SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University women's basketball program fell 58-52 against Swarthmore College Saturday afternoon on Senior Day. The Sea Gulls honored seniors
Tori Rumbaugh and
Alex Bull while also recognizing senior team manager
Allison Volpe.
Salisbury came out firing with
Abby Plaugher hitting back-to-back threes giving the Sea Gulls an early 6-2 advantage. Swarthmore would go on a 10-5 run to finish the quarter giving SU a one-point lead heading into the second quarter of action.
Both teams struggled to score in the second quarter combining for only 13 points. Swarthmore led 22-20 at the halftime break. The third quarter started with a 9-2 run by the Garnet edging their lead up to nine. The Sea Gulls would answer with an 11-4 run of their own cutting the deficit to five heading into the fourth quarter.
Once again the Garnet went on a scoring run to start the quarter out scoring SU 10-0 in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter working the lead up to 15. The Sea Gulls did not go down without a fight. A 14-0 run down the stretch from the Sea Gulls pulled the game within two points after an and-one three-pointer from Plaugher. The run was not enough as on the following possession Swarthmore hit an and-one layup to seal the game.
Plaugher led the team in scoring with 18 points while also grabbing eight rebounds and three steals. Bull posted 10 points with five rebounds while Rumbaugh tallied eight rebounds, four assists, and two points.
Game Notes
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Nicole Miller totaled 14 points and three rebounds.
- Both teams tallied 13 turnovers.
- SU shot 38 percent from three while holding Swarthmore to just 15 percent from behind the arc.
- The Garnet's bench outscored SU 35-4.
The Sea Gulls are back in action at Shenandoah on Monday with game time set for 6 p.m.
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.
