Men's Basketball

Blazer Men Knock Off Marymount, Will Host CAC Playoff Game Tuesday

FREDERICK, Md.--Junior Tyler Snoots recorded his fifth career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and blocked four shots to lead the Hood College men's basketball team (15-10, 10-6 CAC) to a 61-50 Capital Athletic Conference victory over the Marymount University Saints (14-11, 9-7 CAC) Saturday evening at the Odom Fitness Center at Fort Detrick.

The Blazers finished as the No. 4 seed in the CAC standings and will host fifth-seeded Marymount once again on Tuesday at the Odom Fitness Center at 7 p.m. in a first round playoff game.

The Blazers and Saints traded buckets for most of the opening stanza before Hood took the lead for good on a jumper by Snoots at the 4:29 mark which snapped a 17-17 tie. Hood outscored Marymount 13-4 in the closing minutes of the period and led 30-21 at intermission.

Hood tightened up its defense and limited the Saints to just two field goals over the first 9:27 of the second half while stretching its lead to as many as 16 (42-26) when Anthony Bennett buried his lone three-pointer of the contest with 11:14 to go. The Blazers maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the way. A Bryan DeBruin triple drew the Saints to within eight in the final minute, but the Blazers kept Marymount at bay to complete the regular season sweep.

Brenden Straughn led all scorers with 17 points, including three long-range baskets, to go along with five assists and a pair of steals. Tory Wilson fouled out with 13 points and seven boards.

Hood recognized seniors J'Air Brady, Anthony Bennett and Joe Tressler before the contest. Brady hit a pair of free throws and grabbed three rebounds, while Bennett chipped in three points and a rebound and Tressler earned his first career start and dished an assist.

Marymount was led by DeBruin's 11 points off the bench.

The Blazers and Saints met in a 2008 CAC tournament first round game at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School. The Saints, then the No. 6 seed, upended the third-seeded Blazers, 80-77, to advance to the semifinals.

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Players Mentioned

Anthony Bennett

#23 Anthony Bennett

G
5' 10"
Senior
J

#32 J'Air Brady

F
6' 2"
Senior
Tyler Snoots

#44 Tyler Snoots

C
6' 5"
Junior
Brenden Straughn

#3 Brenden Straughn

G
5' 10"
Sophomore
Tory Wilson

#43 Tory Wilson

F
6' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Anthony Bennett

#23 Anthony Bennett

5' 10"
Senior
G
J

#32 J'Air Brady

6' 2"
Senior
F
Tyler Snoots

#44 Tyler Snoots

6' 5"
Junior
C
Brenden Straughn

#3 Brenden Straughn

5' 10"
Sophomore
G
Tory Wilson

#43 Tory Wilson

6' 4"
Sophomore
F