffin
also dished out a game- and season-best five assists while
Franz had three steals.
St. Mary's overpowered the Mustangs on the boards, 45 to 23,
including a 33-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Sophomore
guard James Davenport (Owings Mills, Md./Loyola
Blakefield) led the rebounding charge by matching his career-high
with six while Franz and freshman guard
Devin Spencer (Baltimore, Md./Towson Catholic)
each pulled down five caroms.
The visitors finished shooting 50.9% from the floor, including
going 16-of-30 (53.3%) in the second half, while also connecting on
7-of-16 from downtown with Griffin and
Spencer leading the Seahawk sharpshooters with a
pair of three-pointers apiece.
St. Mary's ruled in the paint as well, outscoring the Mustangs
32-12, while notching 18 points off fast break opportunities.
Stevenson (2-18, 2-9 CAC) did manage to find a hole in the
Seahawks' perimeter defense as the Mustangs posted the highest
three-point field goal percentage against St. Mary's this season,
connecting on 8-of-16 long-range shots. Freshman
Clifton Jones (Bowie,
Md./Archbishop Spalding) was 3-of-7 from downtown as
Jones finished the game as the home team's leading
scorer with 15 points.
The Seahawks will return to action this coming Tuesday, February
2 as St. Mary's ventures to Newport News, Va. to face
non-conference opponent, Christopher Newport University, at 7:30
pm.
