Media Information
Fans can listen to the game locally on WUSB 90.1 FM or online at www.goseawolves.org with Asha Michener calling the action. Fans can also follow the game via twitter, live stats and live blog at http://www.goseawolves.org/.
Scouting Troy
Troy enters the 2010-11 season after finishing last year, 12-17 overall and 5-13 in the Sun Belt conference. Located in Troy, Alabama, the Trojans were picked to finish sixth in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division in the the preseason coaches poll.
The Trojans return three starters from last season as well as 65.3 percent of its scoring and 78.9 percent of its rebounding. Troy is led by senior forward Donette McNair, a preseason third team all-conference selection.
McNair averaged 13.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game last season, with the rebounding mark ranking third in the conference. McNair also recorded 11 double-doubles last season.
Troy was outstanding on the defensive end a season ago, ranking second in the conference in field goal percentage defense (.390) and third in field goal percentage defense (.308).
Seawolves News & Notes
Stony Brook returns over 72 percent of its scoring and nearly 70 percent of its rebounding from last season ... senior forward Kirsten Jeter led the Seawolves in scoring, rebounding, and steals (63) last season ... a 2010 All-America East second team selection and 2010-11 America East preseason all-conference selection, Jeter became the 14th player in program history to record 1,000 career points last season ... she is also just the sixth player in program history to have at least 1,000 career points and 500 rebounds ... Jeter ranks 12th in program history in scoring with 1,081 points ... she is just 54 points from entering the top-10 ... Jeter and senior point guard Misha Horsey have combined to start 170 games since arriving at Stony Brook ... Horsey led the America East in assist/turnover ratio (1.6) last season ... the Seawolves welcome four newcomers to this year's squad including sophomore transfers Juanita Cochran and Talisha Bridges ... both from Michigan, the duo played their freshman season at the University of New Orleans ... they transferred to Stony Brook after UNO moved from Division I to Division III after last season ... Stony Brook also welcomes back senior Jodie Plikus to the lineup ... Plikus missed all of last season due to injury ... she ranks 10th in Stony Brook history with 58 career three-pointers ... the Seawolves are 1-2 in openers under head coach Michele Cherry ... the victory came in Cherry's first game as head coach at Stony Brook, when the Seawolves defeated visiting Iona, 66-57 ... this will be the Seawolves first game against a team from the Sun Belt Conference since defeating Arkansas State, 79-74, at the Brown Classic during the 2005-06 season ... the Seawolves are 2-3 all-time against teams from the SBC ... the Seawolves are 2-4 in in-season tournaments under Cherry ... this will be the first time since 2002-03 campaign that the Seawolves have opened their season in a tournament ... Stony Brook has played in an in-season tournament every season since jumping to Division I in the 1999-00 season ... the Seawolves were picked to finish fourth in the America East preseason coaches poll ... this will be Stony Brook first ever game against a team from the state of Alabama.
