Dec. 7, 2001

Final Stats

Atlanta, Ga. - Georgia State's Evita Rogers scored 38 points to lead the Lady Panthers to a decisive 86-70 victory over Stony Brook on Friday in the first round of the Georgia State Invitational.

Rogers was on fire, connecting on 13-of-20 field goals, 11-of-16 free throws and grabbing 10 rebounds as the Lady Panthers (2-2) scored the most points by a Seawolves opponent this season.

The Seawolves (3-4) were on a shooting spree of their own with six three-pointers on just 10 attempts in the first 20 minutes. Stony Brook led by as many as three in the first half, going ahead 13-10 at the 14:30 mark on hometown favorite Sherry Jordan's three-pointer. But GSU went on a 17-3 run to race to a 27-16 advantage with 9:01 before the break. The Seawolves cut into the lead with some great play from Erika Shipley, who scored nine first-half points, and SBU trailed just 40-37 at the break.

Stony Brook got as close as 42-41 two minutes into the second half on Danielle DeGiorgio's jumper, but the Lady Panthers withstood the Seawolves rally. Sarah Burkett's trey cut the lead to nine, 70-61, with 6:45 remaining, but GSU's Angelina Miller scored just 20 seconds later and the Lady Panthers led by double figures for the rest of the game.

The Lady Panthers lit up for 61 percent shooting (33-of-54), while the Seawolves hit just 23-of-64 from the field for 36 percent. Stony Brook finished a season-best 11-of-20 (55 percent) from three-point range.

Theresa LoParrino drilled a career-high six three-pointers on just 11 attempts en route to a team-high 26 points. Jordan chipped in with 16 points. Jill George led the Seawolves with 12 boards.

Kara Edwards had 14 for Georgia State while Patechia Hartman contributed 12.

Stony Brook will face either Hampton or Alabama State tomorrow in the consolation. Tipoff is 4 p.m.