ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – Three Seahawks scored in double digits as the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team rebounded with a United East Conference win Wednesday night (Jan. 21). St. Mary's College (7-9, 3-3 UEC) picked up a 59-42 victory over Rosemont College (2-13, 1-6 UEC).
 
How It Happened

• Following an early 2-0 lead by Rosemont, the Seahawks turned it around with a 22-10 run over the next 12 minutes to boast a 10-point margin with 4:38 left in the first half.
• SMCM held off the Ravens for a 22-17 lead at halftime as back-to-back buckets by Brandon Moore fueled a 5-0 push by the visitors.
• St. Mary's College put up its best second-half shooting of the season as the Seahawks knocked down 63.6-percent of their shots over the final 20 minutes.
• Rosemont stuck around through the first 10 minutes of the second half, trimming a 12-point deficit down to 33-30 with 12:46 to go as Moore tallied nine points in his team's rally.
• Five straight points by first-year forward Tristan Thompson (Urbana, Md./Urbana) sparked a 9-2 Seahawk spurt that gave the home team a double-digit lead for the final 6:53 of the game.
• A three-point shot by first-year guard Korey Blair (Baltimore, Md./Overlea) at 3:30 handed SMCM its biggest lead of the game, 56-34.

 
Inside the Box Score

• St. Mary's College converted 17 Raven miscues into 24 points.
• The Seahawks finished their second-highest three-point field goal percentage of the season as they connected on 7-of-18 triples (.389).
• SMCM also dished out a season second-best 19 assists.

 
St. Mary's College Game Notes

• Blair led St. Mary's College with 16 points while adding a career-best four assists, one block, and one steal.
• First-year guard Khairi Hyde (Gaithersburg, Md./Wootton) was next with 11 points, career-highs of eight assists and four steals, and two rebounds.
• Senior captain Jake Koverman (Severna Park, Md./Southern) chipped in 10 points, four caroms and one assist.
• Thompson and senior captain JD Salo (Dunkirk, Md./Northern) each grabbed a team-best six rebounds.

 
Rosemont Game Notes

• Moore ended the night with a game-high 17 points in the Ravens' fifth straight loss.

 
Up Next for the Seahawks

• Jan. 23 at Penn College (3-15, 2-5 UEC) – Williamsport, Pa. (Bardo Gymnasium) – 4 pm

 
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