FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Salisbury University women's basketball team dropped its regular season finale, 51-34, against the Mary Washington Eagles on Saturday afternoon at the William M. Anderson Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After giving up the game's first four points, the Sea Gulls countered with a layup from Alex Bull to make it 4-2 at the 8:42 mark of the first quarter.
• From there the Eagles took a smothering approach on defense and closed the opening period on a 13-3 run. Jordan Carpenter got the surge going with four straight points, and a pair of Megan Baxter free throws boosted the UMW lead to 17-5 at the end of the first.
• Salisbury regrouped and got back into the game in the second quarter. Bull hit a pair of early free throws to make it 19-7, then Ashlynn Burrows sank a jumper and Abby Wilkinson answered an Eagle two with a three, making it 21-12 at the 7:15 mark.
• UMW rebuilt its lead to 23-12, but Wilkinson got the ball rolling for the Sea Gulls with a layup at the 2:02 mark. Bull then hit two foul shots and Wilkinson sank another layup inside the final minute. After a defensive stop, Bull drained a triple at the buzzer, bringing SU within one possession at 23-20 entering the half.
• The teams engaged in a defensive battle in the first five minutes of the third quarter. After UMW opened on a 6-1 run, Nadia Bullock hit a jumper to make it a two-possession game again, 29-23, at the 5:19 mark.
• Carpenter and Bullock exchanged three-point plays to make it 32-26, and Emily Dilger converted a layup with 1:25 left to get SU within 32-28. UMW answered with six of the next eight, using a Baxter layup to go up 38-30 at the end of the third.
• The Eagles' shutdown defense returned in the fourth quarter as they held SU to just four points in the period. UMW closed the game on a 7-0 run over the final five minutes, with Lexi Miller's jay providing the final margin of 51-34.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Abby Wilkinson led the Sea Gulls with 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting. Wilkinson also hauled in four rebounds and dished out two assists.
• Alex Bull chipped in nine points, while Nadia Bullock netted seven off the bench.
• The Sea Gulls shot 28.6 percent (12-of-42) from the floor and went 8-of-11 (72.7 percent) from the charity stripe.

MARY WASHINGTON GAME NOTES

• Jordan Carpenter paced the Eagles on both ends of the court, finishing with 14 points (5-of-12) and 14 rebounds as well as three steals.
• Ashley Martin scored 10 points with eight boards and three steals.
• Lexi Miller contributed eight points and four offensive rebounds off the bench.
• The Eagles connected on 28.2 percent (20-of-71) of their field goal attempts and went 10-of-12 (83.3 percent) from the line.
• UMW outrebounded the Sea Gulls 4932, including 29-9 on the offensive end.
• The Eagles managed 12 steals on the day and won the turnover margin by eight.

UP NEXT

• With the regular season in the books, the Sea Gulls now turn their attention to the 2023 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Women's Basketball Tournament, hosted by Mary Washington.
• The tournament will begin with the quarterfinal round on Thursday, followed by the semifinals on Friday and the championship game next Saturday.
• Seeding, matchups and game times for the six-team bracket will be finalized on Monday.

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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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