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Sekou Bangoura poised for a shot with a Regent defender's hand in his face on Nov. 12, 2025
Chuck Steenburgh
66
St. Mary's (MD) SMCMU 5-7,1-1 United East
90
Winner Cairn Cairn 11-4,3-0 United East
St. Mary's (MD) SMCMU
5-7,1-1 United East
66
Final
90
Cairn Cairn
11-4,3-0 United East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Mary's (MD) SMCMU 33 33 66
Cairn Cairn 48 42 90

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Nairem Moran '99

Seahawks Men’s Basketball Returns to United East Action

LANGHORNE, Pa. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team stepped back into United East Conference play Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 7). St. Mary's College (5-7, 1-1 UEC) dropped its first league game of the season, falling 90-66 to Cairn University (11-4, 3-0 UEC).
 
How It Happened
  • The first half featured seven lead changes and two tied scores as neither team led by more than four points at any given point during the first 13 minutes of the game.
  • The biggest lead owned by the Seahawks was a four-point margin four times, including a 19-15 advantage at 12:56 following two free throws by senior captain JD Salo (Dunkirk, Md./Northern).
  • SMCM's last lead of the game was 22-21 at 9:53 behind a jumper by junior guard Ben Kobil (Washington, D.C./Jackson-Reed). First-year forward Evan Quintero (Fallston, Md./Gilman) then knotted the game at 24-all before Kobil pulled St. Mary's College within one at 7:04.
  • Cairn separated themselves from the visitors by closing out the half with a 22-8 run to carry a 48-33 lead into halftime.
  • The Highlanders used an 11-5 push to open a 20-point margin within the first four minutes of the second half.
  • The Seahawks trimmed Cairn's lead down into the teens multiple times throughout the stanza, including using an 11-5 spurt over a four-minute span to make it 77-58 with 5:19 to go.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • SMCM finished the game shooting 38-percent (19-of-50) from the field while making 25-of-33 free throws.
  • St. Mary's College edged Cairn in the paint with a 28-24 margin.
  • The Highlanders earned 19 points off 17 Seahawk turnovers while posting a +3-rebounding margin (36-33).
 
St. Mary's College Game Notes
  • First-year guard Korey Blair (Baltimore, Md./Overlea) paced SMCM with 12 points while chipping in two rebounds, two assists, and one steal.
  • Salo ended the game with 11 points, eight boards, and one block.
  • Sophomore guard Sekou Bangoura (Olney, Md./Magruder) came off the bench to contribute a career-best eight caroms, seven points, and one steal in 14 minutes.
 
Cairn Game Notes
  • Three Highlanders scored in double digits with Baldwin leading all players with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Jan. 10 vs. Penn State Abington (1-13, 1-3 UEC) – St. Mary's City, Md. (MPOARC Arena) – 1 pm (Youth Day)
 
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