NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Salisbury University men's basketball team dropped a 79-47 decision on Saturday night against the No. 10 Christopher Newport University Captains from inside the Freeman Center.
The Sea Gulls (10-14) got its first field goal of the night from
Tyler Ball, who converted an and-one to knot the score up at four. The Captains (20-4) tallied 36 of the next 47 points to take a 40-15 lead into halftime.
Christopher Newport kept their foot on the gas in the second segment, outpacing SU 39-32.
Jamison Graves knocked down a three and led the Gulls with nine points in the final frame.
GAME NOTES
- Graves scored 15 points on 7-of-15 shooting.
- Aidan Camper grabbed a career-high seven boards
- Salisbury shot 25.0 percent (19-76) from the field, 15.0 percent (3-14) from beyond the arc and 60.0 percent (6-10) from the charity stripe.
The Sea Gulls close out the regular season on Sunday in Virginia Beach against the Regent University Royals at 2 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 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
