St. Mary's County Times December 06, 2018 | Page 22

22 Sports The County Times Thursday, December 6, 2018 Seahawk Men Come up Short in CAC Hoops Opener Spencer Schultz ‘20 - Photo Credit: Bill Wood The St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s basketball team suffered a gut-wrench- ing loss in their Capital Athletic Conference opener Saturday afternoon. St. Mary’s (2-6, 0-1 CAC) dropped a 96-94 decision to Salisbury University (7-0, 1-0 CAC) as the Seahawks battled in their fourth game of the season decided by four or fewer points. The game also marks St. Mary’s first 90-point performance of the 2018-19 campaign. St. Mary’s 96, Salisbury 94 How It Happened • Salisbury erased a 53-46 deficit with an 8-0 run early in the second half to re- claim the lead on a James Foley layup at 18:13. From there, the lead seesawed between the two teams as neither side led by more than five points the rest of the way. • The Seahawks owned a 90-87 lead at 1:35 as junior forward Spencer Schultz (Clear Spring, Md. /Clear Spring) made the first of the two foul shots. Gary Briddell then drained a three-point shot to return the advantage to Salisbury, a lead the Sea Gulls would not relinquish as the visitors closed out the game on a 9-3 run to remain undefeated and open up conference play with a win. • St. Mary’s headed into halftime with a five-point advantage as the Seahawks ended the first half on a 12-4 run over the final 2:37 of the half. First-year wing Zack Spooner (Washington, D.C./St. John’s) notched five of the team’s 12 points in the closing push. Inside the Box Score • St. Mary’s received double-figure scoring performances from five Seahawks. The Seahawks shot a season-high 56.7-percent from the field, including 9-of-18 from downtown. St. Mary’s also registered a season-best 26 dimes on 34 field goals. • Schultz and junior guard Matt Ayoub (Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson) led the way with 22 points each while Schultz grabbed seven rebounds and three assists and Ayoub added three boards and two helpers. • Spooner finished the afternoon with season-highs of 13 points and four caroms while junior guard Justin Milstead (Fort Washington, Md./IDEA Charter) con- tributed a dozen points. • Junior guard Reggie Rouse (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall) dropped career-bests of 12 assists and seven rebounds while junior forward Rodney Christian (Ran- dallstown, Md./Sherwood) scored in double-digits for the second straight game with 10 to go along with three boards. • Blair Davis led a contingent of five Sea Gulls in double-digit scoring with a game-high 26 points and seven helpers while Mike Ward tallied 17 on 6-of-8 shooting with four triples off the bench. Up Next for the Seahawks • Dec. 14 vs. St. Vincent (7-1) – Jamaica, N.Y. (York (N.Y.) Invitational) – 5:30 p.m. • Dec. 15 at York (N.Y.) Invitational Consolation/Championship – 1:00/3:00 p.m.  By Nairem Moran [email protected] for SMCM CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Cecilia Church 47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429 St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 301-862-4600 Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm Saturday Sunday: 8:00 am Weekday (M-F): 7:30 am Confessions: 3-4 pm Saturday www.stceciliaparish.com EPISCOPAL CHURCH Christ Episcopal Church King & Queen Parish founded 1692 25390 Maddox Road | Chaptico, MD 20621 www.cckqp.net 301-884-3451 Sunday Worship 8:00am Holy Eucharist, Rite I 10:00am Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Organ & Choir All are Welcome ANGLICAN CATHOLIC St. Anne’s Church Meeting at Dent Memorial Chapel Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall Sundays - 10:00 am - Holy Eucharist Traditional Anglican Worship “First Millennium Faith for a Third Millennium World” [phone] METHODIST CHURCH Hollywood United Methodist Church 24422 Mervell Dean Rd • Hollywood, MD 20636 301-373-2500 Katie Paul, Pastor Sunday Worship 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m. All of our services are traditional. Child care is provided. Sunday Evening Youth Group Christian Preschool and Kindergarten available T o place an ad on This page conTacT J en s ToTler aT 301-247-7611 or Jen @ counTyTimes . neT