NEWPORT, R.I. — The Endicott women's basketball team used a second half comeback effort to sneak past host Salve Regina, 64-60, Wednesday evening inside the Rodgers Rec. Center in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action.
The Seahawks led, 20-12, after one quarter of play and built a 36-24 halftime lead, as Salve Regina was up by as much as 16 points with 2:50 left in the first half.
Endicott was able to erase the deficit thanks in part to a monstrous third quarter in which the Gulls scored 23 points as senior forward Sarah Hood (Burlington, Mass.) scored 10 of her career-high 19 points in 10 minutes coming out of the break.
Hood also grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds, and had one assist, two steals, and three blocks en route to her fourth double-double of the season to help the Gulls rally for the road victory.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Gulls are now 13-15 against the Seahawks in the all-time series, but have won the past four straight meetings.
- Hood now owns two of the top five spots in the program's record book for most rebounds in a single game.
- Junior guard Hannah Kiernan (Wenham, Mass.) and freshman guard Emily Pratt (Gardner, Mass.) joined Hood in double figures with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
- Pratt and sophomore guard Catie Lipscomb (West Springfield, Mass.) each dished out four assists that was tied for a game-high.
- Junior forward Sam Charette (Wenham, Mass.) pulled down a season-high seven rebounds.
- Endicott's largest lead of the game was a seven-point margin with 35 seconds remaining in the game.
FOR THE FOES
- The Seahawks placed three student-athletes in double digits as freshman guard Torie Scorpio (Cranston, R.I.) led the way with a team-high 16 points, followed by 14 from sophomore guard Kerri Berland (Attleboro, Mass.) and 11 by junior guard Mary Eden (So. Kingston, R.I.).
- Eden also dished out a team-high/game-high four assists and registered a game-high seven steals.
- Sophomore forward Tara Burke (Londonderry, N.H.) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Gulls (6-8, 5-2 CCC) hosts Nichols on Saturday, January 14th at 1:00 p.m.
Salve Regina (3-11, 1-6 CCC) travels to Boston, Mass. to take on Wentworth on Saturday, January 14th at 1:00 p.m. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
