NEWPORT, R.I. -- Senior
Ashley Rourke scored a team-high 16 points on 7-of-13 from the floor to lift Salve Regina University women's basketball over Emmanuel College, 68-55, in non-league action at the Rodgers Recreation Center on Tuesday evening. Junior
Sofia Neary contributed a double-double (12 points, 17 rebounds) as the Seahawks (7-6) dominated on the boards, 42-to-31. Graduate student
Amanda Folan joined her teammates in double-figure scoring with 11 points.
For the Saints (5-8), Olivia Matela led all players with 23 points.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 68, Emmanuel 55
Records: Salve Regina (7-6, 0-0 NEWMAC), Emmanuel (5-8, 0-2 GNAC)
History: These programs met for the 11th time and first time since 2021.
Briana Neary and current assistant coach Megan Henaghan both had double-doubles for Salve Regina women's basketball as Emmanuel opened its 2021-22 season hosting its tip-off tournament with a 79-60 win over the Seahawks. Twice these programs have met in March Madness (back-to-back years in fact) with Salve Regina earning its first (and thus far only) NCAA postseason victory with a 61-58 final against Emmanuel on the Rodgers Recreation Center floor on March 3, 2004. Tonight was the second Seahawk victory in the all-time series that began in 1982 (2-9).
SUMMARY
- 1Q | . | Seahawks 17, Saints 12
- 2Q | . | Seahawks 23, Saints 13
- 3Q | . | Saints 14, Seahawks 13
- 4Q | . | Saints 16, Seahawks 15
NOTEWORTHY
- Sofia Neary posted her fourth double-double of the season.
SEAHAWK HIGHLIGHTS ON X
ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina opens its NEWMAC slate at Mount Holyoke College on Saturday in Hadley, Massachusetts, at 1 p.m.
