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Point guard Gigi Gonzalez (foreground) surveys the court as she floor the ball down the court in practice on Sunday, Oct. 22. Gonzalez is entering her fifth and final season with Stony Brook. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Gigi Gonzalez’s final year primed to be a big one

Kevin Yu October 29, 2023
When looking at the pieces of the Stony Brook women’s basketball team’s puzzle, point guard Gigi Gonzalez may very well be the biggest one.
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Coach during a Stony Brook Womens basketball practice. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Women’s Basketball head coach McCombs extended through 2024-25 season

Ross O'Keefe April 19, 2020
Women’s Basketball head coach, Caroline McCombs, is here to stay. The 6th-year head coach’s contract was extended through the 2024-25 season.
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Warren in a game March 5SAMANTHA ROBINSON/STATESMAN FILE

Warren’s late scoring pushes Women’s Basketball over Albany in AE quarterfinals

Ross O'Keefe March 5, 2020
Overtime saw Warren take over and finish the job, gaining their first lead all game with 1:24 left and advancing to the America East semifinals shortly after. 
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Graduate guard Kaela Hilaire in a game against UMass Lowell on Jan. 29. ROYA MEHRBAKHSH/THE STATESMAN

Hilaire hits 1,000 points as Women’s Basketball halts skid against Albany 53-44

Ross O'Keefe March 1, 2020
Hilaire managed a quick acknowledgment for the 1,000-point occasion, an occasion that was four years in the making.
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McKenzie Bushee in a home game last spring. Senior forwards McKenzie Bushee and Leighah-Amori Wool, as well as junior guard Anastasia Warren, scored 10 points in a game against NJIT. ROYA MEHRBAKHSH/STATESMAN FILE

Women’s Basketball loses massive stunner against winless Hartford

Ross O'Keefe February 27, 2020
Despite two straight losses, Stony Brook remains the number one seed.
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Warren throws the ball towards the basket durning a game against Manhattan on Nov. 8, 2019. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Women’s Basketball wins first-ever America East regular season title with Vermont victory

Dylan Ramsay February 20, 2020
The Seawolves (25-1, 13-0) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 22 games, continuing to hold a flawless record in conference play and surpassing the program’s previous records for most wins a season, set in 2014.
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Graduate guard Kaela Hilaire dribbling the ball across the basketball court. The victory against Binghamton on Feb. 12,  was the team’s 21st in a row.  ETHAN TAM/THE STATESMAN

Hilaire's three sends Women's Basketball to 24-1 by besting Binghamton

Ross O'Keefe February 14, 2020
A clutch shot, a steal, and another win. These are the things graduate guard Kaela Hilaire supplied Stony Brook with in its 58-54 victory on Wednesday, Feb. 12 against Binghamton at Island Federal Arena.
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Graduate guard Kaele Hilaire in a game against Yale on Jan. 29, 2020. ROYA MEHRBAKHSH/THE STATESMAN

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

Ethan Tam February 9, 2020
The last time the Stony Brook women’s basketball team played the New Hampshire Wildcats, the Seawolves needed overtime to escape Durham victorious.
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Graduate guard Kaele Hilaire in a game against Yale on Jan. 29, 2020. ROYA MEHRBAKHSH/THE STATESMAN

Women’s Basketball crushes UMass Lowell for 19th straight win

Ryan Magill February 9, 2020
The Seawolves steamrolled the UMass Lowell River Hawks by a final score of 89-69 on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts, coming out on top for the 19th time in a row.
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Graduate Cheyenne Clark in a game on JanROYA MEHRBAKHSH/THE STATESMAN

Women's Basketball claims playoff berth with 18th straight win

Ryan Magill February 2, 2020
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team secured their 18th straight victory in dominating fashion, winning 66-49 over the UMBC Retrievers on Saturday, Feb. 1.
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 Hilare with the ball during the Stony Brook Womens Basketball game against UMass Lowell on Wednesday, Jan. 30. ROYA MEHREBAKHSH/THE STATESMAN

Women's Basketball dominates UMass Lowell in battle of unbeatens, moves to 20-1

Ross O'Keefe January 31, 2020
UMass Lowell entered the game undefeated in the America East. The win marked the 17th in a row for Stony Brook, one behind Gonzaga’s 18 for the longest winning streak in the nation.
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Johnson during the Stony Brook womens basketball home opener against Manhattan on Nov. 8. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook ties nation's longest win streak with win over Binghamton

Ross O'Keefe January 26, 2020
A showdown between rivals Stony Brook (19-1, 7-0) and Binghamton (13-6, 2-4) displayed a pair of teams with the two best overall records in the America East. The matchup did not disappoint, as neither team separated by more than 12 points during the entire contest.
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