In a battle between two defensively-minded opponents, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team took a lead and maintained it through both transition opportunities and strong post play.
It was difficult to imagine Stony Brook falling after defeating two Power Five schools and a member of the Big East, but the Seawolves were unable to hold on.
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team was in control with only nine minutes remaining in its matchup against the Albany Great Danes, but a fourth-quarter breakdown will likely cause the Seawolves to fall short of their end goal for the season.
An inbound pass with six seconds left in a tie game found its way to River Hawks guard Kaylen Banwareesingh, who sank a game-winning layup to put the nail in the coffin for the Seawolves (23-4, 14-3 AE) on Senior Day at Island Federal Arena.
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team reached a season-high 95 points in a blowout victory (95-69) over Hartford on Saturday, Feb. 19. The Seawolves came up only one point short of tying the program’s record for total points in a Division I game.
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team triumphs against UMBC Retrievers for its league-leading 22nd win on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Despite a rough start, the team was able to produce some offensive momentum for the team for the lead and eventual win.
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team celebrated Valentine’s Day with a huge 64-48 victory over the UMBC Retrievers in Baltimore, as the Seawolves used a strong third quarter to pull away after a competitive first half.
A brutal first quarter and the inability to knock down close shots in the fourth were all it took for the Stony Brook women’s basketball team to see its 11-game winning streak snapped by Maine on Saturday, Feb. 12.
With its 69-65 win over the UMass Lowell River Hawks on the road Wednesday night, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team have now won against every team in the America East save for UMBC, whom it will face twice next week.
The Seawolves sought vengeance for numerous things — the postseason ban, an uncharacteristic defeat earlier in the season — and left no questions about their talent.
