St. Mary’s Tops Salisbury, 78-66
St. Mary's City, Md. - Junior forward Allie Scott (Laurel, Md./Atholton) led four players in double digits as Scott poured in a game-high 24 points in leading the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's basketball team to a series sweep of Salisbury University with a 78-66 win Saturday afternoon in Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) action.
Scott went 10-of-13 from the floor, grabbed six rebounds, and had three steals in 32 minutes of play. Forwards Kiely Murphy (Olney, Md./Good Counsel) and Tiara Hurte (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) each tallied 15 points, while senior guard Megan Uglik (Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore) added 13 and a game-high six assists.
Salisbury (7-12, 4-6 CAC) started the game with a 4-0 margin before a 29-15 run gave the Seahawks a solid lead - one they would never relinquish. St. Mary's forged a 37-30 halftime advantage behind a dozen from Scott. The Sea Gulls were paced by 12 and 10 points from junior guards Monica Merkel (Walkersville, Md./St. John's at Prospect Hall) and Lindsay Martin (Newtown Square, Pa./Villa Maria Academy), respectively.
The Seahawks (13-7, 6-5 CAC) were out-rebounded by Salisbury, 21-15, in the first half and finished with a 42-29 advantage for the game.
A 30-15 start to the second half gave St. Mary's its biggest lead of 22 (67-45) with 8:23 left in the game. The Sea Gulls would get no closer than 11 the rest of the way.
SMCM connected on 7-of-16 three-pointers in the contest as Murphy went 5-of-6 from downtown. Sophomore guard Steph Saint-Aubin (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, while Hurte had seven.
Martin finished the day with a team-high 23 points, while Merkel posted a double-double on 22 points and 10 caroms. Sophomore forward Kylie Hall (Baltimore, Md./Lansdowne) also hauled in 10 boards.
The Seahawks return to action next Wednesday when St. Mary's travels to Frederick, Maryland to take on Hood College in another conference tilt at 6:00. The game will be played at Governor Thomas Johnson High School.
