Week at a Glance: Seahawks • February 5-11, 2024
NEWPORT, R.I. (Monday, February 5, 2024)-- It's the last week with only winter sports competing for the Seahawks. Next week the spring season officially begins with the men's lacrosse season-opener on Wednesday, February 14.
In notable performances for Salve Regina, last week women's basketball beat NEWMAC competitor, Wheaton College, 81-58 at their home facility in Norton, Massachusetts.
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WEDNESDAY (Feb. 7)
Women's basketball hosts Springfield College at 7 p.m. at the Rodgers Recreation Center. Briana Neary '24 (21 points) and Sofia Neary '26 (16 rebounds) drove the 23-point win over Wheaton last week. The Lyons had a short-lived lead early in the day but after 3:48 and a 14-14 tie the Seahawks pulled ahead and by the end of the first half it was 35-27. Salve Regina went on a six-point run to start the third quarter and continued to plow forward. With ten minutes left to play it was a three-possession game, but after only missing three shots in the fourth quarter the Seahawks quashed the Lyons 81-58. The Seahawks played again on Saturday, February 3, finishing ten points behind Wellesley College for a 70-60 final score.
FRIDAY (Feb. 9)
Men's ice hockey will be at Suffolk University at 6 p.m. Last week the team faced the Curry College Colonels twice and fell 6-1 on the first occurrence and 4-0 the following day. On Friday, February 2, it was a 0-0 game after 20 minutes, but Colonels' Matt Connor and Ben Biester scored consecutively in the first 2:15 of the second period. Five minutes later Matthew Fawcett got Salve Regina on the board (from Parker Mabbett) but Curry's defensive unit put a stop to any more Seahawk scoring.
Suffolk will be in Middletown for a 7:30 women's ice hockey puck drop at the Cabot-Harman Ice Center. The Seahawks saw Curry College on Friday, February 2, and Western New England University on Saturday, February 3, last week. Curry thwarted Salve Regina 6-1, only giving up one goal (Riley Esposito from Taylor Stirling). The following day, it was Emily Wroblewski (from Ashtyn Bringardner) who sent the puck flying above WNE's netminder into the left side of the goal, however the Golden Bears secured the 4-1 win.
SATURDAY (Feb. 10)
Clark University hosts women's basketball at 1 p.m. at the Hurst Courts in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Seahawks are 1-4 against the Cougars since the 1987-88 season. The team's first meeting was on Tuesday, February 24, 1987, and it was a 58-40 loss, however the most recent meeting occurred on Saturday, November 19, 2022, and resulted in a 72-62 Seahawk victory. This season Clark is 14-7 overall and 4-3 in the NEWMAC, while Salve Regina fall at 10-11 overall and 4-3 in the conference.
Men's basketball takes on Babson College at 3 p.m. in Wellesley, Massachusetts at the Staake Gymnasium. Last week the team saw Springfield College (L, 73-57) and Wheaton College (L, 65-48). Salve Regina was down 7-0 for the opening six minutes of the Wheaton matchup, but Declan Walmsley's jump shot with 13:43 to go in the half got the Seahawks on the board. Walmsley and Brady Spencer each scored 12 points as the Seahawks' high scorers. Salve Regina is 2-6 against Babson since the 2000-01 season. The last meeting on Saturday, November 12, 2022, was an 80-72 Babson win.
SUNDAY (Feb. 11)
It will be senior day for men's ice hockey when the team takes on Wentworth Institute of Technology at 4 p.m. at the Cabot-Harman Ice Center. Men's ice hockey saw Wentworth on Friday, November 10, 2023 (W, 5-2) and Saturday, November 11, 2023 (W, 3-1). Since the 2007-08 season Salve Regina is 13-17-5 against Wentworth. The Seahawks, currently sitting in third place in the CCC, are 13-7-2 overall and 8-5-2 in the conference. Wentworth is 9-12-1 overall and 5-9-1 in the CCC.