EMMITSBURG, Md.--Freshman Justin Stone recorded game-highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds for his first career double-double to lead the Hood College men's basketball team (13-9, 8-5 CAC) to a 59-57 win over Capital Athletic Conference foe Gallaudet University (4-14, 0-12 CAC) Tuesday at Mount St. Mary's University's Knott Arena.

Due to the closure of Fort Detrick and in anticipation of another significant snow fall this afternoon and evening, the two teams made the journey to Mount St. Mary's for the early tip times at the Knott Arena.

Hood cashed in on its first three field goals of the game and owned a 10-4 lead at the 13:09 mark. But from there, the Blazers went cold from the field and endured a stretch of nearly eight minutes without a basket. Meanwhile, Gallaudet reeled off 16 straight markers to assume a double-figure advantage, capped by a Tony Tatum triple with 5:53 to go in the period. The Blazers trailed by 10 (32-22) at intermission.

Coming out of the locker room, Hood wasted no time chipping into the deficit, outscoring the Bison 12-2 over the first 6:27 to cut the lead to one, 35-34. Reco Siler and Stone keyed the spurt by combining for 10 of Hood's points during that stretch. Stone also threw down a fast-break one-handed jam in the run.

Brenden Straughn gave the Blazers the lead for good with his only made jumper of the day at the 11:15 mark. The Hood lead ballooned to as many as nine but the Bison wouldn't back down. After narrowing the gap to two on a pair of free throws by Tatum with 1:58 left, Tyler Snoots answered at the other end with an old-fashioned three-point play. GU's Jocus Houston found Tatum on the perimeter for another trey to make it 56-54 with 1:13 left, and Hood called timeout.

Out of the break, Stone connected on a layup with 44 ticks left to push the lead back to four. Houston misfired on a trey at the other end and Jackson was whistled for a foul on Stone who went to the line for a one-and-one. Stone missed the front end and Tatum snared the rebound. Tatum then fed Weedon at the top of the key who swished Gallaudet's fifth three-pointer of the game and GU called timeout down 58-57 with 26 seconds remaining in regulation.

After a pair of Hood timeouts, Tatum fouled J'Air Brady to put the Blazers in the double bonus. Brady hit the first clutch foul shot and GU called timeout. Out of the stoppage, Brady misfired on his second attempt and McMillan corralled the carom. After getting the ball across the timeline, Gallaudet spent another timeout with four seconds showing on the clock.

Luther Weedon launched a potential go-ahead three pointer with time winding down which was off the mark, but Weedon followed his shot and came up with the rebound. He quickly tried to hoist another shot but the referees determined that Weedon's follow came after the final buzzer, and the Blazers escaped with the victory.

The win ended a three-game slide for the Blazers as Hood completed the regular season sweep of the Bison.

Stone, who earned his seventh start of the season, nailed 8-of-11 from the field and 6-of-9 from the stripe in his 33 minutes of work. Snoots netted 18 points, including an impressive 10-of-11 from the line, while Siler added 12.

Danny Kelly paced the Bison with 15 points, 12 in the first half, while Jackson contributed 11 points, nine rebounds, three assists and six steals.

Hood's next game is slated for Thursday at the University of Mary Washington, weather permitting. Please check www.hoodathletics.com for the latest updates on this game and all Hood College athletic events.