St. Mary’s College Men’s Basketball Dominant Over Gallaudet

How It Happened

• The Seahawks jumped out to an 8-0 lead before Gallaudet connected on its first field goal of the game – a two-point jumper by Alex Antsiferov at 15:02.
• The Bison’s second field goal of the game at 11:13 as Kyle Florio hit a three-pointer to make it a 13-5 contest.
• SMCM then went on a 17-0 run as the St. Mary’s College defense forced five turnovers and Gallaudet missed its next 14 shots, including six three-point attempts, over the next eight minutes.
• The Seahawks headed into the break with a 37-6 advantage.

• St. Mary’s College doubled up on the Bison in the second half, outscoring the visitors, 48-24, over the final 20 minutes of the game as SMCM shot over 56-percent from the floor.

Inside the Box Score

• The Seahawks finished the game shooting a season second-best 51.6-percent (32-62) while posting a 50-34 rebounding margin after hauling in a season third-best 50 boards.
• Defensively, St. Mary’s College collected a season-high seven blocks and a season second-best 13 steals.
• SMCM notched 30 points off 23 Bison turnovers and tallied a +10-turnover margin.

St. Mary’s College Game Notes

• Fifth-year captain Daryn Alexander (Twinbrook, Md./Richard Montgomery) led all scorers and rebounders with a dozen points and nine boards while dishing out three assists.
• First-year guard Kyree Smith (Baltimore, Md./City) contributed 11 points, two dimes, and two steals.
• First-year guard Artarus Brown (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) came off the bench to drop a career-high 10 points plus one carom and one steal.

Gallaudet Game Notes

• Antsiferov paced the Bison with nine points and six rebounds.

Up Next for the Seahawks

• Feb. 10 at Penn State Harrisburg (20-3, 10-0 UEC) – Middletown, Pa. – 1 pm