Feb. 8, 2008

Stony Brook, N.Y. -

Vermont Game Notes

The Stony Brook women's basketball team begins the second half of conference play Sunday at Vermont. The game will be broadcast on WUSB 90.1 by Jeff Bernstein. The game can also be seen live on the internet as part of the Pack Network. Eric Frede and Britney Cross will be calling the action.

Last Time vs. Vermont
Twenty percent shooting from the field and 14 turnovers in the first half hurt the Seawolves as the Stony Brook women's basketball team fell to Vermont, 61-49, in the conference opener for both squads.

After back-to-back jumpers from freshmen Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.), the Seawolves went scoreless for seven minutes before senior Cheri Davis (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) ended the drought with a free throw. Conversely, Vermont used a 13-0 run to open up a nine-point advantage.

A combined four free throws from seniors Aly Young (Lodi, Calif.) and Dana Ferraro (Middlesex, N.J.) cut the deficit at 17-13 with 5:44 remaining in the first half. However, Vermont used a second 13-0 run of the half and took a 17-point half time lead, 33-16.

The Seawolves came out of the locker room with a different mindset in the second half, scoring the first four buckets to cut the lead to nine. A 14-3 run by Stony Brook cut Vermont's lead to 36-30 with 13:10 to play after Young's layup.

Vermont's Courtnay Pilypaitis answered the Seawolves run by herself, hitting on the Catamounts next seven points. Vermont's second half lead was as big as 14 as it went on to win comfortably, 61-49.

Pilypaitis 23 points including 11 from the free throw line were both game highs as she was named America East player of the game. She also added eight rebounds and five assists. Amy Rosenkrantz added 13 points, 12 in the first half.

Young led Stony Brook with 14 points including 8-10 from the line. Ferraro had 10 points and 12 rebounds and was named America East player of the game. Jeter chipped in with seven points and nine rebounds.

Rebounding Edge
Stony Brook's 49-34 edge on the boards against New Hampshire was the fourth time it outrebounded its opponent by 10 or more rebounds. The Seawolves outrebounded Quinnipiac 56-42 on November 29.

Three-Point Defense
The Seawolves have been especially good in the last three games defending the three. In the last three games, teams are shooting just 8-37 against Stony Brook.

Hitting The Glass
After collecting 21 offensive rebounds the previous two games, Stony Brook had 23 offensive boards at New Hampshire. Ferraro and Jeter had seven and six, respectively.

Triple Double in Sight
Dana Ferraro's 12 point-15 rebound-six steal affair at New Hampshire was the second time a Seawolf almost recorded a triple double this season. Aly Young had 20 points, nine rebounds and seven steals vs. Dartmouth

New Hampshire Beats Stony Brook, 64-55
Down by as many as 14 in the first half the Seawolves battled back to take a second half lead, but four scorers in double figures for New Hampshire was too much as the Stony Brook women's basketball team fell to the Wildcats, 64-55, at the Lundholm Gymnasium on Wednesday night. With the loss, Stony Brook drops to 6-15, 1-7 in America East play. New Hampshire is 5-15, 3-5.

Stony Brook shot the ball well in the early going as freshmen Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) and sophomore Kairsten Nunn (Bowie, Md.) combined to score the Seawolves' first eight points on four of the first five possessions. However, New Hampshire's 64 percent shooting from the floor five minutes into the game allowed it to take an early 19-10 lead.

After holding New Hampshire to three scoreless possessions in a row, senior Dana Ferraro (Middlesex, N.J.) completed a three-point play to cap a quick 7-0 run to put the deficit at just two, 19-17. New Hampshire answered right back, however, with a 14-2 run over 5:30 minutes helped by two threes from Amy Simpson.

A three from junior Kim Etol (Las Vegas, Nev.) from the right side cut the Wildcats deficit to just nine. With UNH scoring just one bucket in four minutes, Ferraro completed her second three-point play of the half to get the visitors within seven.

A one-handed runner from senior Aly Young (Lodi, Calif.) from the right side capped a first half in which the Seawolves trailed by as many as 14, bringing SBU within four at 35-31.

Both teams played even early in the second half. After forcing a turnover in New Hampshire's backcourt, Stony Brook tied the game, 39-39, after Nunn banked in a basket from the free throw line. Stony Brook would take the lead on a put back from senior Cheri Davis (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) after a miss from Ferraro.

With 11:04 left in the game, Ferraro's jumper from 17 feet at the top of the key gave the Seawolves a 46-43 lead, its biggest of the game.

On the defensive end, Stony Brook allowed just 10 points through the first 10 minutes of the second half.

A free throw from Denise Beliveau with 2:10 left gave New Hampshire its biggest lead of the half, 57-53, but freshmen Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) answered right back with a three to cut the lead to four.

New Hampshire hit seven free throws down the stretch to seal the game and win 64-55.

Ferraro had her 24th career double double with 12 points and 15 rebounds to be named America East player of the game. Jeter had nine points and eight rebounds.