No. 18 Eagles Fly Past Seahawks, 75-49

The University of Mary Washington Eagles cruised to their ninth consecutive win with a 75-49 victory over St. Mary’s (Md.) College in Capital Athletic Conference women’s basketball action Saturday afternoon in the Athletics and Recreation Center Arena.  All but two of the Eagles’ 13 players notched points in the win.

St. Mary’s (6-8, 1-5 CAC) looks to rebound on January 23 when the Seahawks travel to Baltimore, MD to face Goucher College at 5:30.  No. 18 Mary Washington (13-2, 5-1 CAC) will host Catholic University on Tuesday as well at 5:30.

The Eagles’ junior guard Sarah Flanagan (Springfield, VA/West Springfield) tied for the game-high with 17, while junior center Liz Hickey (Virginia Beach, VA/Bishop Sullivan Catholic) just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.

Mary Washington dominated from the opening tip-off although the Seahawks briefly held a one-point lead at 16:21 following a three-pointer by junior guard Megan Uglik (Frederick, MD/Linganore).  The Eagles mounted a 35-12 run to close out the half as Mary Washington received 13 points from their bench.

Hickey led all players at the half with 10 points as the Eagles grabbed a 42-20 halftime advantage.  Mary Washington shot 50% (17-34) from the floor, including 33.3% from downtown, while St. Mary’s was plagued at the free throw line as the Seahawks only made 4-of-12 attempts.

The second half was no different than the first as the Eagles continued their impressive play, leading by their biggest margin of 30 at 5:36.  Mary Washington out-rebounded the Seahawks, 46-22, for the game and the Eagles were 8-of-8 from the charity stripe in the second half.  St. Mary’s improved its free throw percentage in the second half by connecting on 10-of-15.

Mary Washington capitalized on the Seahawks’ 24 turnovers by notching 21 points off them.

Freshman guard Stephanie Saint-Aubin (Upper Marlboro, MD/Elizabeth Seton) led SMCM with a game-high 17 points and Uglik finished the game with 16.  Junior forward Lisa Daciek (Laurel, MD/Atholton) contributed eight rebounds.