SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University women's basketball program got back in the win column with a 68-54 victory over Virginia Wesleyan Monday night inside Maggs Gymnasium.
The Sea Gulls (11-12) struggled to get going in the first quarter shooting 14 percent from the field. The Marlins earned a 17-4 lead heading into the second quarter of action.
SU cranked up the intensity in the second out scoring Virginia Wesleyan 26-13. The Sea Gulls used a 15-0 run to end the second quarter crawling back to tie the game at halftime.
Both teams battled in the third with back-and-forth scoring with the Sea Gulls earning a two-point advantage heading into the final quarter of action. Salisbury doubled up Virginia Wesleyan in the fourth 24-12 snapping their three-game skid. SU shot 50 percent from the floor and 40 percent from three in the quarter while holding the Marlins to 20 percent from the floor and 0-4 from downtown.
Nicole Miller recorded 17 points to lead the Sea Gulls.
Jen Juhring posted five points with nine rebounds while six of her nine rebounds were offensive.
Game Notes
- SU grabbed 17 offensive rebounds which led to 14 second-chance points.
- The Gulls also got out in transition scoring 17 points off turnovers.
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Abby Plaugher and
Alex Bull both posted 14 points while combining for nine rebounds and seven assists.
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Kayla Nieberlein scored 13 while adding seven rebounds.
The Sea Gulls are back home to take on No. 9 Christopher Newport University on Thursday, Feb. 20
th at 6 p.m. inside Maggs Gymnasium for their regular season finale.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's 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 won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 201 conference championships, and have produced 50 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.
