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BURLINGTON, Vt. – Kayla Burchill scored a season-high 18 points for Vermont, but Sabre Proctor and Kori Bane-Walker netted 23 points each to lead Stony Brook to a 74-62 victory in America East women's basketball action at Patrick Gymnasium on Wednesday.
Stony Brook improves to 13-10 overall and 6-4 in America East. Vermont falls to 3-19 and 0-10 in league play.
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Photo Gallery Burchill scored 13 of her points in 14 minutes off the benchin the first half. She finished the game with four 3-pointers and added five rebounds and four assists.
Emilie Cloutier added 15 points and
Niki Taylor chipped in 12 points and six rebounds.
Bayne-Walker handed out a game-high six assists, while Proctor was 9-for-18 from the field. Christa Scognamiglio added 15 points and Jessica Ogunnorin grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds for Stony Brook.
Vermont trailed 12-2 after the first five minutes, but out scored Stony Brook 17-7 over the next nine minutes to tie the game up at 19. The Seawolves used a 10-3 spurt to push back out to a seven-point advantage with 2:39 remaining. A 3-pointer by Burchill cut the lead to two and Stony Brook went into the break leading 30-27.
The second half was tightly contested, but Stony Brook maintained a two possession lead for much of the half. The Catamounts tied the game up four times in the final 20 minutes, the last time on a layup by
Kylie Butler with 6:41 remaining to make the score 55-55.
Stony Brook held Vermont scoreless over the next 5:29 and used a 12-0 run to take a 67-55 lead with 1:12 left in the game. Cloutier converted a three-point play to stop the drought, but the Seawolves went 7-for-8 from the foul line to seal the victory.
Vermont hosts Binghamton on Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at
UVMathletics.com, in person at the UVM Athletic Ticket Office (M-F: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) located in Patrick Gymnasium, via the phone at 802-656-4410, or in person one hour before tipoff in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby.
Kevin Fitzgerald will have the call on WVMT-620 AM (online:
SportsJuice.com) and the game will be streamed online for free in HD via
CatamounTV.com.