Dec. 4, 2005

Box Score

Providence, R.I. - Sarah Hayes netted 20 points and added eight boards to lift Brown to a 71-62 victory over Stony Brook in the championship game of the Brown Classic at the Pizzatola Sports Center on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Seawolves dropped to 3-2 on the season, while the Bears improved to 3-3.

Stony Brook jumped out to an early 12-9 lead before Brown used an 18-0 run fueled by a pair of three pointers by Colleen Kelly to make it 27-12 with 6:32 remaining in the half. The Bears would stretch their lead to as many as 17 before the Seawolves began to chip away at the advantage, closing the half with an 8-3 spurt behind four points by Farah Vasquez Jacobo to cut it back to 12 points at 43-31 at the break.

The Seawolves continued to claw their way back into the contest, using a 7-0 run midway through the second half to pull within two points at 54-52. That was as close as they could get however, as Hayes converted on a pair of three-point plays and Colleen Kelly sank a pair of free throws to push the lead back to 10 points and put the game out of reach.

Jessica Smith led all scorers with 21 points to go with 10 rebounds and four steals, while Dana Ferraro stretched her double figures rebounding streak to six games dating back to last season with a game-high 12 boards. Mykeema Ford was held scoreless for just the second time in her career, going 0-for-11 from the field in the loss.

Smith and Ferraro were both named to the All-Tournament Team for the Seawolves.

Kelly finished with 16 points, while Jackie Vocell added 12 for the Bears.

The Seawolves are back in action on Wednesday when they host Temple at 7:00 p.m.