Feb. 24, 2002

Stony Brook, N.Y. - GAME BACKDROP: Stony Brook hopes to turn things around as the Seawolves play at home in two of their three remaining regular season games. SBU has faltered down the stretch, losing five of its last seven games. Four of those setbacks have come on the road. The Seawolves fell at Boston University on Thursday, 62-48.

THE SERIES: Stony Brook evened the all-time series with the Great Danes at 12-12 with a 55-46 victory at Albany on Feb. 3. The win marked the first time the Seawolves had beaten Albany on their homecourt since the 1989-90 season. It is also only one of two America East road wins for SBU this season.

ABOUT THE GREAT DANES: The Great Danes suffered a 71-36 loss at Hartford on Friday for their 13th-straight defeat, the program's single-season record for most consecutive losses. Albany, still searching for its first-ever victory in the America East Conference, hit just 10-of-50 field goals (20 percent) against the Hawks and were outrebounded 49-31 en route to the Danes' worst loss of the season. Freshman Becky Ayers, who leads Albany with 11.7 points per game, broke the Albany record for most points by a freshman with her nine points against Hartford. Ayers, who has 270 points on the year, has reached double figures in 15 of her last 18 games, but fell just short against the Hawks with nine. Danielle Hutcheson adds 11.3 points and 8.0 boards per game, while Jess McGinlay chips in with 11.2 points per game.

LAST TIME OUT: Sophomore forward Marisa Moseley had game-highs with 15 points and six rebounds as BU defeated Stony Brook, 62-48, on Thursday night at Case Gymnasium. BU traded baskets with Stony Brook for the opening minutes before the Terriers took a 14-13 lead at 10:20 off a fast-break lay-up from Moseley. BU would not give up the lead for the remainder of the game. Senior guard Annie Tomasini hit two free throws and a three-pointer from the far right corner in the final two minutes of the first half to give the Terriers a 35-23 lead going into the break. Stony Brook inched back into the game midway through the second, with Sherry Jordan scoring seven of her team-high 14 points after the intermission to cut the lead to 49-43 at 6:12. But Moseley quieted the Seawolves with seven unanswered points, including back-to-back three-point plays in the paint. BU outscored Stony Brook 13-5 to close out the game, with Moseley scoring seven during the run.

LAST MEETING: Danielle DeGiorgio had 17 points and Sherry Jordan added 16 in leading Stony Brook to a 55-46 victory over Albany on Feb. 3. Stony Brook led 47-43 with 4:11 remaining, when Jordan converted a three-point play as she was fouled on an eight-foot jumper in the lane. Jordan, who had 11 second-half points, would make a steal on Albany's next possession. Erika Shipley, who scored 10, later hit a fastbreak layup for a 52-43 advantage. In the opening period, the Seawolves ran off nine straight points to break an early tie. DeGiorgio tallied seven markers in that spurt. Albany would close within 20-19, but DeGiorgio helped Stony Brook score nine of the period's final 13 points to take a 29-23 lead at the intermission. The Seawolves led by as much as nine points in the final stanza and held the Danes to 31 percent shooting while forcing 25 turnovers. The setback extended the Great Danes' losing streak to seven straight games, while the Seawolves won their first game on Albany's homecourt in 12 years.

INJURY CURSE: Stony Brook has battled injuries all season long, and the Seawolves got more bad news after last Thursday's game against BU. Sophomore guard Theresa LoParrino went down in the second half with an injury that was later discovered to be a torn ACL. LoParrino, who is scheduled to have an MRI to discover the full extent of the injury, will be sidelined for the remainder of the season. Freshman Danyelle Ingram, who dislocated her shoulder on Nov. 30, will also miss the rest of the season as she recuperates from surgery. Sophomore Danielle Mosley also continues to undergo rehab from an ACL injury.

REBOUND SHOWDOWN: Today's game showcases the two best rebounders in the America East--Stony Brook's Jill George and Albany's Danielle Hutcheson. George leads the league with a 9.4 per game average, while Hutcheson hawls down 8.1 per contest.

LACK OF SCORING: Stony Brook has not scored more than 48 points in three of its last seven games, all losses. The Seawolves scored just 48 points in Thursday's setback. Stony Brook had a season-low 39 at New Hampshire on Feb. 1. The Seawolves have averaged just 53.9 points in their last seven games.

UNLUCKY RATIO: Stony Brook committed a season-high 26 turnovers against the Terriers, the third time in four games that the Seawolves have totaled 20 or more miscues. Stony Brook has committed more turnovers than its opponent in seven of its 11 losses this season. Stony Brook also had only eight assists in Thursday's loss, the second time in three games the Seawolves have recorded fewer than 10 assists.

ON THE BOARDS: The Seawolves lost at BU despite outrebounding the Terriers 33-28. Prior to Thursday's game, Stony Brook was 9-0 when registering more boards than its opponent.

JORDAN LEADS THE WAY: Sophomore forward Sherry Jordan was the only Seawolf in double figures in Thursday's game, leading Stony Brook in scoring for the 13th time this year. Jordan tallied 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting to go along with six rebounds in the loss.

STREAKS: Stony Brook's wins and losses this season have seemed to come in bunches. SBU opened the season 1-4, but then the Seawolves won eight of their next nine games. Since then, SBU has gone 4-7, including five setbacks on the road.

LOOKING AHEAD: After today's game, the Seawolves hit the road to face Binghamton on Feb. 28. Stony Brook closes the regular season against league-leading Vermont on March 2.