Brochu finishes career with season-high 27 points in Seahawk victory

BOSTON, Mass. (Saturday, February 17, 2024) -- Senior Clay Brochu (North Kingstown, R.I.) scored a season-high 27 points to lead Salve Regina University men's basketball to a season-finale win over Emerson College, 84-73, in NEWMAC action at the Brown and Plofker Gym in Boston on Saturday afternoon. The victory ends a season-long eight-game skid for the Seahawks that began with a two-point home loss (60-58) against the Lions on January 18.

Brochu made 9-of-17 (52.9%) from the floor, his best shooting percentage since a season-opening 79-46 win against Johnson & Wales (Nov. 11) where he made 7-of-13 (53.8) and finished with 17 points.

Fellow starters Jojo Powers (Dedham, Mass.) and Declan Walmsley (Franklin, Mass.) joined Brochu with double-figure points, 14 and 13, respectively, while Sean Seymour (Albany, N.Y.) contributed 11 points off the bench. Miles Fiore (Narragansett, R.I.) led all players with nine boards, all off the defensive glass.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 84, Emerson 73
Records: Salve Regina (11-14, 5-11 NEWMAC), Emerson (10-15, 6-10 NEWMAC)
All-Time Series: Salve Regina now leads the all-time series, 13 to 2. After winning the first 12 meetings, including five straight scoring over 100 points (from 1988 through 1990, Salve Regina lost for the first time in 2004 (82-62 in Boston) and the next meeting 20 years later (last month), 60-58, at the Rodgers Recreation Center.

SUMMARY

• 1H - . | SEAHAWKS 39, LIONS 34
• 2H - . | SEAHAWKS 84, LIONS 73

NOTEWORTHY

• Four Seahawks scored in double figures led by senior Clay Brochu who notched his season-high with 27 points in his final collegiate game.
• Brochu's career-high 30 points came against New England College in a 97-95 overtime victory at the Rodgers Recreation Center (Dec. 11, 2021).
• Declan Walmsley led all players with five assists.
• Miles Fiore led all players with nine rebounds.
• Emerson College earned the sixth (and final) seed in the NEWMAC men's basketball postseason.
• Among Salve Regina's five conference victories, three came against postseason participants (Coast Guard, Babson, Emerson) with the first and last on the road.

NEXT UP
Salve Regina ends its season at 11-14 overall and 5-11 in NEWMAC play.