Ethan Tam, Author at The Statesman

Seawolves grind out 75-70 revenge win at Binghamton without Olaniyi

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 13, 2020February 15, 2020

Stony Brook (17-9, 8-3) squeaked out a 75-70 triumph on the road over the Binghamton Bearcats (8-16, 2-9) behind career nights from both redshirt-junior forward Andrew Garcia and freshman guard Tyler Stephenson-Moore.

Stony Brook Football alum Dominick Reyes takes controversial loss to Jon Jones in UFC 247

by Ethan TamAlumni Football SportsFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 2020

More than seven years since he played his last game as the starting safety of the Stony Brook football team, Dominick Reyes stepped into the octagon to take on Jon Jones in the UCF 247 for the Light Heavyweight Championship.

Olaniyi hurt as Stony Brook stifled on road at New Hampshire

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 9, 2020February 13, 2020

Murphy’s Law — anything that can go wrong will go wrong — was in full effect for the Stony Brook men’s basketball team on Saturday, Feb. 8 as the Seawolves fell 81-64 to the New Hampshire Wildcats on the road in Lundholm Gymnasium.

Women's Basketball wins 20th in a row to take over nation's longest streak

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 9, 2020February 11, 2020

The last time the Stony Brook women’s basketball team played the New Hampshire Wildcats, the Seawolves needed overtime to escape Durham victorious.

Olaniyi goes off for career-high 33 as Stony Brook gets upper hand late in UMass Lowell rematch

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 7, 2020February 13, 2020

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, as the series shifted to Long Island, Stony Brook again overcame a second-half deficit for the 77-70 win over UMass Lowell.

Stony Brook celebrates Children's Hospital Night with takedown of UMBC

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsFebruary 2, 2020February 2, 2020

The Seawolves each donned a jersey with the name of a Stony Brook Children’s Hospital patient on the back as they earned a 74-63 victory over the UMBC Retrievers.

Strong finish guides Stony Brook's bounceback at UMass Lowell

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020

A 10-point lead with eight and a half minutes remaining had disintegrated, but the Seawolves came out on top 84-76 against the UMass Lowell River Hawks at the Tsongas Center.

Stony Brook falls out of first place after poor defense leads to home loss against Binghamton

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsJanuary 25, 2020February 15, 2020

The Seawolves entered the game looking to avenge last March’s improbable homecourt upset in the America East Tournament. They left inexplicably stunned again by a team that has been consistently ranked as one of the worst in Division I over the past decade.

Olaniyi breaks 1,000 as Stony Brook tops Albany to take back first place

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsJanuary 21, 2020February 15, 2020

Having conceded first place in the America East after Wednesday’s loss to Hartford, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team reclaimed the top spot in the conference on Saturday, Jan. 18. Stony Brook (13-7, 4-1) rebounded from a close road defeat with a 70-62 victory over the Albany Great Danes (10-9, 3-1) at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena, snapping its opponent’s 4-game win streak in the process.

Second-half surge guides Stony Brook in rout of New Hampshire

by Ethan TamBasketball SportsJanuary 12, 2020February 15, 2020

On his 21st birthday, junior guard Elijah Olaniyi had scored just four points at halftime, well below pace of his season average.