Dec. 8, 2010
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
After playing its last five games at home, the Stony Brook University women's basketball team begins a five-game road trip at George Mason on Thursday. Game time is set for 7 p.m. It will be the Seawolves first true road game of the season.
Last time out
Senior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) led three Seawolves in double-figures with a game-high 16 points but the Iona Gaels used a late 9-0 run to defeat the Stony Brook University women's basketball team, 71-67, on Sunday at Pritchard Gymnasium.
Jeter also pulled down 10 rebounds as she recorded her first double-double this season and the 10th of her career. Sophomore Sam Landers (Hamilton, Va.) added 15 while junior Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.) chipped in with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Seawolves News & Notes
Stony Brook will play eight of its next nine games on the road ... the Seawolves game against George Mason will be its first true road contest of the season ... SBU opened the season at Elon's Phoenix Classic against Fordham and Troy before playing its next five games at home ... Jeter recorded her first double-double of the season (16 points, 10 rebounds) against Iona ... it was the 10th double-double of her career ... she passed Joan Sullivan `90 for eighth on the Seawolves all-time rebounding list against Iona ... she ranks 10th on the Seawolves all-time scoring list ... Jeter is the active career leader in the America East in both scoring and rebounding ... Landers has already scored in double-figures four times this season ... she tallied double-figures in scoring four times all of last season ... her .409 three-point percentage ranks third in the America East ... Jacobs has also produced early on this season ... reaching double-figures in points three times already ... that includes a career-best 18 points in the season-opener ... she scored in double-figures three times all of last year ... Stony Brook forced Iona into 20 turnovers on Sunday ... it was fifth time this season that the Seawolves have forced their opponent into 20 or more turnovers ... SBU's bench was out-scored 27-20 against Iona ... it was the first time this season that the Seawolves bench was out-scored ... Stony Brook leads the America East in scoring offense (71.1 points per game) and ranks second in free throw percentage (.731) and field goal percentage (.402) ... SBU is also tied for first with 9.71 steals per game ... Stony Brook has had double-figures in steals in four of its last five games.
Scouting George Mason
The Patriots (2-5) come into Thursday's game off a 67-58 loss to George Washington. GMU has lost five of six since defeating UMass in the opener.
George Mason was selected 10th in the 12 team Colonial Athletic Association preseason poll. Brittany Poindexter earned preseason All-CAA honorable mention honors and scored a game-high 22 points against George Washington.
Poindexter is averaging a team-best 10.6 points per game for the Patriots, who are averaging just 52.4 points per game. Amber Easter and Taleia Moton each are averaging 10.0 points per contest.
All-Time Series
First meeting.
