Dec. 9, 2004

Game 6
Stony Brook (1-4) vs. St. Bonaventure (2-4)
December 11, 2004 • 7:00 p.m.
Reilly Center • St. Bonaventure, N.Y.™™

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Today's Match Up
Stony Brook (1-4) will look for its second straight win when the Seawolves hit the road to take on St. Bonaventure (2-6) this evening. This will mark the second all-time meeting between the two teams, with the Bonnies taking last year's contest 74-62.

Scouting the Bonnies St. Bonaventure returns four starters and letterwinners from a team that went 9-19 a year ago.

The Bonnies are led by Tory Vyborny, who is averaging 12.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Last time out, St. Bonaventure fell to No. 19 Maryland, 91-42.

Last Time Out
Stony Brook used a 5-0 spurt late in the second half to earn a 69-62 victory over Providence at Alumni Hall on Tuesday. Kelly Watson registered a career-high 25 points, while Jessica Smith tied her career-best with 23 points on a school record 11-of-11 shooting from the field. Dana Ferraro added a game-high 10 rebounds in the victory.

Smith Can't Miss
Jessica Smith was nearly unstoppable at Providence on Dec. 7, tying a career-high with 23 points in the victory.

The sophomore, who is averaging 15.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, set a school record after shooting 11-for-11 from the field. That feat marked the first time in program history a player has shot 100 percent from the floor with more than 10 attempts.

Watson's Not so Bad Either
Kelly Watson also had a career night at Providence on Dec. 7. The sophomore set new career-highs with 25 points, nine field goals made, five three point field goals made and a .500 (5-for-10) three point field goal percentage.

With that performance, Watson improved her scoring average to 9.8 points per outing, good for third-best on the team.

Offensive Turn-Around
Stony Brook has picked up its offensive output vs. Pittsburgh and Long Beach State in the Holiday Inn Express Invitational. The Seawolves entered the weekend averaging 59.0 points, 11.5 assists and 4.0 three point field goals per game, while shooting .389 from the field and .276 from the three point line. After its two contests vs. Pittsburgh and Long Beach State, however, SB is now averaging 71.5 points, 15.0 assists and 6.0 three point field goals while shooting .441 from the field and .333 from downtown.

The Seawolves, who were previously ranked last in America East in scoring offense, jumped to first place after netting 86 points vs. Pitt and 82 vs. Long Beach St.

Mykeema Named America east Co-Player of the Week
Mykeema Ford was named the Wilson Co-Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 5. The sophomore guard averaged 22.7 points and 5.7 assists per game in three outings last week after collecting a season-high 26 points at Delaware, 24 points and seven assists vs. Pittsburgh and 18 points and eight assists vs. Long Beach State.

Smith Breaking Through
After netting just 13 points in Stony Brook's first two contests, Jessica Smith finally broke through in the Holiday Inn Express Invitational.

In the tourney opener vs. Pittsburgh, Smith netted 22 points after shooting 7-for-10 from the field and 8-for-9 from the free throw line. She followed that performance by recording 21 points, 14 rebounds and four assists vs. Long Beach State.

In the Seawolves last three contests, Smith is averaging 22.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting .722 (26-of-36) from the field and .824 (14-for-17) from the free throw line.

Boylan Heating Up
Senior Jessie Boylan has quietly made her presence felt off the Stony Brook bench in the Seawolves first five outings this season. Boylan, who is averaging 7.2 points per game, nearly triple her career average of 2.6, has scored in double figures twice in five games, a feat she had not accomplished once before this season. In the Seawolves win at Providence on Dec. 7, Boylan dished out a career and game-high six assists to go with seven points.

Keep It Comin' Keema
Mykeema Ford was outstanding for the Seawolves last week. The sophomore averaged 22.7 points after netting 26 points vs. Delaware, 24 vs. Pittsburgh and 18 vs. Long Beach State.

Ford, who started off the season shooting just .316 (12-for-38) in SB's first two outings, responded with her best shooting performance so far this year against Pitt, hitting 8-of-18 (.444) shots from the field.

Ferraro On the Boards
Dana Ferraro has made a huge impact on the boards for the Seawolves through their first five games. The freshman forward, who ranks first on the team with 7.8 rebounds per game, pulled down a game-high 11 boards in SB's season opener at Bradley, while collecting a team-best nine rebounds at Delaware and a game-high 10 at Providence.

League Leaders
Several Seawolves rank among the America East leaders in games played through December 8.

Mykeema Ford leads the league with 16.8 points and 6.0 assists per game, while ranking tied for fifth with 2.25 three pointers per game and tied for sixth with 2.2 steals per game. Jessica Smith leads the conference with a .660 field goal percentage and stands fourth in scoring (15.8 ppg), and tied for seventh in rebounding (7.0 rpg), while Inbar Orion is second in field goal percentage (.600) and Jessie Boylan ranks tied for sixth in three point field goal percentage (.462). Dana Ferraro stands fourth in rebounding (7.8 rpg) and second in defensive rebounds (5.6 pg).

SB vs. Big East Teams
With their win over Providence on Dec. 7, the Seawolves improved to 2-6 all-time vs. Big East teams. Stony Brook, which lost to Big East member Pittsburgh on Dec. 4, picked up their first win over a Big East team in 2001 when it earned a 65-51 road victory at St. John's.

Second Half Struggle
Stony Brook was done in by its second half shooting struggles vs. Delaware. SB trailed by as many as 11 in the first half, but managed to cut the lead back to three late in the half. The Seawolves were hurt by poor shooting in the second half, however, as SB connected on just 8-of-21 (38.1 percent) attempts from the field.

Mykeema Ford, who with 21 points was the only player to score more than three points in the second stanza, connected on five of the Seawolves eight field goals, while the rest of the team shot just 3-for-9 in the half.

Barlett Stepping Up
Senior Stephanie Barlett posted her best outing in over a year with her 11-point effort vs. Delaware. The guard, who shot 3-for-5 from downtown for the game, netted eight points in the first half behind a pair of three-pointers.

Paw Prints
Mykeema Ford scored her 400th career point Nov. 30 at Delaware, while Jessica Smith netted her 400th on Dec. 7 at Providence... Mykeema Ford's nine assists vs. Bradley (11/21) tied her four the fourth-best single-game total in school history, while her eight helpers vs. Long Beach State (12/5) rank her tied for ninth at the school... Jessie Boylan set a new career-high with 11 points vs. Bradley, marking the first time the junior has scored in double-figures... Stony Brook's 29 turnovers vs. Bradley were the most since they turned the ball over 32 times vs. Richmond on December 29, 2002.

Milestones Approaching
Several Seawolves are approaching milestones at the start of the 2004-05 season.

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

Points
300 - Stephanie Barlett (297)
400 - Bojana Bogetic (348)
400 - Danyelle Ingram (346)
500 - Mykeema Ford (456)
Rebounds
100 - Inbar Orion (88)
300 - Jessica Smith (286)
300 - Bojana Bogetic (251)
Assists
100 - Danyelle Ingram (83)
100 - Mykeema Ford (76)

Seawolves in Home Openers
With their heartbreaking 89-86 loss to Pittsburgh on Dec. 4, Stony Brook is 13-11 all-time in home openers, including a 2-4 mark since moving to the Division I level in the 1999-00 season. The Seawolves have now lost three straight home openers.