St. Mary's City, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team's rally fell short Wednesday night as the Seahawks dropped a 67-61 decision to No. 12 University of Mary Washington in Capital Athletic Conference action.

The two teams found themselves in a 47-47 dead-heat following a layup by senior guard Christopher Hutchinson with 8:14 left in the game. Mary Washington (18-2, 11-1 CAC) built up an eight-point lead at 3:47 as senior guard Dajon Daniel (Fredericksburg, Va./Mountain View) connected on a layup to cap the 11-3 Eagle run.

Junior captain Nicholas LaGuerre (Baltimore, Md./Lansdowne) then knocked down five consecutive points to cut the Seahawk deficit to 58-55 at 2:32. Back-to-back layups by senior guards Bradley Riester (Richmond, Va./Monacan) and Dom Morra (Burke, Va./Lake Braddock) put UMW back up by seven at 1:38. LaGuerre struck again with another three-pointer 21 seconds later to make it a four-point game.

Riester made both free throws with one minute on the clock before senior forward Brendan McFall (Poolesville, Md./Poolesville) stroked a three-point shot with 40 seconds to go. Following a Seahawk timeout, UMW worked the clock down to 12 seconds on the game clock and seven on the shot clock before calling a timeout of its own.

Out of the timeout, senior forward Dylan Farinet (Westmoreland, Va./Colonial Beach) then drained his third three-pointer of the night to seal the Eagle win with 5.6 seconds on the clock.

Senior guard Donn Hill (Aberdeen, Md./Bel Air) paced the Seahawks (14-6, 8-4 CAC) in the loss with 15 points and four rebounds while LaGuerre finished with a dozen points, including 10 second half points, five boards, and two assists.

The first half featured 10 lead changes and two tied scores as Mary Washington edged the Seahawks for a 30-29 halftime advantage. McFall was fouled on his three-point attempt with 10 seconds left in the half and made all three free throws to send St. Mary's into the locker room with just a one-point deficit.

Riester finished with a game-high 26 points, including 18 first-half points on 4-of-6 from downtown, while Daniel chipped in 12 points, seven rebounds, three steals, and two assists.

St. Mary's will be on the road for its next conference matchup as the Seahawks travel to Western Maryland this Saturday, February 8th take on Frostburg State University at 3:00 p.m.

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