ST. MARY'S CITY, Md.--The Hood College women's basketball team (4-17, 2-10 CAC) fell to the St. Mary's College Seahawks (7-13, 5-7 CAC), 84-31, Wednesday evening in a Capital Athletic Conference matchup.

The Seahawks scored the first 11 points of the contest and never looked back en route to the decisive victory. St. Mary's took advantage of an undersized Hood lineup, outscoring the Blazers 40-4 in the paint. The Seahawks were also aided by 22 offensive rebounds which led to 25 second-chance points.

Allyson Lethbridge paced the Blazers with 16 points including three triples and picked off three steals. Brianna Raithel chipped in six points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds while Bridgette Ringley matched her season high with four points and assisted on three Hood field goals. Christi Valdez saw her first action of the season and contributed three points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal and Kim Blocker knocked down a jumper and snared three rebounds for the Blazers.

Four Seahawk starters reached double figures in scoring, led by Tiara Hurte's 22 points. Allie Scott and Alex Wenger each registered double-doubles in the victory.

Hood returns to action Saturday at Marymount University for a 2 p.m. tip.