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Despite a 27-point effort from CJ Luster II, Stony Brook fell to Charleston, 81-74, on Jan. 30 at TD Arena. The Seawolves raced out to a 15-point advantage but the Cougars’ hot-second half pushed them past Stony Brook in the nationally televised affair in South Carolina.

Stony Brook raced out to a 15-0 advantage, holding Charleston without a point over the opening 5:32.  The Seawolves connected on 7-of-11 from the floor to start the evening, while the Cougars missed on nine straight to begin the night. Stony Brook led 21-6 with 9:30 remaining in the opening stanza before Charleston ripped off eight straight points and held the Seawolves without a made field goal for more than four minutes. Luster stretched Stony Brook’s lead to double-digits again, 28-18, after connecting on his third trifecta of the first half with less than six minutes on the clock.

Charleston finished the final five minutes of the first half strong, whittling its deficit down to four points, 36-32, at the break. The Cougars scored the first nine points of the second half, turning the four-point deficit into a five-point advantage, their first lead of the evening.

Luster ended a Seawolves’ drought to start the second half by scoring 10 points over a span of three-plus minutes to even the contest at 48-48 with 13 minutes to play. The game of runs continued, seeing Charleston score 17 of the next 24 points to construct a 10-point lead, 65-55, as the clock ticked under eight minutes to play. Stony Brook battled back, trimming its deficit to two points, 68-66, with five minutes remaining.

The Cougars used a late 11-0 run to open up a 79-66 advantage and ultimately close out the come-from-behind victory over the Seawolves.

“Our guys did a great job putting us in position to win the game on the free throw line down two with five minutes to go. Charleston was able to get an offensive rebound and score and they spurted away from us late,” head coach Geno Ford noted. “I was happy with the aggressiveness and tenacity we showed for much of the night. We are playing better as of late and have a tough one on Saturday at UNC Wilmington.”

Up next, the team continues its swing through the south, facing UNC Wilmington on February 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Trask Coliseum, with the contest streaming on FloCollege.

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Stony Brook men’s basketball earned its first league victory with an 89-74 triumph over North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26 on Long Island. CJ Luster II (31) and Andre Snoddy (22) tallied career-high marks in points to cap off the seventh annual Children’s Hospital Game with a win.

The opening 15 minutes of action were a back-and-forth affair, with the lead trading hands five times. Neither team led by more than four points during that span.

Stony Brook used a 9-2 run that featured baskets from Collin O’Connor, Luster and Ben Wight to build a 37-29 advantage with three minutes remaining in the half.

The Seawolves constructed an 11-point lead, the largest of the afternoon. Stony Brook a 46-35 advantage into the intermission.

After a Snoddy basket to open the half made it a 13-point game, N.C. A&T fought back to whittle its deficit to four points, 55-51, with 13 minutes to play in regulation.

Luster ripped off six straight points to push the advantage back to double figures before the Aggies again trimmed their deficit to five points with 8:28 to play.

Stony Brook answered with eight straight points, holding N.C. A&T without a made field goal for more than four minutes to take complete control of the contest.

The Seawolves stretched their lead to 15 points, maintaining a double-digit cushion in the scoring column and capping off an emotional day with their first CAA victory of the season.

“First and foremost I want to thank the [Stony Brook] Children’s Hospital for organizing another great event. To be able to meet families who are going through a real courageous battle with their children keeps things in perspective. I know the players and our coaching staff wanted more than anything to try to provide a few hours of quality entertainment. We continue to pray for all the families,” head coach Geno Ford said postgame. 

“I’m happy for the players; we needed to win, and to be able to do it as shorthanded as we were, makes it even better,” he added.

Up next, the team heads south to face Charleston in a rematch of the 2024 CAA Championship on Jan. 30. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. from TD Arena, with the contest streaming on FloCollege.

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The Stony Brook women’s basketball team rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to take down the Campbell Fighting Camels, 75-70, at home on Jan. 26.

The Seawolves (10-9, 5-3) had five players score in double figures, led by Zaida Gonzalez, who had 22 points and seven rebounds. Shamarla King tacked on 13 points and Breauna Ware chipped in as well with 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Janay Brantley and Dallysshya Moreno each added 10 points for Stony Brook.

The Seawolves out rebounded the Camels 40-31 in Sunday’s game, paced by Lauren Filien with a team-high 10 boards, while tallying eight points, one block, and one assist.

After jumping out to an 11-10 advantage, Stony Brook went on a 9-0 run with 3:21 left in the first quarter, culminating in a bucket from Gonzalez, to increase its lead to 20-10, a score that would hold for the rest of the period. Stony Brook did most of its first quarter damage in the paint, scoring 14 of its 20 points close to the basket.

The Seawolves surrendered their lead in the second quarter and entered halftime with the score tied 33-33.

After intermission, Stony Brook jumped out to a 39-37 lead before going on a 9-0 run, punctuated by a three from Ware, to expand its lead further to 48-37 with 5:29 to go in the third. Campbell responded to seize a 56-55 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Stony Brook played well near the basket, scoring 16 of its 22 points in the paint.

Campbell kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 69-65 advantage before Stony Brook went on an 8-0 run to seize a 73-69 lead with 19 seconds to go in the contest provided by back-to-back threes from Gonzalez. The Seawolves kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 75-70 win.

Up next, the team travels to South Carolina to face off against Charleston on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. This will be the second meeting between the Seawolves and Cougars this season. Coverage is set to be available on FloCollege.

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The Stony Brook women’s basketball team got a 26-point performance from the bench on the way to a 62-46 win over the Northeastern Huskies at home on Jan. 24.

Chloe Oliver led the Seawolves (9-9, CAA 4-3) with 10 points, four rebounds, and two assists, while Zaida Gonzalez notched nine points, four assists, and two rebounds. Shamarla King and Janay Brantley both recorded eight points to help Stony Brook to their fourth conference victory of the season.

Stony Brook took advantage of fantastic ball movement in Friday’s game, piling up 18 assists on 25 made field goals. Individually, Breauna Ware was on top of the dish list for the Seawolves with five assists.

Stony Brook’s defense held Northeastern to only 35.8 percent shooting from the field, including 20 percent from beyond the arc. The Seawolves’ defense was disruptive causing 21 turnovers from the Huskies.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After playing to a 5-5 tie early in the game, Stony Brook went on a 9-0 run with 4:07 left in the first quarter, culminating in a three from Gonzalez, to take a 14-5 lead, a score that would hold for the rest of the period.

Stony Brook kept its first quarter lead intact before going on a 5-0 run starting at the 1:43 mark in the second period to increase its lead to 25-19, a score that would hold until halftime. Stony Brook forced seven Northeastern turnovers in the period.

Stony Brook continued to preserve its halftime lead before going on a 9-0 run to expand its lead further to 34-24 with 5:55 to go in the third. Before the third period was over, the Seawolves added six points to that lead and entered the fourth quarter with a 46-30 edge. Stony Brook played well near the basket, scoring 14 of its 21 points in the paint.

Stony Brook kept its lead intact before going on a 7-0 run, finished off by Dallysshya Moreno’s layup, to grow the lead to 53-32 with 8:31 to go in the contest. The Huskies narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Seawolves still cruised the rest of the way for the 62-46 win. Stony Brook fired away from deep in the quarter, knocking down three shots to account for nine of its 16 points.

STATS AND NOTES

·      Chloe Oliver led the Seawolves with a team-high 10 points, adding four rebounds and a pair of assists.
·      Stony Brook put on a passing clinic, recording an assist on 72 percent of made field goals.
·      The Seawolves had a stellar day defensively, holding Northeastern to 35.8 percent from the field and 20 percent from beyond the arc on 20 attempts.
·      The Stony Brook bench came alive by scoring 28 points to its scoring output.
·      The Seawolves forced 21 Northeastern turnovers while committing only 11 on the other end.
·      Stony Brook is 8-7 all-time against Northeastern in a series dating back to 2002.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES

Up next, the team  stays on their home court to take on Campbell on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Coverage is set to be available on FloCollege.

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Stony Brook men’s basketball fell, 79-54, to Campbell on Jan. 23 at Stony Brook Arena. Ben Wight eclipsed 1,000 career points in the setback, finishing with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Stony Brook and Campbell traded baskets over the opening eight minutes of action before the Camels took full control of the contest.

The Seawolves trailed 13-11 before allowing 11 straight points and falling behind, 24-13 at the 8:59 mark of the first half.

Stony Brook trimmed the deficit to nine points, but were outscored 17-4 over the final seven-plus minutes of the half and trailed 41-19 heading into the locker room.

The Camels maintained a sizable advantage for the entirety of the second half, shooting 64 percent from the floor over the final 20 minutes of action.

Campbell led by as many as 27 points during the second half and the smallest margin between the two sides during the second stanza was 17 points.

“Give Campbell credit, they were good early. We have had a hard time versus pressure all year and Collin picked up two quick fouls. We had 10 turnovers in our first 26 possessions; we cannot overcome those numbers,” head coach Geno Ford said. “We have a big Children’s Hospital game Saturday and we desperately need to play better.”

The team stays on the Island, hosting North Carolina A&T for the seventh annual Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Game on Jan. 25. Tip-off is scheduled for noon from Stony Brook Arena, with the contest airing live on SNY and streaming on FloCollege.

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The Stony Brook women’s basketball team fell to North Carolina A&T, 79-46 on the road at Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, N.C. on Jan. 19. Zaida Gonzalez notched a team-high 25 points and seven rebounds for the Seawolves.

After falling behind 3-0, Stony Brook went on a 5-0 run with 9:15 left in the first quarter, culminating in a three from Breauna Ware, to take a 5-3 lead. N.C. A&T regained the advantage and never trailed again. The Seawolves entered the second quarter down, 14-10.

Stony Brook continued to lose ground in the second quarter and faced a 37-20 halftime deficit.

Stony Brook came out of halftime on fire, going on an 8-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Gonzalez, to trim its deficit to 37-28 with 8:19 to go in the third. Gonzalez had a game-high nine points through the third quarter as the team went 5-9 from the field. N.C. A&T would later counter and stretch its lead to 61-39 heading into the fourth.

The Aggies kept widening its lead, constructing a 69-41 advantage before Stony Brook went on a 5-0 run, finished off by a Gonzalez jumper, to shrink the deficit to 69-46 with 4:44 to go in the contest. N.C. A&T responded and outscored the Seawolves the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 79-46.

Up next, the team returns to Long Island as they take on Northeastern on Jan. 24 at 6:31 p.m. This will be the second meeting between the Seawolves and Huskies this season. Coverage is set to be available on FloCollege.

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Stony Brook men’s basketball fell just short against Towson, 53-49, on Jan. 18 at TU Arena. The Seawolves led by six at the half and held the Tigers to their second-lowest scoring output of the season, but could not close out the victory in enemy territory.

Stony Brook raced out to an early 8-0 advantage behind a pair of trifectas from Joe Octave and a basket by Andre Snoddy. The Seawolves held Towson without a point for the opening 2:58 of the contest and without a field goal made for more than three minutes to begin play.

Behind Octave’s scoring and a solid defensive effort, Stony Brook led 19-12 with less than five minutes to play in the first stanza. It took Towson until the 8:50 mark of the half to reach double-digit points.

Towson pieced it together offensively down the stretch, using a 7-0 run where it held Stony Brook without a point for more than three minutes to even the contest at 19-19.

Jared Frey and Collin O’Connor connected on shots from beyond the arc to put the Seawolves ahead 26-19 entering the break. The Seawolves took an eight-point lead on two occasions early on in the second half, but could never push the advantage to double figures. 

Towson used another 7-0 run, this time spanning nearly five minutes to trim its deficit to one point, 31-30. The Tigers took their first lead of the afternoon on a Tyler Tejada basket inside with 7:29 to play, never relinquishing the lead from that point on.

A pair of free throws by Frey knotted the contest at 37-37 less than a minute later, but Towson built up a five-point lead that it maintained until the final two minutes of play.

Free throws by Frey and Ben Wight brought the Seawolves within one point with 1:02 remaining, but Towson locked down defensively and iced the game with second-chance opportunities and free throw shooting.

“Tough loss; we played hard and were able to match Towson’s physicality, which is their best quality,” head coach Geno Ford noted. “We gave up three offensive rebounds on the free throw line, which hurt, and we couldn’t score on a couple possessions in a row inside two minutes. Our inexperience showed down the stretch.”

The team returns home to host Campbell on Jan. 23. The Seawolves and Camels tip off at 7 p.m. from Stony Brook Arena, with the contest airing live on SNY and streaming on FloCollege.

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Stony Brook women’s basketball fell to Elon, 60-48, on Friday evening on the road. Zaida Gonzalez tallied a team-high 15 points, but the Seawolves offense was outscored 21-10 over the final quarter of action and suffered a loss at the hands of the Phoenix.

Stony Brook started off strong, putting together an 8-6 lead through the first quarter as Breauna Ware and Lauren Filien each scored three points to give the Seawolves their initial lead.

Stony Brook built that lead to 15-12 before going on an 8-0 run starting at the 5:35 mark in the second period to increase its advantage to 23-12. The Phoenix cut into that lead, but the Seawolves still enjoyed a 23-13 score heading into halftime. Stony Brook dominated in the paint, scoring 10 of its 15 points close to the basket. Filien and Devyn Scott each recorded four points to close out the first half.

Stony Brook then lost its advantage in the third quarter, trailing the Phoenix 39-38 at the last second. The Phoenix processed to go on an 8-0 run and the Seawolves were unable to pull any closer losing by a final of 60-48. Elon’s Iycez Adams scored all 17 of her points through the second half as Stony Brook’s defense was outlasted.

STATS AND NOTES

  • Zaida Gonzalez led the Seawolves with 15 points, adding two rebounds, two steals, and an assist to her final stat line.
  • Stony Brook got a game-high 12 rebounds from Shamarla King, as she tallied eight points and one block.
  • Lauren Filien scored a career-high nine points in the loss.
  • Stony Brook played solid perimeter defense, holding Elon to 15 percent from beyond the arc on 13 attempts.
  • The Stony Brook defense forced 14 turnovers.
  • Elon out-rebounded Stony Brook 38-33 and the Phoenix finished with a narrow 11-8 advantage on the offensive glass.
  • Stony Brook was outscored 21-10 in the fourth quarter. The Seawolves shot 36 percent (4-11) from the floor, finishing the contest with seven turnovers through the final ten minutes.

Up next, the team continues their road trip as they take on North Carolina A&T on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. This will be only the fifth meeting between the Seawolves and Aggies in program history. Coverage is set to be available on FloCollege.

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Stony Brook men’s basketball dropped a road contest to Delaware, 84-74, on Thursday evening at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware. .Joe Octave and CJ Luster II combined to score 43 points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Blue Hens’ offense.

Stony Brook played well early on, jumping out to a lead and holding an advantage in the scoring column over the opening five minutes of action.

After Delaware used back-to-back three-point makes to go ahead, the Seawolves answered with back-to-back triples of their own courtesy of Leon Nahar and Luster. A Nick Woodard basket bookended an 8-0 run by Stony Brook that put the Seawolves ahead, 19-14, at the 11:22 mark.

Stony Brook went nearly three minutes without a basket, allowing the Blue Hens to regain the lead. Jared Frey connected from deep to push the Seawolves back ahead, 22-21.

The contest continued to go back and forth, seeing the lead change hands once more in favor of Delaware. Stony Brook flipped things with a 9-2 run over a two-minute span to turn a two-point deficit into a four-point lead.

The Blue Hens closed out the final four minutes of the first half with a 10-6 scoring run to take a 39-37 lead into the locker room.

Octave opened the second half scoring with a basket inside to even the score before Delaware took control of the contest.

The Blue Hens built a double-digit lead less than nine minutes into the second half, maintaining a comfortable lead for the remainder of regulation.

A six-point spurt brought Stony Brook within seven points of Delaware with nine minutes to play, but it was as close as they would come for the rest of the evening.

Delaware led by as many as 17 at one point; Stony Brook battled back but time ran out on the Seawolves’ late push.

“Offensively, we did some good stuff. Delaware has a nice team and both their high-major transfers played like it. We had zero answer for Lane or Camden,” head coach Geno Ford said. “I am really disappointed in our rebounding, because that’s not a strength of their team and we have been one of the better offensive rebounding teams in our conference so far. Tonight, that didn’t show up. We have no consistency as a group right now.

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Stony Brook women’s basketball came back from an 11-point deficit with Zaida Gonzalez knocking down a game-tying shot with one second left on the clock to send the game to overtime and Shamarla King put the team ahead for good to give the Seawolves an 87-83 win over Charleston at home on Jan. 12.

The Seawolves (8-7, 3-1) had four players score in double figures, led by Gonzalez, who put together a Division I program recording breaking performance with 37 points, tallying her first career double-double with 10 rebounds. Janay Brantley tacked on 12 points and seven rebounds as King helped out with a double-double of her own, 11 points and 10 rebounds. Breauna Ware also recorded 11 points to help Stony Brook to the overtime victory.

The Seawolves had an effective defensive performance, grabbing 32 rebounds to Charleston’s 24 and forcing 13 Charleston turnovers. Gonzalez led with nine rebounds on the defensive end, while King collected seven.

On the offensive end, Stony Brook shot 41.9 percent from the field and 29.4 from beyond the arc while crashing the offensive glass with 18 total boards compared to the Cougars’ 16. Brantley and King both grabbed a team-high three offensive rebounds each.

After playing to a 2-2 tie early in the game, Stony Brook went on a 7-0 run with 7:59 left in the first quarter, culminating in a three from Gonzalez, to take a 9-2 lead. Charleston then responded to tie things up at 18-18 heading into the second quarter. Stony Brook capitalized on six Charleston turnovers in the period, as Brantley led early with six points and five rebounds.

The two teams then played an even second quarter and entered halftime with the score knotted up at 32-32. Brantley and Ware each tallied four points to keep the Seawolves on pace with the Cougars.

After intermission, Charleston snatched a 38-35 lead before Stony Brook answered back by going on a 5-0 run, punctuated by a three from Ware, to grab a 40-38 lead with 5:56 to go in the third. Chloe Oliver notched five points to lead the Seawolves through the quarter as the Cougars responded to seize a 54-47 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Charleston kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 72-64 advantage before Stony Brook went on a 7-0 run, finished off by another Gonzalez three, to shrink the deficit to 72-71 with 10 seconds to go in the fourth. Gonzalez was the rallying cry for Stony Brook, scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter as the Seawolves outscored the Cougars the rest of the way to tie it up at 73-73 to send the game to overtime.

 Stony Brook then took care of business, outscoring Charleston as Gonzalez tallying 10 of the 14 Seawolves points to seize victory by a final score of 87-83.

“An unbelievably hard-fought game by both teams,” noted head coach Joy McCorvey postgame. “Charleston is a very good team, and we knew we had to bring it on the defensive side and take pride in our 1 v 1 defense. Zaida Gonzalez was unbelievable and put on quite a display on the offensive end and knocked down her free throws down the stretch. She stepped up big when we lost Janay and Breauna to foul trouble as well as everyone that came in. Great and fun team win!”

Up next, the team travels to North Carolina to take on Elon on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. with coverage available on FloCollege. This will be only the fourth meeting between the Seawolves and Phoenix in program history.

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