ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Bridgewater College men's basketball team fell to Marymount on the road on Tuesday night.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Marymount 64, Bridgewater 59
Records: Bridgewater 0-1; Marymount 1-0

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Aaron Oates got the first basket of the game on a layup in transition to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead. 
• Both teams traded scores as neither team could gain any advantage. Marymount eventually edged out a four-point lead at 16-12 with 10:37 left in the first 20 minutes, but a quick BC run pushed them into the lead after an Andy Pack trey, 17-16, with 9:32 to go in the half.
• The first half featured 10 ties and several lead changes the game remained close throughout the first half as it ended tied up at 29-29.
• A Shod Smith layup to start the final 20 minutes put the Eagles in the lead and was followed by a three from the Saints for another lead change and the home side edged out a five-point lead for the largest lead of the night at the time. Bridgewater continued to battle and trimmed the lead to one point several times before a Alec Topper layup and a pair of Pack free throws put the Eagles in the lead 47-46 with under 10 minutes left in the game. 
• For every basket the Eagles dropped, the Saints seemed to always have an answer as a layup from Topper to put BC in front was immediately countered by a three-pointer from the Saints to retake the lead. MU worked out the lead to 57-49, which proved to be the largest lead of the night.
• One last surge from the Eagles cut the deficit down to just one basket at 61-59 with one minute to go, but the Saints held on to prevail, 64-59.

MATCH STATS

• Topper led the Eagles offensively with 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor. He also pulled down six rebounds and grabbed three steals in the loss.
• Smith recorded his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three assists and a pair of steals.
• Oates and Liam Caswell each finished with nine points, while Oates recorded 10 rebounds.
• For the Saints, Wyatt Hockenberry led the game with 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field. He also had three assists in the win. Montrell Cooper had 12 points and seven rebounds, while Rashawn Cook led the team with 11 rebounds to go with five points and four assists. 

UP NEXT
Bridgewater hosts the Carlyle Whitelow Invitational, Presented by Hyatt Place Harrisonburg, on Nov. 11-12 as it hosts Eastern Mennonite, Lancaster Bible and Albright. Action is set to begin at 5 pm on Friday with the Eagles taking the court at 7:30 pm.