News Release

St. Mary's City, MD — The Catholic University men's basketball team shot 53.2 percent from the field in securing a 63-45 Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) victory over St. Mary's College on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 9-4 overall and 2-1 in the conference, while the Seahawks fall to 5-7 overall and 1-2 in CAC action with the loss.

Junior forward/center Shane Sowden posted a double-double with 28 points and 11 rebounds to led the Cardinals to the victory. Sowden connected on 13-16 from the field. Sophomore forward Patrick Dwyer added 14 points on 5-7 shooting from the field, while sophomore guard Mike Wasilenko posted a game-high 11 assists for Catholic. As a team, the Cardinals assisted on 21 of their 25 total field goals in the contest.

For the Seahawks, senior forward John Dewey was the only player to reach double figures. Dewey scored 13 points in the contest on 6-9 shooting from the field. Junior guard Ben Stewart added eight points, while sophomore guard Dan Engelstad and senior forward Jeffrey Turner each scored six points and added four rebounds for St. Mary's College.

The Seahawks (5-7, 1-2 CAC) will return to action on Saturday, January 15, when they host York College (PA) in a CAC contest. The game will follow the women's contest and is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.

Newspaper Box Score
Catholic vs St. Mary's (MD)
01/12/05 8:00 pm at St. Mary's City, MD - Somerset Gymnasium
At St. Mary's City, MD - Somerset Gymnasium
CATHOLIC 63, ST. MARY'S (MD) 45
CATHOLIC (9-4, 2-1 CAC)
Shane Sowden 13-16 2-4 28; Patrick Dwyer 5-7 4-6 14; Pat Satalin 3-12 0-0 7;
Mat Spierenburg 2-5 2-3 6; Setven Popageorge 1-3 0-0 3; Scoot Fumal 0-1 2-2
2; Mike Wasilenko 1-2 0-0 2; Steve Wheeler 0-0 1-2 1; Tim Burke 0-1 0-0 0;
Brian THompmson 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 25-47 11-18 63.
ST. MARY'S (MD) (5-7, 1-2 CAC)
John Dewey 6-9 1-1 13; Ben Stewart 3-12 1-2 8; Jeffrey Turner 3-11 0-0 6;
Dan Engelstad 2-3 2-5 6; Tommy Bushell 2-3 0-0 4; Ryan Carr 1-6 0-0 3; T.J.
Jordan 1-5 0-0 3; Ryan Junghans 1-6 0-0 2; Darren Johnson 0-0 0-0 0; Matthew
LeVine 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-55 4-8 45.
Catholic......................   35   28  -   63
St. Mary's (MD)...............   25   20  -   45
3-point goals-Catholic 2-9 (Pat Satalin 1-5; Setven Popageorge 1-2; Tim
Burke 0-1; Patrick Dwyer 0-1), St. Mary's (MD) 3-22 (Ben Stewart 1-7; Ryan
Carr 1-5; T.J. Jordan 1-4; Ryan Junghans 0-1; Dan Engelstad 0-1; Jeffrey
Turner 0-4). Fouled out--Catholic-None, St. Mary's (MD)-None.
Rebounds-Catholic 41 (Shane Sowden 11), St. Mary's (MD) 22 (Dan Engelstad 4;
Jeffrey Turner 4). Assists-Catholic 21 (Mike Wasilenko 11), St. Mary's (MD)
8 (Dan Engelstad 4). Total fouls-Catholic 15, St. Mary's (MD) 21. A-175