Seahawks Men's Basketball Stumbles Against Lancaster Bible

Nairem Moran St. Marys College of Maryland Athletics

Jan 27

The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team dropped their third game in a row Wednesday night (Jan. 25) for their longest skid of the season. St. Mary's College (8-9, 3-5 United East) succumbed to a 77-45 defeat to Lancaster Bible College (10-7, 7-1 United East) in United East Conference action.

First-year guard Micah Henry (Laurel, Md./Hammond) was a bright spot for the Seahawks as Henry tallied a game-best 18 points.

How It Happened

The Chargers opened with a 5-0 run before a three-pointer by sophomore guard Bryant Palmer (New Market, Md./Oakdale) and a layup by senior guard Daryn Alexander (Twinbrook, Md./Richard Montgomery) evened the score at 7-7 for the only tied score of the game.
Lancaster Bible's defensive pressure forced the Seahawks into 12 first-half turnovers and limited the hosts to just six field goals made as the Chargers headed into the break with a 37-17 advantage.
The visitors continued with their stingy defense in the second half and LBC grew its lead to as many as 32 (67-35) with less than seven minutes remaining in the game.

Inside the Box Score

Tonight's 32-point defeat is the biggest margin of defeat for the Seahawks this season, surpassing the previous mark of 31 when St. Mary's fell 87-56 to Division I University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
For just the second time this season, the Seahawks lost the rebounding battle as Lancaster Bible posted a 50-36 rebounding margin.
The Chargers picked 14 pockets and forced St. Mary's into a season second-high 23 turnovers.

Micah Henry vs. Lancaster Bible (1.25.23)

St. Mary's Game Notes

Henry shot 7-of-15 from the floor and went 4-of-6 at the free throw line for his game-best 18 points. He also added four rebounds and two assists.
First-year forward JD Salo (Dunkirk, Md./Northern) led the Seahawks on the glass with seven boards while picking up two blocks.
St. Mary's finished the game shooting 34.0-percent (18-53) from the field, including a 1-of-11 performance from downtown.

Lancaster Bible Game Notes