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Nadia Bullock, 11-9-22
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Winner Salisbury University SAL 5-9, 0-0 C2C
54
Oglethorpe OC 5-5, 0-1 SAA
Winner
Salisbury University SAL
5-9, 0-0 C2C
64
Final
54
Oglethorpe OC
5-5, 0-1 SAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Salisbury University SAL 20 15 9 20 64
Oglethorpe OC 11 15 22 6 54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball holds off Oglethorpe, 64-54

ATLANTA, Ga. – Returning to action for the first time in nearly three weeks, the Salisbury University women's basketball team got off to a hot start and withstood a late rally to defeat the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels, 64-54, on Thursday afternoon at Dorough Field House.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Alex Bull and Ashlynn Burrows hit buckets on the Sea Gulls' first two possessions to build a quick 4-0 lead. Bull eventually converted a pair of free throws that put SU up 9-4 at the 7:14 mark, but Malia Melton answered for the Stormy Petrels with two field goals to cut the deficit to 9-8.
  • From there Salisbury burst ahead with an 11-3 run to close the first quarter. Burrows got things going with a layup at the 5:53 mark, followed by jumpers from Abby Wilkinson and Nadia Bullock, plus a pair of Ainsley Raybold free throws to make it 17-8. Bullock eventually closed out the period with a jumper to build the SU advantage to 20-11.
  • Wilkinson opened the second quarter with a fastbreak layup to make it 22-11 Sea Gulls. After Oglethorpe netted the next three points, Bullock got them back with a triple and Emily Dilger knocked down a jay to make it 27-14 at the 6:55 mark.
  • After keeping pace through the rest of the second, the Petrels closed the period with a sliver of momentum, shaving a 33-21 deficit down to 35-26 heading into halftime.
  • In the third quarter, Bull hit a pair of free throws to push the lead back to 37-26. Morgan Skipper answered with a layup that set off a 6-0 Oglethorpe run to shrink the hole to 37-32 at the 7:54 mark.
  • Salisbury rebuilt its advantage to 42-32 a minute later, but the Petrels came roaring back with the next 10 points, tying the game at 42-42 on a Melton layup. After a Hailey Ader jumper put SU back on top, Rose Dolmovich nailed a three-pointer to give Oglethorpe its first lead, and the Petrels closed the third on top 48-44.
  • Bull and Wilkinson jumpstarted a Sea Gull eruption to begin the fourth quarter with back-to-back treys, followed by layups from Bullock, Tori Rumbaugh and Bull to make it a 12-0 run and put SU back up 56-48 at the 6:34 mark. Not to be outdone, the Petrels rallied for the next six to get back within 56-54 with 3:17 to go.
  • Salisbury locked down on defense from there and pulled away for good. Burrows' layup made it a two-possession game at 58-54, then a key stop led to a Bullock layup with 1:16 to go that made it 60-54. Burrows and Wilkinson then each hit a pair from the line to salt it away with a final margin of 64-54.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Nadia Bullock scored 13 points on 6-of-14 shooting in her first contest in over a month. Bullock also hauled in a season-high eight rebounds, including five on the offensive end, in 27 minutes of action.
  • Alex Bull netted a career-high 13 points (4-of-9) with two rebounds and two assists, while Abby Wilkinson also scored 13 points with six boards and two steals.
  • Ashlynn Burrows chipped in 10 points to go along with five rebounds and three steals.
  • Tori Rumbaugh distributed six assists and grabbed four steals to go along with two points over 28 minutes.
  • The Sea Gulls shot 34.8 percent (24-of-69) for the game and 3-of-19 (15.8 percent) from long range while making an impressive 86.7 percent (13-of-15) from the charity stripe.
  • Salisbury outrebounded the Petrels 44-33 and hauled in 23 offensive boards.
  • SU swiped 11 steals and won the turnover battle 24-16.
OGLETHORPE GAME NOTES
  • Malia Melton led all scorers with 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting, plus three rebounds.
  • Carly Henderson chipped in 11 points, while Morgan Skipper and Gabby Hudson netted six each.
  • The Stormy Petrels hit 39.6 percent (21-of-53) from the floor, going 3-of-11 (27.3 percent) from deep and 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the line.
UP NEXT
  • The Sea Gulls continue their Peach State swing on Friday afternoon with a visit to LaGrange.
  • Tipoff from LaGrange, Ga., is set for 2 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.

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.
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