Feb. 15, 2003

Box Score

Garden City, N.Y. - Sophomore Meranne Whitney's career-high 22 points were not enough to lift the Adelphi women's basketball team past St. Thomas Aquinas, as the Panthers saw their four game win streak snapped, 82-76. With the loss, Adelphi falls to 14-9 on the season and 13-7 in the conference. The Lady Spartans sweep its regular season series with the Panthers, improving to 16-5 overall and 15-4 in the NYCAC.

Junior Jamie Douglas led all players with a game-high 23 points along with 11 rebounds for her tenth double-double of the season. Sophomore Melanie Mangone had 13 points.

STAC opened the half on a 15-9 run. Douglas picked up the next five points and sophomore Jesse Dlabola added a three-pointer as Adelphi responded with 12 unanswered points. The Panthers held a six-point advantage until the 6:29 mark as the Lady Spartans rallied back on a 10-4 run to tie the game, 29-29, with 3:42 remaining. STAC took control over the final minutes, holding onto a four-point lead at intermission, 39-34.

In the second half, the Lady Spartans led by as much as eight points, with 12:22 left on the clock. Adelphi began to chip away at the lead, outscoring STAC 17-10 over the next seven minutes. A Dlabola steal, one of six in the game, converted to a lay-up by Douglas gave Adelphi its only lead of the second half, 68-67, with 5:09 remaining. The Lady Spartans, who shot 53.6 percent in the half, finished the game on a 15-8 run, 82-76.

On the game, STAC held the advantage, shooting 50 percent to Adelphi's 40 percent. The Lady Spartans also outrebounded the Panthers 40-30.

Senior Josephine Alohan led a balanced STAC attack with 22 points. Sophomore Caitlin Hayes had 16 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

A recap of tonight's game can be heard on Sports News Radio by logging on to www.nycac.net and clicking on the WSNR link.

Adelphi returns to action next Tuesday, hosting Mercy College at 5:30 p.m.