LANCASTER, Pa. – Seniors Hailey Ader and Sym Deloatch combined for 33 points down low as the Salisbury University women's basketball team muscled its way to an 81-62 victory over the Lancaster Bible Chargers on Saturday afternoon at Horst Athletic Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a slow start by both teams, the Chargers opened up a seven-point lead at the 3:39 mark of the first quarter as Rachel Nolt's three-pointer made it 18-11 LBC.
• Down 20-13 later in the period, the Sea Gulls mounted an 8-0 run to take the lead. Sym Deloatch hit one free throw, then a triple by Jen Juhring and two straight layups by Hailey Ader put SU up 21-20. Shelby Gard answered for LBC with a trey, giving the Chargers a 23-21 advantage after one.
• Kayla Nieberlein opened the second quarter with a game-tying layup. After the teams traded a bucket each, SU netted six points in a row, capped by another Nieberlein layup to make it 31-25 Sea Gulls at the 5:52 mark.
• LBC answered with a 12-2 surge to go up 37-33, but Salisbury countered with buckets by Ader and Abby Plaugher, tying things up at 37-37 at the half.
• The teams boxed evenly through the first five minutes of the third quarter. Tied 47-47, Deloatch converted a three-point play and Plaugher poured in a layup to give SU a 52-47 lead, then after one LBC free throw Juhring and Deloatch sank layups to make it a 9-1 Sea Gull run and a 56-48 lead at the 3:44 mark.
• Leading 58-52 two minutes later, SU put up five of the next six points to open up a 63-53 cushion. Natalie Wenger's two brought the Chargers back within 63-55 at the end of the third.
• Salisbury clamped down on defense in the fourth quarter on the way to opening up a big lead. Juhring opened the scoring with a two, then Tori Rumbaugh drilled a three and Nicole Miller ran out a fastbreak layup on a feed from Rumbaugh. Plaugher's free throw at the 6:39 mark made it an 8-0 run and a 71-55 advantage.
• The Chargers never got closer than 15 the rest of the way. A last-minute bucket by Cora Shafer and free throws by Miller gave SU an 81-62 margin of victory after an 18-7 fourth.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Hailey Ader led all scorers with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting to go along with four rebounds.
• Sym Deloatch narrowly missed out on a double-double, setting career highs with 16 points (7-of-12) and nine rebounds.
• Nicole Miller chipped in 14 points (5-of-10) and dished out five assists.
• Jen Juhring approached her own double-double with nine points and eight boards, while Tori Rumbaugh put up near-triple-double numbers with eight points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.
• The Sea Gulls shot 47.1 percent (33-of-70) from the floor on the day, including 56.7 percent (17-of-30) in the second half. SU went 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) from the charity stripe.
• Salisbury dominated on the glass, outrebounding LBC 44-29 and 15-10 on the offensive end.
• SU grabbed 10 steals, led by Rumbaugh's four.

LANCASTER BIBLE GAME NOTES

• Natalie Wenger paced the Chargers with 15 points (5-of-8) and seven rebounds.
• Alaysha Iwais netted 12 points, while Raven Hunter and Rachel Nolt added 11 apiece.
• The Chargers converted 36.7 percent (22-of-60) of their shots and went 15-of-27 (55.6 percent) at the line.
• LBC held serve in the turnover margin, giving the ball away 18 times and forcing 18 SU giveaways.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls return home for their final game of the regular season against Gwynedd Mercy on Friday evening. Tipoff from Maggs Physical Activities Center is slated for 6 p.m.
• The game will serve as Senior Day for both Ader and Deloatch, who will be honored just before tipoff.

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