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Men's Basketball Huddle vs Berks (1.28.23)
Lily Davison
58
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM 8-11, 3-1
68
Winner Penn St.-Harrisburg PSHM 9-10, 6-0
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM
8-11, 3-1
58
Final
68
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSHM
9-10, 6-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM 24 34 58
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSHM 33 35 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Nairem Moran

Seahawks Men’s Basketball Splits Season Series with Penn State Harrisburg

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Senior captain Daryn Alexander (Twinbrook, Md./Richard Montgomery) poured in a career- and game-best 24 points Tuesday night (Jan. 31) but the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team came up short in their fifth straight loss. St. Mary's College (8-11, 3-7 United East) dropped a 68-58 decision on the road to Penn State Harrisburg (9-10, 6-4 United East) in United East Conference action.
 
How It Happened
  • Harrisburg opened the game with a 9-0 run before first-year guard Micah Henry (Laurel, Md./Hammond) connected on the Seahawks' first bucket of the game at 17:02.
  • A Chase Robinson dunk gave the Lions its biggest lead of the half, 16-4, at 12:25.
  • Alexander scored eight of St. Mary's next 13 points to close the gap to 22-17 at 6:47.
  • The hosts regained a 12-point lead with an 11-4 run before Alexander drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the Seahawks into halftime down 33-24.
  • Alexander tallied 13 of his 24 points in the first half to lead all scorers at the break.
  • Harrisburg started the second stanza on a 15-5 run ignited by a Malik Holland triple and capped by a Nate Curry fast-break jumper in the paint for the Lions largest lead of the game, 48-29, at 13:45.
  • Over the next 10 minutes, St. Mary's continued to battle and cut the 19-point deficit down to nine (62-53) at 3:01 behind seven points from Henry in a 24-14 run to keep Harrisburg within reach.
  • In the final three minutes, the Seahawks went 2-of-6 from the floor, including 1-of-4 from downtown as Alexander hit another shot from beyond the arc to end the game.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Neither squad shot above 40-percent from the field.
  • St. Mary's edged the Lions, 39-33, in rebounds behind the efforts of forwards Gary Grant (Washington, D.C./Thomas Stone [Md.]) and Naz Fisher (Washington, D.C./Washington Latin) as the duo each grabbed a game-high eight boards.
  • Harrisburg benefitted from 24 points off 19 Seahawk turnovers, including 17 off 13 in the first half.
 
St. Mary's Game Notes
  • Alexander played all 40 minutes for the Seahawks, going 6-of-12 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line while adding six rebounds.
  • Henry contributed 11 points, three rebounds, and two assists while Grant also scored in double figures with 10 off the bench.
  • St. Mary's had a good night at the free throw line, making 20 of 27 free throws for 74.1-percent.
 
Penn State Harrisburg Game Notes
  • With tonight's win, Harrisburg avenges its January 14 loss to the Seahawks in St. Mary's City as Henry scored a career- and game-high 28 points for St. Mary's in the 78-68 win.
  • Former Seahawk Isaiah Eggleston notched team-bests of 17 points seven rebounds while Nate Curry, this week's United East Player of the Week, chipped in 11 points and seven boards.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Feb. 3 vs. Penn State Abington (14-6, 8-3 United East) – St. Mary's City, Md. – 7:00 p.m.
 
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