Women's Basketball Drops Final Game of Terrapin Classic, 85-51, to UNC-Wilmington
College Park, Md. - Stony Brook University's women's basketball team ran into a red-hot UNC-Wilmington squad in its final game of the Terrapin Classic on Monday afternoon in the Comcast Center. The Seahawks shot 60% from the field on their way to an 85-51 victory over the Seawolves. Senior Joia Daniels (Silver Spring, Md.) led SBU's offense with ten points. Stony Brook now stands at 2-10 while UNC-Wilmington improves to 5-5.
"I'm disappointed with the effort we showed today," said head coach Michele Cherry. "After yesterday's game I was hoping we'd have a better showing. Our transition defense is not up to par and we struggled to make shots. I give a lot of credit to UNCW, though, as they knocked down shots and executed well on offense. Obviously we have work to do before we open conference play against Hartford."
Daniels helped the Seawolves get off to a quick start as she scored six of their first eight points, with the final bucket giving them a three-point advantage with 16:29 remaining. The Seahawks battled back to tie things at 10-10 before SBU scored six straight, capped by a fastbreak jumper from freshman Sam Landers (Springfield, Va.), to move in front, 16-10.
Two minutes later freshman Gerda Gatling (Woodbridge, Va.) knocked down a jumper to put the Seawolves up five, but that would be the second-to-last field goal they would score in the half as SBU went cold for just over ten minutes. Jeter connected on a jumper with 41 seconds remaining in the half, but UNCW had built a 13-point lead by that time behind a 56% shooting performance.
Unfortunately for Stony Brook, the Seahawks' shooting touch only increased in the second half, knocking down their first five shots to move in front by 24 with 17:05 remaining.
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Trailing by 39 with 8:09 remaining, the Seawolves put together a 12-0 run over the next three minutes. A pair of threes from Landers and freshman Dani Klupenger (Aurora, Ore.) started the run and Klupenger, who scored all seven of her points during the streak, capped it off with a pair of jumpers.
However, the Seahawks offense just could not be stopped as they made 33 of their 55 field goal attempts, including 6-12 from beyond the arc. The Seahawks had five players reach double figures, led by Treasure Johnson's 17.
Stony Brook will begin America East play on Saturday when it travels to take on Hartford. Tip is set for 4:00 p.m.
