Updated February 11, 6:13 p.m.
After an eight-day break, the Salem University women's basketball team returns to action Tuesday with the first of two road contests in a span of three days as the Tigers travel to Greensburg, Pa., to take on Seton Hill University. Tip-off has been pushed back to 7 p.m. due to a delay in the arrival of the officiating crew.
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Salem (6-14) is playing for the first time since picking up its first road win of the season with a 103-67 victory at Cheyney University February 3.
Nia Bishop led four players in double figures with a season-high 27 points and
Aaliyah Holmes added 20 points, while
Endia Jones recorded her second double-double of the season. The Tigers matched a 25-year school record by reaching the 100-point mark for the fifth time this season.
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Bishop leads the Tigers in scoring with 16.6 points per game and ranks 24th in the nation with 2.8 steals per game. Salem is also nationally ranked in the top 10 in two offensive categories. The Tigers rank fourth with 11.0 three-point field goals per game and rank 10th in scoring with 81.5 points per contest.
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Salem remains the only NCAA Division II team in the nation with two games this season of 20 or more three-point field goals.
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Seton Hill (12-10) fell to Gannon University 69-54 Saturday.
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The Tigers fell to Seton Hill 91-77 in the two teams' first meeting December 12 at T. Edward Davis Gymnasium. Bishop led Salem with 18 points, while
Nerea Arambarri Fernandez,
Daniela Quesada and
Tamia Tart all scored in double figures.
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Salem is idle Wednesday and then back on the road Thursday as the Tigers travel to Vienna, W.Va., for a rematch against Ohio Valley University.
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