Feb. 15, 2002

West Hartford, Conn. - The University of Hartford women's basketball team defeated the Stony Brook University Seawolves, 56-46, Friday night at The Chase Family Arena. Kenitra Johnson (New Britain, CT) led all scorers with 13 points as Hartford improves to 11-12, 7-5 in America East play. Stony Brook falls to 12-10, 5-6 in conference play.

Both teams struggled offensively in the first half, with Hartford shooting 28.6% (6-21) and Stony Brook making just 24.0% (6-25) of its first half shots. However, the Hawks, after the Seawolves' Sarah Burkett (Parkersburg, WV) tied the score at 17 with 4:13 left in the half, used an 8-4 run to go into halftime with a 25-21 lead.

Sherry Jordan (Stone Mountain, GA), Stony Brook's leading scorer, picked up her fourth foul just 10 seconds into the second stanza, and the Hawks responded with a 19-8 run, including 11 straight over a seven minute span, to open up a 44-30 lead with 7:34 remaining in the game. The Seawolves responded with an 11-0 run of their own, with Jordan scoring seven in a row at one point, to cut the lead to four, 44-40, with 4:47 left on the clock. The Hawks outscored Stony Brook 12-6 the rest of the way, including 8-2 over the last 2:25 to even the season series with the Seawolves, and move into a four-way tie for third in the America East standings.

Johnson added seven rebounds and two blocks to her game-high 13 points, while Kelly Ann Charles (Butler, NJ) added eight points and seven boards off the bench. Jordan led Stony Brook with 12 points, while Jill George (Manchester, NH) added seven points and a game-high 13 rebounds.