Forster and Henry Record Double-Doubles to Lead University of Albany Womens' Basketball to a 67-55 Win Over Stony Brook

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Ebone Henry and Julie Forster each finished with double-doubles, leading four UAlbany players in double-figures scoring as the Great Danes posted a 67-55 win over Stony Brook in America East Conference women's basketball action on Wednesday evening at Pritchard Gymnasium.

Stony Brook got out to a 15-8 lead on a jumper by Destiny Jacobs with 11:40 on the clock, before UAlbany went on a 10-0 run to pull ahead, 18-15, after two free throws by Tabitha Makopondo with 8:24 left to play. Taylor Burner ended the UAlbany run with a jumper, but Felicia Johnson nailed a 3-pointer to give the Great Danes a 21-17 advantage at the 8-minute media timeout. The Seawolves tied the game at 21-21 on a Sam Landers lay-up with just under six minutes left to go, but Johnson converted a jumper, and helped out on a steal on the ensuing Stony Brook possession, passing the ball to Adrienne Jones under the hoop to keep the Great Danes ahead, 25-21, with 4:51 left to play.

Stony Brook, which shot 50-percent in the first half, pulled within one point after a Kirsten Jeter 3-pointer, and the Seawolves took a 26-25 lead on a Burner lay-in at the three-minute mark. The teams exchanged baskets, and were tied at 30-30 after Johnson's second 3-pointer of the game at 1:17. Both teams committed turnovers in the waning seconds, including a steal by Johnson on a Stony Brook in-bounds pass, but the Great Danes could not find the basket, and the teams hit the locker room knotted at 30-30.

UAlbany came out firing after the halftime break, and built up a 48-38 lead midway through the second half after Johnson connected on one of her four assists, hitting a wide-open Julie Forster under the basket, giving the Great Danes the largest advantage of the game with 10:44 left to play. UAlbany continued to build its lead, getting up 56-40 on a lay-in by Jones with 5:14 on the clock, scoring two of her 13 points.

Stony Brook pulled back within 10, 61-51, with just over a minute left to play, getting back-to-back baskets by Tamiel Murray and Jeter. The Great Danes used strong foul shooting down the stretch to hold onto their lead, getting free throws from Jones, Johnson and Forster in the final minute to set the final score.

Henry totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season, while Forster recorded 12 points and a game-high 11 boards for her league-leading sixth double-double. Johnson scored a team-high 16 points, including a 4-for-4 performance from the free throw line. Jeter scored a game-high 23 points for Stony Brook (3-14, AE 0-5), while Jacobs chipped in with 11 points and five rebounds for the Seawolves. Stony Brook shot 40.7-percent for the game, while UAlbany finished with 37.3-percent shooting from the floor, while also out-rebounding the Seawolves, 41-35. Both teams recorded 14 steals, while Stony Brook committed 28 turnovers in the game.

UAlbany (11-7, AE 4-1) will return to action on Thursday, visiting Binghamton in America East action at 7 p.m.


Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information