CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – Four Seahawks score in double figures to lead the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team to victory Tuesday evening (Jan. 13). St. Mary's College (6-8, 2-2 UEC) picked up a 70-60 United East Conference road win over Wilson College as the Seahawks never trailed in the game.
 
How It Happened

• SMCM came out firing, jumping out to a 12-0 lead within the first six minutes. St. Mary's College never looked back in growing to its biggest lead of the game, 20-5, at 9:40.
• Wilson trimmed the deficit to five twice in the first half, including 23-18 at 3:34 on a layup by Armani Jones, before heading into halftime down 31-24.
• Thanks to consecutive buckets from Sophomore James Crimaudo (Riva, Md./South River) and junior guard Ben Kobil (Washington, D.C./Jackson-Reed), the Seahawks rebuilt a double-digit margin less than three minutes into the second half.
• The Phoenix kept hanging around, pulling within three twice over the next 12 minutes but never overcoming the visitors' 15-point advantage.
• With Jalen Bowie's triple closing the gap to 56-53 at 5:34, SMCM doubled up on Wilson and closed out the game with a 14-7 push.

 
Inside the Box Score

• St. Mary's College cleaned the glass extremely well, posting a +20-rebounding margin as the Seahawks pulled down a season-high 54 boards.
• SMCM tallied 42 of its 70 points in the paint while the Phoenix notched 18.
• St. Mary's College finished the game with a 42.9-field goal percentage after making 45.2-percent of its shots in the second half.

 
St. Mary's College Game Notes

• Senior captain Jake Koverman (Severna Park, Md./Southern) poured in a game-best 19 points while hauling in nine rebounds, dishing out a career-best six assists, and picking three pockets.
• Crimaudo finished the game with 16 points and a career-high 13 boards for his second career double-double while chipping in two helpers and one block.
• First-year guard Korey Blair (Baltimore, Md./Overlea) contributed 13 points, two caroms and one assist.
• First-year forward Evan Quintero (Fallston, Md./Gilman) chipped in 10 points and five rebounds.
• Senior captain JD Salo (Dunkirk, Md./Northern) grabbed 10 boards and added five points and a career-best four blocks.

 
Wilson Game Notes

• Bowie recorded a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Phoenix had their two-game win streak snapped.

 
Up Next for the Seahawks

• Jan. 17 at Lancaster Bible (12-4, 4-0 UEC) – Lancaster, Pa. (Horst Athletic Center) – 1 pm

 
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