In the first half, the Cardinals overwhelmed the Sea Gulls early and often, leading to a 15-point, 27-12 Catholic lead at the 12:31 mark. The Sea Gulls managed to get back into the game, however, outscoring the Cardinals 30-17 overall the final 12 minutes of the half.
In the second half, the Cardinals benefited from Salisbury’s foul trouble, as they were able to build their lead at the free throw line, making 10 of 12 shots in the final seven minutes to seal the 12-point victory for the Cardinals.
Aside from Williams, the Sea Gulls received a double-digit effort from junior Segun Odumeru, who scored 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting while adding four rebounds and four assists. Ozi Menakaya added eight rebounds off the bench to lead the Sea Gulls.
The Cardinals received double-digit efforts from five of their players, led by Pat Satalin and Patrick Dwyer who each had 15 points, with Dwyer adding nine rebounds. Shane Sowden added 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting and nine board, while Scott Fumai and Sean Stolzenthaler added 13 and 10 points, respectively.
For the game, Salisbury shot 48.4% (31-of-64) from the field, while Catholic shot 47.1% (24-of-51) from the field. Catholic held the rebounding advantage, 35 to 24.
Prior to the game, the team honored their graduating seniors and allowed Dameon Gibbs, Kyle Harmon, Aaron Meekins, Justice Rice, and Derrick Washington the chance to take the court at the start of the game together for the final time.
Newspaper Box Score Catholic University vs Salisbury University 2/15/06 7:30 p.m. at Maggs Center, Salisbury, MD At Maggs Center, Salisbury, MD CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY 81, SALISBURY UNIVERSITY 69 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (17-6 (9-4 CAC)) Patrick Dwyer 3-5 8-12 15; Pat Satalin 4-9 4-4 15; Shane Sowden 4-7 6-7 14; Sean Stolzenthaler 5-6 0-0 13; Scott Fumai 3-9 3-4 10; Matt Spierenburg 2-2 0-0 4; Stephen Wheeler 2-5 0-0 4; John Mish 1-3 2-2 4; Mike Wasilenko 0-1 2-2 2; Steven Papageorge 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Olivero 0-1 0-0 0; Aaron Kelly 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 25-31 81. SALISBURY UNIVERSITY (13-11 (7-6 CAC)) Ray Williams 8-18 3-3 19; Segun Odumeru 5-11 2-3 12; Kyle Harmon 4-7 0-0 8; Darren Johnson 4-6 0-0 8; Justin Rice 3-7 0-0 8; Rico Stewart 3-6 0-0 6; Ozi Menakaya 2-2 0-0 4; Dameon Gibbs 1-3 0-0 2; Aaron Meekins 1-2 0-0 2; Jonas Vaitkus 0-0 0-0 0; Gary Ward 0-1 0-0 0; Derrick Washington 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-64 5-6 69. Catholic University........... 44 37 - 81 Salisbury University.......... 42 27 - 69 3-point goals-Catholic University 8-15 (Sean Stolzenthaler 3-3; Pat Satalin 3-8; Patrick Dwyer 1-2; Scott Fumai 1-2), Salisbury University 2-10 (Justin Rice 2-5; Segun Odumeru 0-1; Kyle Harmon 0-2; Derrick Washington 0-1; Ray Williams 0-1). Fouled out--Catholic University-None, Salisbury University-None. Rebounds-Catholic University 33 (Shane Sowden 9; Patrick Dwyer 9), Salisbury University 24 (Ozi Menakaya 8). Assists-Catholic University 17 (Sean Stolzenthaler 4), Salisbury University 13 (Segun Odumeru 4). Total fouls-Catholic University 13, Salisbury University 21. A-438