Salisbury opens up season with solid victory, takes down Peace

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Salisbury University women's basketball team hit the road to square off against Peace College for its first game of the season, coming away with a solid 73-63 win. The Sea Gulls, who are participating in the Jackie Ammons Memorial Tournament this weekend, open up the season with a 1-0 record for the first time in three years.

The Sea Gulls and Pacers played a back-and-forth game through the first half, with both teams unable to gain enough momentum to maintain a substantial lead. Peace finished the first half leading by just two points but the maroon and gold struck back at the start of the second half, going on a 5-0 run to take the lead by three. Salisbury and Peace continued to exchange jump shots and fouls early in the second half, aggressively trying to create a scoring cushion; ultimately, the Sea Gulls prevailed, going up by as many as 11 points late in the game to seal the victory. 

Salisbury was led by senior forward Kylie Hall (Baltimore, Md.), who broke open scoring for the maroon and gold in the second half; 11 of Hall's 19 points came in the second half, giving Salisbury a lead that Peace would be unable to catch up to. Senior forward Janay Johnson (Baltimore, Md.) and junior guard Chante' McKinney (Gaithersburg, Md.) each contributed 13 points apiece in the win.

The Sea Gulls continue tournament play tomorrow. Game time and opponent are TBA.