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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Women's Hoops routs Maine to open AE Tournament

West Hartford, Conn. - Senior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) led all scorers with 26 points as the No. 8 Stony Brook University women's basketball team rolled to a 76-55 victory over the No. 9 Maine Black Bears in the first round of the 2011 America East Championships on Thursday at Chase Arena.
Jeter went 10-for-16 from the field and had eight rebounds and five steals. The five steals made her just the fifth player in America East history with 1,400 points, 700 rebounds and 250 steals. Sophomore Sam Landers (Springfield, Va.) added 13 points for the Seawolves, who advance to take on top-seeded UMBC in the quarterfinal round on Friday at 6:05 p.m.
Maine scored seven of the game's first nine points but the Seawolves (7-22) took control from there, going on an 18-4 run to take a 20-11 lead just over eight minutes into the contest. After missing seven of its first 10 shots, the Seawolves knocked down nine of their next 14 attempts.
A three from Landers with the shot clock winding down gave SBU a 27-15 advantage but the Black Bears then went on an 8-2 run to cut the Stony Brook lead to 29-23. Junior Tamiel Murray (Teaneck, N.J.) ended the run with a floater in the lane though as Stony Brook capped the half on a 12-3 run to head into the break with a 41-26.
Stony Brook picked up right where they left off at the beginning of second half, opening on a 15-3 run to take a 56-29 lead. The Seawolves held Maine without a field goal for nearly five minutes to start the half.
The Seawolves lead would grow to as much as 33 on three straight triples from sophomore Dani Klupenger (Aurora, Ore.) with just under over five minutes to go. Stony Brook coasted from there on its way to its third victory over the Black Bears this season.

 
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Brittany Williams had a team-high 13 points for Maine, which shot just 33.9 percent from the field. Stony Brook shot 50 percent from the field in the first half and 45.5 percent for the game.
Stony Brook out-rebounded Maine, 46-28, led by Murray's game-high nine boards. Sophomore Juanita Cochran (Saginaw, Mich.) added eight points and eight rebounds.