Albany, N.Y. - Sophomore forward Julie Forster scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in leading UAlbany to its fourth straight win in a 65-48 victory over St. Peter's on Tuesday, Nov. 23 in the first game of a doubleheader at SEFCU Arena. The Great Danes have started a season with four victories for the first time since 1986-87.
     After St. Peter's Khadijah Young made a three-point field goal from the right wing to close the gap to 36-30 in the second half, UAlbany (4-0) exploded with 16 of the game's next 18 points. Forster, who recorded her third double-double of the season, had nine in that run, including a left-baseline jumper and a 17-footer that extended the lead to twin figures. Ebone Henry later converted a fastbreak layup, before Forster scored a pair of baskets. She converted in transition off a feed from Felicia Johnson that gave her club a 52-32 margin.

     "Felicia did a great job," said UAlbany head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. "She is like a coach out on the floor and she is such a great leader."
     St. Peter's (0-4) was held to 34.1-percent shooting, including 6-of-24 in the final period, and was never able to get back into the contest. Jynae Judson, a 5-foot-10 junior, was the lone Peahen in double digits with 10 points and nine rebounds. UAlbany's Henry finished with 15, while Johnson had 12.
     The Great Danes leaped to a 9-2 lead at the start, as Henry drilled a three-pointer from the left corner and Forster hit a short bank shot in the lane. UAlbany increased that advantage to double figures when Cassandra Callaway, who netted 10, sank a three-point field goal from the top of the arc. Callaway made another 3-pointer as her team pushed out to a 22-8 lead.
     The Peahens closed within five on three occasions before the intermission. Charlene Riddick made two free throws and scored on an offensive rebound to cut the deficit to 25-20. UAlbany was still ahead by five in the final minutes of the period when Johnson nailed a long-range jumper from the right corner. The Great Danes settled for a 35-27 lead at the break.

    "I am very excited for our players," stated Abrahamson-Henderson, who will lead the Great Danes against Wagner on Saturday. "They believe in us as coaches and they have worked very hard to get these wins."

UAlbany 65, St. Peter's 48 (11/23/10 at Albany, N.Y. (SEFCU Arena))

St. Peter's 48

Albany 65