Dec. 19, 2000
STONY BROOK MEN'S BASKETBALL REPORT
(4-5, 0-2 this week)
Seawolves Fall to Rutgers, 67-60
Piscataway, N.J. -- Jeff Greer, Todd Billet and Mike Sherrod scored 15 points apiece as Rutgers defeated Stony Brook 67-60 Saturday night. Rashod Kent grabbed 11 rebounds and added 8 points for Rutgers (7-2). D.J. Munir (Providence, R.I.) and Leon Brisport (Brooklyn, N.Y.) each added 18 points for Stony Brook (4-5). Mike Konopka (Toms River, N.J.) had seven rebounds. The Knights got off to a strong start, and led by 22-11 with 6:14 remaining in the first half. The Seawolves tied the game with 33.3 seconds left with a three-pointer from Munir, but Sherrod scored as the half ended and Rutgers took a 31-29 lead. Stony Brook came out strong in the second half and took its first lead of the game at 36-33 on Munir's three-pointer with 17:30 remaining. The Seawolves built the lead to 45-41 with 13:19 to go but the Scarlet Knights responded with an 8-0 run to retake the lead. Rutgers took the lead for good at 11:34 after Kent tipped in a missed free throw by Eugene Dabney. Stony Brook would not go away, however, and
battled back to within 57-56 on another three by Munir with just over six minutes remaining. A clutch jumper by Greer gave the Scarlet Knights a 64-58 lead, but Munir responed with a running layup with 59 on the clock and the Seawolves trailed by only four. Stony Brook had two chances to get closer but a missed three by Josh Little (Rocky Hill, Conn.) and a turnover spelled doom for the Seawolves. Rutgers added three free throws for final 67-60 margin of victory. The Seawolves fell to 4-5 on the year and are back in action next Saturday when they return home to face Texas-Arlington. Tip-off is 2:00 p.m.
UMES Trips Seawolves In Overtime, 85-79
Princess Anne, Md. -- Chris Balliro's (Swampscott, Mass.) heroics in regulation went for naught as Stony Brook fell to Maryland-Eastern Shore in men's basketball last night, 85-79, in overtime. Balliro hit a desperation three-pointer from the right wing with 0.5 seconds on the clock to tie the score at 74 and send the game into overtime, but after taking a short-lived lead, Stony Brook couldn't find any offense. Trailing 67-60 with 1:30 remaining in regulation, the Seawolves began to chip away. Josh Little hit a three to pull Stony Brook to 73-71 with seven seconds left, and Thomas Trotter was immediately fouled. Trotter hit 1 of 2 free throws to set up Balliro's shot. Trotter opened the overtime session with a three-pointer, but Little answered with a three of his own to knot the score at 77 for Stony Brook. Leon Brisport gave Stony Brook its first lead since the first half on two free throws for a 79-77 lead with 3:01 remaining, but Stony Brook went cold from that point and failed to score another point. Maryland closed the game on an 8-0 run. Brisport led the Seawolves (4-4) in scoring again, with 20 points and eight rebounds and Balliro finished with 17 points. The Seawolves' Achilles' heel was its free-throw shooting, hitting only 14-for-23 from the line. Trotter led Eastern Shore (1-4) with 25 points and Sanyika Street had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
STONY BROOK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL REPORT
(7-4, 2-2 this week)
Seawolves Lose Double-digit Lead, Fall to La.-Lafayette
Starkville, Miss. -- Louisiana-Lafayette (5-3) used a 16-3 run over a span of 6:06 in the second half to erase a 13-point deficit and defeat Stony Brook (7-4), 76-67, in the consolation game of the Mississippi State Tournament Sunday afternoon. Jill George (Manchester, N.H.) posted her second straight double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds in the loss. It is the first time in six tournaments that the Seawolves have lost both games. Sherry Jordan's (Stone Mountain, Ga.) tip-in with 17:37 remaining gave Stony Brook its biggest lead of the game at 41-28. However, over the next 6:06, the Seawolves scored just one field goal and allowed the Ragin Cajuns' 16 points. Brooke Williams jumper with 12:31 left tied the score 44-44 and ended the Cajuns run. The teams exchanged leads for the next six minutes until Dekita Williams' three-pointer gave the Cajuns the lead for good with 6:44 left. The Seawolves got to within 62-60 on George's free throw with 3:24 left. But ULL answered with a 9-1 run over the next 1:40 to put the game away. The Cajuns scored their last nine points at the free throw line. George paced the Seawolves to a 33-26 halftime lead with 12 points inside. With 3:31 left in the first half, Stony Brook went on an 8-2 run and took its biggest lead of the half at 33-24 on George's lay-up on the left side of the basket. Despite committing 16 turnovers in the half, the Seawolves hit 47 percent of their shots and outrebounded the Cajuns, 21-15. The Seawolves committed a season-high 29 turnovers in the loss. Jordan finished with 18 points and eight rebounds. Kelli Cofield (Brooklyn, N.Y.) collected 10 points and eight rebounds. The Seawolves are off until December 28 when they head to Penn for a 7 p.m. game broadcast on the Seawolves website.
Howard Downs Stony Brook At MSU Tournament
Starkville, Miss. -- Andrea Gardner was only part of the problem Saturday versus Stony Brook. The junior pulled down 27 rebounds and had 25 points as the Bison (4-2) downed Stony Brook (7-3), 79-74, at the Mississippi State Tournament. As a team, the Bison outrebounded the Seawolves, 56-34, collecting 27 second chance opportunities in the victory. The Bison owned a 43-35 halftime advantage by shooting 47 percent from the floor. With 4:37 left in the first half, the Bison used a 12-3 run over the next three minutes to turn a two-point edge into its largest lead of the game at 42-31. The Seawolves countered with a 13-4 run as the second half opened and took its first lead of the game at 48-47 on Erika Shipley's (Fort Wayne, Ind.) lay-up. The junior scored a career-high 18 points in the game - 16 that came in the second half. The game remained nip-and-tuck until 8:36 remained. Howard went on a 9-0 run to take a 72-63 lead with 4:02 to go, holding the Seawolves scoreless for a span of 4:32. Three straight Shipley lay-ups got the Seawolves back to within 72-69 with 2:40 remaining. Sherry Jordan's tying three-pointer with 2:12 remaining missed and Howard countered with back-to-back layups to close out the game. Sherry Jordan had 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals in the loss. Jill George recorded her first double-double since December 14 of last season with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jessica Burch (Sunnyside, N.Y.) scored 11 points and had three assists.
LoParrino Leads Seawolves to Win Over Monmouth
Stony Brook, N.Y. -- Theresa LoParrino (Bronx, N.Y.) scored nine points during a 22-8 run in the first half and finished with 22 in leading Stony Brook (7-2) to a 75-59 win over Monmouth (3-4) Wednesday night at the USB Sports Complex. LoParrino was one of our players in double figures as Maggie Triggs (Essex Junction, Vt.) scored a career-high 19 points, Erika Shipley had 11 and Sherry Jordan added 10 to go along with a game-high 13 rebounds. With the game tied at 11-11 at the 8:13 mark of the first half, the Seawolves scored 22 of the last 26 points to take a 33-19 lead into the locker room. LoParrino keyed the run with nine points off the bench. Monmouth shot just 22% in the first half and committed 14 turnovers. Kelli Cofield's jumper at the 19:24 mark of the second half built the lead to 35-20. The Hawks got as close to eight points at 43-35 with 11:02 left on a 6-0 run highlighted by Michele Cappodona's pair of layups. The Seawolves answered with a three-pointer by Triggs and never allowed the Hawks to further threaten the lead. LoParrino's jumper with 3:52 left gave the Seawolves their largest lead of the night at 66-46. Cappodona led the Hawks effort with 28 points - 18 coming in the second half. She also led the team in rebounding with eight. Stony Brook has now won both meetings with the Hawks in the series. The Seawolves shot 52 percent in the second half.
Burch Sparks Seawolves to Come-From-Behind Win Over American
Stony Brook, N.Y. -- Stony Brook used an 18-4 run over a span of 9:47 in the second half, erasing a 15-point deficit to defeat American (2-7), 80-70, Monday night at the USB Sports Complex. Jessica Burch collected 12 points, eight assists and nine steals in the victory - all season-highs. Tied at 18-18 for the fourth time in the half, American used a 13-4 run over 4:07 to take a 31-22 lead with 3:29 remaining in the first half. Seven of the 13 points came off free throws, where the Eagles hit 12-of-16 in the first 20 minutes. Kelli Cofield's jumper and Maggie Triggs' three-pointer cut the advantage to 31-27, but Maria Werries lay-up, Erin Brady's free throw and Steinman's lay-up as time expired put the lead at 36-27. American buried 12-of-20 shots from the field in the first 20 minutes. The Eagles extended the lead to 42-27 in the first 2:03 of the second half on a Werries lay-up, a Jina Lewis jumper and an Erin Brady lay-up. Theresa LoParrino's three-pointer began the run as the Seawolves outscored the Eagles, 53-28, over the last 17:57. Burch sparked the Pack during the run with 10 points, five assists and six steals. She tied the school record for steals in a game for the second time during her career, collecting nine. Burch was helped by Kelli Cofield's eight points and 13 rebounds and Sherry Jordan's 20 points and five rebounds. Two other players scored in double figures with Erika Shipley had 11 points and Theresa LoParrino collected 12. Five American players scored in double figures, led by Erin Brady?s 18 points, five steals and five assists. It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams and the first time Stony Brook has faced a team from the Colonial Conference.
STONY BROOK SWIMMING AND DIVING REPORT
(M: 2-5, 0-1 this week, W: 3-5, 0-1 this week
Seawolves Drop Home Meet to Central Connecticut
Stony Brook, N.Y. -- Stony Brook's Erin Byrnes (Great Neck, N.Y.) won both the one- and three-meter diving events and Starlyn Rupinski (Stony Point, N.Y.) earned two individual first-place finishes, but it wasn't enough as the Central Connecticut women's team defeated the Seawolves 124-111, while the Stony Brook men's team fell by a score of 109-101 in dual meet action Saturday afternoon at University Pool. Byrnes was outstanding for the Seawolves as she won both diving events, while fellow Seawolf Kristi Schubert (Deer Park, N.Y.) was runner-up. Meanwhile, Rupinski once again shined in the freestyle events. The freshman won the 200 free in 2:02.02 and the 100 free in 56.10. She also swam on the 200 relay team, along with Sarah Doret (Dix Hills, N.Y.), Laura Thorson (Sayville, N.Y.) and Lyndsay Sudol (Pine Bush, N.Y.), that placed first. Thorson won the only other individual event for the Seawolves, winning the 50 free in 26.28. The Blue Devils were led by Amanda Kravolic who won both the 100 breast and 500 freestyle, two of six individual first-place finishes for CCSU. On the men's side, Igor Voloshin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Jason Ferrara (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) each won an event for the Seawolves. Ferrara's time of 56.30 was good for first in the 100 backstroke, while Voloshin was victorious in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.64. The 200 free relay team of Albert Koyfman (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Alex Guzman (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Ferrara and Gene Rubtsov (Middle Village, N.Y.) marked the only other win for the Seawolves. Adam Clements and Dominik Matuzewitz each won two individual events to pace Central, which notched eight on the afternoon. The Stony Brook women's team falls to 3-5, while the men are now 2-5. Central Connecticut improves to 5-2 on the women's side and 4-3 for the men. The Seawolves return to action on Saturday, Jan. 20, when they host Binghamton at 1 p.m.
Stony Brook Athlete Of the Week
ERIN BYRNES - WOMEN'S DIVING
Freshman - Great Neck, N.Y.
Despite Stony Brook's loss to Central Connecticut on Saturday, Byrnes was outstanding in the diving competiton. The freshman won both the one- and three-meter events, marking the first time she has swept both events in one meet this season.
