For Immediate Release: February 6, 2010
Contact: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6478

Binghamton women's basketball loses 74-60 at Stony Brook

Box Score

STONY BROOK, N.Y.--Junior forward Kirsten Jeter scored a game-high 17 points, leading Stony Brook (7-16, 5-6 AE) to a 74-60 win over Binghamton (8-15, 4-6 AE) in an America East women's basketball game on Saturday afternoon at the USB Sports Complex The loss is the third straight road setback for the Bearcats.

Stony Brook jumped out to a 21-11 lead with 11:52 left in the first half. Binghamton got to within 26-23 with a minute left to go but the Seawolves scored the last four points to take a seven-point lead at the break.

In the second half, Stony Brook hit back-to-back three pointers to go up 39-26 with just two minutes elapsed. It was, however, a 14-3 Stony Brook run in a span of 5:05 that stretched the lead to 57-36 with 8:45 left to go.

The Bearcats got to within 61-49 with just under four minutes left in regulation but were unable to got within single digits the rest of the way.

Sophomore point guard Andrea Holmes led Binghamton with 15 points and added eight reboounds as well as four assists. Senior forward Darryll Peterson scored a season-high 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Sophomore forward Viive Rebane finished with 12 points and nine reboundss while junior guard Jackie Ward chipped in 11 points.

The Bearcats came into the game averaging a conference-best 7.5 three-point field goals per game but were held to just 4-of-13 from beyond the arc. In addition, Binghamton was undone with 22 turnovers.

Binghamton returns home to face UMBC on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be aired regionally on Time Warner Sports.