MARCH 2, 2012
WILKES-BARRE -- Ninth-ranked William Paterson University women's basketball team opened a 42-18 half-time lead and never looked back as the eighth-ranked Pioneers posted a 79-44 victory over Salve Regina University in an NCAA Division III National Tournament opener Friday night in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win William Paterson improved to 26-2 and advanced to Saturday's second round against the winner between host King's and SUNY-Oneonta. Salve Regina finished its season at 19-10.
William Paterson took command right out of the gates. With the game tied 2-2, Paterson used a 12-2 run to built a 14-4 lead with 13:27 on the clock after a jumper by Tatiana David and an inside bucket from Floriana Borova.
After a scored on two foul shots from Kaitlyn Birrell, the Pioners countered with a a 12-0 run, capped by a traditional three-point play from April Smith with 10:01 left in the first half as the William Paterson lead swelled to 24-6.
The Pioneers continued to dominate and outscored the Seahawks 18-12 the rest of the way to take a 42-18 lead into the halftime break after Kristine Jackiewicz hit a long running three-pointer at the buzzer.
In the second half William Paterson came out of the locker room and immediate increased the lead to 31 points when April Smith converted a three-point play with 18:17 left in the contest to push the score to 49-18.
Salve Regina looked to answer, using a 14-5 spurt to cut he score to 54-32 with 13:24 to play after a Lindsay Shorey lay-up. Paterson, though pushed the lead back to 30 points after a pair of foul shots by Borova with 7:20 left, upping the score to 64-34. The Seahawks drew no closer than 27 points the rest of the way.
Smith led the Pioneers with 23 points and nine rebounds while Borova added 15 points and eight boards as the lone double-figure scorers.
The Seahawks placed just four players in the scoring column and shot just 19.7 (13-66) percent from the field. Shore led Salve Regina with 21 points, 12 rebounds, and nine blocks while Birrell posted nine points and three boards.
Newspaper Box Score
Salve Regina vs William Paterson
03/02/12 5:30 pm at Wilkes-Barre, PA
At Wilkes-Barre, PA
WILLIAM PATERSON 79, SALVE REGINA 44
SALVE REGINA (19-10)
Lindsay Shorey 5-22 11-14 21; Kaitlyn Birrell 3-14 2-2 9; Marissa Pendergast
2-6 4-6 8; Brianna DelValle 2-9 0-0 4; Laura Anne Dinan 1-8 0-0 2; Bonnie
Cecil 0-0 0-0 0; Sarah Averill 0-2 0-0 0; Lisa Bucci 0-1 0-0 0; Allison
Pigoga 0-0 0-0 0; Kira Murphy 0-4 0-0 0; Cortney Rosenlund 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
13-66 17-22 44.
WILLIAM PATERSON (26-2)
April Smith 7-15 8-10 23; Floriana Borova 6-17 2-2 15; Tatiana Javis 4-4 0-0
8; Jewell Palmer 1-1 4-6 6; Lindsey Callander 2-4 0-0 5; Ashley Marfo 2-4
1-1 5; Kristine Jackiewicz 2-3 0-0 5; Kierra Walker 1-6 2-4 4; Dana Jeter
1-5 2-2 4; Brittany Ennis 0-2 2-2 2; BriAnna Lucas 1-3 0-0 2; Dominica Gnaba
0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-66 21-27 79.
Salve Regina.................... 18 26 - 44
William Paterson.............. 42 37 - 79
3-point goals--Salve Regina 1-14 (Kaitlyn Birrell 1-4; Brianna DelValle 0-1;
Laura Anne Dinan 0-3; Sarah Averill 0-1; Lisa Bucci 0-1; Kira Murphy 0-4),
William Paterson 4-13 (Lindsey Callander 1-1; Kristine Jackiewicz 1-1; April
Smith 1-2; Floriana Borova 1-7; BriAnna Lucas 0-2). Fouled out--Salve
Regina-Marissa Pendergast, William Paterson-None. Rebounds--Salve Regina 41
(Lindsay Shorey 12), William Paterson 56 (April Smith 9). Assists--Salve
Regina 8 (Marissa Pendergast 3), William Paterson 18 (Dana Jeter 4; Tatiana
Javis 4). Total fouls--Salve Regina 20, William Paterson 14. Technical
fouls--Salve Regina-None, William Paterson-None. A-227
