NEWPORT, R.I. - Senior forward Erin Phillips (Morristown, N.J.) recorded her seventh double-double of the season (15 points, 11 rebounds), and first in a month, to lead Salve Regina University women's basketball to its 14th straight victory with a 58-49 decision over visiting Curry College in The Commonwealth Coast Coast (TCCC) tonight.

Salve Regina (19-3; 10-0 TCCC) opened the game with a 10-0 run as all five starters had two points in the first 2:48 of the contest. Junior center Lindsay Shorey (Ashland, Mass.) came off the bench and quickly scored four points to help the Seahawks build a 15-point lead (23-8) with 7:20 remaining in the first stanza.

Sophomore point guard Kaitlyn Birrell (Hope, R.I.) provided transition from defense to offense with a balanced line score - eight points, six assists, five steals.

Senior forward Victoria Audet (Broad Brook, Conn.) drove the baseline for a layup and the last points of the first half to give Salve Regina a 13-point lead at the break (36-23).

Curry (15-6; 5-5 TCCC), which saw its six-game win streak snapped, rallied in the second half with an 11-2 run at the outset, and closed within four points (38-34 at the 15:57 mark). Four layups, two by sophomore guard Carolyn Houston (Melrose, N.Y.), preceded a 3-pointer from sophomore forward Hailey Rafferty (Worcester, Mass.).

Phillips had the lone bucket for Salve Regina during the Curry burst.

The Seahawks responded with an 11-0 run on five layups and a Shorey free throw. Shorey was perfect at the line (5-for-5) to finish with 11 points.

Rafferty led Curry with 12 points while senior forward Danyel Cousins (Brunswick, Maine) added 11 points. Fellow senior Cortney Robinson (Brockton, Mass.) was held without a field goal but she managed a team-high nine rebounds.

Curry hosts non-league Lasell College on Thursday before returning to TCCC action on Saturday at home against Wentworth. Salve Regina entertains Endicott College on Saturday (1 p.m.) in a doubleheader to be broadcast on WADK-AM 1540.

Newspaper Box Score
Curry vs Salve Regina
02/08/11 6:00 pm at Newport, R.I. - Rodgers Rec. Ctr.
At Newport, R.I. - Rodgers Rec. Ctr.      

SALVE REGINA 58, CURRY 49

CURRY (15-6; 5-5 TCCC)
Hailey Rafferty 5-12 0-1 12; Danyel Cousins 3-7 5-9 11; Julia Scrubb 4-11
0-0 8; Carolyn Houston 3-10 0-0 6; Joneiha Veiga 2-6 0-2 5; Cortney Robinson
0-8 3-4 3; KellyRose McCarthy 1-2 0-0 2; Ashley Assarian 1-5 0-0 2; Lauren
McGrath 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-62 8-16 49.

SALVE REGINA (19-3; 10-0 TCCC)
Erin Phillips 6-13 3-8 15; Lindsay Shorey 3-6 5-5 11; Kaitlyn Birrell 4-6
0-0 8; Victoria Audet 3-5 1-2 7; Lisa Bucci 3-5 0-1 7; Kimberly Horan 1-4
2-2 4; Olivia Browning 1-3 0-1 2; Marissa Pendergast 0-2 2-2 2; Meghan
Averill 1-1 0-0 2; Liane Barone 0-0 0-0 0; Sarah Averill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
22-45 13-21 58.

Curry     23           26           49
Salve Regina       36           22           58

3-point goals--Curry 3-15 (Hailey Rafferty 2-5; Joneiha Veiga 1-3; Julia
Scrubb 0-2; KellyRose McCarthy 0-1; Ashley Assarian 0-3; Lauren McGrath
0-1), Salve Regina 1-6 (Lisa Bucci 1-3; Kimberly Horan 0-3). Fouled
out--Curry-None, Salve Regina-Marissa Pendergast. Rebounds--Curry 36
(Cortney Robinson 9), Salve Regina 39 (Erin Phillips 11). Assists--Curry 9
(Ashley Assarian 3), Salve Regina 14 (Kaitlyn Birrell 6). Total fouls--Curry

19, Salve Regina 16. Technical fouls--Curry-None, Salve Regina-None. A-245