Box Score SALISBURY, Md. - On a night
where head coach Steve Holmes was honored with his 100th
career win at the helm of the Salisbury University men's basketball
team, another milestone was achieved. Salisbury's 64-50 defeat of
Capital Athletic Conference foe Gallaudet University marked the
team's fifth-straight win, good for the team's first five-game win
streak since Holmes' first season as Salisbury's head coach in
2000-2001.
The maroon and gold struggled to gain momentum in the first
half. Senior guard/forward Greg Palmer
(Salisbury, Md.) opened up scoring with a
long-distance three-pointer, the first of his 10 points in the
half, but Gallaudet (4-13, 0-11 CAC) remained relatively close in
scoring. Palmer was the only Sea Gull to hit double-digits in the
first as Salisbury (11-8, 7-4 CAC) took a 31-23 lead into the
second half. Senior guard Devin Jones
(Severn, Md.) dished out four assists before heading
into the locker room at halftime.
Salisbury stretched its point advantage in the second half,
going on a 12-0 run in the first four minutes of play. Once the Sea
Gulls established their lead they never looked back, eventually
defeating the Bison by 14 points. Palmer finished the game
with 17 points and five rebounds; Jones finished with 12 points.
Thirteen different Sea Gulls saw playing time in the win.
Tonight's conference contest marks the last between the two
teams, as Gallaudet will be leaving the CAC at the end of this
season to join the North Eastern Athletic Conference. Salisbury
will look to make it six in a row as it heads to York, Pa. to face
off against CAC opponent York (Pa.) College on Feb. 6. Tip-off is
scheduled for 2 p.m.