Jan. 25, 2011

Stony Brook, N.Y. - In search of its second straight win, the Stony Brook University women's basketball team will hit the road to take on the Hartford Hawks on Wednesday at Chase Arena. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

Last time out
Senior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) scored a career-high 28 points and junior Tamiel Murray (Teaneck, N.J.) forced a key turnover in the final seconds to lead the Seawolves to a 73-70 win over the Maine Black Bears on Sunday at Alfond Arena.

Jeter scored 18 of her 28 in the first half and also pulled down 10 rebounds as she recorded her third double-double of the season and scored over 20 points for the third time in the last four games. Sophomore Sam Landers (Springfield, Va.) and junior Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.) each added 12 points for the Seawolves (4-15, 1-6 AE), who snapped a 12-game losing streak.

A Landers jumper with 53 seconds left gave Stony Brook a 71-67 lead but Tanna Ross knocked down a three with 43 seconds to go and the Black Bears then forced SBU into a shot clock violation. Maine gave the ball to Katelyn Vanderhoff, who dribbled near midcourt as the clock wound under 10 seconds.

Vanderhoff made her move with five seconds to go but Murray tipped the ball away and Jeter grabbed it and was fouled with a tenth of a second left. She knocked down both free throws and Maine was unable to get a game-tying shot off.

Scouting Hartford
The Hawks lost to Boston University, 58-50, on Sunday afternoon, its third straight loss. The loss marks the first time the Hawks (6-14, 3-4 AE) have lost three-straight to conference opponents since the end of the 2003-04 season.

Hartford are led in scoring by Daphne Elliot (9.5 points per game) and Mary Elliot (9.3 ppg.). Elliot is averaging 11.1 points per game in conference play.

The Hawks have not shot over 40 percent in their last five games and have not scored over 60 points in that span. Hartford is 3-4 at home this season but have won just one of its three America East home games.

All-Time Series
Hartford leads the all-time series, 16-6, and has won the last 11 meetings. The Seawolves last victory over the Hawks came on Feb. 22, 2006.

Last meeting (March 7, 2010)
Trailing by just eight with under five minutes left in the second half, No. 4 Stony Brook fell just short of an upset bid of No. 1 Hartford in the semifinals of the 2010 America East Women's Basketball Championship at Chase Arena. Kirsten Jeter scored a game-high 19 and grabbed nine rebounds. Misha Horsey joined Jeter in double figures with 11 points.