Belanger's Double-Double Leads Women's Basketball To Upset of Stony Brook

Sunday, February 14

Durham, N.H.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

9-16, 3-9AE

Stony Brook University

16-10, 8-5AE

Stony Brook

New Hampshire

Photo by: Audrey Powell

Belanger's Double-Double Leads Women's Basketball To Upset of Stony Brook

2/14/2016 4:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior guard Elizabeth Belanger (Acton, Mass.) scored 19 points and collected 10 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season, leading the University of New Hampshire to a 49-46 upset win over Stony Brook on Sunday afternoon in its Breast Cancer Awareness Game in Lundholm Gymnasium.

The Wildcats avenged a 63-54 loss at Stony Brook on Jan. 16 to earn a split of the season series. They improved to 9-16 overall and 3-9 in America East. Stony Brook fell to 16-10 and 8-5.

NEXT UP

The Wildcats play at UMass Lowell on Wednesday at 7 p.m. They return home to play Hartford in Lundholm Gymnasium on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. Tickets for that and all home games are available at 603-862-4000, ext. 5.

HIGHLIGHTS

Belanger once again led the Wildcats in scoring and moved into the No. 6 spot on UNH's career scoring list. She has 1,370 career points.
Belanger passed Denise Beliveau (2007-12), who had 1,365 points.
Sophomore center Carlie Pogue (Cincinnati, Ohio) had 13 points and eight rebounds.
The Wildcats made 12 of their 13 foul shots.
Belanger made all six of her foul shots and Pogue made her three.
UNH had 13 turnovers, after committing 26 at Albany on Thursday.
Sophomore guard Aliza Simpson (Londonderry, N.H.) had seven points, five rebounds and three of UNH's five assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Wildcats got off to a nice start and, led by Belanger, owned an 11-6 lead after one period. Belanger had nine of the 11 first-period points.

UNH took advantage of Stony Brook's slow start to the game and the second half. The Seawolves made only one of their first 12 field goal attempts in the game and missed their first eight shots of the second half.

The Seawolves took their only lead of the game at 36-35 in the first minute of the fourth quarter. UNH responded with a six-point run to grab the lead back. Stony Brook pulled within a point three times late in the game but a Simpson 12-foot jump shot and two foul shots each from Pogue and Simpson held the Seawolves off.

-POSTGAME NOTES-

UNH STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER STARTS)
So. G Peyton Booth (13/13)
So. C Carlie Pogue (24/33)
Fr. F Ashley Storey (13/13)
Sr. G Elizabeth Belanger (25/101)
So. G Aliza Simpson (22/44)

GROUP'S RECORD: 3-6

SERIES INFO

UNH lead the series 21-14 overall and 12-4 in Durham

ATTENDANCE: 414

TEAM NOTES

The Wildcats owned a 39-36 advantage in rebounds.
UNH had 22 points in the paint to Stony Brook's 20.
Stony Brook had 11 assists for its 16 baskets.
UNH had five assists for its 18 hoops.
UNH was 1-for-8 in three-pointers; Stony Brook was 3-for-15.
UNH shot 32.1 percent for the game; Stony Brook shot 30.2.
Stony Brook made one of its first 12 field goals and missed its first eight shots in the second half.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

UNH

Elizabeth Belanger: 19 points / 6-for-6 foul shots / 10 rebounds
Carlie Pogue: 13 points / 8 rebounds / 2 blocks
Ashley Storey: 4 points / 3 rebounds / 2 blocks
Aliza Simpson: 7 points / 5 rebounds / 3 assists

Stony Brook

Brittany Snow: 10 points / 5 rebounds
Ogechi Anyagaligbo: 11 points / 6 assists / 4 blocks
Christa Scognamiglio: 13 points / 5 rebounds
Kori Bayne-Walker: 5 points / 4 rebounds / 5 assists

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