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Stony Brook softball dropped the series opener to Delaware, 5-1, on March 14 in Newark, New Jersey. Naiah Ackerman was responsible for driving in the Seawolves’ lone run of the contest.

Alyssa Costello singled with one out in the first after Ackerman worked a four-pitch walk, putting two runners on for the Seawolves in the opening frame. Delaware’s Billie Kerwood escaped the inning by striking out the next two batters.

Gabrielle Maday surrendered a lead-off homer, but responded by retiring the next three hitters.

Delaware added two more runs on another homer in the second inning. Maday exited the contest after walking the next hitter, giving way to Crimson Rice, who stranded a pair of runners to finish the frame.

Kyra McFarland led off the third with a walk and then came around to score on Ackerman’s single into center, getting Stony Brook on the board. Kerwood struck out the next three to strand Ackerman in scoring position and maintain a two-run cushion.

Delaware’s offense got the run back, plus another, with its third home run of the game.

Stony Brook put a runner on in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, but could not push across a run.

Kerwood finished what she started, retiring the side in order in the seventh to earn a series-opening victory over the Seawolves.

“Tough start to what we knew was going to be a challenging series for our young team. We didn’t trade punches with them offensively as we are capable of doing, and that momentum was missing,” head coach Megan T. Bryant said.

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Despite scoring in each of the first five innings, the Stony Brook baseball team was unable to hold off Seton Hall’s late surge, falling 8-6 on March 15 at Joe Nathan Field. The Pirates plated three runs across the final three innings to even the series at 1-1

Right-hander John Rizzo took the mound for Stony Brook and worked around a first-inning threat, inducing a double play to end the frame.The Seawolves wasted no time getting on the board, as Evan Goforth launched a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first for an early 1-0 lead.

Seton Hall responded with three straight singles in the second to tie the game at 1-1, but Rizzo escaped further damage by striking out three consecutive batters to leave the bases loaded.

In the bottom half, Chanz Doughty and Cam Santerre worked walks before executing a double steal. The Seawolves capitalized on a Seton Hall balk to regain the lead, 2-1.

The Pirates countered with a power surge in the third, blasting two home runs as part of a three-run inning to take a 4-2 advantage.

Stony Brook cut into the deficit in the bottom of the third when Goforth led off with a double, Paulsen walked, and Nico Azpilcueta lifted a sac fly to make it 4-3.

Seton Hall tacked on another run in the fourth with an RBI single, extending their lead to 5-3.

The Seawolves answered once again, as Santerre singled and later scored on a Nick Solorzano base hit to pull within 5-4.

Reliever Ryan Dieguez entered in the fifth and stranded a runner at second to keep the game within reach.

Johnny Pilla delivered the equalizer in the bottom half, crushing a solo home run to left field, knotting the score at 5-5.

Micah Worley worked a perfect sixth out of the bullpen, but Seton Hall regained the lead in the seventh with an RBI single to center, moving ahead 6-5.

The Pirates added two insurance runs in the eighth to stretch their lead to 8-5.

Stony Brook kept battling in the bottom of the frame as Solorzano led off with a single, Goforth followed with his fourth hit of the game, and Paulsen delivered an RBI single to make it 8-6.

Matthew Canizares took the mound for Stony Brook in the ninth and retired the first two batters before allowing a double. He stranded runners on the corners to keep the deficit at two, but the Seawolves were unable to rally in their final at-bat.

Up next, the team will look to claim the series victory in the rubber match against Seton Hall on March 16 at Joe Nathan Field. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m., with live coverage available on FloBaseball.

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Right-hander Eddie Smink allowed just one run over 5.2 innings, and Chanz Doughty delivered the tying and go-ahead RBI hits to power Stony Brook to a 7-3 victory over Seton Hall on March 14 at Joe Nathan Field. The Seawolves took the opener of the three-game series.

Smink got off to a strong start, retiring the first two batters of the game before Seton Hall recorded back-to-back hits. However, Matt Miceli made a defensive stop to end the inning, keeping the game scoreless.The Seawolves got a hit from Erik Paulsen in the first but couldn’t push a run across.

Smink tossed a perfect second inning, striking out one, while Matthew Jackson ignited the offense with a one-out single in the bottom half. He proceeded to steal second and third, but Seton Hall escaped unscathed with an inning-ending popup.

The Pirates broke through in the third with a two-out walk followed by an RBI single, taking a 1-0 lead.

Smink worked out of trouble in the fourth, inducing an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners. Stony Brook capitalized in the bottom half as Jackson walked, stole second, and scored on a clutch RBI single from Doughty to tie the game at 1-1.

After Smink stranded a runner at second in the fifth, the Seawolves threatened with a walk from Miceli and a double from Evan Goforth, but a baserunning miscue allowed Seton Hall to escape.

George Adams entered with two on in the sixth and got a flyout to end the Pirates’ rally.

In the bottom half, Nico Azpilcueta worked a walk, and Jackson advanced him with a sacrifice bunt. Doughty came through again, driving in Jackson with an RBI single. A wild pitch moved Doughty to third, and Cam Santerre extended the lead to 3-1 with an RBI groundout.

Adams stranded a leadoff double in the seventh, and the Seawolves broke the game open in the bottom half with a four-run outburst. Three consecutive walks to Goforth, Paulsen, and Johnny Pilla loaded the bases. Jackson singled home Goforth, Doughty drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in Paulsen, Santerre plated another run on a fielder’s choice, and Jackson later scored on a wild pitch to make it 7-1.

Seton Hall trimmed the lead with a solo homer in the eighth, but Adams responded by striking out the next three batters. He allowed another solo shot in the ninth but struck out the final batter to seal the 7-3 win.

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uard Elijah Olaniyi in action against Yale on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Olaniyi passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27 after a battle with brain cancer. Photo by Emma Harris/Statesman file

By George Caratzas 

Elijah Olaniyi, a former star for the Stony Brook University men’s basketball team died on Thursday, Feb. 27 after an on-and-off battle with brain cancer. He was 26.

More than 15 months ago, Olaniyi was diagnosed with a tumor on the right frontal lobe of his brain. After undergoing three different surgeries to remove it, it was revealed that the tumor had been cancerous. Olaniyi went through radiation therapy and declared himself cancer-free on Feb. 27, 2024. Late in 2024, Olaniyi was once again hospitalized, as the cancer returned.

Olaniyi was recruited out of Newark East Side High School in Newark, N.J., and lost his mother, Ruth Olaniyi, just two days after arriving at Stony Brook in 2017. Across four years with the Seawolves, Olaniyi distinguished himself as one of the best players in program history, averaging 12.2 points per game.

Nonetheless, he excelled on the court, serving as the sixth man for the Seawolves as a freshman. Appearing in every one of Stony Brook’s 32 games, Olaniyi averaged 7.8 points per game, on the way to being named the America East Conference’s Rookie of the Year.

He then took the next step forward as a sophomore, becoming a full-time starter and continuing his dominance. His production jumped, as he averaged 12.3 points per game and was named to the All-America East Third Team in the 2018-2019 season. His junior year proved to be his most fruitful, as he averaged 18.0 points per game. After his stellar 2019-2020 campaign, he was awarded with a selection to the All-America East First Team. 

The next year, Olaniyi took his talents south, transferring to the University of Miami for his senior year. After moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference, Olaniyi still found some success as he was good for 10.5 points per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA gave Olaniyi an additional year of eligibility, which he used to return to the north shore of Long Island for a graduate season as he pursued a degree in Business Management. 

In his final year of college basketball, Olaniyi dealt with a knee injury which sidelined him in the third game of the Seawolves’ season. Even upon returning to the court, Olaniyi took time off throughout the year to deal with mental health issues, something doctors later attributed to the tumor which they believe began to form during the 2021-2022 season.

After leaving Stony Brook, Olaniyi moved overseas, where he tried launching a professional career with the Basket-Ball Club Sparta Bertrange in Luxembourg. He played well in Europe during the 2022-2023 season, but was forced to medically retire on Dec. 6, 2023. 

In a statement to Stony Brook’s Statesman, Stony Brook Athletics said “We are completely shattered by the news of Elijah’s passing. Not only was Elijah a beloved member of our Seawolves family, he was a son, brother and friend who gave so much of himself to so many. Throughout his battle with cancer, he displayed the competitiveness and courage that he displayed on the basketball court. Although Elijah’s brave fight has peacefully come to an end, his legacy and the memories he left behind will endure forever.”

During their game against Hofstra the night of his passing, current members of the Seawolves wore a heart-shaped patch with the letter “E” in the center in Olaniyi’s honor. In emotional fashion, Stony Brook won that game over its cross-island rival by a final score of 59-56. 

“It’s hard because those of us that know Elijah and were part of his career and life, it’s difficult because he’s a kid, he’s a young man,” head coach Geno Ford said in a postgame press conference. “We knew it was coming because he had been battling this illness. He hung in there way longer than what was advertised, which was no shock because of the competitor and a warrior he was as a player.”

Olaniyi is survived by his father Festus, and five siblings: Samson, Gabriel, David, Esther and Hannah. 

George Caratzas is a reporter with The SBU Media Group, part of Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism’s Working Newsroom program for students and local media.

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#15 Shamarla King looks to pass the ball during Wednesday's game. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics

The 12th seeded Stony Brook women’s basketball team could not overcome No. 13 Hampton in the first round of the 2025 CAA Championship, falling 76-75 at the CareFirst Arena on March 12. Breauna Ware scored a game-high 18 points, as Shamarla King added 17 with seven rebounds. Dallysshya Moreno registered a double-double with 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds as Janay Brantley chipped in with 15 points and seven rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stony Brook started hot going on a 7-0 scoring run to take an early lead with 8:19 left in the first quarter. The Seawolves were able to get out to at most, a 10-point lead before Hampton responded to tie things up at 21-21. King dominated with 10 points through the opening frame.

Stony Brook then started off the second quarter by going on a 5-0 run, highlighted by a three from Devyn Scott, to take a 26-21 lead. The Pirates then came roaring back to take a 41-36 lead heading into halftime.

Despite Stony Brook cutting into their deficit multiple times throughout the third quarter, the Seawolves continued to face a disadvantage.

Hampton kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 68-58 advantage before Stony Brook went on another 7-0 run to shrink the deficit to 68-65 with 4:22 to go in the contest. The Seawolves kept their comeback going, pulling within one possession with 41 seconds to go in the contest but Hampton managed to hold on for the 76-75 win.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES

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Three Stony Brook Seawolves left Joe Nathan Field with homers, and seven different pitchers combined to allow just three runs, leading the Seawolves to a 5-3 victory over St. John’s on March 11.

Jacob Pedersen made the start for Stony Brook, allowing a walk in the first inning but stranding the runner at second with a strikeout to end the frame.

Erik Paulsen got things going for the Seawolves in the bottom of the first with a one-out double. Johnny Pilla followed with an RBI single, giving Stony Brook an early 1-0 lead.

St. John’s responded with a two-out rally in the second, plating two runs to take a 2-1 lead.

Matthew Canizares entered the game in the third and tossed a 1-2-3 inning.

The Seawolves threatened in the bottom of the third, putting runners on the corners with two outs after a hit-by-pitch to Nicholas Solorzano and a single from Paulsen, but St. John’s escaped the jam with a flyout.

Canizares returned for the fourth, issuing a leadoff walk but retiring the next three batters to keep the score at 2-1.

Stony Brook opened the bottom of the fourth with three consecutive singles from Nico Azpilcueta, Matthew Jackson, and Chanz Doughty. However, three straight fielder’s choices ended the rally.

Vincent Mariella entered in the fifth and fired a 1-2-3 inning. Stony Brook capitalized in the bottom half as Pilla singled with two outs, setting the stage for Azpilcueta’s two-run blast over the center field fence to give the Seawolves a 3-2 lead.

Ryan Dieguez took over in the sixth and retired the side in order.

The Seawolves extended their lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the inning with a solo homer from Cam Santerre.

Ty Panariello entered in the seventh and worked around runners on the corners to keep St. John’s scoreless.

Jackson launched a solo shot to left in the bottom of the seventh, pushing Stony Brook’s lead to 5-2.

St. John’s, hitless since the second inning, finally broke through with a solo home run off Micah Worley in the eighth, cutting the deficit to 5-3.

Paulsen took the mound in the ninth, allowing a leadoff single but inducing a flyout and an inning-ending double play to secure the victory.

Next up, the team returns to action this weekend at Joe Nathan Field, facing another Big East foe, Seton Hall. First pitch for the three-game series on March 14 is set for 2 p.m.; games on March 15 and March 16 are set for 1 p.m.  All three games can be streamed live on FloBaseball.

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Stony Brook women’s lacrosse used an offensive explosion to defeat Towson, 17-6, in the CAA opener at LaValle Stadium on March 8. The Seawolves were led by Charlotte Wilmoth who scored six goals, and Riley McDonald who added four.

Stony Brook also dominated on the defensive end as it limited Towson to a season-low six goals. The Seawolves outshot the Tigers, 35-16 and recorded 30 shots on goals to Towson’s 13. The Seawolves also won the battle of the turnovers as they forced 17 turnovers, eight of which were caused, and only turned it over 11 times.

Wilmoth led a trio of Seawolves who tallied hat tricks in the win, along with McDonald and Isabella Caporuscio who notched a team-high 10 draw controls. Defensively, Alexandra Fusco, Avery Hines, and Caporuscio each recorded two caused turnovers apiece. In net, Natalia Altebrando got the start for Stony Brook, playing 56 minutes while making seven saves.

Towson provided six separate goal scorers in Luca DeMaio, Katie Roszko, Milana Ziakovic, Valerie, Thompson, Casey Mederith, and Savannah Safchuck. Goalkeeper Jenna Cardeno made 13 saves.

Stony Brook grabbed an early 2-0 lead just 4:29 into play with goals from McDonald and A. Fusco. Towson would counter with one of their own from DeMaio before a Seawolves 4-0 run over the next 9:59 carrying over into the second quarter.

The Tigers pieced together a pair of goals to get back within three before McDonald closed out the first half, giving the Seawolves a 7-3 lead into the intermission.

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#1 Devyn Scott is all smiles after Saturday's game. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics

Shamarla King, Zaida Gonzalez, and Breauna Ware combined to score 56 of Stony Brook’s 66 total points as the Seawolves defeated the Drexel Dragons, 66-59, on their home court on March 8 for Senior Day.

King and Gonzalez both led the Seawolves with 19 points as Ware tacked on 18 points. Dallysshya Moreno, Lauren Filien, and Janay Brantley notched buckets to help Stony Brook on their regular season finale victory. Defensively, Stony Brook held the Dragons to only 5.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc and forced 14 turnovers. Amaris Baker, the leading scorer in the CAA, was held to just 15 points while shooting 33 percent from the field for the Dragons.

Drexel started off hot, shooting 47 percent from the field taking a 19-11 lead through the first quarter over Stony Brook. King was dominant on both ends of the floor notching a team-high five points and one rebound.

Stony Brook then held the Dragons to a season-low five points through the second quarter. It would become a back-and-forth battle before a Seawolves’ 5-0 run, highlighted by a bucket from Gonzalez to take their first lead of the day. The squad would proceed to take a 27-24 advantage heading into halftime. Stony Brook dominated in the paint, scoring 12 of its 16 points close to the basket.

Despite Drexel outscoring Stony Brook through the third quarter, the Seawolves held onto its advantage and owned a 42-41 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Stony Brook kept widening its lead, expanding it to 49-47 before going on a 5-0 run, finished off by a Gonzalez jumper, to grow the lead to 54-47 with 3:41 to go in the contest. The Seawolves held onto that lead for the rest of the game for the 66-59 win.

“Heck of a win. I’m so proud of how we defended, and took care of home court for our seniors,” said head coach Joy McCorvey noted postgame. 

“We talked a lot this week about how much they’ve given to this program ad how much they mean to this program. They continue to show up, whether things were going great or we had a bump in the road and that’s why we were able to prevail today. It starts with them and they come ready to fight everyday and I’m just so happy we were able to get this win for them,” she added.

The team headed to Washington D.C. for the 2025 CAA Championship on March 12 from our nation’s capital. Results were not available as of press time.

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Stony Brook softball erased a deficit for a second straight day, clinching a series victory on the opening weekend of conference play on March 9 in Maryland. The Seawolves trailed 7-1 in the fifth, scoring seven times and holding off the Tigers to complete another come-from-behind victory.

Following a scoreless first inning, Stony Brook started the scoring in the second frame. Emma Scheitinger singled and later came around to score the first run of the game on an Emily Reinstein single to center field.

Towson responded in the home half of the second, pushing two across against Stony Brook starter Madelaine Male. The Seawolves cut down a potential third run in the inning at the plate after a wild pitch.

The Tigers tacked on three more runs in the third inning and then two more in the fourth to construct a 7-1 lead heading to the fifth frame.

Naiah Ackerman led off the fifth with a triple, scoring on a Madelyn Stepski single through the left side of the infield. Stepski then came around to score courtesy of Scheitinger.

Ackerman contributed again to Stony Brook’s comeback with a two-run homer in the sixth, making it a two-run contest.

Gabrielle Maday, who entered in relief to get the final out of the fourth inning, tossed a pair of 1-2-3 innings in the fifth and sixth to stymie Towson.

Down to its final two outs in the game, the Seawolves officially erased the six-run deficit and tied the contest after run-scoring singles by Marissa Thalassinos and Kyra Mc arland.

With two outs in the seventh, Stepski plated a run after reaching on a fielding error by Towson’s infield.

Maday set down the side in order in the seventh, slamming the door shut on Stony Brook’s second comeback win in as many days against Towson.
“It was great to see us battle today, work together and take the series. We refused to lose this ballgame and that’s key to our continued improvement as a team,” head coach Megan T. Bryant said postgame. “Everyone wants to win, but digging down and finding a way to win is a separator.”

The team returns to action next weekend, continuing conference play at Delaware. The three-game series begins on Friday, March 14, with first pitch set for 5 pm from the Delaware Softball Diamond.

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Stony Brook softball came from behind to upend Towson and nab its first conference victory of the season on March 8 in Maryland. The Seawolves scored five runs in the fifth inning, capped off by a Marissa Thalassinos go-ahead double, to beat the Tigers.

Mia Vannelli started the scoring on Saturday, singling up the middle and plating two runs in the top of the first.

After a 1-2-3 bottom of the first, Crimson Rice ran into trouble in the second. After a leadoff homer, Towson loaded the bases with one out. After striking out the next hitter, Rice allowed a walk and a two-run single that gave the Tigers a 4-2 lead.

Jordyn Fray entered in relief of Rice, escaping the jam with the help of an outfield assist from Alyssa Costello. Fray worked out of trouble in the third, stranding the bases loaded to keep Towson off the board again.

Small ball helped Stony Brook score in the third, with Emma Scheitinger singling, advancing to third after a sacrifice and a ground out and then scoring on a wild pitch.

The Tigers got to Fray in the fourth, scoring twice to push their lead to four runs and chasing Stony Brook’s reliever. Maday entered and stranded the two runners she inherited.

A walk and a double pushed a run across for Stony Brook to start the fifth. A Scheitinger groundout scored another run but was the second out of the frame. The Seawolves scored three more runs, all with two outs, courtesy of base hits by Malorie Hill, Emily Reinstein and Thalassinos.

Maday worked around a leadoff single and double, getting two quick outs. Despite walking the next batter to load the bases, Maday got a strikeout looking to maintain the lead.

Maday allowed a single baserunner in the sixth and seventh innings, but closed the door and completed Stony Brook’s come-from-behind win.

“It was great to see us respond after yesterday and I’m proud of our team. Everyone in the lineup contributed offensively and Gabby was outstanding in the circle to close it out,” head coach Megan T. Bryant said. “We fought hard to win this game and that’s important heading into tomorrow.”

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