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Nicole Miller, 2-16-24
Hannah Reagle
50
Mount Mary MMU 12-12
81
Winner Salisbury SAL 9-16
Mount Mary MMU
12-12
50
Final
81
Salisbury SAL
9-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mount Mary MMU 10 13 13 14 50
Salisbury SAL 24 21 16 20 81

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball dismantles Mount Mary, 81-50, in C2C First Round

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The fourth-seeded Salisbury University women's basketball team won its season-high third straight game and advanced to the semifinals of the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament, dispatching the fifth-seeded Mount Mary Blue Angels, 81-50, in the first round on Thursday evening at the Freeman Center on the campus of Christopher Newport University.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Sea Gulls opened on a torrid 8-0 run through the first two-plus minutes of the first quarter. After MMU finally answered with a bucket, Abby Plaugher drilled a three-pointer and followed up with a jumper that put SU on top 13-2 at the 5:26 mark.
  • Salisbury opened up a lead as large as 16 in the opening session after a Nicole Miller triple made it 24-8 and took a 24-10 lead out of the first 10 minutes.
  • After maintaining a comfortable lead for the early part of the second quarter, the Sea Gulls got the lead over the 20-point hump in the final minute-plus before halftime. Up 39-23 at the 1:25 mark, Tori Rumbaugh sank a layup, followed by a jay from Hailey Ader and a Tatiana Virata layup that got the margin up to 45-23 at the break.
  • Cora Shafer converted a layup at the 4:57 mark of the third quarter that capped an 11-5 push and built the SU margin to 56-28. The Blue Angels got it back to 58-36 in the final minute of the period, but a Rumbaugh trey gave the Sea Gulls a 61-36 advantage through three.
  • The teams boxed evenly through the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter, but a Shafer triple got the Salisbury lead into 30-point territory at 77-47. SU led by as many as 32 in the final session and salted away an 81-50 margin of victory to cruise into the second round.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Nicole Miller led a balanced Sea Gull attack with 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Miller also brought down three rebounds and dished out two assists.
  • Cora Shafer contributed 15 points, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, with four boards.
  • Abby Plaugher made it four SU players in double digits with 10 points.
  • Hailey Ader and Tori Rumbaugh each approached triple-doubles with well-balanced stat sheets. Ader posted eight points with eight rebounds and six assists, while Rumbaugh went for eight points with eight assists and six steals.
  • Kayla Nieberlein added eight points with five rebounds, while Jen Juhring chipped in seven points with seven boards.
  • The Sea Gulls shot 48.5 percent (33-of-68) from the floor and 7-of-11 (63.6 percent) from the charity stripe.
  • SU outrebounded the Blue Angels 44-30 overall and 13-5 on the offensive glass.
  • Salisbury assisted on 26 of its 33 made field goals, over half of which came from Rumbaugh and Ader.
  • The Sea Gulls ripped a season-high 17 steals and won the turnover battle 24-15.
  • SU's three-game winning streak is its longest of the season and longest since taking seven straight from Jan. 26 to Feb. 16, 2022.
MOUNT MARY GAME NOTES
  • Brianna Mendez led the Blue Angels with 12 points and five rebounds.
  • Na'Zyia Bobo notched nine points off the bench, while Deja Rivers chipped in eight.
  • The Blue Angels shot 35.8 (19-of-53) from the floor and 6-of-16 (37.5 percent) from distance.
UP NEXT
  • The Sea Gulls advance to the C2C Tournament semifinals to face top-seeded CNU on Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. inside the Freeman Center.
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 and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
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