SBU Sports: Women’s basketball falls to Charleston 66-53

SBU Sports: Women’s basketball falls to Charleston 66-53

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Stony Brook women’s basketball fell just short against Charleston, 66-53, on Friday evening at TD Arena. The Seawolves were led by Breauna Ware and Zaida Gonzalez who accounted for almost 70 percent of scoring.

Ware led the Seawolves with 21 points and six rebounds while Gonzalez added 16 points and Shamarla Kingchipped in as well with eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds.

Stony Brook collected 35 rebounds compared to Charleston’s 29, led by King’s 10 boards.

Stony Brook struggled out of the gate, falling behind 20-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Seawolves went five scoreless minutes before King drained a three-pointer and Ware notched a layup and one free throw.

The Seawolves fought back in the second period, narrowing the deficit to 31-20 by the time halftime rolled around. Ware scored seven points to get Stony Brook back within striking distance of the Cougars, outscoring the squad by three points.

Stony Brook came out of halftime on fire, going on a 6-0 run to trim its deficit to 31-26 with 6:13 to go in the third. Charleston then countered and stretched its lead to 46-38 heading into the fourth. King, Ware, Gonzalez, and Lauren Filien had their share in making a Seawolves’ run outscoring the Cougars once again.

Stony Brook could not pull any closer in the fourth, getting within six points of Charleston’s lead but the squad was unable to connect on scoring and making stops, losing by a final of 66-53.

The team heads to North Carolina to face off against UNC Wilmington on Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. This will be only the fifth meeting between the Seawolves and Seahawks in program history. Coverage is set to be available on FloCollege.

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