SALEM, Va. – The Salisbury University women's basketball team couldn't sustain its strong start in a 58-36 loss to the Roanoke Maroons to open the Jean Beamer Tip Off Classic on Saturday evening at the Cregger Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Locked in a 7-7 tie halfway through the first quarter, Hailey Ader hit one-of-two free throws to give the Sea Gulls the lead, then Tori Rumbaugh found Ader inside for a three-point play to make it 11-7. On the next possession Alex Bull drilled a three-pointer to put SU up 14-7 at the 3:21 mark.
- The Maroons responded with a 6-0 run of their own, getting back within 14-13 to end the period after an Ingrid Melo jumper.
- Ainsley Raybold and Kolby Brown knocked down back-to-back buckets to open the second quarter and make it 18-13. RC answered with a layup, then Nadia Bullock sank a pair of free throws and Ashlynn Burrows sank a jumper to make it an 8-2 SU run and 22-15 lead at the 7:53 mark.
- Down 24-17 soon after, Sayre Brandstatter drained a triple that sparked a three-point barrage for Roanoke. The Maroons hit five treys over the final 5:16 of the half as part of a 16-2 run that put the Sea Gulls in a 33-26 hole at the break.
- After Burrows opened the third quarter with a layup, RC surged to a 17-2 run that built the advantage to 50-30 at the 1:31 mark. Alex Bull stopped the bleeding with a layup, which Morgan Micallef answered with a jumper that made it 52-32 Maroons at the end of the third.
- Kayla Nieberlein opened the fourth with two free throws, then down 56-34 at the 4:55 mark, Emily Dilger broke away for a layup that proved to be SU's final basket of the day.
- Roanoke only hit one more bucket beyond that point as well, a Morgan Carter layup that made it 58-36 with 1:21 to go, which the score would stay as the clock expired.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
- Nadia Bullock scored a team-high seven points on 2-of-6 shooting, plus three rebounds. Bullock has led the Sea Gulls in scoring in three games out of five this season.
- Ashlynn Burrows chipped in six points and seven rebounds, while Alex Bull came off the bench for five points.
- Kolby Brown netted four points and hauled in a career-high 11 rebounds.
- Salisbury shot 30.4 percent (14-of-46) from the floor and 6-of-11 (54.5 percent) from the free throw line.
- SU won the rebounding battle 40-32 overall and 9-7 on the offensive glass.
ROANOKE GAME NOTES
- Rose Sande netted a game-high 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting, plus five boards and three assists.
- JaBryah Haverkamp and Peyton Kirchner scored nine points apiece, while Morgan Carter added five.
- The Maroons connected on 38.6 percent (22-of-57) of their field goals and went 7-of-17 (41.2 percent) from downtown.
- RC was plus-16 in the turnover margin and grabbed nine steals, six of which came from Jacquelyn DeJesse.
UP NEXT
- The Sea Gulls wrap up play at the Jean Beamer Tip Off Classic against Hollins on Sunday afternoon.
- Tipoff from the Cregger Center is slated for 1 p.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 187 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
