Camels come back to win on road against Seahawks

NEWPORT, R.I. (Saturday, December 2, 2023) -- Salve Regina University women's basketball welcomed the Camels of Connecticut College to the Rodgers Recreation Center for the first time since 2002. The Seahawks led by as many as nine in the second quarter before suffering their second-straight defeat at home with the Camels victorious, 78-66.

Rebecca Oberman-Levine (Hamden, Conn.) led all players with 35 points on 15-of-24 from the floor including 5-of-9 from long range. Sofia Neary (Wayne, N.J.) and sister Briana Neary combined for 52 of Salve Regina's 66 points, with 27 and 25, respectively. Briana made it a double-double with a game-high 10 rebounds.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Connecticut Col. 78, Salve Regina 66
Records: Salve Regina (3-6), Connecticut Col. (3-4)
All-Time Series: The programs first met in 1983 for a home-away series in the first week of February (each team won its home game). The Camels had a four-game win streak from 1984-1993. Kerry Ceurvels' 1994 squad snapped the skid with a 75-62 win at The Hut. In back-to-back years (1998, 1999), the Seahawks won against the Camels on the road and started a five-game winning streak that carries to today. The last meeting (Dec. 8, 2002), Salve Regina won at home, 70-32. Connecticut College's win today evens the all-time series at 8-8.

SUMMARY

• 1Q - Briana Neary went 4-for-4 from the floor and made a pair of free throws for 10 Seahawk points. The Camels had their only lead of the period (3-2 at 9:02) following a 3-pointer from Catherine Cole. Neary's free thows were the last points of the period while Deanna Linscott made both of her tries from the charity stripe at the 2:16 mark. The Camels were held to 25 percent shooting (5-of-20), but did make a pair of treys. | Salve Regina 18, Connecticut Col. 13
• 2Q - Sofia Neary scored the first two baskets of the period for Salve Regina's largest lead of the game, 22-13 at 8:31. Oberman-Levine started a 20-3 run for the Camels with her jump shot outside the paint. Sofia Neary had a layup with 30 seconds remaining and Ashley Rourke nailed a 3-pointer after a Camel turnover for the final scoring of the half. | Connecticut Col. 33, Salve Regina 30
• 3Q - Sofia Neary's fast break layup at 4:33 kept the deficit at three (41-38) before the Camels closed the quarter with a 15-5 run, capped by Avery Burns' 3-pointer at 0:19 on the clock. | Connecticut Col. 56, Salve Regina 43
• 4Q - Seahawks outscored the Camels in the final 10 minutes, 23-22. Ashley Rourke's free throws at 1:41 had the Seahawks within five, 69-64, the closest they would get in the last quarter. Briana Neary had 13 points to lead all players and went 7-for-7 from the line. | Connecticut Col. 78, Salve Regina 66

NOTEWORTHY

• Sofia Neary scored a career-high 27 points on 13-of-30 from the floor.
• Briana Neary recorded a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
• Rebecca Oberman-Levine led all players with 35 points on 15-of-24 from the floor including 5-of-9 from long range.
• Teams were even in points off turnovers (18) and rebounds (42).
• Salve Regina had the edge in points in the paint (30-26) and second-chance points (15-12).
• Morgan Shuey led all players with eight assists.

ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina plays at University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut, on Tuesday, December 5, with a 7 p.m. tip-off.