CLINTON, N.Y. -- Salve Regina University women's basketball plays in Day Two of the Hamilton College Tip-Off Classic against the Cardinals of St. John Fisher University on Saturday afternoon at the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.
The Seahawks picked up their first win of the season in their first ever meeting with the Cardinals, 61-57.
Sofia Neary (Wayne, N.J.) scored six first-quarter points to help the Seahawks build a seven-point advantage (21-14) after the first 10 minutes. She became the 18th player to reach the 1,000-point milestone and first Seahawk since
Ashley Rourke reached the plateau last January. Sofia joins her sister, Briana, as the only siblings on the women's 1,000-point club while Kaitlyn Birrell and Ryan Birrell are the only sister-brother pair to be on their 1,000-point achievement lists.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 61, St. John Fisher 57
Records: Salve Regina (1-3, 0-0 NEWMAC), 61, St. John Fisher (0-3, 0-0Â EMPIRE8)
History: These programs meet for the first time.
SUMMARY
- 1Q | Sophie Hjerpe totaled eight points on four-for-four from the floor. The Seahawks led from start to finish and made six-of-six free throws, two each from Sofia Neary, Marissa Forino, and Hannah Lauenstein. | SEAHAWKS 21, CARDINALS 14
- 2Q | After the Cardinals closed the gap to three (21-18), the Seahawks went on an 11-0 run which was capped by a steal, a fast break layup, and a free throw from Emma Cochrane. | SEAHAWKS 35, CARDINALS 24
- 3Q | Back-to-back 3-pointers from Presleigh Brunner and Natalie Mai got the Cardinals back into the game. Leah Khuu's hook shot in the paint cut the deficit to two (45-43) before a buzzer-beating step back trey for Deanna Linscott with an assist from Devin LeBrun ended the period with a five-point advantage for Salve Regina. | SEAHAWKS 48, CARDINALS 43
- 4Q | Sofia Neary led all players with six points in the period and grabbed nine of her game-high 17 rebounds in the final 10 minutes. . | SEAHAWKS 61, CARDINALS 57
NOTEWORTHY
- Sofia Neary led all players with 22 points, now with 1,019 on her career.
- Neary, who had 52 points in the two-game classic, becomes the 18th player in program history to reach 1,000-point milestone.
- The fourth-year forward also had four blocked shots and registered her third double-double (22 pts, 17 rebs) in the first four games.
- Marissa Forino had 11 points in the game while going 7-for-8 from the line.
- Deanna Linscott added eight rebounds (four on each end).
- Marissa Forino and Sofia Neary were selected to the Hamilton Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team.
ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina returns home to host the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State University on Tuesday night (7 p.m.) at the Rodgers Recreation Center.
SALVE REGINA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME 1,000-POINT SCORER LIST
|
Points
|
| 1,945 |
Meaghan Harden |
2012-16 |
| 1,578 |
Alyssa Ricci |
1995-99 |
| 1,498 |
Erin Phillips |
2007-11 |
| 1,482 |
Briana Neary |
2020-25 |
| 1,373 |
Nicole Johnson |
1993-97 |
| 1,329 |
Lindsay Shorey |
2008-12 |
| 1,328 |
Torie Scorpio |
2016-20 |
| 1,309 |
Allegra Lovoy |
2005-09 |
| 1,244 |
Lindsay Frederick |
2002-06 |
| 1,201 |
Marissa Pendergast |
2010-14 |
| 1,153 |
Ashley Rourke |
2021-25 |
| 1,096 |
Lauren Beverly |
1999-03 |
| 1,080 |
Kerry Ceurvels |
1992-96 |
| 1,068 |
Tracy Giroux |
1986-90 |
| 1,040 |
Kerri Beland |
2015-19 |
| 1,025 |
Megan Barry |
2003-07 |
| 1,019 |
Sofia Neary* |
2022-26 |
| 1,002 |
Kaitlyn Birrell |
2009-13 |
* Active Player
