NEWPORT, R.I. (November 16, 2021) - Salve Regina University senior forward Mikey Spencer (Abington, Mass.) became the 40th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point milestone, and his game-high 23 points helped the Seahawks defeat the visiting Bears of the United States Coast Guard Academy, 73-70, in non-league men's basketball action at the Rodgers Recreation Center on Tuesday evening.
Spencer's teammate, graduate student Kevin Kelly (Valhalla, N.Y.), came within two points of becoming the 41st Seahawk basketball player to reach the same milestone -- settling for a game-high 13 rebounds and a double-double with 13 points. Kelly also dished out five assists in the second straight win for the Seahawks over a NEWMAC opponent.
A 3-pointer by Spencer at 10:16 in the first half drew the Seahawks within two points (21-19) and pushed the third-year Seahawk over the threshold. After sophomore Clay Brochu (North Kingstown, R.I.) drained a trey at 7:54 to bring Salve Regina (2-2) within one point (26-25), the Bears (1-4) went on a 14-2 run to open up their largest lead of the game. Graduate student Cameron Collins (Montville, Conn.) hit a deep three to slow the run, but Coast Guard led by nine at the break (42-33).
Coast Guard shot 43.6 percent from the floor in the first half, and made seven of 18 3-pointers (38.9 percent behind the arc), but was held below 29 percent shooting in the second half and missed on all of its 14 attempts from long range. The game featured 10 lead changes and seven ties, while Salve Regina's largest lead was only four points (70-66; 3:37 remaining) following a Kevin Kelly driving layup.
Senior Tyler Perez (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) paced the Bears with 14 points on the night, 10 in the first half. Madison Maloney (Wilmington, N.C.) added 12 points on 4-of-8 from the floor and four of five from the line. Ben Yagey (Highland Ranch, Colo.) had 11 points by intermission, but was held scoreless in the final 20 minutes. Jack Brunswick (Acworth, Ga.) reached double digits as well with 10 points. Perez and Maloney each had 10 boards in the loss.
Collins continued with his consistent play while finishing with 16 points for Salve Regina.
The Seahawks return to Rodgers Recreation Center action when they host the Falcons of Fisher College at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Coast Guard will host Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) rival Roger Williams University on Saturday at 1 p.m.
YEARS PLAYED / PLAYER / POINTS
1982-86 / TOM HOLE / 1,097
1984-88 / PAUL GRAZIANO / 1,128
1985-89 / CHRIS GRASSO / 1,140
1986-90 / TRACY GIROUX / 1,068
1988-92 / STEVE SOBA / 1,405
1992-95 / SCOTT KOPECKY / 1,184
1992-96 / KERRY CEURVELS / 1,080
1993-97 / JUSTIN HACKLEY / 1,726
1993-97 / NICOLE JOHNSON / 1,373
1994-98 / JOHN GALLOGLY / 1,133
1995-99 / ALYSSA RICCI / 1,578
1999-03 / RAFAEL CARDOSO / 1,225
1999-03 / BRYAN DLUGOLENSKI / 1,142
1999-03 / LAUREN BEVERLY / 1,096
2000-04 / GREG KAWULA / 1,251
2002-06 / MATT COUTE / 1,365
2002-06 / LINDSAY FREDERICK / 1,244
2003-0 / MATT GRENDAL / 1,055
2003-07 / MEGAN BARRY / 1,025
2005-09 / JUSTIN WOODWORTH / 1,381
2005-09 / ALLEGRA LOVOY / 1,309
2007-11 / ERIN PHILLIPS / 1,498
2007-09,10-11 / WINDELL HINKSON / 1,058
2008-12 / RYAN BIRRELL / 1,309
2008-12 / LINDSAY SHOREY / 1,329
2009-13 / KAITLYN BIRRELL / 1,002
2010-14 / PATRICK DINNEEN / 1,198
2010-14 / MARISSA PENDERGAST / 1,201
2010-13,14-15 / ISIAH PRINGLE / 1,044
2012-16 / MEAGHAN HARDEN / 1,945
2013-17 / NICHOLAS BATES / 1,175
2014-18 / RODNEY MORTON / 1,371
2015-19 / KERRI BELAND / 1,040
2016-20 / TORIE SCORPIO / 1,328
2017- / CAMERON COLLINS* / 1,078
2018- / MIKEY SPENCER* / 1,013
2017- / KEVIN KELLY* / 998
1988-92 / ERIK LEHANE / 990
* active