U. of New England throws up 13 threes to top Salve Regina

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SEAHAWK MEN'S BASKETBALL RESULTS

U. of New England 85, Salve Regina 68
Newport, R.I. – Rodgers Recreation Center
Saturday, January 9, 2016

Link to box score
http://www.salveathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20160109_zi9t.xml

NEWPORT, R.I. - University of New England improves to 8-4 with an 85-68 win against Salve Regina University at the Rodgers Recreation Center in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketbal action.

Series and Streaks
The Seahawks own a 13-10 advantage in the all-time series. Nor'easters have won three straight meetings including a sweep of last season's series.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – UNE senior Devin Thompson (Winthrop, Mass.) - scored 20 points including four of the Nor'easters' 13 3-pointers.
2 – Salve Regina junior Nicholas Bates (Danvers, Mass.) - had a double-double by halftime and finished with team-high 20 points and 14 rebounds.
3 – UNE sophomore Gavin Dibble (Greenport, N.Y.) - came off the bench to score 20 points including a perfect seven-for-seven from the free throw line.

Key Stat of the Game
Nor'easters made 46.4 percent of their 3-point attempts (13-for-28).

Turning Point
The first half featured one tie and three lead changes. After a dunk from Nicholas Bates at 13:16 mark in first, freshman Daron Hoges Jr. hit his team's third trey of the game to start a 16-8 run for the Nor'easters. Salve Regina got within five in the second half (43-38 at 17:44 following a Bates' jumper), but a 16-6 run pushed the Nor'easters' into double digits for rest of game. 

Quick Hits

• Salve Regina shot at least 65 percent from the free-throw line for the seventh time this season.
• University of New England registered a 27-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
• The Nor'easters' bench also outscored Seahawk reserves, 41-15.
• Drew Coveney (Londonderry, N.H.) and Matt Lettick (Orange, Conn.) also joined Thompson and Dibble in double figure scoring with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
• Bates posted his team-leading fifth double-double of the season.
• David Blackwell (Windsor, Conn.), Kevin Mannix (Barrington, R.I.), and Patrick O'Rourke (Rutland, Vt.) all made their only field goal attempt; Blackwell and Mannix from behind the arc, and O'Rourke on a tip-in.
• Coveney led the Nor'easters on the boards with seven rebounds as UNE edged the home team on the glass, 33-32.

Quotes
"UNE did an excellent job of spreading out our defense and executing their offensive system. Our guys played with effort but will need to play with more intelligence on the defensive end to be successful." - head coach Sean Foster

Next up
Salve Regina (5-8; 2-4 CCC) – Thursday, January 14 at Western New England University, 7:30 p.m.
U. of New England (8-4; 3-2 CCC) – Tuesday, January 12 at Nichols College, 7:30 p.m.