SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University men's basketball team fell to the third-ranked University of Mary Washington Eagles by a score of 91-62 inside Maggs Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Jamison Graves started the affair with a three-pointer after
Churchill Bounds won the opening tip. Graves put home another triple on the next trip down the floor after
Aidan Camper spotted him up to get the Sea Gulls (10-10) the first six points of the contest.
After
Daniel Oyediran buried a mid-range jumper, Bounds continued the three-point barrage from the top of the arc to give the hosts an 11-4 lead. The Eagles (17-1) got into the driver's seat by going on a 15-4 run that was halted by a Graves delivery from distance to get Salisbury back within a point.
Mary Washington pulled into an 11-point advantage with four minutes to play in the first half. Graves knocked down a fourth trey of the half to slow the Eagles' momentum; however, the visitors carved out a 47-30 edge heading into the break.
A Jay Randall layup brought the margin to 20 momentarily until Camper picked up his first three points of the game after Bounds located him beyond the arc. Following that sequence, Mary Washington outpaced the Sea Gulls 37-25 enroute to victory.
GAME NOTES
- Graves and Oyediran bot led the Gulls with 14 points.
- Camper dished out five assists.
- Elijah Bryan chipped in eight points and six boards.
- Salisbury shot 40.0 percent (20-50) from the field, 33.3 percent (8-24) from beyond the arc and 70.0 percent (14-20) from the charity stripe.
The Sea Gulls travel to take on Penn State Harrisburg on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 1 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), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). 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 206 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
