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The team celebrates their victory after Saturday's game. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics

The Stony Brook volleyball team earned a three-set sweep (25-22, 26-24, 25-19) against the Campbell Fighting Camels on Nov. 16 on the road at Gilbert Craig Gore Arena in Buies Creek N.C.

The victory moved the Seawolves’ record to 16-12 overall and 9-9 in CAA play to close out the regular season. Stony Brook would clinch their third-straight CAA postseason berth after securing the win.

Kali Moore finished with 14 kills on the day to lead the Seawolves as Abby Campbell, Leoni Kunz, Quinn Anderson, and Ayanna Pierre Louis each contributed to the Stony Brook attack. Defensively, Madison Cigna and Julia Patsos each tallied double figure digs with 16 and 11, respectively.

The team will head to Towson University for the CAA Championships beginning on Nov. 21. Stony Brook earned the No. 6 seed and will face the No. 3 seed with the race for the top spots still being determined in either Charleston, Delaware, Hofstra, or Towson. The match is set for 6 p.m. with coverage available on FloVolleyball.

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ON FIRE: #3 CJ Luster scored 30 points during Saturday's game at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics

CJ Luster scored 30 points to help lead the Stony Brook men’s basketball team over St. Joseph’s (L.I.), 93-45, at home on Nov. 16. 

Luster added nine rebounds and two steals to his 30-point game to lead the Seawolves. Nick Woodard helped out with 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks, while Joe Octave chipped in with 15 points.

Stony Brook’s defense held Saint Joseph’s (L.I.) to only 16 percent shooting from beyond the arc and 25.4 percent from the field.

After jumping out to a 13-9 advantage, Stony Brook went on a 9-0 run to increase its lead to 22-9. The Seawolves added eight points to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 40-19 advantage. Stony Brook did most of its first half damage in the paint, scoring 24 of its 40 points close to the basket.

Following the intermission, Stony Brook kept widening that lead, expanding it to 68-34 before going on a 7-0 run, finished off by Jeremiah Nyarko’s layup, to grow the lead to 75-34 with 9:18 to go in the contest. 

The Seawolves kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 93-45 win. Stony Brook shot well from three-point range in the second half, connecting on eight shots from deep to account for 24 of its 53 second-half points.

“Good win for us. I thought that we played hard defensively… What we were looking for tonight was elite communication, elite huddles on free throws — we had that. We are still learning each other, we are trying to make each other better. We have a lot of good players. We’ll get there,” said head coach Geno Ford postgame.

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As part of its continued partnership with SNY, the Stony Brook University Athletics Department announced a linear television agreement with SNY to air 19 basketball games during the 2024-25 season. SNY will air nine Stony Brook men’s basketball games and 10 women’s basketball games this season. Last season, SNY aired 20 Stony Brook basketball games, the largest linear television deal in program history.

The men’s team, who surged all the way to the CAA Championship last season behind upsets of Drexel and Hofstra, return the likes of Andre Snoddy and Jared Frey and welcome eight new faces to the roster in 2024-25. The women’s team, under the direction of first-year head coach Joy McCorvey, welcomes back key contributors like Zaida Gonzalez and Shamarla King. The reigning CAA Regular Season Champions brought in three newcomers and look to return to the CAA Championship for a second straight season.

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Stony Brook Basketball on SNY:
Men’s Basketball:
Saturday, November 16 vs. St. Joseph’s Long Island – 6:31 p.m. (Live)
Sunday, December 1 vs. Norfolk State – 1 p.m. (Live)
Tuesday, December 17 vs. Marist – 7 p.m. (Live)
Saturday, January 4 vs. William & Mary – 12 p.m. (Live)
Thursday, January 9 vs. Drexel – 7 p.m. (Live)
Saturday, January 11 vs. Northeastern – 7 p.m. (Live)
Thursday, January 23 vs. Campbell – 7 p.m. (Live)
Saturday, January 25 vs. N.C. A&T – 12 p.m. (Live)
Thursday, February 27 vs. Hofstra – 7 p.m. (Live)

Women’s Basketball:
Monday, November 18 vs. Marist – 7 p.m. (Live)
Wednesday, November 27 vs. Harvard – 12 p.m. (Live)
Sunday, December 22 vs. Cornell – 1 p.m. (Live)
Friday, January 10 vs. William & Mary – 7 p.m. (Live)
Sunday, January 12 vs. Charleston – 12 p.m. (Live)
Friday, February 7 vs. Hofstra – 7 p.m. (Live)
Friday, February 14 vs. Hampton – 12 p.m. (Live)
Friday, February 28 vs. Delaware – 7 p.m. (Live)
Sunday, March 2 vs. Monmouth – 1 p.m. (Live)
Sunday, March 8 vs. Drexel – 12 p.m. (Live)

All games on SNY will be accessible live via SNY.tv and the SNY app to authenticated subscribers. Authenticated SNY subscribers can access live game broadcasts provided they are within SNY’s broadcast territory.
 

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The Stony Brook men’s cross country team returned to competition on Nov. 15, competing at the 2024 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. Four of the seven Seawolf runners placed within the top-100, while Stony Brook placed 13th out of 39 schools as a team, the best finish of all the CAA teams that competed at the regional.

Sophomore Henry Gartner was the Seawolves’ top performer, finishing 47th with a time of 31:05.35 in the 10K race.

Three more Stony Brook runners recorded top-100 placements, with Michael Hawkes (60th, 31:16.62), Steven Struk (93rd, 31:53.68), and Nick Tardugno (98th, 31:57.76) doing so. Thomas Burfeind (137th), Neel Chittur (197th), and John Fontanez (250th) rounded the Seawolves’ field of runners.

“Considering we ran without two of our top five guys from the conference championship team, I was pleased with the overall effort of the men’s team,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “Henry and Michael led the way, with both of them battling hard throughout the 10,000-meter event.

The Stony Brook women’s cross country team placed 15th at the event. Grace Weigele was the team’s top performer, finishing 22nd overall and earning a second consecutive All-Region distinction. Weigele completed the 6K championship course in 20:27.13, the second-best finish for a CAA competitor.

 Next to cross the finish line was Rebecca Clackett (65th, 21:19.47). Right behind Clackett was Amelie Guzman (70th, 21:26.82). Grace Sisson (109th), Danielle Cirrito (129th), Niamh Durcan (135th), and Miranda Gatto (140th) rounded out the Seawolves’ field of runners at the regional championships.

“White it was positive for Grace to make the All-Region team, there was some disappointment attached as she fell short of our goal of a top-10 finish, which may have given her a shot to make Nationals,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “She was a little off her game today, but battled to finish in the top-25. I was pleased with the rest of the girls, they competed for the entire race and produced a nice top-15 finish. We had been ranked outside the top 15 going into the meet.”

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Coach Billy Cosh. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics
First-year head coach Billy Cosh has been named the 2024 AFCA Region 1 Coach of the Year after leading Stony Brook to its most wins since 2018, following a winless 2023 season. The announcement was made this morning by the AFCA organization. Cosh becomes only the second head coach in program history to receive this honor.

The second-youngest coach in Division I football, Cosh has transformed a team predicted to finish last in the CAA Preseason Coaches Poll into a national contender. Under his leadership, the Seawolves have achieved their highest national ranking since 2018, their most wins since 2017 and their first winning season since 2018, with an impressive 8-3 (5-2 CAA) record.

Stony Brook has taken the FCS by storm this season, ranking in the top 10 nationally in several offensive and defensive categories. The Seawolves lead the CAA and rank in the FCS top 10 for fumbles recovered, turnover margin, turnovers gained, and blocked punts allowed. They also rank in the CAA’s top three—and the FCS’s top 25—in fourth-down conversion percentage, defensive touchdowns, passes intercepted, red zone offense, red zone defense, tackles for loss allowed and time of possession.

This season marks the biggest turnaround in the FCS, with the Seawolves improving from 0-10 to 8-3. Cosh has also secured the third-most wins among first-year head coaches in the FCS and is the fastest head coach in program history to achieve eight career victories.

Cosh has been instrumental in the emergence of key players, including Roland Dempster, Tyler Knoop, Rudy Silvera, Rodney Faulk, and Rushawn Lawrence. Dempster ranks in the FCS top five in rushing touchdowns, rushing yards, rushing yards per game, and scoring. Silvera is eighth in the nation in pass breakups, while Knoop leads the CAA and ranks seventh in the FCS in completion percentage. Faulk and Lawrence both rank in the FCS top 20 in forced fumbles and sacks.

The Seawolves return home for their regular-season finale on Saturday, November 23, against Monmouth, with kickoff set for 1 p.m. on FloFootball. The game will also serve as Senior Day, with Stony Brook honoring its graduating football student-athletes in a pregame ceremony.

The AFCA began recognizing district coaches of the year following the 1960 season. The awards were established the same year Eastman Kodak agreed to sponsor the AFCA Coach of the Year award. Prior to 1960, the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain had sponsored the program, which recognized one national Coach of the Year. The AFCA first recognized eight district winners in each of two divisions: university and college. In 1972, a ninth district was added in each division.

In 1983, the award was changed to recognize regional winners instead of district winners. The number of divisions was also increased from two to four and five regional winners were selected in each division. This resulted in a more equitable selection process and better represented the make-up of the membership. At the same time, the new system increased the number of honorees from 18 to 20. In 2006, the AFCA Division II Award was split into separate Division II and NAIA divisions, giving us the 25 winners we now recognize.

2024 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winners

Football Bowl Subdivision

Region 1: Jeff Monken, Army West Point
Region 2: Clark Lea, Vanderbilt University
Region 3: Curt Cignetti, Indiana University
Region 4: Kalani Sitake, Brigham Young University
Region 5: Spencer Danielson, Boise State University

Football Championship Subdivision

Region 1: Billy Cosh, Stony Brook University
Region 2: *Chennis Berry, South Carolina State University
Region 3: Nathan Brown, University of Central Arkansas
Region 4: Tim Polasek, North Dakota State University
Region 5: Tim Plough, UC Davis

Division II

Region 1: *Jim Clements, Kutztown University
Region 2: Tremaine Jackson, Valdosta State University
Region 3: Adam Dorrel, University of Central Oklahoma
Region 4: Todd Knight, Ouachita Baptist University
Region 5: Jerry Olszewski, Augustana (S.D.) University

Division III

Region 1: *Curt Fitzpatrick, SUNY Cortland
Region 2: Sherman Wood, Salisbury University
Region 3: Andy Frye, Centre College
Region 4: Peter Stuursma, Hope College
Region 5: Ryan Munz, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

NAIA

Region 1: Myles Russ, Keiser University
Region 2: Aaron Mingo, Taylor University
Region 3: Paul Hansen, MidAmerica Nazarene University
Region 4: Steve Ryan, Morningside University
Region 5: Berk Brown, Southern

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The Stony Brook football team was in control for a majority of the afternoon on Nov. 16, including a 21-point lead, but the New Hampshire Wildcats score 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to ultimately take the victory at home.

The Wildcats improved to 7-4 on the year and 5-2 in Coastal Athletic Association play, while the Seawolves fell to 8-3 overall and 5-2 in conference matchups.

Tyler Knoop led Stony Brook’s passing attack with 194 yards through the air, tossing three touchdowns without throwing an interception. Roland Dempster paced the Seawolves rushing attack by accumulating 85 yards over the course of the game, averaging 4 yards per carry. Knoop also added 32 yards on the ground.
Cal Redman reeled in five catches for 66 yards and one score. Jayce Freeman got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in three balls for 55 yards and one touchdown.

Rodney Faulk led the Stony Brook defensive effort, collecting four tackles, 3.0 TFL, two sacks, and one forced fumble. A.J. Roberts added six tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one recovered fumble and Shamoun Duncan-Niusulu had seven tackles and one interception in the loss. Both teams forced two turnovers in Saturday’s contest, with Stony Brook turning those takeaways into three points. The Seawolves defense took up residence in New Hampshire’s backfield all game, collecting four sacks and nine total tackles for loss.

“Lost the game, credit New Hampshire for doing a great job of responding and coming back to win,” said head coach Billy Cosh. “Their players played hard and made plays. We made too many mistakes as an organization to win that game. It starts with the coaches to the players and we just didn’t execute at the end of the game. We got to learn from this one. We’ve had a good stretch, lots of things we need to get better at this week.”

Up next, the returns home for the regular season finale on Saturday, Nov. 23 against Monmouth for a 1 p.m. kick off on FloFootball. Next week’s contest will be senior day, as Stony Brook will honor its graduating football student-athletes pregame. Stony Brook is 3-6 all-time against Monmouth.

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Behind a dominant defensive effort that forced four turnovers, Stony Brook football took down UAlbany 24-6 at home on Nov. 9 to bring back the Golden Apple to Long Island. The Seawolves improved to 8-2 on the year and 5-1 in Coastal Athletic Association play, while the Great Danes fell to 3-7 and 1-5.

Tyler Knoop led Stony Brook’s passing attack with 229 yards through the air, tossing one touchdown without throwing an interception. Roland Dempster led all Seawolves rushers with 98 yards and two touchdowns in the contest. Dempster also added 49 receiving yards. Brandon Boria also added four yards on the ground, averaging 4 yards per carry. Jasiah Williams reeled in seven catches for 74 yards. Jayce Freeman got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in two balls for 56 yards and one touchdown.

Shamoun Duncan-Niusulu showed out for the Stony Brook defense, totaling 11 tackles and one recovered fumble. Anthony Ferrelli added seven tackles and one recovered fumble and Rudy Silvera had six tackles, one forced fumble, and one recovered fumble in the win.

The Seawolves won the turnover battle in Saturday’s game, forcing four turnovers while coughing the ball up one time, with Stony Brook turning those takeaways into 10 points. Stony Brook converted on 42.9 percent of third-down attempts on the day.

Stony Brook took care of business in the red zone, scoring three times on three trips inside UAlbany’s 20-yard line, with all of those scores being touchdowns.

The team returns to the field next weekend as they head to Durham to take on New Hampshire on Nov. 16. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. and can be streamed live on FloFootball. 

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#2 Zaida Gonzalez takes a shot at last Thursday's game. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics

The Stony Brook women’s basketball team opened up their 2024-25 home slate on Nov. 7 as head coach Joy McCorvey earned her first career win, leading the Seawolves to a 53-43 victory over Le Moyne on their home court.  

Zaida Gonzalez led the squad with 20 points and eight rebounds. Janay Brantley had an all-around performance tacking on five points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals and Lauren Filien chipped in with eight points, six rebounds and two blocks.

Led by Dallysshya Moreno’s six offensive rebounds, Stony Brook did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 19 boards that resulted in 12 second chance points. The Seawolves’ defense held Le Moyne shooters to only 27.9 percent from the field, including 20 percent from three-point range. Stony Brook also kept the Dolphins’ Haedyn Roberts to 5-of-19 shooting in the game.

“I’m really proud of the team’s resiliency and the growth that we showed with such a quick turnaround after our game against Columbia,” stated head coach Joy McCorvey postgame. 

“We took a lot of teaching and learning moments from that game [Columbia] and I definitely saw some of that in tonight’s game. We’ve talked a lot about our effort and as we continue to define who we want to be as a team, we always want to be on the defensive end and that comes with resiliency and a dawg mentality. Tonight, they did just that. Shots weren’t falling for us, but they never wavered from what truly matters to our team and doing it on the defensive end,” she said.

The team returns to the court on Friday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. across the Long Island Sound at Yale. The Seawolves have gone 4-3 all-time against the Bulldogs with an 81-66 victory last season.  Coverage is available on ESPN+.

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Stony Brook women’s soccer defended its home turf, defeating No. 3 Elon 2-1 on Nov. 3 in the semifinal round of the 2024 CAA Women’s Soccer Championship. The Seawolves earned a spot in the CAA Final and will face top-seeded Monmouth next weekend with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line.

Stony Brook broke the ice when Reilly Rich scored from the penalty spot in the 30th minute. Gabrielle Côté drew a foul in the box to create the opportunity for Rich, who converted to open the scoring on Sunday.

The Seawolves tacked on another score on a goal from Linn Beck — her ninth goal of the season — in the 40th minute. Aneta Sovakova played a picture-perfect ball into the box and behind the defense for Beck, who headed it home to pad Stony Brook’s lead.

Stony Brook’s defense limited Elon to just two shots in the first half, both of which were off target. The Seawolves’ offense generated eight chances, three of which were on net, as well as five corners in the opening 45 minutes of action.

The Phoenix finally tested Nicolette Pasquarella in the 76th minute, but the senior keeper was up to the task on Kennedy Jones’ shot. Elon got on the scoreboard with less than three minutes to play, cutting its deficit in half. The Seawolves did not allow another shot after the goal, closing out the victory in the CAA Semifinal.

“All year, since we got together in July, we prepared for those kind of games. When we started, we set a goal to make the championship game and win a championship. It always feel good to accomplish a goal,” head coach Tobias Bischof said. “Overall, I was very happy with the win.”

The team will face top-seeded Monmouth on Nov.  9 at 7 p.m. in the CAA Championship in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The match will stream live on FloFC.

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In their first overtime test of the season, Stony Brook football prevailed with a stop on Bryant’s two-point conversion in the extra frame to secure the 31-30 victory in Smithfield, Rhode Island on Nov. 2.

The Seawolves improved to 7-2 on the year and 4-1 in Coastal Athletic Association play, while the Bulldogs fell to 2-7 and 0-5.

Tyler Knoop led Stony Brook’s passing attack with 285 yards through the air, tossing one touchdown without throwing an interception. Roland Dempster paced all Seawolves rushers with 107 yards and two touchdowns in the contest, picking up 4.3 yards per carry. Knoop also added 23 yards on the ground.

Jasiah Williams pulled in 10 catches for 96 yards. Dez Williams made his presence felt in the passing game, recording four receptions for 75 yards. The Seawolves also added 52 yards receiving and one touchdown from Jayce Freeman in the game.

Jalen Hoyle showed out for the Stony Brook defense, collecting one interception. Dyshier Clary added three tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack and Rushawn Lawrence had five tackles, 3.0 TFL, and 1.5 sacks in the win.

Defensively, Stony Brook held up against the Bryant rushing attack, holding the Bulldogs to 105 yards on the ground and led the time of possession, 31:57 to 28:03. 

This is the first Stony Brook victory in overtime since they defeated UAlbany (28-21) on Nov. 4, 2017.

“Ugly win, but a win is a win,” said head coach Billy Cosh after the victory. “Credit to Bryant, they played exceptional. We got to play better defensively and offensively we had a lot of missed opportunities as well that we needed to capitalize on. In November, you got to win and we found a way to win. We got a lot of things to correct moving forward, we’ll watch the tape tomorrow and move on to Albany.” 

The team  returns to Long Island on Nov. 9  to host UAlbany for the Golden Apple. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. and can be streamed on FloFootball. 

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