Colonels clip Seahawks, 52-45

NEWPORT, R.I. (January 11, 2020) -- Salve Regina University junior guard Mary Rorke (Norton, Mass.) led all players with 16 points, but visiting Curry College left the Rodgers Recreation Center with a 52-45 victory in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) women's basketball action.

The Colonels (4-10, 2-3 CCC) started four freshmen including first-year twins Katie and Kirsten Smith (East Bridgewater, Mass.). The latter finished with a dozen points and team-high nine rebounds while fellow first-year guard Kathryn Dunn led Curry with 14 points on five-of-10 from the field and three of five from the line.

Salve Regina (1-13, 1-4 CCC) had the edge on the boards, 48-41, led by senior Torie Scorpio (Cranston, R.I.) and freshman Neva Bostic (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) with nine rebounds apiece.

Curry made only three first-quarter field goals, all 3-pointers, while Rorke, Bostic, and Brooke Vonasek (Willington, Conn.) hit from the floor for Salve Regina which held a one-point lead (11-10) after the first 10 minutes. Freshman Gabby Sousa (Hudson, N.H.) swished a corner 3-pointer for the first buck on the second quarter to give Salve Regina its largest lead. Kirsten Smith scored eight points in the second quarter as the Colonels took a lead they would never relinquish.

Quick Hits

• Curry has won last three meetings in series, including its two most recent trips to Newport.
• The Colonels have matched their second-longest win streak in the all-time series (three in 1992-93; four in 1990-91).
• Salve Regina leads the all-time series, 49-22.
• Scorpio finished with 11 points including five free throws.
• Katie Smith had five steals for the Colonels while Bostic made four thefts for Salve Regina.

Next Up
Salve Regina hosts in-state and conference rival Roger Williams University on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; Curry will be home against Endicott College on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.