Morton, Collins lead Seahawks over Rams, 73-64

SEAHAWK MEN'S BASKETBALL RESULTS
Salve Regina 73, Suffolk 64
Rodgers Rec. Ctr. - Newport, R.I.
Sunday, November 26, 2017

Summary
NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University men's basketball made 56 percent of its field goal attempts (28-of-50) and defeated Suffolk University, 73-64, in a non-league meeting at the Rodgers Recreation Center on Sunday afternoon. Senior Rodney Morton (Malden, Mass.) and freshman Cameron Collins (Oakdale, Conn.) led the Seahawks with 22 and 16 points, respectively; Suffolk sophomore Thomas Duffy (Fairfield, Conn.) led all players with 23 points. Salve Regina improves to 2-2 with its second straight win while Suffolk suffers its fourth consecutive defeat to fall to 1-4.

Series and Streaks
Salve Regina evens the all-time series at 12 wins apiece with its sixth victory in the last seven meetings. Rodney Morton scores 20 or more points for his fourth straight game to start the season.

Three Stars of the Game

1. Salve Regina senior Rodney Morton (Malden, Mass.) made 7-of-13 from the floor including 4-of-7 3-pointers to finish with a team-high 22 points.
2. Suffolk sophomore Thomas Duffy (Fairfield, Conn.) made 8-of-14 from the floor and 7-of-10 from the free-throw line to finish with a game-high 23 points. He also had seven assists and three steals.
3. Salve Regina freshman Cameron Collins (Oakdale, Conn.) came off the bench to score 16 points on 7-of-8 from the floor; 2-for-4 from the line. He had a game-high eight rebounds.

Key Stat of the Game
Salve Regina dominated on both ends of the glass with a 14-rebound advantage at halftime (22-to-8), and finishing with 12 offensive boards (six for Suffolk) and 23 defensive caroms (17 for the Rams).

Turning Point
After sophomore George Grillakis (Lowell, Mass.) sank a layup for a six-point Suffolk lead, 10-4, with 14:33 left in the first half, Salve Regina went on a 17-3 run over the next four and half minutes. Six different Seahawks scored field goals including a two- and 3-pointer from junior Isaiah Bowman (Roxbury, Mass.), and one each from Morton, Collins, Gabe Granberry (Dorchester, Mass.), Michael McCourt (Lincoln, R.I.), and Stephen Natola (Exeter, N.H.).

Quick Hits

• Salve Regina led by 13 at the half (39-26).
• Cameron Collins came off the bench and made his first four field goals; after missing a layup in the second half, he made three more layups.
• Freshman Kevin Kelly (Valhalla, N.Y.) finished with five assists for Salve Regina.
• Junior Kevin Querusio (Millis, Mass.) led the Rams with eight rebounds, seven off the defensive glass; he only had one rebound in the first 20 minutes.
• The Seahawks dominated inside the paint, not only in rebounds, but also in scoring (34-20).
• Junior Michael Hagopian (Watertown, Mass.) had a double-digit scoring effort with 12 points (four 3-pointers).
• Bowman finished with 10 points of four of six field goal attempts.
• After making 21 of their first 24 free-throw attempts (87.5 percent) to start the season in the Herb Kenny Tip-Off Tournament (two losses for Salve Regina), the Seahawks have won a pair while shooting just 54.5 percent from the line (24-of-44) at home.

Next Up
Salve Regina (2-2) opens its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) slate with its third and final game of the current homestand, hosting Eastern Nazarene College on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Suffolk (1-4) hosts St. Joseph's of Maine in it Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener on Saturday, December 2 (3 p.m.).