Dec. 10, 2003

Stony Brook (1-3) vs. Providence (2-5)
Thursday, December 11, 2003 * 7:00 p.m.
Indoor Sports Complex * Stony Brook, N.Y.

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This Evenings' Matchup
The Seawolves (1-3) return home to host Providence (2-5) tonight. It will mark the first all-time meeting between the two teams.

Scouting the Friars
Providence returns two starters and seven letterwinners from a team that went 3-13 last season.

The Friars are coming off their first win in six tries, a 62-48 victory over Northeastern on Monday.

Providence is led by Kristin Quinn, who is averaging 10.3 points per game, and Brooke Freeburg, who is averaging 10.1 points and a team-best 6.6 rebounds per outing.

Last Time Out
Stony Brook opened the second half on a 22-6 run and never looked back as the Seawolves earned their first win of the season with an 83-66 victory over IPFW in the consolation game of the Coca-Cola Billiken Classic Saturday evening at Saint Louis University. Junior Danyelle Ingram posted a game-high 23 points while freshman Jessica Smith tallied career-bests of 21 points and seven rebounds and earned all-tournament team honors.

Shooting for Two
The Seawolves will look to win consecutive games for the first time since February of last season when they take on Providence tonight.

Stony Brook struggled stringing victories together last season, earning back-to-back wins just once all year after defeating New Hampshire (90-72) and Northeastern (57-55) on February 2 and 5, respectively.

T-Lo Moving Up
Senior Theresa LoParrino continues to move up on Stony Brook's all-time record book in several categories.

The guard moved into sixth place all-time after connecting on her 220th free throw and now stands 34 away from fifth place (Lisa White, 254). LoParrino also moved into third place with a .761 (220-of-289) free throw percentage.

LoParrino ranks in several other categories, including three point field goals (second, 90) and free throw attempts (eighth, 289).

A Career Weekend
Several Seawolves set or matched career-bests at the Coca-Cola Billiken Classic over Thanksgiving weekend.

Here is a look at some of those highs:

Jessica Smith- 21 points, 7 rebounds Danyelle Ingram- 7 rebounds Mykeema Ford- 13 points Kelly Watson- 10 points Inbar Orion- 7 rebounds, 5 assists Theresa LoParrino- 5 steals Bojana Bogetic- 4 blocks

Seawolves in The America East Stats
Several Seawolves are among the America East leaders in games played through Dec. 9.

Theresa LoParrino leads the league with a 3.75 assist/turnover ratio and is sixth with 3.75 assists per game. Danyelle Ingram ranks 12th with 12.5 points per game and eighth with a .455 field goal percentage. Jessica Smith stands 14th with 11.8 points per outing, tied for 15th with 5.5 rebounds per game and fourth with a .525 field goal percentage.

As a team, the Seawolves are second with a .452 field goal percentage, third with a .377 field goal percentage defense and fourth with 66.2 points per game average.

Noteable
Stony Brook's opponents have made 81 free throws so far this season, which is ten more than the Seawolves have attempted (71) . . . in SBU's last outing vs. IPFW, the Seawolves shot over 50 percent for the first time since March 5, 2003 vs. Albany (55.2 percent), which covered a span of five games.

Oh, Sherry
Senior Sherry Jordan is looking to make her final season at Stony Brook a memorable one.

A two-time all-conference pick and a preseason all-league selection, Jordan has scored in double-figures in 68 of the 75 games she has played in, including 27 games with 20 or more points and four with 30 or more.

Jordan currently has 1,283 career points, good for seventh all-time at Stony Brook. She needs just 245 points to pass Katie Browngardt (1,527 points, 1988-91) on the list for second place all-time. Michele White (1983-87) is the Seawolves' leader with 2,183 career points.

Freshmen Step Up in Game One
Freshmen Jessica Smith and Kelly Watson both had solid performances in their first collegiate game vs. St. Bonaventure.

Smith shot 6-for-10 from the field for 12 points to go with five rebounds, while Watson came off the bench to dish out a team-best five assists and pull down five boards in the contest.

Bogetic Off to a Solid Start
Junior Bojana Bogetic posted one of the best outings of her career in the Seawolves' opener vs. St. Bonaventure.

The center posted 19 points and nine rebounds, just two off her career-highs in both categories. Bogetic also shot .615 (8-for-13) from the floor in 28 minutes of action.

Preseason Picks
The Stony Brook women's basketball team was selected to finish seventh in the America East by the league's head coaches in 2003-04, as announced by the conference office.

Maine, which finished with a perfect 16-0 league record in 2002-03, was selected to finish first after receiving nine first place votes.

Here is a look at the preseason rankings:

2003-04 America East
Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings
Ranking - Team (First Place Votes), Points

1. - Maine (9)	81
2. - Boston University	73
3. - Vermont	63
4. - New Hampshire	50
5. - Northeastern	48
6. - Hartford	44
7. - Stony Brook	35
8. - Binghamton	25
9. - Albany	18
10. UMBC 	13

Stony Brook senior Sherry Jordan, a two-time America East first team pick and an early favorite for conference player of the year, was selected to the preseason all-conference team.

Jordan was joined by Katie Terhune (Boston University), Heather Ernest (Maine), Maren Matthias (New Hampshire) and Aaron Yantzi (Vermont). Ernest, who was the 2003 America East Player of the Year, along with Jordan, Terhune and Matthias were all first team picks last season, while Yantzi was a second-teamer.

Here is a look at the 2003-04 America East preseason all-conference team:

2003-04 America East
Women's Basketball Preseason
All-Conference Team
Heather Ernest, Maine	20.0 ppg, 10.2 rpg
Sherry Jordan, SBU	18.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg
Maren Matthias, UNH	17.5 ppg, 9.6 rpg
Katie Terhune, BU	17.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Aaron Yantzi, UVM	15.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg

Milestones Approaching
Several Seawolves are approaching milestones at the start of the 2003-04 season. Junior Danyelle Ingram collected her 100th career rebound vs. St. Louis on Nov. 28 and now stands at 107 for her career.

Here is a look at a few of the milestones that could be reached at some point this season:

Points
1,500 - Sherry Jordan (has 1,283)
700 - Theresa LoParrino (698)
600 - Danielle DeGiorgio (583)

Rebounds
700 - Sherry Jordan (626)
400 - Danielle DeGiorgio (374)

Assists
200 -  Sherry Jordan (193)
100 - Danyelle Ingram (79)

Steals
200 - Sherry Jordan (193)
100 - Danielle DeGiorgio (84)

Field Goals
500 - Sherry Jordan (480)
200 - Theresa LoParrino (194)

3-Point Field Goals
100 - Theresa LoParrino (90)