The Sea Gulls, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped, lost the contest despite outrebounding the Bison, 41-31. Salisbury, however, struggled offensively. SU hit only 8-of-22 field goals (36.4%) in the first half and 18-of-47 (38.3%) for the game. The Gulls also struggled from behind the three-point arc, hitting only 4-of-15 (26.7%) in the contest.
Ray Williams led the Salisbury attack with 14 points, hitting 4-of-9 field goals and 4-of-6 from the charity stripe. Segun Odumeru added 12 points and Rico Stewart dropped in nine points and pulled down six boards. Kyle Harmon led all rebounders with 10, while scoring six points, while Gary Ward finished with seven points.
Robert Haney, Jr. paced Gallaudet with 18 points, including 9-of-16 from the free throw line. Frank Jackson hit only 6-of-17 from the field, but scored 15 points. Both Jackson and Haney both pulled down nine rebounds.
After connecting on 9-of-26 (34.6%) from the field in the first half, the Bison rebounded to connect on 11-of-24 (45.8%) to finish the game with a 40% field goal percentage. GU was successful on 9-of-23 (39.1%) from behind the three-point arc.
Salisbury University will return to action Friday when the Gulls host the 13th Annual Sea Gull Classic. SU will take on John Jay College at 8 p.m. Friday. The other men’s game on Friday matches Shenandoah against City College of New York at 3p.m. The Consolation game is set for Saturday at 3 p.m., with the title game will tip off at 8 p.m.
Salisbury University vs Gallaudet University 11/30/05 8 p.m. at Washington, DC At Washington, DC GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 63, SALISBURY UNIVERSITY 60 SALISBURY UNIVERSITY (3-3/0-1) Ray Williams 4-9 4-6 14; Segun Odumeru 4-12 3-5 12; Rico Stewart 2-4 5-7 9; Gary Ward 2-3 3-3 7; Justin Rice 2-7 2-2 6; Kyle Harmon 3-6 0-0 6; Derrick Washington 1-3 2-4 5; Marcus Crenshaw 0-1 1-3 1; Jonas Vaitkus 0-0 0-0 0; Ozi Menakaya 0-1 0-0 0; Darren Johnson 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 18-47 20-32 60. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY (4-2/1-0) Robert Haney Jr. 4-8 9-16 18; Frank Jackson 6-17 1-2 15; Matthew Johnson 3-7 1-2 9; Brendan Stern 3-7 0-0 8; Kazeem Babatunde 2-2 1-1 5; Luther Weedon 1-4 0-0 3; Jon Mowl 1-3 0-0 3; Matthew Eby 0-1 2-2 2; Stephen DaSilva 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 14-23 63. Salisbury University.......... 31 29 - 60 Gallaudet University.......... 31 32 - 63 3-point goals-Salisbury University 4-15 (Ray Williams 2-5; Derrick Washington 1-2; Segun Odumeru 1-2; Justin Rice 0-4; Kyle Harmon 0-1; Gary Ward 0-1), Gallaudet University 9-23 (Matthew Johnson 2-4; Brendan Stern 2-6; Frank Jackson 2-5; Luther Weedon 1-3; Robert Haney Jr. 1-2; Jon Mowl 1-3). Fouled out--Salisbury University-Ray Williams, Gallaudet University-None. Rebounds-Salisbury University 41 (Kyle Harmon 10), Gallaudet University 31 (Frank Jackson 9; Robert Haney Jr. 9). Assists-Salisbury University 7 (Ray Williams 3), Gallaudet University 13 (Matthew Johnson 3; Brendan Stern 3; Jon Mowl 3). Total fouls-Salisbury University 22, Gallaudet University 25. A-425 CAC Opener for both teams