Stony Brook, N.Y. – Freshman Kellie Krueger led a balanced Seawolves attack with a career-high 14 points and the Stony Brook University women's basketball team used a 12-0 run midway through the second half to defeat the Morgan State Lady Bears, 65-48, on Wednesday night at Pritchard Gymnasium. Krueger added six rebounds for the Seawolves, who shot 40 percent from the field and went 7-for-15 from three. Junior Sam Landers (Springfield, Va.) chipped in with a season-high 13 points and junior Dani Klupenger (Aurora, Ore.) added 10 points and six rebounds.
Stony Brook (2-10) trailed 42-41 following a three from Omara Parker with 13:31 to go in the game but Landers answered with a three to kick start the decisive 12-0 run that gave SBU a 53-42 lead with 8:30 left. Landers had five points in the run.
The Lady Bears (2-7) got no closer than nine the rest of the way as SBU coasted to the 17-point victory. Stony Brook won the battle of the boards, 45-28 and went 18-for-24 from the foul line in addition to holding MSU to 32.2 percent shooting.
Morgan State jumped to a 9-4 lead but Stony Brook then went on a 15-4 run to take a 19-13 lead with 7:29 left in the first half. Krueger had four points in the run while Klupenger and Landers each knocked down a three.
The Lady Bears rallied to within 21-19 but Krueger answered with a foul line jumper and then knocked down two free throws to push the SBU lead back to six with four minutes remaining.
Morgan State rallied to tie the game at 25 but Stony Brook scored the final seven points of the half to take a 32-25 lead into the break.
MSU hit four of its first five shots of the second half, tying the game at 36 just over five minutes into the period. Senior Whitney Davis (Muskegon, Mich.) answered with a long jumper though and Klupenger followed with her second three of the game.
Back-to-back Morgan State threes gave the Lady Bears a 42-41 lead but Landers responded with a three as Stony Brook scored the next 12 points to take a 53-42 with 8:30 left in the game.
The Seawolves bench out-scored Morgan's State 37-9 led by Landers and Klupenger. Senior Destiny Jacobs added eight points and nine rebounds.
Krueger earned America East Player of the Game honors for the Seawolves. Parker led the Lady Bears with 23 points.
Stony Brook returns to action next Tuesday, hosting Youngstown State at Pritchard Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7 p.m.