NEWPORT, R.I. -- Salve Regina University men's basketball shot nearly 60 percent from the floor in the second half and rallied to defeat Rivier University, 75-70, in non-league action at the Rodgers Recreation Center on Thursday evening in Newport, Rhode Island.
Salve Regina (4-0) wins its first four games of the season for the first time since 2013.
There were 15 lead changes and eight ties over the 40 minutes of action.
Jack Margoupis (Sutton, Mass.) and
Izaiah Shaw-Glen (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led their respective teams with 24 points each. Seahawk senior captain
Sean Seymour (Albany, N.Y.) made 10-of-14 field goals with a 3-pointer and two free throws to finish with 23 points.
The Seahawks had a sizable advantage on the boards, out-rebounding the Raiders, 41-to-26, led by Margoupis' nine and eight defensive caroms for senior captain
Jack McMullen (East Greenwich, R.I.). McMullen had three field goals including 2-for-2 from 3-point range for 10 points.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 75, Rivier 70
Records: Salve Regina (3-0, 0-0 NEWMAC), Rivier (3-2, 0-0 GNAC)
History: These programs meet for the seventh time overall in men's basketball and first time since 1998. Salve Regina won that meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, 84-68, for its first victory in the series.The Seahawks and Raiders first met at Rogers High School on January 12, 1994, while tonight is only the second time Rivier men's basketball comes to Newport. Salve Regina is now 2-5 in the all-time series. Last time Salve Regina started season with three consecutive victories was in 2013 (4-0) before falling at Division I Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
SUMMARY
- 1H | Salve Regina led by as many as eight in the first half after Jack McMullen's 3-pointer at 5:54 (26-18). Izaiah Shaw-Glen led all players with 18 points in the opening period on 7-of-10 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the line. Seahawks made all five free throw attempts including two each from Zavier Francoeur and Jack Margoupis while Sean Seymour completed an old-fashioned three-point play. | RAIDERS 33, SEAHAWKS 31
- 2H | Seahawks trailed by 10 with 8:52 to go (60-50 after a pair from the charity stripe from Robenson Baguidy) and then led by 10 with 25 seconds remaining (Jack McMullen sank two freebies for a 74-64 advantage). An 11-1 run for the Seahawks was capped by a Sean Seymour trey that tied the game at 61-all. The Seahawks made only 7-of-14 from the line in the second half while Baguidy and Theo Briscoe IV hit threes in the closing seconds for the final margin. | SEAHAWKS 44, RAIDERS 37
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ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina hosts Rhode Island College on Saturday afternoon with a 1 p.m. tip-off on
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