Blair Mills was one of four Cardinals in double figures with a team-high 17 points. The senior added six rebounds and hit 13-of-14 shots from the free throw line.
Sophomore Patrick Satalin scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half. His key three-pointer with 3:14 in the game gave the Cardinals a 67-56 lead.
William Morley netted 12 of his 14 points in the first half to help CUA to a 43-36 lead. The Cardinals (23-5) were a blazing 18-of-27 (66%) shooting compared to the Eagles' 14-of-30 (46%) effort.
Mary Washington (20-8) could only get as close as 50-49 midway through the stanza on a jumper by Mike Moore. Erik Rodriguez then hit one of his team's 10 treys and his third on the day to make it a 57-54 game with 7:43 to play.
Satalin would then help the Cardinals pull away for good by scoring the next 10 points capped off with his huge three-ball to give CUA a double-digit lead.
Mills then iced the game by hitting 11-of-12 free throws with under two minutes to help the Cardinals to its third CAC Championship in the last four years.
Rodriguez and Moore each had 11 points while Evan Fowler led all scorers with 20 points and 11 assists.
The win avenges a CAC Championship loss to the Eagles in last season's Championship game at the DuFour Center.
Senior Adam Dickman added 10 points while Satalin dished out six assists.
Newspaper Box Score Catholic University vs Mary Washington College 02/28/04 1:30 pm at Fredericksburg, VA At Fredericksburg, VA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY 81, MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE 72 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (23-5) Blair Mills 2-6 13-14 17; Patrick Satalin 5-7 3-3 15; William Morley 6-9 0-0 14; Adam Dickman 2-4 5-7 10; Patrick Dwyer 1-1 5-8 7; Shane Sowden 2-5 2-3 6; Tim Burke 2-6 0-0 4; Aaron Kelly 1-1 2-2 4; Matt Tanner 1-2 0-0 2; Matt Spierenburg 1-2 0-0 2; Mike Wasilenko 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-44 30-37 81. MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (20-8) Evan Fowler 9-16 1-1 20; Mike Moore 5-6 1-3 11; Erik Rodriguez 4-9 0-0 11; Mike Lee 3-7 0-0 9; A.J. Fitzgerald 3-3 0-0 8; Ian Sumers 2-6 2-4 6; Jon Hurd 2-8 0-3 5; Kevin Moore 1-4 0-0 2; Josh Wilson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-61 4-11 72. Catholic University........... 43 38 - 81 Mary Washington College....... 36 36 - 72 3-point goals-Catholic University 5-11 (Patrick Satalin 2-3; William Morley 2-3; Adam Dickman 1-3; Matt Tanner 0-1; Blair Mills 0-1), Mary Washington College 10-25 (Mike Lee 3-7; Erik Rodriguez 3-8; A.J. Fitzgerald 2-2; Evan Fowler 1-2; Jon Hurd 1-6). Fouled out--Catholic University-None, Mary Washington College-Jon Hurd. Rebounds-Catholic University 37 (William Morley 7), Mary Washington College 26 (Evan Fowler 4; Jon Hurd 4; Ian Sumers 4). Assists-Catholic University 11 (Patrick Satalin 6), Mary Washington College 18 (Evan Fowler 11). Total fouls-Catholic University 16, Mary Washington College 26. A-600 2004 Capital Athletic Conference Championship