Junior center Maren Matthias, a first-team all-conference player, tallied game-highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds, as #4 seed New Hampshire (13-15) defeated #5 seed Stony Brook (9-19), 70-57, in the last quarterfinal game of the Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Championship.
The Wildcats, who led for nearly the entire game, maintained a double-digit lead for the final 23 minutes of the contest and stretched the margin to as many as 22 points in the opening minutes of the second half. New Hampshire connected on 49% of its shots from the field, drained eight three-pointers, and outrebounded the Seawolves 41-33 in advancing to the semifinals for the second straight season.
Matthias led four Wildcats in double figures. Sophomore guard Lindsay Adams had 19 points and eight rebounds, senior guard Colleen Mullen had 11 points and seven assists, and sophomore forward Geneva Livingston added 10 points and six assists.
Sophomore guard Danyelle Ingram led Stony Brook with 18 points and junior forward Sherry Jordan produced a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
New Hampshire jumped out to a 20-9 lead behind four 3-pointers in the first eight minutes of the game. Adams drained two of those three-pointers and scored eight of her 13 first-half points during the run. Stony Brook closed to within six points, but after two starters left the game with foul trouble, the Wildcats ended the half on a 12-3 run for a 36-20 halftime advantage.
The Wildcats will play in the first semifinal on Friday, taking on #1 seed University of Maine at 6:06 p.m on the America East TV network. The second semifinal, due to begin at 8:36 p.m., will feature #2 seed University of Vermont against #3 seed Boston University. It is the first time since 2000 that the top four seeds have all advanced to the semifinals.
VISITORS: #5 Stony Brook 9-19, 7-9 AE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Barlett, Stephanie * 2-5 2-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 21
13 DeGiorgio, Danielle * 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 2 2 0 4 0 1 22
15 Jordan, Sherry * 4-15 0-3 6-7 5 5 10 3 14 2 1 0 1 32
23 Ingram, Danyelle * 8-17 1-3 1-2 1 1 2 4 18 2 3 0 3 35
44 Bogetic, Bojana * 3-7 0-0 0-5 4 3 7 5 6 1 1 1 4 29
03 Booker, Akia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
12 LoParrino, Theresa 1-4 1-3 3-4 0 2 2 0 6 3 0 0 1 25
14 Boylan, Jessie 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 1 0 20
21 McManus, Kelly 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9
50 Barrett, Meghan 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5
TEAM ........................................ 0 0 0
TOTALS 21-58 5-17 10-18 13 20 33 17 57 10 12 3 10 200
TOT-FG 1stH: 8-28 28.6% 2ndH: 13-30 43.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 36.2% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 2-9 22.2% 2ndH: 3-8 37.5% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 29.4% Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 2-6 33.3% 2ndH: 8-12 66.7% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 55.6% 5
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HOME TEAM: #4 New Hampshire 13-15, 7-9 AE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 Mullen, Colleen * 4-5 3-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 11 7 4 0 0 33
11 Caschera, Emily * 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 27
21 Livingston, Geneva * 4-6 0-1 2-2 1 2 3 2 10 6 2 0 1 30
33 Adams, Lindsay * 6-10 4-8 3-6 2 6 8 3 19 2 2 0 0 30
55 Matthias, Maren * 10-17 0-0 3-9 4 8 12 2 23 1 3 2 3 32
03 Hardy, Emily 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
14 Rappoport, Sarah 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
30 Woods, Ebony 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
32 Poulin, Kate 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 0 1 12
35 Danen, Aubrey 1-8 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 21
44 Jarvis, Taylore 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM ........................................ 4 1 5 1
TOTALS 26-53 8-16 10-19 14 27 41 15 70 22 19 2 7 200
TOT-FG 1stH: 12-26 46.2% 2ndH: 14-27 51.9% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 49.1% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 5-11 45.5% 2ndH: 3-5 60.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 50.0% Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 7-15 46.7% 2ndH: 3-4 75.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 52.6% 2
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OFFICIALS: Bonita Spence, Jack Riordan, Patti Fernandes
TECHNICAL FOULS:
#5 Stony Brook - none
#4 New Hampshire - none
ATTENDANCE: 1780
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
#5 Stony Brook 20 37 57
#4 New Hampshire 36 34 70
PTS IN THE PAINT: #5 Stony Brook - 14 #4 New Hampshire - 26
PTS OFF TURNOVERS: #5 Stony Brook - 18 #4 New Hampshire - 23
2ND CHANCE POINTS: #5 Stony Brook - 17 #4 New Hampshire - 04
FAST BREAK POINTS: #5 Stony Brook - 04 #4 New Hampshire - 04
2003 Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Championship
Quarterfinal #4...UNH advances to meet Maine in Friday's first semifinal, 6 pm