Salisbury guard Lindsay Bauer has had the luxury to play alongside two 1,000-point scorers on the hardwood. As a freshman, Bauer watched Megan Hrebik eclipse the mark in her final season. Then Meagan Eripret joined the 1,000-point club as a junior and became the Lady Falcons’ all-time leading scorer the following year.

There was a point, however, when all three took the court at one time together without 1,000 credited to their names.

“It’s weird to think that at one point three 1,000-point scorers were on the floor at the same time,” Bauer said. “I was very lucky to play with them. They taught me a lot.”

Now, three Falcon girls have hit that feat in the last four seasons. Bauer became the most recent to add her name after she scored 20 points in last week’s game against Palisades. The senior hit a pair of free throws in the third quarter against the Pirates to hit 1,000 and become the ninth Salisbury girl to reach that plateau.

“Palisades is a tough team,” Bauer said. “I needed nine coming into the game. I had five at halftime.

“I got fouled on one of my drives to the basket. I made the first one and it was at 999. I was really nervous for the second one because if I would have missed it, it would have prolonged it even more. But then I ended up sinking the second one.”

Bauer is also getting advice on the sidelines from Caitlin Hrebik, Megan’s sister who is also a 1,000-point scorer and a member of Salisbury’s coaching staff.

As the Lady Falcons’ leading scorer at 20.4 points per game, Bauer is now up to 1,049 for her career with one regular season game to go. Salisbury will also play in the upcoming Colonial League and District XI Class 2A tournaments, giving her an opportunity to boost that total even more.

There was a point this year, however, when Bauer wasn’t sure if 1,000 was obtainable needing 380 points in her final season. She scored 320 points as a junior, but with an increased scoring role set to come with the graduation of Eripret and guard Kelly Gonoude, it became pretty evident that she would eventually add her name to that banner.

“Coming into the season it was kind of a matter of ‘if’ I was going to be able to get it at all,” Bauer said. “I knew it was possible, and I knew I would have to work really hard for it. But then as of recently I realized how close I was, and all of a sudden it became a matter of ‘when’ it was going to happen.”

Bauer even recalls memories growing up dreaming of that same banner she’ll eventually be added to.

“Ever since I was little, basketball was my main sport before I even knew track was a thing,” Bauer said. “Ever since I was little, I always looked at that banner and I said, ‘Dad, I want to be up there one day.’ He always told me how hard I’d have to work for it. It’s an amazing feeling to look back and know that I accomplished something I wanted to do for so long now.”

Bauer witnessed first-hand what it took to accomplish a goal so many basketball players have set for themselves. She followed in the footsteps of Hrebik as the Lady Falcons’ primary ball-handler ever since her sophomore year. She was usually the first player off the bench as a freshman before starting at point guard for her final three seasons. She missed just one game since stepping into her starting spot, as she was forced to the emergency room last year with a lip injury.

“I kind of stepped into her role when she graduated,” Bauer said. “She took me under her wing freshman year and taught me a lot of things. She gave me a lot of confidence. Without her, I don’t think I would be the player I am today. She really helped me a lot.”

Bauer and the Lady Falcons close out the season with Southern Lehigh on Wednesday with an opportunity to add to her total.