Destiny Jacobs scores eight and grabs ten boards
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's women's basketball team dropped its 2009-10 season opener, 68-43, to Princeton on Friday night in Pritchard Gymnasium. The Seawolves were led by sophomore center Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.) who scored eight points while grabbing ten rebounds. Paced by Niveen Rasheed's 18 points, the Tigers used a second-half surge to pull away from Stony Brook. With the loss Stony Brook stands at 0-1 on the season while Princeton opens with a 1-0 record.
"Destiny did a great job for us on the boards," said head coach Michele Cherry. "As a team, though, we need to play tougher and push back on our box outs. I thought the crowd was great tonight and we hope that kind of support continues throughout the season."
After falling behind early at 14-6, Stony Brook battled its way back behind a balanced offensive attack. A layup from junior Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) would pull the Seawolves within one at 18-17. During the Seawolves 11-4 run, five different players tallied points.
Princeton answered right back, however, scoring eight of the next nine points, reopening its eight-point advantage on a three from Rasheed with 5:45 remaining in the half.
A layup from Jeter sandwiched by a pair of buckets from freshman Amanda Corona (North Hollywood, Calif.) cut the Tigers' lead down to four with 3:30 left, but those would be Stony Brook's last points of the half as Princeton went into the break leading 32-24.
The Tigers opened the second half with a hot shooting touch, connecting on four of their first five field goals to extend their advantage to 17 points. Stony Brook, on the other hand, struggled at the start of the second half, scoring its first field goal on a layup from senior Joia Daniels (Silver Spring, Md.) at the 15:49 mark which put the score at 43-28.
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Back-to-back buckets from Princeton's Addie Micir gave the Tigers a 20 point cushion with 14:33 remaining, which they maintained throughout the majority of the second half. Despite missing five of their final six field goal attempts, the Tigers still shot 43.3% from the field in the second half.
All five members of Stony Brook's freshmen class saw action tonight, with Sam Landers(Springfield, Va.) leading the way with five points and four rebounds.
Stony Brook's next game will be at home on Sunday when they welcome the Red Storm of St. John's to Pritchard Gymnasium. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.
