SALISBURY, Md. – After keeping pace for the first three quarters, the Salisbury University women's basketball team faded in the fourth in a 57-48 defeat at the hands of the Mary Washington Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Maggs PAC.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• On a day when the Sea Gulls honored their four graduating seniors, the injured Catherine Gibson was inserted into the starting lineup and made a layup for her final career points. The Eagles then tied the game on an uncontested layup by Ashley Martin.
• With the game tied 8-8 halfway through the first quarter, the Eagles got five straight on a Martin three and layup from Megan Baxter. SU answered with the next five on triple from Nadia Bullock and Tori Rumbaugh second-chance layup, tying it 13-13 at the 2:35 mark.
• Down 14-13 inside two minutes to go, Emily Dilger hit a pair of free throws to give the Sea Gulls the lead, then Hailey Ader made it 17-14 on a layup. UMW responded with a jumper by Adeline Riner, then Elizabeth Dufrane beat the buzzer with a running three to make it 19-17 Eagles after one.
• With UMW up 21-20 at the 4:49 mark of the second quarter, Jordan Carpenter converted a jumper and made one-of-two at the line, then Martin connected from distance to expand the Eagle lead to 26-20.
• Ashlynn Burrows got the Sea Gulls back on track with two foul shots, then Alex Bull drained a triple to make it a one-point game. Bullock followed with a jay to give Salisbury the lead, then Burrows capped the 9-0 run with a bucket inside a minute to go that made it 29-26. Riner stopped the bleeding for UMW with a jumper, and SU took a 29-28 cushion into halftime.
• Keagan Schwab and Rumbaugh traded treys to open the third quarter, then after both teams went cold Abby Wilkinson converted a second-chance layup to put the Sea Gulls up 34-31 at the 4:35 mark.
• Carpenter hit two free throws to spark an 8-0 Eagle run, capping the flourish herself with a three-point play that made it 39-34 with 2:00 to go. After the teams traded foul shots, Bull managed a bucket off a miss to cut it to 41-38 after three.
• The Eagles brought the defensive hammer in the fourth quarter, holding Salisbury without a field goal for over seven minutes to begin the period. UMW unleashed a 14-1 run over that span, including six points from Carpenter, to make it 55-39.
• Burrows hit a jumper at the 2:54 mark, setting off a 6-0 run that featured layups from Dilger and Bull to cut the SU hole to 55-45. The rally was too little, too late, though, as Riner's jumper with 1:07 left kept the game from swinging out of the Eagles' hands, and UMW soon after finished off a 57-48 margin of victory.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Ashlynn Burrows led the Sea Gulls with 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting to go along with four assists and two rebounds over a career-high 38 minutes.
• Nadia Bullock came off the bench for eight points, shooting 2-of-5 from three-point range. Alex Bull netted seven points with five boards.
• Emily Dilger posted a well-rounded line of six points, nine rebounds and three assists.
• The Sea Gulls shot 31.6 percent (18-of-57) for the game, going 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) from distance and 8-of-9 (88.9 percent) from the free throw line.
• Salisbury lost the rebounding battle by just one, 39-38, but won the margin on the offensive glass, 20-19.
• SU assisted on 13 of its 18 field goals, with Burrows and Digler combining for seven helpers.
• Before the game the Sea Gulls celebrated Senior Day for forward Emily Dilger and guards Kolby Brown, Catherine Gibson and Abby Wilkinson.

MARY WASHINGTON GAME NOTES

• Jordan Carpenter put up a double-double with 16 points (6-of-12) and 14 rebounds to pace the Eagles. Carpenter also handed out three assists in 35 minutes.
• Ashley Martin contributed 14 points (5-of-11) with three boards and two assists, while Adeline Riner netted eight points off the bench.
• The Eagles connected on 37.9 percent (22-of-58) of their field goals, including 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) from downtown and 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the foul line.
• UMW won the turnover battle 21-19, with Sydney Sherman grabbing three of the Eagles' nine steals.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls will hit the road for their next three games, starting with a trip to Eastern on Wednesday evening.
• Tipoff from St. Davids, Pa., is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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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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