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.

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.