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St. Mary's City, Md. - Junior forward
Jamie Roberts (Rockville, Md./Barrie) notched the
winning play for the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's
basketball team in the final five seconds of regulation as the
Seahawks tallied a come-from-behind 65-61 victory over Wesley
College in Capital Athletic Conference action Tuesday night.
As St. Mary's (8-13, 7-6 CAC) owned a 63-61 lead with 10.2
seconds on the clock, Roberts picked off a pass by
Wesley's junior guard Cory Boyd (Point Pleasant,
N.J./Point Pleasant) and dribbled it to the corner where
Boyd committed the foul to send
Roberts to the line with 1.1 ticks remaining in
regulation. Roberts knocked them down both
to secure the win.
Senior guard Stephanie Saint-Aubin (Bowie,
Md./Elizabeth Seton) paced the Seahawks to victory with a
game-highs of 25 points and nine rebounds while freshman guard
Pui Sham (Springfield, Va./W. Springfield) added
11. Junior guard Megan Seeman (Frederick,
Md./Linganore) chipped in 10 points and matched her season-best of
five boards.
Roberts' play off the bench posted seven
points, five caroms, season-high four assists, and two steals as
St. Mary's solidified its fourth-place position in the CAC
standings with tonight's win, which splits the season series as
Wesley had claimed a 72-66 win on January 9 in Dover.
Wesley (14-9, 8-6 CAC) turned the tables on the Seahawks in the
second half as the Wolverines opened up the final 20 minutes with
an 18-8 run to swing the momentum in their favor and boast their
first lead of the game, leading by as many as 11 points twice in
the half. Down 57-46 at 7:52, Saint-Aubin
had a steal and fast break lay-up to spark St. Mary's 16-4 run,
regaining the lead with 2:06 to go.
Wesley was led in the game by junior forward Angie
Owens (Seaford, Del./Seaford) who finished with 21 points
on 10-of-15 shooting, adding five rebounds, three blocks, and three
steals. Joining Owens in double figures was
Boyd and freshman guard Jazmine
Miller (Dover, Del./Dover) as the duo tallied 10 points
each. Boyd dished out a game-high eight
assists while chipping in six boards and three steals.
The Seahawks surprised Wesley in the first half as the home team
raced out to a 17-6 lead in the first seven minutes behind four
three-pointers, including a pair from Sham.
However, the Wolverines quickly regained its composure and closed
the gap to one-point with 6:56 left in the half. St. Mary's
built its lead back up to 32-25 following two free throws by
Sham at 1:58. Freshman forward
Jasmine Barksdale (Pikesville, Md./Roland Park
Country School) sent Wesley into the locker room down only one with
her trey at 00:27.
The Seahawks hope to keep the momentum going tomorrow night when
St. Mary's travels to Washington, D.C. to take on Gallaudet
University in another CAC tilt at 6:00 pm. The Seahawks are
looking to sweep the series after picking up a 74-59 win at home on
January 16 behind 20 points from Saint-Aubin.
