Jan. 12, 2002

GAME BACKDROP: Stony Brook hopes to stay atop of the America East standings after winning its first two conference games. The Seawolves put their five-game winning streak on the line against Boston University, which dropped a 64-40 loss at Binghamton on Friday night.

THE SERIES: Sunday's game marks the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

ABOUT THE TERRIERS: Boston University comes into tonight's game after a 64-40 loss at Binghamton Friday night. The 40 points marked a season-low for BU, which had made just 3-of-24 field goals for 15 minutes at halftime. Katie Terhune leads both BU and the America East with 19.2 points per game to go along with 5.2 rebounds. Marisa Moseley chips in with nine points and 5.3 rebounds per contest.

LAST TIME OUT: The Seawolves used a 9-0 run to take the lead for good in a 63-53 victory over Northeastern on Friday night at the SBU Sports Complex. The Huskies connected on just 8-of-26 shots in a sluggish first half, while Stony Brook wasn't much better with 10-of-30 shooting. The Seawolves opened the game with an 11-4 spurt, but NU went on a 8-0 run over the next four minutes to take a one-point lead midway through the first half. The game remained close the rest of the half, but a Jill George layup with just a minute left before the break gave Stony Brook the lead for good at 24-23. The Seawolves scored the final four points of the half for a 26-23 edge. SBU then scored the first five points of the second half to stretch the lead to 31-23 with 18:54 remaining. After shooting just 33.3 percent in the first 20 minutes, the Seawolves hit 13-of-23 shots (56.5 percent) in the second half while limiting the Huskies to just 11-of-29 shooting (37.9 percent). Stony Brook led by as many as 14, when two free throws by George gave them a 63-49 advantage with just 54 ticks on the clock. George and Danielle DeGiorgio teamed up to lead the Seawolves to their fifth straight win and seventh in the lat eight games. George had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead all scorers, while DeGiorgio chipped in with 12 points and 10 boards. Sherry Jordan had 11 points and seven rebounds.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Senior Jill George and sophomore Danielle DeGiorgio teamed up to overpower Northeastern under the basket in Friday's win. George, who recorded a career-high 16 rebounds in the previous game against Maine to tie the second-best single-game performance in Stony Brook history, grabbed 11 boards and and scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting against the Huskies. The center's 20 points led all scorers and marked a season-high while she recorded her second straight double-double and fourth overall this year. Meanwhile, DeGiorgio scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting while earning 10 rebounds, the forward's second double-double this year.

MEET THE METZ: Senior Jennifer Metz has had an outstanding senior year so far this season, enjoying several career-high performances while seeing action in all 12 games. Friday's game against Northeastern was no different. Metz made her fifth career start and played a career-high 35 minutes. The forward recorded just 31 minutes all of last year. Metz scored seven points and had a career-high six assists while turning the ball over just once.

ON THE SIX Only six players saw action on Friday, a season-low for Stony Brook which had made just two substitutions in four games already this year. The Seawolves bench was even thinner than normal due to starting guard Theresa LoParrino's ankle injury. Jill George played all 40 minutes while Danielle DeGiorgio got just one minute of rest. Three Seawolves--Sherry Jordan, LoParrino and George--are averaging at least 34 minutes per game this year.

SEAWOLVES STREAK: After opening the season with a 1-3 start, Stony Brook bounced back in a big way, winning seven of its next eight games. The Seawolves' current five-game winning streak marks the most consecutive victories since an eight-game span during the 1999-2000 season, SBU's first in Division I. During that year, head coach Trish Roberts' first at Stony Brook, the Seawolves started the season 0-3 but won 10 of their next 11, finishing 18-10 overall.

MOVING ON UP Jill George's 11 rebounds against Northeastern gives her 557 in her career. She remains in eighth-place all-time and needs just five boards to move past No. 7 Anne LoCascio with 561.

ON THE REBOUND Sherry Jordan and Jill George have teamed up to wreak havoc on the boards this season. Jordan has dominated the defensive glass, with 5.8 of her 8.6 rebounds per game coming on the defensive end. Meanwhile, George has done most of her damage on the offensive end, leading the conference in that category with 4.6 per game. She leads the Seawolves with an average of 10.4 per game.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: The Seawolves continue to take care of the ball while wreaking havoc for the opponent. Stony Brook had a season-low 10 turnovers against Northeastern on Friday. Meanwhile, SBU flustered the Huskies for nine steals on the evening. On the season, the Seawolves have recorded double-digit totals in steals six times and are averaging just 16.5 miscues per game. Sherry Jordan leads the team with 38 steals on the year, an average of 3.2 per game which leads the America East.

NEXT HOME GAME: Binghamton rounds out the Seawolves' four-game home swing on Jan. 17. The Seawolves then hit the road for a game at Vermont before returning to the Sports Complex for two games.