FREDERICK, Md.—The Hood College women's basketball team (1-8, 0-4 CAC) was handed defeat by St. Mary's College (Md.) (3-6, 2-1 CAC) by a count of 70-41 at BB&T Arena Saturday.

Hood freshman forward Rachel Wiley recorded her third collegiate double-double scoring 10 points and hauling in 11 rebounds. Emily Maerz continued her scoring ways as she led the Blazers scoring 13 points, nine of which were from three.

Joanna Murray led the Seahawks with 16 points and shot an impressive 4-of-5 from three. St. Mary's as a unit made eight threes on the game and shot 38 percent from behind the arc.

Hood trailed for the most of the game but fought hard into the second half. St. Mary's put the game out of reach when it went on a 12-1 run to stretch its lead to 53-33 with eight minutes remaining in the game. The press defense that St. Mary's used pressured and harassed the young Blazers into 29 turnovers in a contest where neither team managed to shoot 30 percent from the floor. Hood was also outrebounded 55-49 in a game that saw many rebounds for both teams.

The Blazers return to action in a week when they travel and play in non-conference action against Notre Dame (Md.) with a 1 p.m. tip.