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ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. — --Senior Jesse Gutekunst led all scorers with 26 points and hit two clutch free throws with three seconds left in regulation to lift the Hood College men's basketball team (6-3, 3-1 CAC) to a 73-70 triumph over St. Mary's College (Md.) (6-3, 2-2 CAC) Saturday afternoon.

The Blazers got off to a fast start, outscoring the Seahawks 13-2 over the first 4:16. But St. Mary's chipped away at the double-figure deficit and closed to within two, 21-19, on a jumper by Calvin Wise at the 8:13 mark. The two teams traded baskets the rest of the half and the Blazers clung to a narrow 32-31 edge at intermission.

The second half belonged to St. Mary's early on and the Seahawks led by as many as six. This time it was the Blazers who were forced to rally and they did just that, reclaiming the lead on a pair of free throws by Gutekunst with 11:04 left in the stanza.

The lead flip-flopped several more times before the Blazers went on a 15-6 run to push the lead back to nine (70-61). Gutekunst converted a layup with 3:09 to cap the spurt.

Hood had to fend off a furious Seahawk rally down the stretch. After a missed three-pointer by Gutekunst, Tyson Lesesne pulled down the rebound, converted a fast-break layup at the other end and drew a foul. Lesesne completed the three-point play to make it 71-70 Hood with 29 seconds left and St. Mary's called timeout.

Hood turned the ball over on the ensuing inbounds and St. Mary's had a shot at the potential game-winning score under their own basket. A 15-footer by Lesesne was off the mark and Arthur Claybon hauled in the carom. T.J. Jordan fouled Gutekunst with three seconds left and he nailed what proved to be the game-clinching foul shots, capping an impressive 12-of-12 performance from the stripe.

Gutekunst finished with his eighth double-double in nine games with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Freshman Rian McHenry netted a career-high 13 points while Ryan Junghans chipped in 11. In all, the Blazers connected on 22-of-25 from the foul line and overcame 24 turnovers to clinch their third league victory on the road.

Hood will be idle next week but returns to action Dec. 18 at the King's College Holiday Tournament against Susquehanna University.

Press release submitted by Hood on Dec 08 2007 at 06:40 PM

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