ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - The Salisbury University men's basketball team, fresh off of a two-win weekend in which it captured the Optimist Classic championship, faced off against Capital Athletic Conference foe St. Mary's (Md.) College on Wednesday night. The Sea Gulls fell to the Seahawks, 72-60.

Salisbury (3-4, 0-2 CAC) shot out of the gates, going on a 10-0 scoring run in the first three minutes of the game. The Seahawks (6-1, 3-0 CAC) quickly answered back and eventually took the lead, entering the second half with a nine-point advantage. Both teams played aggressively in a second half which was relatively even, but the Seahawks' point advantage was too much for the Sea Gulls to surpass.

The maroon and gold's tough defense limited Seahawk Camontae Griffin, who is averaging 26 points per game, to just 17 points on the night. When the Sea Gulls faced off against St. Mary's earlier this season, they held Griffin to just 15 points. Those two numbers are among the lowest point totals for Griffin this season.

The Sea Gulls saw four players score double-digits, including Mike Mackzo (Bel Air, Md.), who posted a double-double. The sophomore forward scored a career-high 15 points and pulled down 11 rebounds on the night. Senior guards Devin Jones (Severn, Md.) and Greg Palmer (Salisbury, Md.) added to the Sea Gulls' scoring by netting 15 and 12 points, respectively, and junior center Chris McGrew (Burtonsville, Md.) scored 16 points in the game.

Salisbury will now travel to Newport News, Va., to take part in the Newport Classic on Dec. 12-13. The first game of that weekend, against Christopher Newport University, will be played on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.; the second game is TBA. The Sea Gulls' next home contest will be on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. against Virginia Wesleyan College.