The Sea Gulls jumped out early against Goucher, scoring the first seven points. From that point forward, Salisbury routed Goucher, amassing a 28-point 48-21 lead at halftime. Odumeru led the Sea Gulls with 16 points at the break.
In the second half, Salisbury eclipsed a 30-point lead several times, including a game-high 33 points five times in the half. Goucher used the three-point shooting of junior guard James Russo (Cockeysville, MD/Dulaney) and senior guard Jonathan Garritt (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) to decrease the lead, but it was not enough en route to Salisbury’s 18-point victory.
Odumeru shot 11-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-5 from beyond the three-point arc. Senior forward Kyle Harmon (Salisbury, MD/Parkside) added 13 points and eight rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting. Senior Justin Rice (Bel Air, MD/C. Milton Wright) and junior Rico Stewart (Arlington, VA/Washington & Lee) contributed from the bench. Rice scored 13 points on 4-of-9 shooting, while Stewart scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting.
Russo led the Gophers with 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting, including 6-of-11 from three-point range. Garritt scored 25 points on 8-of-19 shooting. Garritt was also sharp from three-point range, hitting five of seven shots. Russo added six rebounds in the losing cause.
Salisbury shot 45.3% (34-of-75) from the field, while Goucher shot 33.3% from the field (22-of-66). Salisbury edged Goucher in rebounding, 50 to 42.
Newspaper Box Score Goucher College vs Salisbury University 1/11/06 7:30 p.m. at Maggs Center, Salisbury, Md. At Maggs Center, Salisbury, Md. SALISBURY UNIVERSITY 88, GOUCHER COLLEGE 70 GOUCHER COLLEGE (0-12, 0-3 CAC) James Russo 8-17 5-7 27; Jonathan Garritt 8-19 4-5 25; C.J. Snipes 1-3 4-4 7; Justin Ajose 3-7 0-0 6; Ryan Moreland 2-8 1-5 5; Tim Merritt 0-1 0-0 0; Jim Sweeney 0-6 0-0 0; Conor Martin 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 22-66 14-21 70. SALISBURY UNIVERSITY (8-5, 2-1 CAC) Segun Odumeru 11-15 2-2 27; Justin Rice 4-9 3-4 13; Kyle Harmon 6-9 0-1 13; Rico Stewart 3-4 4-4 10; Dameon Gibbs 4-5 0-0 8; Ray Williams 3-15 1-1 7; Darren Johnson 2-2 0-0 4; Derrick Washington 1-4 0-0 2; Aaron Meekins 0-0 2-2 2; Ozi Menakaya 0-2 1-2 1; Gary Ward 0-6 1-2 1; Jonas Vaitkus 0-3 0-0 0; Jeremy Kincaid 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 14-18 88. Goucher College............... 21 49 - 70 Salisbury University.......... 48 40 - 88 3-point goals-Goucher College 12-27 (James Russo 6-11; Jonathan Garritt 5-7; C.J. Snipes 1-1; Conor Martin 0-3; Ryan Moreland 0-1; Justin Ajose 0-4), Salisbury University 6-20 (Segun Odumeru 3-5; Justin Rice 2-6; Kyle Harmon 1-2; Ray Williams 0-2; Derrick Washington 0-1; Gary Ward 0-4). Fouled out--Goucher College-None, Salisbury University-None. Rebounds-Goucher College 42 (James Russo 6; Ryan Moreland 6; Tim Merritt 6), Salisbury University 50 (Darren Johnson 9). Assists-Goucher College 10 (Justin Ajose 5), Salisbury University 13 (Ray Williams 5). Total fouls-Goucher College 18, Salisbury University 18. A-210