SBU Sports: Women’s basketball falls to N.C. A&T 79-46

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.