Stony Brook Women's Basketball team coach Caroline McCombs doesn't just care just about winning. She genuinely cares about her players, and everyone can see it.
Despite the loss of Eric McAlister and the allocation of only role player minutes for seven-foot freshman Jakub Petras, Stony Brook has out-rebounded all four of its opponents this season.
For Seawolves fans everywhere, one could only hope that opposing teams visiting the home of men’s and women’s basketball will have to go through hell and run out the door after a Stony Brook victory.
The Stony Brook’s Women’s Basketball team entered Monday night’s game against the Albany Great Danes with a chance at history. The Seawolves had an opportunity to obtain the first NCAA tournament bid for either basketball program, but fell in the America East Championship game 70-46.
Before the America East Tournament kicked off Friday afternoon with a 61-49 win for the Seawolves over UMBC, nobody knew what would happen if the Stony Brook Women’s Basketball team was not clicking on all cylinders. Would the likes of Kristie Costantino, Alyssa Coiro and Kim Hanlon be able to respond to the pressure of being thrown into the gauntlet of the biggest game of the season?
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team was in the dungeons of the America East Conference just a few years back. A new group of coaches and a set of hard-working players later, and the Seawolves have what may be their best chance ever to make the NCAA tournament.
The Stony Brook Women’s Basketball team made history on Senior Day during a Wednesday matinee, racking up their record-setting 21st win of the season in a 66-57 victory over Vermont.
For the second time in her career, Chikilra Goodman has been named one of the America East’s players of the week. The senior guard received the honor, after averaging 16.3 points, seven rebounds, and 2.3 steals in three games last week.
One player from both the Men and Women's Basketball teams won weekly awards from the America East. Senior guard Chikilra Goodman was named America East Co-Player of the Week for the women and redshirt freshman Ahmad Walker was named America East Rookie of the Week for the men.
The only parts of winter break that coach Beth O’Boyle’s women’s basketball team took off were the losses. After a season in which the Seawolves were much improved, they still had a 10-loss record...
