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Harney Huddle 11.10.23
Chuck Steenburgh
95
St. Mary's (MD) SMCMU 11-10,6-2 United East
100
Winner Lancaster Bible LBC 13-9,7-3 United East
St. Mary's (MD) SMCMU
11-10,6-2 United East
95
Final
100
Lancaster Bible LBC
13-9,7-3 United East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Mary's (MD) SMCMU 55 40 95
Lancaster Bible LBC 44 56 100

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Nairem Moran

Lancaster Bible Outlasts St. Mary’s College Men’s Basketball in Shootout

LANCASTER, Pa. – Guards Daryn Alexander (Twinbrook, Md./Richard Montgomery) and Micah Henry (Laurel, Md./Hammond) each put up 20-point games as the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team saw their two-game win streak snapped Tuesday night (Jan. 30). Despite scoring a season-best 95 points, St. Mary's College (11-10, 6-2 UEC) succumbed to a 100-95 setback at the hands of Lancaster Bible College (13-9, 7-2 UEC) to split the United East Conference series.
 
How It Happened
  • The first half featured four tied scores and three lead changes and went to the Seahawks as SMCM shot a blistering 76.9-percent from the field, including going 4-of-5 from downtown.
  • After Luke Rumbaugh knotted the game at 17-all with a three-pointer at 13:04, St. Mary's College used a 30-16 run to claim their biggest lead of the game – a 14-point advantage with 2:02 left in the half. Alexander and Henry combined for 19 points in the run with Alexander tallying 11
  • St. Mary's College outscored the Chargers, 55-44, in the first 20 minutes to stake an 11-point halftime advantage.
  • Lancaster Bible picked up its offense to hang around the Seahawks, upping its shooting percentage from 40-percent to 52.9-percent in the second half and outscoring the visitors, 56-40.
  • The visitors stayed in front for a majority of the stanza, but the margin varied throughout. Alexander's three-pointer gave SMCM a 12-point lead (81-69) at 7:46, its largest of the half, capping a 15-5 run to rebuild a double-digit advantage after the Chargers worked down the deficit to 66-64 at 12:37.
  • LBC picked up its first lead since 13-12 when Grant Sareyka knocked down two free throws at 3:56 to give the Chargers an 85-83 advantage.
  • Lancaster Bible put together a 31-14 run to close out the final 7:24 of the game and secure its third straight win.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • St. Mary's College finished the game shooting a season-best 63.5-percent (33-52) from the field, including a season-high 60-percent (6-10) from downtown.
  • The Chargers made the most of SMCM's 20 turnovers by gaining 27 points off them.
 
St. Mary's College Game Notes
  • Alexander tallied a team-best 27 points plus three rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
  • Henry contributed 22 points, four boards, and two helpers.
  • Sophomore forward Jake Koverman (Severna Park, Md./Southern) added 15 points and a team-high seven caroms plus one dime and one block.
  • Senior captain Hollique Johnson (Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill) chipped in 10 points and two rebounds.
  • First-year guard James Lerner (Herndon, Va./Maret) grabbed a season- and team-best seven rebounds and handed out a team-high five dimes plus scoring seven points.
 
Lancaster Bible Game Notes
  • Connor Storr recorded a double-double with game-bests of 33 points and 10 boards while Sareyka dropped 30 points.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Feb. 3 vs. Penn State Berks (3-16, 2-7 UEC) – St. Mary's City, Md. (MPOARC Arena) – 1 pm (Senior Day/Alumni Day/Gold Rush Game)
 
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