SBU Sports: Women’s basketball tops Campbell 75-70

The Stony Brook women’s basketball team rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to take down the Campbell Fighting Camels, 75-70, at home on Jan. 26.

The Seawolves (10-9, 5-3) had five players score in double figures, led by Zaida Gonzalez, who had 22 points and seven rebounds. Shamarla King tacked on 13 points and Breauna Ware chipped in as well with 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Janay Brantley and Dallysshya Moreno each added 10 points for Stony Brook.

The Seawolves out rebounded the Camels 40-31 in Sunday’s game, paced by Lauren Filien with a team-high 10 boards, while tallying eight points, one block, and one assist.

After jumping out to an 11-10 advantage, Stony Brook went on a 9-0 run with 3:21 left in the first quarter, culminating in a bucket from Gonzalez, to increase its lead to 20-10, a score that would hold for the rest of the period. Stony Brook did most of its first quarter damage in the paint, scoring 14 of its 20 points close to the basket.

The Seawolves surrendered their lead in the second quarter and entered halftime with the score tied 33-33.

After intermission, Stony Brook jumped out to a 39-37 lead before going on a 9-0 run, punctuated by a three from Ware, to expand its lead further to 48-37 with 5:29 to go in the third. Campbell responded to seize a 56-55 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Stony Brook played well near the basket, scoring 16 of its 22 points in the paint.

Campbell kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 69-65 advantage before Stony Brook went on an 8-0 run to seize a 73-69 lead with 19 seconds to go in the contest provided by back-to-back threes from Gonzalez. The Seawolves kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 75-70 win.

Up next, the team travels to South Carolina to face off against Charleston on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. This will be the second meeting between the Seawolves and Cougars this season. Coverage is set to be available on FloCollege.