ASHLAND, Va. – The Salisbury University women's basketball team led at halftime and fought hard to the finish in a 58-48 defeat against the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets on Tuesday evening at Crenshaw Gymnasium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Alex Bull led an early charge for the Sea Gulls, netting six of the team's first eight points over the game's first five minutes. Bull's two free throws brought SU even at 8-8 with 5:07 remaining in the first quarter.
• The Yellow Jackets then went on a 7-1 run over the next four minutes, using a Catherine Kagey layup to build a 15-9 lead. Tori Rumbaugh answered with a jumper to keep Salisbury within four, 15-11, at the end of the first.
• RMC got off to a hot start in the second, riding an 8-3 push to go up 23-14. Devan Conrad's jay at the 7:40 mark gave the Yellow Jackets their largest lead of the first half.
• From there the Sea Gulls turned the tide in their favor. Bull got the train rolling with a three-pointer, then Emily Dilger sank two at the line to make it 23-19. After a Kagey layup, Bull again connected from distance and Rumbaugh's jumper made it a one-point game, 25-24, with 4:12 until the half.
• Conrad answered with a layup to make it a three-point game, at which point Salisbury netted seven in a row on buckets from Abby Wilkinson and Rumbaugh and a Kolby Brown trey to make it 31-27 SU. Morgan Miller's triple made it a one-point game, then Hailey Ader poured in a layup to give the Sea Gulls a 33-30 halftime advantage.
• Wilkinson sank a jumper to open the third quarter and boost SU's lead to 35-30. RMC then clocked in the next five, tying the game at 35-35 on a Kagey layup, before a pair of Bull foul shots put Salisbury back up 37-35 at the 7:30 mark.
• Kagey tied the game again with a jumper, setting off a 14-5 Yellow Jacket surge to end the third. Conrad's buzzer-beating jay gave RMC a 49-42 lead headed into the final period.
• The fourth quarter proved to be a defensive struggle, with the teams combing for just 15 points over the game's final 10 minutes. With RMC nursing a 51-44 lead inside four minutes to go, Jane Elkins connected on a jumper and Kagey converted a three-point play to make it 56-44.
• Salisbury never got within single digits again, and the Yellow Jackets wrapped up a 58-48 victory.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Alex Bull matched her career high with 16 points to lead the Sea Gulls. Bull shot 4-of-9 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the free throw line. She also notched four rebounds.
• Abby Wilkinson chipped in 10 points (5-of-13) with four assists and two boards.
• Tori Rumbaugh registered eight points (4-of-8) and four rebounds, while Emily Dilger added six points with eight boards.
• The Sea Gulls shot 32.7 percent (17-of-52) for the game, going 3-of-11 (27.3 percent) from deep and 11-of-14 (78.6 percent) from the charity stripe.
• Salisbury managed seven steals in the game on the way to forcing 13 RMC turnovers, winning the giveaway margin by two.

RANDOLPH-MACON GAME NOTES

• Catherine Kagey posted a double-double with 25 points (12-of-16) and 12 rebounds to go along with three blocks, two assists and two steals.
• Jane Elkins netted 14 points (7-of-13) with seven rebounds, while Devan Conrad chipped in 11 points and five boards.
• The Yellow Jackets hit on 46.6 percent (27-of-58) of their shots, going just 2-of-13 (15.4 percent) from distance and 2-of-8 (25 percent) from the line.
• RMC outrebounded the Sea Gulls 38-30 overall and 16-11 on the offensive glass.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls return to Salisbury for their final home game of the season against top-ranked Christopher Newport.
• Tipoff from Maggs Physical Activities Center is slated for 2 p.m. with game coverage on the Sea Gull Sports Network (SGSN) beginning at 1:45 p.m.

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