Men's Basketball Drops Decision To Vermont, 66-47

Jan. 5, 2003

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Grant Anderson had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Vermont past Stony Brook, 66-47, in America East men's college basketball at the Patrick Gym on Sunday afternoon.

The win was the Catamounts 14th straight at home to set a new school-record which stood had for 54 years. Vermont previously had 13 consecutive home wins from 1946 to 1948 when they played at the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. The win also was the fourth straight this season for UVM who improved to 7-6 and 2-0 in the America East.

Five early points by D.J. Munir gave the Seawolves a 12-5 advantage after eight minutes. But a three-pointer and a layup by David Hehn triggered a 10-2 run over the next three minutes as the Catamounts took the lead, 15-14. They went ahead, 25-23, at the half and held on to the lead the rest of the afternoon.

Taylor Coppenrath, limited to just seven minutes in the first half due to foul trouble, scored all 14 of his points after the break as the Catamounts broke open a tight game with a strong second half. UVM shot 64% from the floor after halftime and a strong defensive effort limited the Seawolves to just 30%. Paced by their solid inside game, Vermont shot 50% for the game and, led by Anderson, they out-rebounded SBU, 38-27. They also outscored the visitors, 32-12, in the paint.

Freshman Hendrik Feist, in his first career start, led Stony Brook with 12 points by going four-for-seven from three-point range. Classmate Bobby Santiago and Munir, who was held without a field-goal in the second half, each tallied 11. Santiago also chipped in with a game-high six assists. Stony Brook falls to 5-6 with the loss in their first conference game.

Anderson went five-for-seven from the floor in recording his third double-double of the season. Hehn had a career-high three three-pointers in scoring a season-high 14 along with four assists and three steals. Also for the Cats up front, Matt Sheftic and Scotty Jones chipped in with eight points apiece combining to make eight of 13 field goal attempts.

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