Jessica Smith (19 points, 10 rebounds) and Dana Ferraro (10 points, 10 rebounds) each recorded double-doubles to lead No. 2 Stony Brook to a 59-52 victory over No. 7 Vermont in quarterfinal action of the 2006 Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Women's Basketball Championship at the University of Hartford's Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion.
The Seawolves earn their 20th win of the 2005-06 campaign and advance to the semifinals of the conference's nine-team tournament where they will take on the winner of the No. 3 Boston University-No. 6 New Hampshire game. Vermont's season comes to an end with a final 9-18 mark.
The Catamounts jumped out to an early seven-point lead, 16-9, and later led by the same margin, 18-11 with 12:02 to go in the first half. Smith then took over for the Seawolves as she reeled off 11 of Stony Brook's next 15 points to give her squad a 26-20 edge with 2:57 remaining in the first frame.
Stony Brook closed the first half on a 15-2 run and took a 30-22 lead into intermission. The Seawolves stretched their lead to as many as 12 early in the second half, 47-35, at the 10:19 juncture. The Catamounts hung tough, however, as they went on a 9-0 run to cut the SBU lead to three, 47-43, with 8:01 remaining.
The two squads battled back and forth until UVM trimmed their deficit to one, 53-52, with just 34 ticks remaining on the clock. Stony Brook then knocked down six of eight free throws in the waining seconds to secure the 59-52 victory.
The winner of the conference’s nine-team tournament earns the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
VISITORS: University of Vermont 9-18
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Cuncic, Ashleigh.... * 4-16 2-9 2-3 1 2 3 0 12 0 4 0 1 37
10 Cross, Brittney..... * 1-8 0-4 5-6 0 3 3 3 7 6 5 0 2 33
12 Battram, Chrissy.... * 3-8 2-5 0-0 2 1 3 3 8 1 3 0 0 30
24 Fenton, Sara........ * 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 1 0 2 1 0 1 24
32 Cihal, Andrea....... * 4-8 0-0 0-1 2 4 6 3 8 1 2 0 0 21
03 Madey, Sarah........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 Rosenkrantz, Amy.... 2-8 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 3 4 2 1 0 1 24
23 Rademacher, Jill.... 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
55 Poles, Kelli........ 5-12 0-0 3-5 6 6 12 4 13 0 2 0 0 25
TEAM................ 6 2 8 2
Totals.............. 19-66 4-18 10-15 22 27 49 18 52 12 20 0 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-32 28.1% 2nd Half: 10-34 29.4% Game: 28.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 22.2% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 66.7% 1
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HOME TEAM: Stony Brook University 20-8
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 Orndorff, Sidney.... * 2-5 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 5 1 1 0 1 26
03 Ferraro, Dana....... * 3-7 0-0 4-9 2 8 10 3 10 1 4 4 1 36
10 Ford, Mykeema....... * 4-17 1-6 2-2 0 3 3 2 11 2 1 0 3 38
14 Boylan, Jessie...... * 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 11
33 Smith, Jessica...... * 6-12 0-0 7-8 5 5 10 4 19 1 2 2 1 27
11 Vasquez Jacobo, F... 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
13 Getz, Leah.......... 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 7 2 3 1 0 19
15 Orion, Inbar........ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
20 Watson, Kelly....... 1-2 1-1 1-2 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 0 1 26
34 Patrick, Morgan..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
TEAM................ 7 7 3
Totals.............. 20-53 4-13 15-23 11 29 40 17 59 12 16 9 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 9-24 37.5% Game: 37.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 30.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 9-16 56.3% Game: 65.2% 3
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Officials: Joanne Aldrich, Kathy Lonergan, Jerome Skrine
Technical fouls: University of Vermont-None. Stony Brook University-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
University of Vermont......... 22 30 - 52
Stony Brook University........ 30 29 - 59
2006 Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Championship
Quarterfinal Game #1 - #2 Stony Brook vs. #7 Vermont