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SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS
Posted: Dec 09, 2017

Beland, Burke lead Salve Regina women's basketball over Penn College, 62-52

Tara Burke finished with 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals. (Photo by Rob McGuinness)
Tara Burke finished with 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals. (Photo by Rob McGuinness)
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Game Leaders
Penn College
Pts: 2 Players (#10, #23) - 14
Reb: 2 Players (#24, #25) - 8
Ast: 2 Players (#10, #24) - 4
Salve Regina
Pts: Kerri Beland - 17
Reb: 2 Players (#10, #13) - 6
Ast: Mary Eden - 6
Team Stats
Full stats

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RESULTS
Salve Regina 62, Penn College 52
Rodgers Rec. Ctr. - Newport, R.I.
Saturday, December 9, 2017

Summary
NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University juniors Kerri Beland (Attleboro, Mass.) and Tara Burke (Londonderry, N.H.) led the way with 17 and 16 points, respectively, as the Seahawks defeated the Wildcats of Penn College, 62-52, in non-league women's basketball action at the Rodgers Recreation Center. Beland added a career-high seven steals while seniors Mary Eden (South Kingstown, R.I.) and Ally Esielionis (Shirley, Mass.) had game highs in assists (six) and blocked shots (six), respectively.

Series and Streaks
The first-ever meeting between these two schools started a six-game home stretch for the Seahawks. Salve Regina (4-3) is now 3-0 at home this season and has a six-game win streak at Rodgers Recreation Center. The Wildcats (1-8), who won their 2017-18 season opener (55-48 against Thiel College), has lost eight consecutive games.

Three Stars of the Game

  1. Salve Regina junior Kerri Beland (Attleboro, Mass.) scored a game-high 17 points on six of 18 from the floor, four-for-four from the free-throw line, while adding five rebounds and a career-high seven steals.
  2. Penn College senior Gwendolyn Lavelle (Pocono Summit, Pa.) scored 14 points on four of nine field goals (three 3-pointers) and added seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals.
  3. Salve Regina junior Tara Burke (Georgetown, Mass.) scored 16 points on six of 13 from inside the paint, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals.

Key Stat of the Game
Salve Regina forced a season-high 36 turnovers from its opponent. Seahawks scored 24 points off turnovers, and also outscored the Wildcats in the paint, 28-12.

Turning Point
Lavelle's free throws at 1:01 of the first half gave Penn College its largest lead, 23-19. Salve Regina scored the final three points before intermission, and then the first six points (all from Burke) in the second half.

Quick Hits

  • Ericka Lepley (Lewistown, Pa.) and Jane Herman (Greencastle, Pa.) also scored in double digits for the Wildcats with 14 and 10 points, respectively.
  • Herman and Tori Wolfe (Dalmatia, Pa.) both had game-high eight rebounds.
  • Mary Rorke (Norton, Mass.) and Mikayla Roderick (New Bedford, Mass.) led the Seahawks with six rebounds apiece.
  • Salve Regina had its fourth game of the season with at least 16 assists (all three at home and last Wednesday at Wentworth; all wins).
  • The Seahawks had a season-high 17 steals.

Next Up
Salve Regina (4-3) plays its second of six-consecutive home games on Tuesday, December 12, when it hosts Fisher College at 7 p.m. Pennsylvania College of Technology travels to Boston, Mass., to face Fisher College tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the second stop on its five-game road trip; the Wildcats return to Williamsport, Pa., for their next home game on January 17.