Women's Basketball Falls to Quinnipiac, 58-41

Nov. 29, 2007

Hamden, Conn. - Poor shooting hurt the Seawolves in the first half as the Stony Brook women's basketball team fell to Quinnipiac, 58-41 at the TD Banknorth Sports Center on Thursday evening. Stony Brook goes to 2-4 with the loss while Quinnipiac is 3-1.

"We hurt ourselves with poor shooting in the first half," head coach Michele Cherry said. "We played a better second half but there are so many things to work on."

Stony Brook started the game off on a poor note, committing a turnover on its first four possessions and missing three consecutive shots before senior Morgan Patrick (Burlington, N.J.) converted on a layup at the 15:33 mark. The Seawolves would start to heat up as they cut to lead to 12-9 following a jump shot from senior Dana Ferraro (Middlesex, N.J.). Quinnipiac would capitalize on Stony Brook's poor shooting as it went on a 27-7 run over 10 minutes to take a 39-14 lead. Seniors Aly Young (Lodi, Calif.) and Cheri Davis (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) scored on consecutive possessions as the Seawolves entered the locker room down 41-18.

Patrick would score the first two points for the Seawolves in the second half at the 17:52 mark. Stony Brook would not score for another six minutes before freshman Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) hit two free throws with over 10 minutes left in the game. After Monique Lee hit a free throw for Quinnipiac, Stony Brook got hot outscoring the Bobcats, 13-4 to end the game. Freshman Ariel Brown (Lumberton, N.J.) came off the bench to score her first four points of her career during the run.

Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) led the Seawolves with seven points on the evening. Patrick had six points and 11 rebounds and was named America East player of the game.

For Quinnipiac, Mandy Pennewell led four scorers in double figures with 15 points. Erin Kerner had 11 points and Brianna Rooney and Monique Lee each had 10.

Stony Brook continues its four-game road swing with a contest against Long Island-rival Hofstra on Tuesday night. The game at Hofstra will be televised on Fox Sports New York.

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