SALISBURY,MD- The Salisbury
University women's basketball team posted a victory Saturday
evening over Capital Athletic Conference opponent Gallaudet
University, 87-25, in front of a crowd of 250 on alumni night at
Maggs Center. The Sea Gull defense held the Bison to 19 percent
shooting from the field and created 35 turnovers which resulted in
45 Salisbury points.
Salisbury (12-8, 6-4 CAC)
dominated Gallaudet (3-16, 0-9 CAC) in almost every statistical
category with the biggest disparity coming in bench points (54-5).
The Sea Gull bench was led by freshman Janay Johnson (14 points)
and Rachel Downes (11 points) who shot a combined 10-of-13 from the
field.
The Gulls also received a
double-digit effort from senior Meghan Klug who chipped in 14
points in 21 minutes. Salisbury had 14 of 15 players score at least
one point in the biggest victory of the season. Senior point guard
Jenna Peters contributed a game-high six assists.
SU jumped out to a 6-0 lead and
never looked back going in at halftime up 55-13;Gallaudet was powered by senior Tamijo Foronda
who had nine points and five rebounds. Fellow senior Jessica
Salisbury also led the Bison with five assists.
Information shared by the
Salisbury University Office of Sports Information
The Bison (3-16, 0-9 CAC) host
the Goucher College Gophers (3-16, 1-10 CAC) in continuing
conference play on Tuesday, February 6 at 6:00 p.m.
