READING, Pa. – Despite having five players score in double digits, the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team saw their two-game win streak halted Friday night (Jan. 20). St. Mary's College (8-7, 3-3 United East) came up a bucket short against United East Conference foe, Penn State Berks (4-9, 2-4 United East), 78-76.
 
How It Happened

• It was a tight first half, featuring seven lead changes and three tied scores.
• Back-to-back two-point buckets by first-year guard Micah Henry (Laurel, Md./Hammond) knotted the game twice at 27-27 and again at 29-29 before the Seahawks put together a 10-5 run capped by a layup by senior guard Jordan Goodwin (Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill) to lead by five with just over two minutes left in the half.
• With 42 seconds to go, a Henry layup kept St. Mary's in front, 41-37, before consecutive three-pointers by Jeff Lorah sent host Penn State Berks into halftime with a 43-41 edge.
• The second half was a repeat of the first stanza with the teams trading leads six times and neither side leading by more than six points at any given point.
• Darik Tannis-Harriet gave the Nittany Lions a 58-57 margin halfway through the frame before St. Mary's used an 11-5 spurt to gain a 68-63 advantage with 5:31 remaining in the game as senior guard Daryn Alexander (Twinbrook, Md./Richard Montgomery) scored five.
• Jumpers by Henry and Alexander maintained the Seahawk lead at four before another Lorah triple capped a 7-0 run, helping Berks regain the lead, 75-72, with 1:51 on the clock.
• A layup by Alexander pulled the visitors within 78-76 with 17 ticks to go.
• St. Mary's attempted a pair of three-point shots in the final seven seconds with the second one blocked by Josh Mingledolph at the one-second mark.

 
Inside the Box Score

• St. Mary's dominated both the paint with a 48-22 advantage and the boards with a 42-27 rebounding margin.
• The Nittany Lions made it rain from downtown, draining 15 three's for a blistering 55.6-three-point field goal percentage, while Berks held the Seahawks to 2-of-15 for the game.

 
St. Mary's Game Notes

• Grant finished the night with his fifth double-double of the season as he pulled down a career-best 20 rebounds and tallied 13 points.
• Henry led the Seahawks in scoring with 16 points while contributing two assists, two steals, and his third block of the season.
• Alexander put up 13 points, five rebounds, and three assists while junior forward Hollique Johnson (Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill) chipped in 12 points, seven boards, and a career-best two assists.
• Sophomore guard Wayne Mason Jr. (Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac) rounded out the five Seahawks with double-digit points as Mason added 12 points and a season-best two steals.
• St. Mary's went 12-of-15 at the free throw line for a season second-best 80.0-free throw percentage.

 
Penn State Berks Game Notes

• The Nittany Lions snap a five-game skid with tonight's victory.
• Lorah poured in a game-high 21 points as he connected on 5-of-7 from behind the three-point arc. He also grabbed a team-best seven caroms.
• Berks finished shooting 48.3-percent (29-60) for the game.

 
Up Next for the Seahawks

• Jan. 21 at Penn College (7-8, 2-4 United East) – Williamsport, Pa./Bardo Gymnasium – 3:00 p.m.

 
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