Box Score A late second-half run by the Stony Brook University Seawolves erased a comeback by the Saint Peter's University women's basketball team and resulted in a 63-41 defeat on the road. The Peacocks trailed 23-12 at the half, and managed to cut the hosts lead to seven with six minutes to play in the second stanza, before Stony Brook went on a late 22-7 run to seal the deal.
With the loss, Saint Peter's drops to 0-8, while Stony Brook improves to 6-4.
Kristal Edwards led the charge with 16 points, marking the fifth time this season she has led the team in scoring and finished with double-digit points.
The Peacocks entered the first media timeout of the game tied at 4-4, after opening up the half with a 4-0 advantage. Stony Brook extended their lead to three (7-4), but three straight points by senior forward Kaydine Bent knotted the score at 7 with 11:50 on the clock.
Saint Peter's managed to stay within at least three points over the following seven minutes, but a 9-1 run by the hosts capped by back-to-back treys put the Sea Wolves ahead 18-11 heading into the last media timeout of the frame. Stony Brook picked up their first double-digit lead (22-12) with 1:26 remaining after Gerda Gatling sank two free throws.
Stony Brook went into the half-time break leading the Peacocks 23-12. Saint Peter's shot 26.7% from the floor in the stanza. They failed to connect on a three-pointer in 5 attempts. The Seawolves shot 30.8% from the floor, 28.6% from long distance.
Over a third (16) of Stony Brook's first half points came off of Peacocks turnovers. Saint Peter's committed 15 miscues in the opening stanza.
Bent accounted for more than half of the Peacocks' points in the stanza, recording 7 markers on 3-3 shooting.
Saint Peter's started off the second half out-scoring the hosts by a 9-4 run to get within six at 27-21. A 6-0 run by the Sea Hawks reestablished a double-digit lead (33-21) to head into the under-12 timeout.
Stony Brook maintained at least a ten-point advantage until the Peacocks formed a 7-2 run (6 points from Kristal Edwards) to cut the deficit to eight points (41-33).
With 6:19 remaining in the game, Antonia Smith would go 1-2 from the line at 6:02, to bring Saint Peter's within 7 (41-34), until a 22-7 run by the Seawolves put the game out of reach for the Peacocks.
Overall, Saint Peter's shot 36.1% from the field, 26.7% from three-point range and 64.7% from the line. Stony Brook shot 44.4%, 38.5% and 47.6%, respectively.
The Peacocks were out-rebounded by a 38-27 marking and committed 26 turnovers, while forcing 17.
Stony Brook was led y Chikilra Goodman's 13 points. Dani Klupenger also finished in double-figures with 12 points for the Seawolves.
Saint Peter's returns to action Saturday, December 22nd for a 5pm home game against Bucknell.
