ELKINS, WV – The Salem International University women's basketball team would keep things close in the first quarter of play against Davis & Elkins College on Friday afternoon (Dec. 16). The Senators would out-score the Tigers 26-10 in the second quarter en route to a 79-42 victory in NCAA women's collegiate basketball action.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: Davis & Elkins College 79, Salem International 42
Records: Davis & Elkins (8-1), Salem International (1-11)
Location:  McDonnell Center | Elkins, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED:

•  First Half
  • The game would be tied for the opening 45 seconds, until the Senators scored the first two-points of the contest.
  • Davis & Elkins held an 17-12 lead against the Tigers after the opening 10 minutes of play.
  • The Tigers shot 25 percent (4-of-16) in the first quarter, while the Senators went 7-of-15 from the floor.
  • The second quarter would see the Senators surpass the 20-point mark, out-scoring Salem 26-10.
  • Davis & Elkins would shoot 62.5 percent from the floor in the quarter and go 5-for-5 from the charity stripe.
  • The Tigers trailed the Senators 43-22 at halftime.
  • SIU senior Franchessca Gill sparked the Tigers offensively in the opening stanza with a team-high eight points, connecting twice from three-point range.
  • SIU sophomore Keishla Gilmore finished the first-half with seven points and two rebounds.
  • Junior Christy Gonzalez pulled-down a team-high five rebounds for the Tigers, while fellow junior Amanda Allred grabbed four boards.
  • Salem was 8-of-31 from the floor and 3-of-15 from downtown, while Davis & Elkins was 17-of-31 from the floor and 7-of-7 from the free throw line.
  • Aliyah Dukes paced the Senators with nine points on 2-of-3 shooting and a 4-for-4 effort at the charity stripe.
  • Kaylee Yergeau would score seven points off of the bench for the Senators, going 3-of-4 from the floor.
•  Second Half
  • The Senators would start the second-half just like they end the first, scoring 27 points in the third quarter against the Tigers.
  • Davis & Elkins shot 66.7 percent (12-of-18) in the third quarter, while the Tigers scored 11 points and went 4-of-16 from the floor.
  • Both teams would struggle in the fourth quarter as both teams would score eight points a piece.
  • Gilmore paced the Tigers in the second-half, scoring five points.
  • Alicia Roth scored eight points for the Senators in the second-half, going 4-of-5 from the floor.
  • Stephanie Wooten recorded seven assists for Davis & Elkins in the half.
  • The Senators went 14-of-24 in the second-half and 5-of-7 from the free throw line, while SIU went 7-of-34 and 4-of-20 from downtown.
  • SIU recorded eight steals in the second-half.

 STATS FROM THE GAME:

• Gilmore finished the contest with a team-high 12 points for SIU, while Gill finished with 10 points.
• Gonzalez recorded a game-high seven rebounds for the Tigers.
• Both teams combined to turn the ball over on 43 occasions, with SIU coughing the ball up 23 times and the Senators 20.
• The Senators bench out-scored the Tigers' bench 34-15 and.
• SIU recorded 12 second-chance points in the contest, while the Senators out-scored the Tigers 50-14 inside of the paint.
• Roth finished with a game-high 14 points for Davis & Elkins, while Kali Wilburn scored 12 points and went 6-of-8 from the floor.
• Wooten would finish the contest with nine helpers, eight points, and two steals for the Senators.
• Sydney Turner went 3-of-6 from three-point range to add nine points and chipped in with five rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
• Davis & Elkins out-rebounded SIU 41-34 and scored 30 points off of SIU turnovers.

UP NEXT:

The Tigers return home to host Edinboro at 2 PM on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 17) inside T. Edward Davis Gymnasium. Live stats and video for both of the Tigers home games will be available at www.SIUTigerPride.com.