Saints Advance to EC Tip-Off Title Game with 76-60 Win vs. Salve Regina

BOSTON - A strong showing in the middle two quarters saw the Saints outscore the Seahawks 45-28, helping Emmanuel College to their 76-60 win over Salve Regina in the EC Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

Saints Advance to EC Tip-Off Title Game with 76-60 Win vs. Salve Regina
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November 13, 2021

THE BASICS 

Score: 
Emmanuel 76 – Salve Regina 60

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (1-0)
Salve Regina University Seahawks (1-1)

Location: Boston, Mass. – JYC Gymnasium/Andy Yosinoff Court

Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021

THE LEAD – A strong showing in the middle two quarters saw the Saints outscore the Seahawks 45-28, helping Emmanuel College to their 76-60 win over Salve Regina in the EC Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Saints and Seahawks were locked in a tight battle in the opening quarter but a jumper by senior Loredana D'Agostino (Broad Brook, Conn.) gave the Saints a one-point lead, an advantage they wouldn't surrender for the remainder of the game.
  • Leading 19-14 going into the second quarter, the Saints took command of the game, starting the second on a 13-2 run over a span of 4:33 to lead 32-16. Emmanuel would outscore Salve Regina 19-9 in the quarter, taking a 38-23 lead into halftime.
  • In the third, the Saints put together their best quarter of the afternoon and despite allowing 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting to the Seahawks, the Saints shot 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from the floor, scoring 26 points, to increase their lead to 64-42.
  • Salve Regina outscored Emmanuel by six in the final 10 minutes, but the strong three quarters by the Saints lifted them to the win and final of 76-60.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Saints graduate student Jamad Fiin (Boston, Mass.) finished with a game-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting in 19 minutes.
  • D'Agostino added 15 points in the win on 6-of-11 shooting in 23 minutes.
  • Sophomores Allison Wild (Tewksbury, Mass.) and Kiera Eubanks (Portland, Maine) each scored eight points off the bench, contributing 16 of the Saints 35 total bench points.
  • Seahawks sophomore Briana Neary (Wayne, N.J.) led the team with 14 points. Junior Megan Henaghan (Whitman, Mass.) added 10 points. Both Neary and Henaghan finished with 11 rebounds.
  • Junior Morgan Shuey (Corning, Iowa) added 11 points for Salve Regina.

UP NEXT

  • The Saints advance to the Championship Game tomorrow afternoon in the EC Tip-Off Tournament where they will meet Moravian University for a 3:00 p.m. tip on Yosinoff Court.
  • The Seahawks head for the Consolation Game in the Tip-Off Tournament and will face Russell Sage College at 1:00 p.m. at Emmanuel's Yosinoff Court.