Jeter scores 19
West Hartford, Conn. - 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 America East Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday afternoon in Chase Arena. Junior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) scored a game-high 19 and grabbed nine rebounds. Junior Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) joined Jeter in double figures with 11 points. Stony Brook finishes the 2009-10 season with a 10-20 record.
"I'm really proud of the effort we showed today," said head coach Michele Cherry. "We battled all season and really came together as a team. We've really improved from the start of the season to now, and it showed today. Hartford is a great team and they deserve a lot of credit for the way they've played today, and all season long."
As it has all season, Stony Brook relied on its defense as it jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The Seawolves held Hartford scoreless over until the 16:15 mark and didn't allow the Hawks a field goal for more than five minutes.
Hartford would not stay down for long, however, as they scored eight unanswered points to take a 12-6 lead with 10:54 left in the first half. Stony Brook would claw its way back into the game, eventually pulling within two on a jumper from Jeter with 3:43 remaining. On the next Hartford possession, senior Joia Daniels (Silver Spring, Md.) poked the ball free and had an open court in front of her, but unluckily bumped into an official allowing Hartford to regain possession. In the ensuing scramble, Hartford's Jackie Smith found teammate Diana Delva for an easy layup, putting the Hawks up four.
A layup by Daniels followed by a pair of free throws from sophomore Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.) would knot the score at 25-25 with 2:41 remaining, but the Hawks would outscore Stony Brook 9-1 down the stretch to take an eight-point lead at halftime.
Behind a balanced scoring attack, SBU recorded eight of the first 11 points in the second half to cut the Hawks' lead to just three with 14:46 left. However, back-to-back threes from Mary Silvia pushed Hartford's advantage back to nine.
Stony Brook would get as close as eight at the 5:33 mark on a jumper by Jeter, but that would be the Seawolves final points of the game as Hartford finished the contest off with on a 14-0 run.
West Hartford, Conn. - 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 America East Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday afternoon in Chase Arena. Junior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) scored a game-high 19 and grabbed nine rebounds. Junior Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) joined Jeter in double figures with 11 points. Stony Brook finishes the 2009-10 season with a 10-20 record.
"I'm really proud of the effort we showed today," said head coach Michele Cherry. "We battled all season and really came together as a team. We've really improved from the start of the season to now, and it showed today. Hartford is a great team and they deserve a lot of credit for the way they've played today, and all season long."
As it has all season, Stony Brook relied on its defense as it jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The Seawolves held Hartford scoreless over until the 16:15 mark and didn't allow the Hawks a field goal for more than five minutes.
Hartford would not stay down for long, however, as they scored eight unanswered points to take a 12-6 lead with 10:54 left in the first half. Stony Brook would claw its way back into the game, eventually pulling within two on a jumper from Jeter with 3:43 remaining. On the next Hartford possession, senior Joia Daniels (Silver Spring, Md.) poked the ball free and had an open court in front of her, but unluckily bumped into an official allowing Hartford to regain possession. In the ensuing scramble, Hartford's Jackie Smith found teammate Diana Delva for an easy layup, putting the Hawks up four.
A layup by Daniels followed by a pair of free throws from sophomore Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.) would knot the score at 25-25 with 2:41 remaining, but the Hawks would outscore Stony Brook 9-1 down the stretch to take an eight-point lead at halftime.
Behind a balanced scoring attack, SBU recorded eight of the first 11 points in the second half to cut the Hawks' lead to just three with 14:46 left. However, back-to-back threes from Mary Silvia pushed Hartford's advantage back to nine.
Stony Brook would get as close as eight at the 5:33 mark on a jumper by Jeter, but that would be the Seawolves final points of the game as Hartford finished the contest off with on a 14-0 run.
