Jan. 20, 2014

Final Stats

Stony Brook, N.Y. – Senior guard Chikilra Goodman poured in 22 points and went 13-for-14 from the free throw line to lead the Stony Brook women’s basketball team to a 66-62 win over UMBC Monday afternoon in a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day matinee. Junior forward Sabre Proctor scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half.

The win improved Stony Brook to 4-1 in America East action for the first time since 2006-07 and 13-5 overall. It was the first victory for the Seawolves over UMBC since Feb. 27, 2010, a span of seven games.

Goodman finished with a game-high nine rebounds. 

Sara Tarbert led UMBC (2-16, 1-5) with 26 points. 

Head Coach Beth O’Boyle’s Reaction

“Every game in the America East is a battle. It was exciting to see our players make clutch free throws down the stretch and do a great job getting after it for 40 minutes.” 

Turning Point

Goodman and Brittany Snow combined for 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting to carry the Seawolves to a 26-21 lead at the half. 

UMBC scored the first bucket of the second half on a Tarbert layup to pull to within three, 26-23. Stony Brook seized momentum over the next three minutes, forcing six turnovers and capping a 13-0 run when Kori Bayne-Walker dished to Miranda Jenkins for a triple at 16:09 for a 39-23 advantage. Tarbert ended the run with a 3-pointer on the other end, but Proctor scored the next five points for Stony Brook on a trey and a layup to give the Seawolves a 44-26 lead, their largest of the afternoon, with 15:01 left. 

UMBC used a 20-6 spurt to close the gap to four, 50-46, on a jumper by Liz McNaughton at the 6:41 mark, and the game remained a single-digit affair thereafter. A Jenkins bucket and two free throws from Jessica Ogunnorin put Stony Brook up by nine, 57-48, with 2:43 on the clock. UMBC scored the next three points to get within six, 57-51, but the Seawolves went 9-for-11 from the line in the final 90 seconds of play. 

Inside the Numbers

• Snow, Ogunnorin and Jenkins each tallied seven points, and Snow pulled down seven rebounds.
• Bayne-Walker dished out a game-high six assists.
• SB shot at a 79.2 percent (19-for-24) clip from the charity stripe.
• Stony Brook shot 36.5 percent from the field (19-for-52) but owned a 17-5 advantage on the offensive glass and led, 16-8, in second-chance points.
• The Seawolves outrebounded UMBC, 34-24, marking the 15th time this season they have won the battle of the boards.
• Stony Brook forced 23 UMBC turnovers.

News and Notes

• Proctor has reached double figures in scoring in 14 consecutive games and in all but two of the Seawolves’ 18 contests this season.
• Goodman has scored in double digits 11 times.
• The Seawolves improved to 7-1 at Pritchard this season and 9-0 when leading with five minutes to play.  

Up Next

Stony Brook invades Burlington, Vt., to face Vermont in a game that will air nationally on ESPN3. Opening tip is slated for 7 p.m.