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Saturday, December 7, 2002
FIU routs Stony Brook en
route to title
 he Florida International women's basketball
team wasted no time in dispensing of Stony Brook, 96-44, en route
to winning the Stony Brook Tournament title on Saturday.
The Golden Panthers raced out
to a 29-8 lead in the first 10 minutes and never looked back.
FIU had three players in double figures in the first period and
entered the locker room at halftime with a 53-19 lead.
Anita Heller led all scorers
with a career-best 20 points while Mandy Shafer added 19 and
Cormisha Cotton chipped in 18.
Cotton was named the tourney's
MVP while Shafer and Ivelina Vrancheva joined her on the all-tournament
team.
Stony Brook was led by Danyelle
Ingram with 15 points.
It was FIU's biggest win since
a 98-35 victory over Iona on Nov. 16, 2001. The 96-point total
was the most since the Golden Panthers defeated Florida Atlantic,
91-64, on Dec. 18, 2001.
With the win, FIU moves to 4-2
on the year. Stony Brook is now 1-5.
FIU returns home to face crosstown
rival Miami on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7:00 p.m. at Golden Panther
Arena. |