Salisbury, Md. – Senior Sophie Pruden (Carrboro, N.C./Chapel Hill) wraps up her Seahawk career with her 12th double-double of the season as the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's basketball team exits the 2014 Capital Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship Tournament in the first round Tuesday night.

The sixth-seeded Seahawks fell short to third-seeded Salisbury University (18-8) by a 73-59 margin. St. Mary's finishes the 2013-14 season with a 10-15 (6-10 CAC) record.

Pruden ended her four-year career with 22 points and game-best 11 rebounds while senior forward Marché Pearson (Baltimore, Md./Laurel) contributed 13 points, four boards, four assists, and season-best three steals in her final game as a Seahawk. Fellow classmate Shana Lewis (Bowie, Md./Bowie) chipped in 12 points, three caroms, and two steals.

The Seahawks came ready to play and shot a season-best 52.2% (12-of-23) in the first half to head into the locker room only down 32-28 at halftime. Salisbury staked an early lead as the Sea Gulls built an 18-10 lead with 11:57 remaining in the half. St. Mary's responded with a 15-6 run to own a 25-24 advantage on a Pruden layup at 4:47.

Junior guard Matti Vagnoni (Chevy Chase, Md./Stone Ridge) gave the Seahawks a two-point lead at 3:22 with a triple but Salisbury scored the final six points of the half for the four-point halftime lead. Pruden and junior guard Sarah Seipp (Gaithersburg, Md.) led all scorers with nine points each.

A Lewis jumper at 18:50 kept it a four-point game at the start of the second half before the Sea Gulls went on a 9-0 run for a 43-30 lead at 16:10. Salisbury continued to distance itself from St. Mary's and built a 20-point advantage at 10:05. The Seahawks worked the deficit down to 57-48 following a three-point play by Pruden but St. Mary's could get no closer.

Seipp finished the night with a game-best 23 points while this week's CAC Player of the Week, junior guard Anna Hackett (Germantown, Md.), tallied 14 points, seven assists, six rebounds, and one steal. Salisbury now travels to No. 2 seed Christopher Newport University for a semifinal contest at 7:00 p.m.

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