ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Salisbury University women's basketball team couldn't keep pace with the Elizabethtown Blue Jays, falling 72-40 on Wednesday night at Thompson Gymnasium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Sea Gulls scored the game's first three points and led 5-2 after two early buckets by Hailey Ader. After the Blue Jays drew even, Abby Wilkinson hit a pair of free throws to put SU back up 7-5 at the 6:17 mark of the first quarter.
- From there the Blue Jays took control, nudging ahead on a Cyleigh Wilson three-pointer and closing the first on a 14-3 run that gave EC a 19-10 cushion by the end of the period.
- After giving up the first basket of the second quarter, Salisbury whittled the deficit down to 21-14 on a layup from Ader and an Ashlynn Burrows jumper.
- E'town soon after rebuilt its lead to double digits and forged ahead by 15, taking a 36-21 lead into halftime on a buzzer-beating layup by Summer McNulty.
- Kolby Brown netted two baskets to open the third quarter and get Salisbury within 36-25, setting the tone for a period that saw the Sea Gulls keep pace with the Blue Jays. EC outscored SU just 16-14 in the third, with a late jumper from Alex Bull pulling the visitors within 52-35 at the end of the quarter.
- The Blue Jays opened the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run and soon put the game away for good. EC held a lead as large as 34 before a Kayla Nieberlein bucket with two minutes to go gave the game its final 72-40 margin.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
- Hailey Ader led the Sea Gulls with a season-high 10 points on 5-of-14 shooting. Ader also approached a double-double with eight rebounds.
- Abby Wilkinson netted eight points to go along with four rebounds and two assists.
- Ashlynn Burrows chipped in seven points, while Alex Bull went for six points off the bench.
- Salisbury shot 27.9 percent (17-of-61) from the floor, making just one three-pointer on eight attempts, and went 5-of-11 (45.5 percent) from the free throw line.
ELIZABETHTOWN GAME NOTES
- DaniRae Renno narrowly missed a double-double with a game-high 19 points (8-of-16) and nine rebounds.
- Summer McNulty netted 14 points (6-of-14).
- Jessica King went for eight points and six boards, while Cass Peris scored six points and hauled in a game-high 13 rebounds off the bench.
- The Blue Jays connected on 38.5 percent (25-of-65) of their field goal attempts and went 19-of-26 (73.1 percent) from the charity stripe.
- E'town outrebounded Salisbury 54-35 and hauled in 20 offensive rebounds to SU's 13 boards.
- EC swiped 13 steals, including four from Lindsay Boyd.
UP NEXT
- The Sea Gulls continue their road swing with a visit to Lebanon Valley on Saturday afternoon.
- Tipoff from Annville, Pa., is set 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, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
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