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Stony Brook women’s basketball battled with Hampton, ultimately falling 59-57, on Feb. 14 at Stony Brook Arena. Shamarla King, Zaida Gonzalez and Breauna Ware combined to score 46 of the Seawolves’ 57 total points.

The Seawolves (11-12, 6-6) had three players score in double figures, led by King, who had 19 points and six rebounds. Gonzalez tacked on a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Ware chipped in with 12 points, three rebounds, two steals, and one assist.

The Seawolves out-rebounded the Pirates 41-37, paced by Gonzalez’s 10 boards. Stony Brook’s defense held Hampton to only 40 percent shooting from the field, including 27.8 percent from beyond the arc. The Pirates did not have much luck cleaning up their misses on the offensive glass either, as they finished with nine offensive rebounds and managed eight second chance points while Stony Brook cleared 32 defensive rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After jumping out to a 7-6 advantage, Stony Brook went on a 5-0 run with 6:27 left in the first quarter, culminating in a three from Gonzalez, to increase its lead to 12-6. The Seawolves then lost some of that lead but still entered the quarter break with an 18-13 advantage. Stony Brook relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down four treys with a pair from Gonzalez and King.

The Seawolves could not maintain their lead in the second quarter, only shooting 2-11 from the field as the Pirates entered halftime on top, 26-25.

Stony Brook’s deficit continued to grow after halftime as Hampton continued to outscore the Seawolves. Lauren Filien, Dallysshya Moreno, and Elizabeth Field helped in the offensive output while the squad dominated on the boards with 13 rebounds.

Stony Brook narrowed its deficit in the fourth quarter, as Ware and King both scored seven points. The Seawolves trailed by only four heading into the final frame and got within one with 25 seconds left to play.

Up next, the team has a quick turnaround in traveling to Maryland to take on Towson on Feb. 16. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Seawolves and Tigers sixth meeting all-time. Coverage is available on FloCollege.

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Stony Brook softball fell in a pair of neutral site contests against Mercer and Illinois on day one of the Roar City Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee on Feb. 14.

GAME ONE: MERCER 9, STONY BROOK 6

Gabrielle Maday drew the start in the circle for game one, stranding a pair of runners to toss a scoreless first inning.

Madelyn Stepski and Alyssa Costello reached base in the first inning for Stony Brook, but were left on base.

Mercer opened the scoring in the second inning, pushing a run across with a two-out single. The Bears first two runners reached base, but a line-drive double play neutralized the early threat. A stolen base and single with two outs put Stony Brook in a 1-0 hole, but Maday stranded two more runners to limit the damage.

After the Seawolves were retired in order in the second, Mercer added four more runs in the third.

Jordyn Fray took to the circle to start the fourth inning, tossing a clean inning.

Stony Brook got on the board in the fourth courtesy of a Mia Vannelli run-scoring single, adding another on an Emily Reinstein ground out.

The Seawolves trimmed the deficit further, making it a 5-3 game after Emma Scheitinger plated a run on a fielder’s choice in the fifth.

Mercer got two runs back in the sixth inning, chasing Fray from the game. Crimson Rice finished the inning for Stony Brook, leaving a pair of inherited runners on the bases.

Stony Brook did not go quietly, adding three runs in the home half of the sixth to make it a one-run game. Marissa Thalassinos pushed a run across on a two-out, infield single and Kyra McFarland followed with a two-run double. McFarland represented the tying run, moving up to third base on the throw, but was stranded there to end the frame.

Mercer tacked on two more runs, both with two outs, and ultimately closed out the 9-6 victory, despite Stony Brook’s resilience offensively. The Seawolves brought Naiah Ackerman to the plate in the final frame, but came up just short.

GAME TWO: ILLINOIS 8, STONY BROOK 0 (5 INNINGS)

The Fighting Illini jumped all over Stony Brook, scoring seven runs in the first inning.

Illinois scored seven runs on four hits and were aided by a pair of Stony Brook miscues in the field.

The Seawolves registered just three hits in the five-inning contest, with two of them coming in the second inning. Reinstein and Thalassinos reached base in the frame, but were stranded in scoring position.

Fray relieved Maddie Male in the second inning, throwing a pair of scoreless innings before conceding a run in the fourth.

The Seawolves went down in order in the fifth to enact the run rule.

“Tough day for us against two very good teams. It was disappointing that we didn’t play better,” head coach Megan T. Bryant said. “It takes what it takes, and we need to be better in all three parts of our game.”

UP NEXT
Feb. 15 games at the Roar City Invitational have been canceled. Stony Brook will return to action on Feb. 16.

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Sophomore left-hander Nicholas Rizzo delivered a dominant seven-inning performance, allowing just one run, while fellow sophomore Erik Paulsen provided the go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning to lift the Seawolves to a 3-2 victory on Feb. 15 and secure the series-victory over Bethune-Cookman in Fort Myers, FL.
After the Seawolves were retired in order in the first inning, Rizzo walked the leadoff batter but quickly escaped the frame with a strikeout and a strike-’em-out, throw-’em-out double play by catcher Luke Szepek.Szepek ignited the Stony Brook offense in the second inning with his first career home run, clearing the left-field fence to give the Seawolves a 1-0 lead.Rizzo retired the next four batters before surrendering a hit but induced an inning-ending double play to maintain the 1-0 advantage through three innings.

The Wildcats tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning after a double and a stolen base at home plate.

Both teams remained scoreless until the eighth inning when senior Matt Miceli led off with a hit-by-pitch and later scored on a sacrifice fly from Paulsen, putting Stony Brook ahead 2-1.

Jacob Pedersen took over in the bottom of the eighth, working around a leadoff double by retiring the next three batters to keep the lead intact.

Graduate student Cam Santerre opened the ninth with a walk, advanced to second on a passed ball, and reached third on an error. Junior Chanz Doughty then reached on another error, allowing Santerre to score and extend the lead to 3-1.

The Wildcats mounted a ninth-inning rally with a one-out double and an RBI single to make it 3-2, but Pedersen secured the victory with a game-ending flyout.

Up next, the team looks to complete the series sweep against Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 16. First pitch at Jackie Robinson Ballpark is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be streamed live on YouTube.

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Andre Snoddy registered his sixth double-double during Saturday's game. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics

The Seawolves return to action later this week at North Carolina A&T on Saturday, February 22 for a 2 pm tip against the Aggies. Stony Brook will then head to Hampton to meet the Pirates on Sunday, February 24. Tip-off is scheduled for noon from the Convocation Center.

Stony Brook men’s basketball was defeated by Northeastern, 71-60, on Feb 15 at Matthews Arena in Boston, Mass. Andre Snoddy secured his sixth double-double of the season, scoring 20 points and grabbing a season-high 15 rebounds.

Sabry Philip started things with an exclamation point for the Seawolves, stealing a pass and jamming home a reverse slam on an uncontested fast break. Snoddy and Ben Wight followed with baskets to give Stony Brook the early 9-6 advantage less than four minutes into the action in Boston.

The Huskies used an 11-3 run to grab a five-point advantage and continued to expand their lead throughout the rest of the first half.

Northeastern’s lead grew to double figures at the 3:40 mark and ballooned to 18 points in the final minute of first-half action.

After a CJ Luster II trifecta opened play in the second stanza, Northeastern went on a 22-6 run to construct a 29-point advantage, 61-32, with less than 12 minutes to play.

The Huskies maintained a 20-plus point gap between themselves and the Seawolves before a late push by Stony Brook.

The Seawolves scored 26 of the final 30 points of the contest over the final six minutes of action, but the late surge was eventually ended by the final buzzer.

Updated: In coordination with the Coastal Athletic Association, Hampton University Athletics announced the postponement of the men’s basketball game between Stony Brook and Hampton scheduled for Thursday, February 20 due to inclement weather predicted for the Hampton Roads area. Stony Brook will now face Hampton at noon on Monday, Feb. 24 inside the Convocation Center.

 

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Stony Brook men’s lacrosse played a strong first half, but fell to No. 11 North Carolina, 9-4, on Feb. 14 at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, N.C.. Carson Boyle tallied a pair of goals and Jamison MacLachlanmade a season-best 17 saves in net.

Stony Brook opened the scoring on the strength of a Tanner Williams shot at the 7:37 mark of the first quarter.

MacLachlan stopped all four of UNC’s first quarter shots on goal, holding the Tar Heels scoreless for the entire opening 15 minutes of play.

Boyle converted on a man-up opportunity for the Seawolves, with Williams assisting on the goal. Stony Brook carried a two-goal advantage into the second quarter.

The Tar Heels were held off the board for an additional 50 seconds to start the second half before a Ty English goal to slash their deficit in half.

MacLachlan stopped two more Tar Heel attempts on goal before UNC’s Dominic Pietramala got going offensively. Pietramala scored the game’s next three goals, two of which were unassisted, to put North Carolina ahead 4-2.

Ray O’Brien got involved in the action late in the first half, beating the UNC goalie with 1:44 to play to make it a one-goal game.

The second half went more than 11 minutes before the icebreaker, with MacLachlan making five more stops over the opening 10 minutes of second-half action.

English scored a pair of goals in a 44 second span to give the Tar Heels a 6-3 cushion. North Carolina added two more tallies before the end of the third quarter to build a five-goal lead heading into the final stanza.

Boyle added another goal on another man-up opportunity for the Seawolves, but it would stand as Stony Brook’s lone tally of the second half.

UNC’s Michael Gianforcaro made five of his 11 total saves in the fourth quarter, closing out a 9-4 victory for his side.

“I am proud of the effort and toughness. I thought we played really hard and I thought our defense and JaMo kept us in the game all night long. There were just too many mistakes, especially when you don’t have the ball that much. You have to capitalize when you have it and score on extra man opportunities,” head coach Anthony Gilardi said.

“We have a really young team and our focus from day one is all about focusing on the process of getting better. We need to improve and progress each rep, each practice and each game. We are excited to get back to work for a quick turnaround versus a rested Queens team on Sunday,” Gilardi added.

Up next, the team stays in North Carolina, heading to Charlotte to face Queens University on February 16. The contest is slated to begin at noon and will stream live on ESPN+.

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Stony Brook men’s basketball battled in a 79-69 loss to Monmouth on Thursday evening at Stony Brook Arena. CJ Luster II scored 28 points, connecting on seven trifectas, but the Seawolves’ late comeback attempt fell just short.

Monmouth jumped out to an early 22-13 point lead, extending its advantage to 13 points after a 7-0 run capped by a Jaret Valencia alley-oop.

Stony Brook trailed by double-figures for much of the latter portion of the first half before an 8-0 run that spanned 1:20 and trimmed Monmouth’s lead to 35-29 with just over four minutes remaining.

Late baskets by Jack Collins pushed the Hawks’ advantage back to 11 points heading into the intermission.

Luster caught fire to begin the second half, scoring 12 of Stony Brook’s first 16 points in the second stanza to make it a one-point game, 48-47, in favor of Monmouth.

An 11-3 run by Monmouth pushed Stony Brook’s deficit back to nine points with 10 minutes to play.

The Hawks maintained the nine-point advantage before Stony Brook’s late push in the final five minutes of play.

Baskets from Andre Snoddy and Collin O’Connor made it a one-possession game, 68-65, with 3:12 to play.

A pair of Madison Durr free throws were offset by a Snoddy basket on the other end, keeping it a three-point game with less than two minutes on the clock.

Durr took control of the contest with back-to-back and-ones to extend the Hawks’ lead to nine points again, closing things out on Thursday on Long Island.

“We had the game to one possession and we couldn’t get a stop. They drove us, and it wasn’t Bashir; we did a really good job on Bashir for the game, but when it’s 70-67, we don’t get a stop and they get the and-one. We go down, don’t score, and come back down and allow a transition basket and it’s ballgame in that sequence,” head coach Geno Ford said postgame. “When we’re inside two minutes and it’s a one-possession game, we gave ourselves a heck of a chance to win and just didn’t make enough plays over the last 90 seconds.”

The team  heads to New England to face off with Northeastern on February 15 in another nationally televised game. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 pm in Boston and will air nationally on the CBS Sports Network.

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The Stony Brook University baseball team secured an Opening Day victory with a go-ahead home run from Erik Paulsen in the top of the ninth, propelling the Seawolves past Bethune-Cookman, 7-4, on Feb. 14 in Florida.

Paulsen led off the game with a walk, but the Wildcats turned a double play to retire the first three hitters in order.

Eddie Smink got the Opening Night start for Stony Brook and retired the first three batters he faced in the bottom of the first.

Nico Azpilcueta began the second inning with his first career hit, a double down the left-field line. Following a walk by Johnny Pilla, a sacrifice bunt by Cam Santerre, and a hit-by-pitch drawn by Kincaid Bergthold, Chris Carson cleared the bases with a double to right field, giving the Seawolves a 3-0 lead.

Bethune-Cookman responded with a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the second to cut the deficit to 3-1.

Azpilcueta sparked another rally in the third with a two-out walk, setting up Pilla for an RBI triple that extended Stony Brook’s lead to 4-1.

Both teams were held scoreless from the fourth through the seventh innings. Paulsen took over in relief in the fifth after Smink finished his outing with 4.0 innings, one run allowed, and seven strikeouts.

Paulsen was sharp in his first two innings on the mound, allowing just one hit.

The Wildcats tied the game at 4-4 in the eighth with an RBI double and a two-run home run.

Paulsen delivered in the ninth, launching a solo home run over the right-field wall to put the Seawolves back in front, 5-4. Pilla added two insurance runs with an RBI double.

Micha Worley earned his first career save, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth to seal the victory.

Up next, the team continues its series against Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 15. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. and will be streamed live on YouTube.

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#25 Isabella Caporuscio led the squad with a career-high eight points on six goals and two assists, adding a career and team-high six draw controls, four caused turnovers, and four ground balls. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics
In a back-and-forth affair, the No. 13 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team defeated Bryant, 16-12, at Conaty Indoor Athletic Centerin Smithtfield, R.I. on Feb. 12 to open up the 2025 season.

Isabella Caporuscio finished with a career-high six goals, two assists, six draw controls, four caused turnovers, and four ground balls in the victory, leading the Seawolves in all categories.

Defensively, the squad totaled 21 caused turnovers and 18 ground balls. Along with Caporsucio, Alexa Constant led the Seawolves with four caused turnovers and four ground balls. Natalia Altebrando got her first start for Stony Brook, collecting a career-high three saves while Fracnesca Viteritti split time and made a career-high four saves.

For Bryant, Emily DeGeorge scored six times, while Riley O’Mara added three tallies and one for Amelia Piercy, Peyton Bosshardt, and Ashling Marshall each. Goalkeeper Sam Centofante made nine saves in net on a .321 save percentage.

HOW IT HAPPENEDAfter a Bryant tally to start the game, Caporuscio netted a pair to put the Seawolves ahead. The Bulldogs responded with a free position goal to tie it up as Maclay gave Stony Brook a 3-2 lead after the first quarter.

The Seawolves dominated through the second, scoring six of the eight goals total as Stony Brook put up 16 shots on goal in the first half compared to Bryant’s seven.

Stony Brook came out of the gate strong in the second half, scoring three straight goals for a 12-4 lead. The Bulldogs pieced together some offense to score four of their own ending the third with the Seawolves up 13-8.

The Stony Brook squad would outscore Bryant, 4-3, through the fourth quarter to secure the 16-12 victory in their season opener.

“Happy for our team to be 1-0, we went up by eight and let our foot off the gas and the game finished closer than it should of. That is something that we will learn from and get better.    Took a little time for us to adjust playing on the smaller field and with the lighting but our offense performed at a high level.  We expect our defense to be better than we were today and that will be a point of emphasis this week.  Overall, 1-0 and onto the next one,” head coach Joe Spallina said postgame.

The team continues their road slate on February 19 at Villanova with first draw set for 1 p.m. on FloCollege. The Seawolves are 2-0 against the Wildcats all-time, defeating them at LaValle Stadium in both 2015 and 2024.

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#5 Breauna Ware lead the Seawolves to victory last Friday night. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics

Breauna Ware recorded a career-high 22 points to help lead Stony Brook women’s basketball over Hofstra in the Battle of Long Island, 47-42, at home on Feb. 7.

Ware led the Seawolves (11-11, 6-5) with a career-high in points and rebounds, adding three steals and an assist. Zaida Gonzalez tacked on 12 points, two rebounds and two steals, while Shamarla King chipped in as well with eight points and nine rebounds.

Hofstra out-rebounded Stony Brook, 48-43, as the Seawolves had seven different players grabbing at least one board. Led by King’s three offensive boards, the Seawolves did a great job crashing the glass, pulling down 11 boards. Stony Brook’s defense also forced 14 Pride turnovers which turned into 20 points, while holding them to 29.5 percent from the field and 14.3 percent from beyond the arc.

After falling behind 2-0, Stony Brook went on a 5-0 run with 7:47 left in the first quarter, culminating in a driving layup from Janay Brantley and a three pointer from King, to take a 5-2 lead. The Seawolves then surrendered that lead and entered the second quarter down 11-9. Ware grabbed four rebounds, as King scored a team-high five points with three rebounds. The Seawolves fought back in the second period, narrowing the deficit to 21-20 by the time halftime rolled around. Ware, King, and Gonzalez combined to score Stony Brook’s 11 points.

The Seawolves came out of halftime with a rally, going on a 6-0 run to expand its lead to 33-26. Defensively, Stony Brook took advantage of seven Hofstra turnovers, scoring nine points off of takeaways and held them to only seven points through the third quarter.

The Battle of Long Island would become a back-and-forth affair as each scored a pair of buckets to start the fourth quarter. Ware would score 10 points to help the Seawolves hold on to the lead and emerge victorious.  

“Big win after a tough road stretch. Hofstra is a really good team … so we had our work cut out for us defensively. Really proud of our effort. It was very ugly but we stayed locked in to the game plan and to defending and that’s why we overcame and were able to get the victory,” said head coach Joy McCorvey at the postgame press conference.

The team stays on the Island to take on Hampton for Faculty and Staff Appreciation on Feb. 14 at 12 p.m. This will be only the fourth all-time meeting between the Seawolves and Pirates in program history. Coverage is set to be available on SNY and FloCollege.

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The Stony Brook men’s lacrosse kicked off the 2025 season with a bang in Piscataway N.J. on Feb. 8, upsetting No. 19 Rutgers 9-8. A 5-0 third-quarter run and clutch defensive play helped the Seawolves overcome a halftime deficit and pull off the power-conference victory.

Stony Brook would concede four goals in the opening minutes but quickly responded with a pair of goals from Gary Correa and Carson Boyle to make it a 4-2 game in favor of the Knights heading into the second.

Each team added a pair of goals in the second quarter, as goals from Tanner Williams and Ray O’Brien helped Stony Brook keep pace with Rutgers, who held a 6-4 lead going into the half.

Rutgers opened the second half scoring with a goal in the opening minute. The Seawolves continued its trend of quick responses with a Boyle goal two minutes later as the Knights clung to a 7-5 lead. Stout defense kept both offenses at bay for the next six minutes until Justin Bonacci broke through the Rutgers defense to make it a one-goal game and jumpstart the Stony Brook offense.

Just 27 seconds later, the Seawolves tied things up on a no-look behind-the-back goal from Boyle. Stony Brook capped off its difference-making 5-0 third-quarter run with a pair of goals from Williams and O’Brien.

Now leading 9-7 in the final quarter of play, Seawolf goalie Jamison MacLachlan made his presence felt, making three big stops following a goal from the Knights to open the quarter. Rutgers kept things interesting in the final moments, but clutch defense from Jaden Baldwin and Ryan Dodge helped Stony Brook drain out the clock and secure the ranked win.

“I am really proud of the guys. They earned the right to win with their prep during the week, and when it came down to it, they didn’t flinch when we got down 4-0 quick,” head coach Anthony Gilardi said postgame. “They stuck to the plan, stuck together, and earned a hard-fought win against a really good team.”

The team will stay on the road for its next matchup, traveling to Chapel Hill to take on No. 16 North Carolina on Feb. 21 at 6 p.m.

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