WINCHESTER, Va. – The Salisbury University women's basketball team endured a shaky second quarter on the way to a 65-52 loss to the Shenandoah Hornets on Wednesday night at the Wilkins Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Tori Rumbaugh hit a three-pointer in the game's first minute to give the Sea Gulls a quick 3-2 lead. The Hornets answered with a pair of buckets, but Nadia Bullock responded with her own triple to tie it at 6-6 at the 8:01 mark of the first quarter.
• From there Shenandoah went on a 7-1 run, taking a 13-7 lead after a Terese Greene layup with 6:35 to go. After Emily Dilger broke up the run with a layup, the Hornets netted the next six to go up 19-9. A three from Kolby Brown and two Kayla Nieberlein free throws cut the Salisbury deficit in half to 19-14 by the end of the first.
• Ashlynn Burrows opened the second quarter with a jumper, then after Gabby Krystofiak put in her own jay Bullock drained another from deep, bringing the Sea Gulls back within 21-19 at the 8:41 mark.
• At that point Shenandoah turned on the jets, with Madisen Kimble's three sparking a 17-0 run over the next six minutes. The Hornets ultimately closed out the second on a 21-3 push, with a Shawnise Campbell layup in the final minute punctuating a 42-22 halftime advantage.
• After falling behind 48-24 early in the third quarter, Alex Bull got the Sea Gulls back on their feet with a trey. Hailey Ader closed out the 8-4 push with a three-point play at the 5:47 mark that made it 52-32.
• Salisbury shaved the deficit under 20 with a pair of Brown foul shots to make it 57-38. Shenandoah answered with the final three of the period to take a 60-38 lead into the fourth.
• The Sea Gulls tightened up their defense en route to outscoring Shenandoah 14-5 in the fourth quarter. Bullock started things off with a three, then after the Hornets' only field goal of the period Dilger chipped in back-to-back layups to make it 62-45 with 6:00 to go.
• Trailing 65-48 inside the final three minutes, Ainsley Raybold and Dilger each knocked down jumpers to make it a 13-point final margin at 65-52.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Nadia Bullock led the way for the Sea Gulls with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. Bullock also grabbed three of Salisbury's seven steals.
• Emily Dilger narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points (5-of-9) and nine rebounds, plus two steals.
• Hailey Ader contributed eight points (3-of-4) and five boards in 17 minutes off the bench.
• The Sea Gulls shot 39.6 percent (19-of-48) for the game, going 7-of-18 (38.9 percent) from three-point range and 7-of-10 (70 percent) from the foul line.

SHENANDOAH GAME NOTES

• Terese Greene led a balanced Hornet attack with 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting, as well as five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Madisen Kimble netted 13 points with four assists, while Shawnise Campbell gave Shenandoah a trio of double-digit scorers with 11 points and four boards.
• The Hornets connected on 45.2 percent (28-of-62) of their attempts, hitting 5-of-17 (29.4 percent) from distance and 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) from the stripe.
• Shenandoah narrowly edged the Sea Gulls on the glass, 33-32, while Salisbury controlled offensive rebounding 24-23.
• The Hornets managed 12 steals on the way to winning the turnover battle by 11.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls cap their three-game road swing with a visit to Randolph-Macon on Tuesday evening.
• Tip from Ashland, Va., is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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