Nov. 23, 2002

Final Stats

Dallas, Texas - La Salle used runs at the beginning of each half to pull away from Stony Brook and earn a 60-38 victory in the consolation game of the Hoops for the Cure Classic on the campus of SMU in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday night.

The Explorers (1-1) opened the game with a 13-2 run to take their first double-digit lead of the evening and scored the first 11 points of the second half to take control of the game.

Stony Brook (0-2) pulled within nine with 1:15 left before the break, as sophomore Stephanie Barlett's layup cut the deficit to 31-22. However, then the Seawolves went cold, unable to score for the next nine minutes. Meanwhile, La Salle opened the second stanza with an 11-0 run to stretch the lead to 42-22 with 12:41 remaining.

Freshman Kelly McManus finally stopped the drought, connecting on two free throws for two of her eight second-half points. But the Seawolves got no closer than 14 the rest of the way and totaled just 16 points in the second half.

Stony Brook again suffered from poor shooting and careless ballhandling. The Seawolves hit just 14-of-48 field goals (29 percent) and recorded 31 turnovers on the evening.

McManus was the only double figure scorer for Stony Brook, finishing with 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting.

For La Salle, Kat Foley led the way with game-highs of 27 points and nine rebounds. In addition, Davineia Payne narrowly missed notching a triple-double with 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.

The Seawolves return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 26, when they face Wright State in the home opener. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.