Dec. 3, 2005

Box Score

Providence, R.I. - Jessica Smith led five Seawolves in double figures as Stony Brook battled to a 79-74 victory over Arkansas State in the second game of the Brown Classic at the Pizzatola Sports Center on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Seawolves improved to 3-1 on the season, marking the team's best start through four games since the 2000-01 season.

SB advances to the championship game on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. where they will take on host Brown, 86-71 winners over Hampton earlier in the afternoon.

Trailing 72-71 with 3:31 remaining in the contest, Mykeema Ford went to the line and hit three free throws to put SB back up by two. On the ensuing play, SB's Leah Getz came up with a huge steal and added a bucket to make it 76-72 with 2:13 to play.

After a basket by Kelsey Lock made it a two-point game, the Seawolves turned the ball over but the Lady Indians (3-3) could not take advantage, missing a three and turning the ball back over before they were forced to foul with 20 seconds left. Getz made the first of a two shot foul, but Dana Ferraro came down with the board and was fouled. Ferraro missed both shots, but ASU's Katie Caraway missed what would have been a game-tying three pointer with five seconds to go. Ferraro was fouled again but this time iced both free throws to put the game away.

Both teams came out shooting in the first half, but the Seawolves used a 9-0 run capped by a Farah Vasquez Jacobo layup to take a 12 point lead at 35-23 just over 10 minutes into the contest. ASU slowly crept back however, and cut the advantage to five points at 47-42 at the break.

Smith bounced back from two tough games, finishing with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line to go with a game-high four steals. Ford finished with 17 points and nine assists while Getz netted 12 points in just 11 minutes of action off the bench and Ferraro pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. Jessie Boylan and Kelly Watson each chipped in with 11 points in the victory.

Ford tied her career-high with nine assists, tying her for the fourth-best single-game total in program history, while Ferraro's 13 boards stretched her double-figures rebounding streak to five games dating back to last season.

Adrianne Davie led ASU with a game-high 19 points and 11 boards, while Lock netted 17 points and Amber Abraham chipped in with 13. The Lady Indians will face Hampton in the consolation game Sunday at 1:00 p.m.