Gordon scored the first eight points of the game. Forward Sarah DeLuca [SR/ Gray, Maine] swished a free throw with four minutes remaining in the first half to give the Fighting Scots their largest lead of the game (23-14). That free throw also put DeLuca in first place on her school's all-time leading scorer list, now ahead of current assistant coach Amy Bowen '98.
DeLuca now has 1,446 career points, but the Seahawks held her nine under her season scoring average (21.5). Following DeLuca's record-setting free throw, Salve Regina enjoyed an 8-0 run keyed by a pair of three-pointers from Meaghan Stapleton [JR/ West Nyack, N.Y.].
There were seven ties and seven lead changes in the contest, all coming in the second half. A Margaret O'Brien [SO/ Canton, Mass.] free throw brought Salve Regina even for the first time, 45 seconds into the second half. A pair of free throws by O'Brien with 6:09 left in the game gave Salve Regina its final tie. Lindsay Frederick [JR/ Danvers, Mass.] sank a pair of free throws a minute later and the Seahawks led the rest of the way.
Frederick finished with a game-high 17 points while she and Jennifer Leahy [JR/ Cresskill, N.J.] each grabbed nine boards. Salve Regina (2-2; 1-0 CCC) plays at Anna Maria on Tuesday, December 7, while Gordon (0-5; 0-1 CCC) looks for its first win of the season hosting Endicott.
Gordon vs Salve Regina 12/04/04 1:00 pm at Newport RI At Newport RI SALVE REGINA 55, GORDON 47 GORDON (0-5; 0-1 CCC) Kara Pillsbury 4-12 3-4 14; Sarah DeLuca 3-8 6-7 12; Genny McWhorter 2-10 2-2 7; Christine Arruda 1-10 2-2 4; Jaqueline Hubbard 2-5 0-0 4; Meghan O'Connell 1-5 1-3 3; Joy Huseland 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 14-53 14-18 47. SALVE REGINA (2-2; 1-0 CCC) Lindsay Frederick 6-10 5-7 17; Meaghan Stapleton 3-9 1-4 10; Margaret O'Brien 2-6 6-8 10; Allison Moen 2-6 2-2 6; Kendra Lee 2-4 1-3 5; Kelly Mallon 1-6 2-4 4; Jennifer Leahy 1-8 0-3 2; Meaghan Dempsey 0-2 1-2 1; Megan Barry 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-53 18-33 55. Gordon 25 22 47 Salve Regina 24 31 55 3-point goals-Gordon 5-22 (Kara Pillsbury 3-4; Joy Huseland 1-2; Genny McWhorter 1-7; Jaqueline Hubbard 0-1; Meghan O'Connell 0-2; Christine Arruda 0-5; Sarah DeLuca 0-1), Salve Regina 3-14 (Meaghan Stapleton 3-9; Kelly Mallon 0-5). Fouled out--Gordon-Kara Pillsbury, Salve Regina-None. Rebounds-Gordon 42 (Meghan O'Connell 8; Sarah DeLuca 8), Salve Regina 44 (Lindsay Frederick 9; Jennifer Leahy 9). Assists-Gordon 3 (Meghan O'Connell 2), Salve Regina 11 (Jennifer Leahy 6). Total fouls-Gordon 23, Salve Regina 18. A-114 Gordon's Sarah DeLuca became her school's all-time leading scorer; now with 1,446 points