NEWPORT, R.I. -- Salve Regina University women's basketball got a career-high 25 points from graduate student
Amanda Folan in her final regular season home game, as she led the Seahawks to a 76-59 win over the United States Coast Guard Academy in NEWMAC action at the Rodgers Recreation Center on Wednesday evening in Newport, Rhode Island.
The victory clinched another postseason bid for the Seahawks (13-10, 6-4 NEWMAC) who could finish as high as fourth place in the league with a win on Saturday at MIT. Salve Regina finishes with its most home wins (8-3) since a 10-3 mark in the 2017-18 season.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 76, Coast Guard 59
Records: Salve Regina (13-10, 6-4 NEWMAC), Coast Guard (15-9, 4-6 NEWMAC)
History: These programs meet for the 23rd time overall and second as fellow members of the NEWMAC. Salve Regina leads the all-time series, 13-10, since 1982. Coast Guard had won the last four meetings including 93-72 at Roland Hall in New London, Connecticut, last year in the first-ever NEWMAC matchup.
Briana Neary had a game-high 25 points and three other Seahawks scored in double figures --
Morgan Shuey (12),
Ashley Rourke (11),
Sofia Neary (10). Kira Wood had six of the Bears' 13 3-pointers.
Sofia Neary led the Seahawks with nine rebounds in the loss.
SUMMARY
- 1Q | After three minutes, Salve Regina led 1-0 on a free throw from Sofia Neary. Taylor Lynch put the Bears on the board with a pull up jump shot outside the paint at 6:38. Briana Neary responded with the first Seahawk field goal on a layup with an assist from Amanda Folan. Folan followed with a 3-pointer for a 6-2 lead. Salve Regina never trailed again. Folan had 10 of the 14 points for Salve Regina. | SEAHAWKS 14, BEARS 11
- 2Q | Taylor Lynch scored the first basket of the second quarter before Sofia Neary scored the next five including an "and one" layup plus free throw. Amanda Folan had assists on back-to-back buckets for Briana Neary and Ashley Rourke, the latter a 3-pointer. The Seahawks also had 3-pointers from Deanna Linscott and Olivia Martin. Salve Regina scored the last seven points of the period to take a double-digit lead into the break. | SEAHAWKS 24, BEARS 15
- 3Q | Sofia Neary made a long-range two-pointer from the wing to extend the Seahawk "run" to 9-0 (carried over from the second quarter). Salve Regina maintained a double-digit advantage throughout the quarter and led by as many as 15 on several occasions, Neary and Dorothy Stotts both had eight points to lead their respective teams in the quarter. | SEAHAWKS 20, BEARS 18
- 4Q | Briana Neary and Amanda Folan both had six points for the Seahawks but Olivia Wright led all players with seven points in the period for the visitors. Salve Regina lead by as many as 22 points (76-54) before the Bears scored the final five points in the contest. | SEAHAWKS 18, BEARS 15
HIGHLIGHTS ON X
NOTEWORTHY
- Salve Regina had four players in double figures led by Amanda Folan's career-high 25 points -- Sofia Neary (16), Briana Neary (13), Ashley Rourke (12).
- Folan added six rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and a steal.
- Salve Regina won the rebounding battle (46-42) led by a game-high nine from Sofia Neary.
- Glory Blethen also had nine boards for the Bears.
- The Seahawks shot 43.3% from the floor (29/67) including 53.8% from behind the arc (7/13).
- The Bears were limited to 2-of-23 from long range (8.7%).
ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina finishes its regular season on the road at MIT on Saturday, February 22 with a 2 p.m. tip-off on
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