The game featured seven lead changes in the first half, none in the second, as Salve Regina took the lead for good on a floating jumper by Andrew Rego [FR/Little Compton, R.I.] with 2:37 remaining in the first. Lay-ups by Chris Collier [SR/Exeter, N.H.] and Matt Grendal [SO/Foxboro, Mass.] gave the Seahawks a five-point cushion at intermission.
Jon Hazzard [SO/North Kingstown, R.I.] led all scorers with a career-high 24 points on 7-for-15 from the floor and 10-of-12 from the charity stripe. A Hazzard fast break dunk with 12:53 left in the game gave Salve Regina its largest lead of the contest (47-32), but a jumper by Justin Kaufman [FR/Redding, Conn.] culminated a 17-5 Fighting Scot run that cut the Gordon deficit to three (52-49 with 5:34 remaining).
Hazzard sank a jumper and two free throws before a Kaufman three-pointer and Jerry Logan [SO/Marietta, Ga.] lay-up narrowed the gap to two (56-54 with 2:08 remaining). With the score the same a minute later, Hazzard had the ball with his back to the basket and found Matt Coute [JR/Somerset, Mass.] open behind the arc. The junior guard swished a three-pointer and the Seahawks maintained at least a five-point lead the rest of the way. Salve Regina (16-9) and Gordon (15-11) combined for 14 points in the final minute.
Logan led four Scots in double figures with 13 points; Mike Herr [SO/Lampeter, Pa.] added a dozen while Kaufman and Jon Marstaller [FR/Naples, Maine] both had 11 points. Coute and Collier finished with 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Seahawks who now travel to top-seed Endicott College on Thursday, February 22 (8:00PM) for a semifinal contest.
Endicott, defending conference champions, ended Salve Regina's season a year ago in a quarterfinal meeting; the Gulls enjoyed a 15-point victory over the Seahawks in Beverly, Mass., during their regular-season meeting on January 15, 2005.
Roger Williams (14-11) hosts Curry (15-10) in the other CCC semifinal.
Newspaper Box Score Gordon vs Salve Regina 02/22/05 8:00 pm at Newport RI - Rodgers Recreation Center At Newport RI - Rodgers Recreation Center SALVE REGINA 67, GORDON 60 GORDON (15-11) Jerry Logan 6-10 1-2 13; Mike Herr 5-13 0-0 12; Justin Kaufman 4-8 1-1 11; Jon Marstaller 5-13 1-3 11; Aaron Vogelzang 2-3 0-0 4; Michael Schnackenber 1-1 1-1 3; Mark Beebe 1-2 0-0 3; Scott Allenby 1-3 0-0 3; John Beebe 0-1 0-0 0; Peter Hassler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-55 4-7 60. SALVE REGINA (16-9) Jon Hazzard 7-15 10-12 24; Matt Coute 4-11 4-4 14; Chris Collier 6-15 0-0 12; Matt Grendal 4-9 1-2 9; Chris Goodridge 1-3 2-2 4; Andrew Rego 1-2 0-0 2; Jay Pallotti 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-56 17-20 67. Gordon 27 33 60 Salve Regina 32 35 67 3-point goals-Gordon 6-21 (Justin Kaufman 2-4; Mike Herr 2-7; Mark Beebe 1-2; Scott Allenby 1-3; John Beebe 0-1; Jon Marstaller 0-2; Jerry Logan 0-2), Salve Regina 2-8 (Matt Coute 2-5; Chris Goodridge 0-1; Jon Hazzard 0-2). Fouled out--Gordon-None, Salve Regina-None. Rebounds-Gordon 25 (Jon Marstaller 6), Salve Regina 40 (Chris Collier 13). Assists-Gordon 7 (Justin Kaufman 5), Salve Regina 14 (Matt Coute 4; Chris Goodridge 4). Total fouls-Gordon 16, Salve Regina 10. A-222 COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT - First Round #2 CCC South Salve Regina versus #3 CCC North Gordon