Box Score TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (January 6, 2018) - The goal of the Salt Lake Community College Bruins was to open Scenic West Athletic Conference with a decisive road victory.

For the Bruins, their goal was accomplished Saturday as Salt Lake opened the Scenic West slate with a 62-56 victory over USU Eastern. The record moved Salt Lake's record to 15-3, with a record of 4-0 in road games.

It was the USU Eastern Eagles who held a first-half lead, leading Salt Lake 30-25 at halftime as Salt Lake shot just 21.4 percent (3-of-14) in the first quarter. However, Salt Lake's defensive energy tightened up in the second half, as SLCC limited the Eagles to 18.2 percent shooting in the third quarter (2-of-11) to take a 47-38 lead heading into the final period. One of the key statistics in the game fell in Salt Lake's favor, as the Bruins forced 21 Eagles turnovers. 

Continuing a season-long theme of success, Bruins guard Tia Hay led all scorers with 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting. Hay was one of two Bruins who finished in double-digits, as Miki'alo Maio finished with 12 points. 

The Bruins host their SWAC home opener on Thursday, Jan. 11, as they host College of Southern Idaho at 5:30 p.m. inside Bruin Arena. The game will be available for streaming on live.ksl.com, with live stats available at www.slccbruins.com.