Seahawks suffer road loss to Golden Bears

SPRINGFIELD, Mass—Sophomore Chelsea Vujs recorded a double-double scoring a game high 21 points and pulling down 10 rebounds to lead Western New England University past Salve Regina 59-54 in a Commonwealth Coast Conference game at the Alumni Healthful Living Center field house on Wednesday. The Golden Bears advance to 10-14(7-10CCC), and the Seahawks fall to 12-12(10-7CCC).

Senior co-captains Ali Pessolano (5 rebounds) and Katie Eckert (4rebounds) chipped in nine and five points to help the Golden Bear effort.

The Salve Regina Seahawks started the game off on a 15-6 run led, but the Golden Bear's strong defense pressure cut the deficit and tied the game up 23-23 to finish the first half.

Both teams traded buckets throughout the second half, but the Golden Bears came up with big stops to halt the Seahawks offense.

Nicole Daily (5 rebounds, 5 assists) drew an offensive foul with 6:29 left in the second half which ignited the Golden Bears' and fueled them to close out the game

The Golden Bears shot 41.2 percent from the floor, on 21-of-51 shooting, while the Seahawks connected on 17-of-55, resulting in 30.9%.

The Golden Bears controlled the boards throughout the game, outrebounding the Seahawks 42-36. The Golden Bears also led in second chance points with 12, compared to the Seahawk's two.

Western New England's bench outscored the Seahawks 20-0, led by Sarah Shields who dropped seven points with five rebounds in 17 minutes.

Samantha McCann netted six points and grabbed six rebounds in 21 minutes to contribute to the Golden Bear attack.

Three Seahawks were in double-figures, Meghan Harden scored 15 points, Marissa Pendergast (13 rebounds) chipped in 14, and Brianna Del Valle(11 rebounds) netted 13.