BOSTON, Ma. — The Emmanuel College Women’s Basketball Team (28-1) knocked off Salve Regina University (22-7) in the opening round of the NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament. The Saints defeated the visiting Seahawks, 80-67, and extended their win-streak to 19 games. Emmanuel will now advance to the round of 32. The Saints will take on the Judges of Brandeis University (20-5) on Saturday night (3/3) at 7pm. The Judges rolled past UMaine-Farmington in the opening game, 90-66. Saturday’s 2nd round game will be played in the Jean Yawkey Center on the campus of Emmanuel College.

Emmanuel was paced by freshman forward Tommia Davis (Gloucester, MA). Davis led four Emmanuel players scoring in double-figures with 20 points and 9 boards. Senior forward LaTeisha Johnson (Dorchester, MA) hit for 13 points and blocked 4 shots, while junior guard Jade Paez (Bronx, NY) totaled 13 points and dished out a game-high 7 assists for the Saints. Freshman point guard Iman Davis (New Britain, CT) chipped in with 11 points and 4 assists in the win.

The Saints held a solid 10-point lead for the majority of the game. Salve Regina cut the lead to 8 with 2:57 to go on a hoop by Megan Barry (Plainville, MA). The Saints quickly got the lead back to 12 after two Emmanuel steals followed by transition lay-ups. The Saints then extended the lead to 15, when Tommia Davis converted a three-point play with 1:15 to play. The Seahawks wrapped up the scoring on a jumper by Allison Moen (Yonkers, NY) with 21 seconds remaining, capping off the score at 80-67.

Emmanuel’s largest lead of the game came with 16:20 to play, when the Saints led by 17 points. Emmanuel’s pressure defense forced 27 Seahawk turnovers and the Saints scored 26 points off their fast-break.

Senior forward Megan Barry recorded a double-double for the Seahawks with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Junior forward Allison Moen tallied 12 points and pulled down 9 rebounds, while junior guard Katie Horan (Webster, MA) chipped in with 10 points in the effort.

Salve Regina vs Emmanuel College
3/2/07 7:30pm at Jean Yawkey Center - Boston, MA
At Jean Yawkey Center - Boston, MA
EMMANUEL COLLEGE 80, SALVE REGINA 67

SALVE REGINA (22-7)
Megan Barry 6-10 3-3 15; Allison Moen 4-10 4-6 12; Katie Horan 4-6 0-0 10;
Andrea Buck 4-4 1-2 9; Margaret O'Brien 3-11 2-2 8; Allegra Lovoy 2-6 1-3 5;
Kaylin Nelson 1-3 2-2 4; Kristen Stone 2-3 0-0 4; Kateri Shockro 0-1 0-0 0;
Allison Staab 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 13-18 67.

EMMANUEL COLLEGE (28-1)
Tommia Davis 7-14 6-9 20; Jade Paez 6-13 0-0 13; LaTeisha Johnson 6-10 1-3
13; Iman Davis 5-10 1-1 11; Brittany Bushman 3-12 0-0 7; Catherine Gallant
3-4 0-0 6; Jacquelyn Pannell 3-7 0-0 6; Erica Wenz 1-3 0-0 2; Leah Lipschitz
0-1 2-2 2; Kathleen Brice 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-74 10-15 80.

Salve Regina..................   31   36  -   67
Emmanuel College..............   40   40  -   80
3-point goals--Salve Regina 2-6 (Katie Horan 2-4; Allegra Lovoy 0-1; Kateri
Shockro 0-1), Emmanuel College 2-10 (Jade Paez 1-5; Brittany Bushman 1-4;
Iman Davis 0-1). Fouled out--Salve Regina-None, Emmanuel College-None.
Rebounds--Salve Regina 35 (Megan Barry 10), Emmanuel College 37 (Tommia
Davis 9). Assists--Salve Regina 18 (Allegra Lovoy 5), Emmanuel College 21
(Jade Paez 7). Total fouls--Salve Regina 11, Emmanuel College 16. Technical
fouls--Salve Regina-None, Emmanuel College-None. A-800