NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - A late 16-8 run followed by 11 made free throws helped the Salve Regina University women's basketball team defeat UMass Dartmouth on the road Wednesday night in non-conference action.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 79, UMass Dartmouth 70
Records: SRU (3-0), UMD (2-2)

NOTEWORTHY:

• Amanda Folan led all scorers with 19 points on 6-14 shooting with four three pointers.
• Briana Neary corralled a game-high 11 boards.
• Morgan Shuey dished out a team-high eight assists and knocked down 9-12 free throws.
• UMass knotted the score at 50 to start the fourth, but the Seahawks then went on a 16-8 run to go up, 66-58, with 5:38 to go.
• UMass brought the deficit to 68-67 with 2:32 on the clock.
• The Seahawks then made 11 free throws in the final two minutes compared to three points for the Corsairs to put teh game away.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"It was a tremendous team effort. I'm proud of these athletes, they played together, hit some big shots, and never backed down." - head coach Cori Hughes.

ON THE HORIZON:

Salve Regina travels to Clark in another non-conference matchup on Saturday, November 19.