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Salve Regina University

Salve Regina University Seahawks
Bella Gimenez '25
87
Winner Emerson EMERS 13-5,4-0 NEWMAC
72
Salve Regina SRU 9-8,2-2 NEWMAC
Winner
Emerson EMERS
13-5,4-0 NEWMAC
87
Final
72
Salve Regina SRU
9-8,2-2 NEWMAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Emerson EMERS 31 16 17 23 87
Salve Regina SRU 20 17 18 17 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Ed Habershaw '03M

Emerson pulls away for victory at Salve Regina

Officials Appreciation Week

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Salve Regina University women's basketball hosts Emerson College at the Rodgers Recreation Center with a 7:30 p.m. tip-off and a promotional activity beforehand -- the Seahawks and Lions give a big "Thanks!" to their whistle-blowers with commemorative towels during "Officials Appreciation Week."

Six different Lions hit from long range as Emerson made 16 3-pointers during an 87-72 victory and the visitors remained undefeated (4-0) in NEWMAC play while improving to 13-5 overall. Salve Regina (9-8, 2-2 NEWMAC) was led by Sofia Neary who finished with 20 points on 7-of-16 from the floor and 6-for-6 from the line.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Emerson 87, Salve Regina 72
Records: Salve Regina (9-8, 2-2 NEWMAC), Emerson (13-5, 4-0 NEWMAC)
History: These programs meet for the 11th time and second as fellow members of the NEWMAC. Briana Neary scored a career-high 38 points on 14 field goals and 10-of-11 from the free throw line as Salve Regina edged Emerson, 92-87, in NEWMAC action at the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym in Boston last year. However, the game-high scorer was Bri Frongillo of the Lions with her 40 points on 13 field goals (five 3-pointers) and nine free throws. Neary matched her career-high last Saturday with 38 points including a school-record 16-for-16 from the free-throw line. Emerson wins for the first time in the series history; Salve Regina leads the series, 10-1.

SUMMARY
  • 1Q | Salve Regina led 6-4 following a Briana Neary layup before Emerson went on a 9-0 run. Charlotte Levison, Kendra Dodd, and Bri Frongillo each finished with nine points in the period that had the Lions up by 11, 31-20. Frongillo had a step-back trey before the buzzer. | Lions 31, Seahawks 20
  • 2Q | Briana Neary had an old-fashioned three-point play on the opening possession as Salve Regina started the period on an 11-0 run to tie the score at 31-all. After Amanda Folan's free throws knotted the score, Claire English began a 16-0 run for the visitors with a pair of layups. Emerson, which made only five free throws all game, had four in this run with a pair each from Levison and Dodd. Salve Regina scored the final six points of the half with Sofia Neary and Ashley Rourke converting layup attempts and Rourke swishing two from the charity stripe. | Seahawks 17, Lions 16
  • 3Q | Salve Regina won back-to-back periods by one point each. Jessie Silk's 3-pointer put the Cougars up a dozen (53-41) at 7:59 before Ashley Rourke's trey started a 10-0 run for the Seahawks. Rourke added a driving layup and a free throw before Briana Neary made one of two free throws (her first missed attempt since five games ago). Amanda Folan sank a 3-pointer that brought Salve Regina within two (53-51), but Silk answered with her second from long range in the period. | Seahawks 18, Lions 17
  • 4Q | Sofia Neary and Amanda Folan had the first baskets of the final quarter to pull the hosts within five points (64-59). After a Hope Halvarson layup at 7:08 the deficit was only four (67-63). Emerson ended the quarter on a 20-9 run with 3-pointers from Kendra Dodd (2), Bri Frongillo, Sofia Canter, and Elise Arnold. Olivia Martin's five points off the bench paced the Seahawks. | Lions 23, Seahawks 17
NOTEWORTHY
  • Seahawk captains Amanda Folan, Olivia Martin, Briana Neary, and Ashley Rourke presented tonight's officials -- Ron Bouchard, Jenna Buffi, Roger Saraiva -- with "Officials Appreciation Week" towels.
  • Briana Neary had a streak of 30-consecutive free throws made come to an end in the second half. Over a four-game stretch, Neary made 30 straight from the charity stripe including a school-record 16-for-16 against Babson last Saturday.
  • Both teams recorded 32 points in the paint.
  • Four Seahawks finished in double figure scoring -- Sofia Neary (20), Amanda Folan (15), Briana Neary (11), and Ashley Rourke (10).
  • Salve Regina edged Emerson on the boards, 40-to-38.
  • Salve Regina outscored Emerson from the free throw line, 17 to 5, and made 81.0% of its attempts from the charity stripe (17-for-21).
ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina goes on the road to play at #7 Smith on Saturday, February 1, 2025, with a 2 p.m. tip-off on FloCollege. The Seahawks fell to the Pioneers last year at home, 71-43, before Smith finished as the national runner-up.
 
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