The contest was tied at halftime, 28-28. The Gothic Knights opened the second half with a 5-0 run to claim a 33-28 lead but the Seahawks quickly answered with two baskets by sophomore point guard Dan Engelstad and a free throw by freshman swingman T.J. Jordan with 16:20 remaining in the contest.
St. Mary's College took the lead for good in the contest with a three-point field goal from Jordan with 14:20 remaining and never looked back, opening up as much as a 14-point lead in the contest.
For New Jersey City, Mark Washington posted a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, both game-highs. Reserve Ben Balcom was the only other NJCU player in double figures with ten points.
For the Seahawks, Jordan scored 15 points and collected a team-high eight rebounds with four steals and three assists. Junior guard Ben Stewart also scored 15 points in the contest, while senior forward Jeffrey Turner added 11 points and seven rebounds.
The Seahawks will play in the championship contest on Tuesday evening at 8:00 p.m. against the winner of the Christopher Newport/Rutgers-Camden contest. The Gothic Knights will face the loser of that contest in the consolation game on Tuesday evening, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score St. Mary's (MD) vs New Jersey City 1/3/05 7:00 pm at Freeman Center, Newport News, VA At Freeman Center, Newport News, VA ST. MARY'S (MD) 67, NEW JERSEY CITY 54 ST. MARY'S (MD) (5-5) Ben Stewart 4-8 5-6 15; T.J. Jordan 6-11 1-2 15; Jeffrey Turner 4-12 3-4 11; Dan Engelstad 4-5 0-1 8; John Dewey 3-9 2-2 8; Ryan Carr 2-4 0-0 5; Ryan Junghans 1-4 1-2 3; Tommy Bushnell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-54 12-17 67. NEW JERSEY CITY (6-5) Mark Washington 8-19 2-2 18; Ben Balcom 3-7 3-4 10; Luis DaSilva 3-4 0-0 8; Abraham Williams 3-7 0-0 6; Rob Freeney 2-7 0-0 5; Devin Davis 2-7 1-2 5; Javier Rodriguez 1-7 0-0 2; James Kaiser 0-1 0-0 0; Antoinne Morgano 0-3 0-2 0; Christopher Kates 0-4 0-0 0; Charles Coles 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-70 6-10 54. St. Mary's (MD)............... 28 39 - 67 New Jersey City............... 28 26 - 54 3-point goals-St. Mary's (MD) 5-15 (Ben Stewart 2-4; T.J. Jordan 2-5; Ryan Carr 1-3; Ryan Junghans 0-2; Jeffrey Turner 0-1), New Jersey City 4-23 (Luis DaSilva 2-3; Rob Freeney 1-2; Ben Balcom 1-3; Javier Rodriguez 0-3; Christopher Kates 0-2; Charles Coles 0-4; Mark Washington 0-6). Fouled out--St. Mary's (MD)-None, New Jersey City-None. Rebounds-St. Mary's (MD) 36 (T.J. Jordan 8), New Jersey City 47 (Mark Washington 12). Assists-St. Mary's (MD) 16 (Ryan Carr 3; Ryan Junghans 3; T.J. Jordan 3), New Jersey City 10 (Javier Rodriguez 3). Total fouls-St. Mary's (MD) 13, New Jersey City 15. A-276 Semifinals of the Christopher Newport Captains Shootout. St. Mary's will face winner of CNU-Rutgers-Camden tomorrow at 8pm.