SALISBURY, Md. - Coaches versus Cancer night
ended on a sour note for the Salisbury University women's
basketball team as it fell, 71-64, to Capital Athletic Conference
member St. Mary's (Md.) College on Thursday night in front of a
crowd of 150 at the Maggs Center.
The Sea Gulls had four players score in double-figures led by
senior Jessica Mills who finished with 15 points
and five rebounds. Junior Meghan Phillips (11
points) and seniors Jenna Peters (10 points) and
Meghan Klug (10 points) each notched double-digit
games as well.
Salisbury (12-10, 6-6 CAC) pulled within three points with 10
minutes left in the game but couldn't get any closer as the Sea
hawks (9-11, 4-7 CAC) shot 45 percent from the field for the game.
The Sea Gulls outrebounded St. Mary's 46-35 as they were led by
sophomore Lindsay Martin who pulled down a
game-high 12 boards.
The Seahawks were led by freshman Stephanie Saint-Aubin who
poured in a game-high 20 points. All of St. Mary's eight players
scored a point during the game.
With the win, St. Mary's evens the season series with Salisbury
at 1-1.
The Sea Gulls have now dropped two straight CAC games and fall
to .500 in the conference standings for the first time all season.
Salisbury will return to action on Saturday, February 10, as it
travels to Washington, D.C., to face CAC opponent Catholic
University.
About Coaches vs. Cancer
Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration between the
American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball
Coaches (NABC) that empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and
local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
The American Cancer Society and the NABC adopted that concept in
1993 and transformed it into a nationwide effort to unite coaches
across the country in the common mission to provide help and hope
to all people facing cancer. Today, more than 500 Division I, II,
and III college coaches are involved in the program, having raised
more than $30 million to support the American Cancer Society's
lifesaving mission since its inception. Additionally, more than 100
high school coaches also participate in the program.