Basketball (Women's)
SBU women drop 85-72 decision at UNO
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Jan 14, 2009, 21:21

OMAHA, Neb. --  The SBU Bearcat women fell 85-72 on the road at Nebraska-Omaha.

The Bearcats (6-9, 3-5 MIAA) trailed by as much as 19 points, at 38-19 with 5:18 left in the first half. Cortney Shewmaker would score seven of the next nine SBU points to key a 9-2 run to close the first half.

SBU would cut into the UNO 12-point half early on buckets by Rachel Graves and Courtney Creed before the Mavs would extend the lead again. SBU would get the closest at 69-67 on a three by Courtney Heady at the 5:42 mark, but the Mavericks (7-6, 4-4 MIAA) would pull away down the stretch.

Courtney Creed led SBU with 18 points. Courtney Heady had 16 and Rachel Graves added 11 points. Jasmine Sanford had 6 rebounds and Cortney Shewmaker had 3 steals to lead the Bearcats. The Mavs had four players in double figures, led by Amanda Brodsack with 22 points.

“They’re a good team. They’re very big inside - the biggest lineup we’ve seen,” said SBU head coach J.C. Carter. “It’s the same song, about the fifth or sixth verse. We just don’t come out competing in the first half. We used up a lot of energy coming back and we were battling foul trouble. We need to come out and compete better. Courtney Heady stepped up and our veterans (Creed & Shewmaker) did a good job, despite playing 36 hard minutes.”

Both teams shot 49% from the field. SBU made nine 3-pointers but the foul line told the difference. The Mavericks were 26 of 34 from the line, compared to just 9 of 15 for the Bearcats.

The Bearcats return home for a Saturday 5:30 p.m. tipoff against Northwest Missouri State.

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