Feb. 17, 2010

Box Score

Boston, Mass. - Junior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) scored her 1,000th career point and finished the night with a game-high 22, but it wasn't enough as Stony Brook's women's basketball team lost to Boston University, 69-59, on Wednesday night in Agganis Arena. Jeter is the 14th player in school history to record 1,000 points and only the sixth to do so in just three years. With the loss Stony Brook is 8-18 (6-8 America East) while Boston University moves to 14-11 (10-3).

Stony Brook controlled the glass to build a five point lead early in the game. The Seawolves outrebounded Boston 13-4 over the first eight minutes, with sophomore Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.) grabbing six of them.

SBU's defense then picked it up, holding the Terriers without a point for almost six minutes as it extended the lead to eight at 18-10 on a jumper from senior Crystal Rushin (Valley Stream, N.Y.) with 10:33 remaining. However, BU would go on a 13-2 run to move in front, 23-20, on a layup from Alex Young, who scored seven points during the comeback.

Stony Brook would knot the score at 23-23 on a putback by Jeter but the Terriers would knock down two of their five first-half threes as they built a ten point lead heading into halftime.

A jumper in the paint by Jacobs to start the second half snapped a streak of 5:25 without a field goal for the Seawolves and started a 7-4 run which pulled them within seven at 39-32. Jeter capped the run with a three-point play which put her over the 1,000-point plateau for her career.

While the Terriers shot 40.9% in the second half, Jeter helped keep the Seawolves within striking distance by scoring 13 of Stony Brook's 17 points over an eleven minute stretch. With 3:47 left, junior Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) hit a pair of free throws to pull SBU within six. A jumper by Jeter a minute later would narrow the gap to just four, but BU's Ali Hinton would answer with her third three of the game to put the game out of reach for Stony Brook.

Rushin joined Jeter in double figures with 10 points while grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds. Jeter, who was named the America East Player of the Game, pulled down six boards.

Stony Brook takes the weekend off as it does not play against until next Tuesday when it hosts Vermont. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m. and tickets can be bought online and www.goseawolves.org or by calling 631-632-WOLF.