SBU Sports: Women’s basketball outlasted on the road at Towson

Stony Brook women’s basketball fell to Towson, 59-52, at TU Arena in Towson, Md. on Feb. 16. The Seawolves were paced offensively by Breauna Ware’s team-high 19 points and Zaida Gonzalez’s 17 points as Stony Brook battled back from a 12-point deficit but could not overcome the Tigers down the stretch.

Stony Brook struggled out of the gate, shooting only 26 percent from the field as Towson went on a 6-0 scoring run to close out the first quarter. The Seawolves trailed 17-9 with Devyn Scott leading the squad with three points.

The Tigers added to that lead, building a 22-13 advantage before Stony Brook went on a 7-0 run to narrow its deficit to 22-20. Towson responded and expanded its lead, leaving the Seawolves trailing 26-22 heading into halftime. Ware scored eight points through the first half of play.

Stony Brook was able to cut into the Tigers’ lead by only one early but Towson found momentum building a 33-25 lead before the Seawolves went on a 5-0 run to trim its deficit to 33-30 with 4:31 to go in the third. Towson countered and stretched its lead to 41-36 heading into the fourth. Ware and Gonzalez accounted for 15 of the team’s 22 points through the third quarter.

Towson kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 59-47 advantage before Stony Brook went on another 5-0 run to shrink the deficit to 59-52 with 25 seconds to go in the contest. The score would hold for the rest of the contest.

The team has a week off before their next matchup as they travel to Buies Creek, N.C. to take on Campbell on Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. This will be the second meeting between the Seawolves and Fighting Camels this season. Coverage is set to be available on FloCollege.