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Sophomore catcher Irene Rivera at bat in a game against Hartford on April 10, 2016. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

Softball wins two of five in UC Riverside Highlander Classic

Kenneth Fermin March 4, 2018
The Stony Brook softball team traveled to Riverside, Calif., over the weekend to faceoff against Brown, UC Riverside and Saint Mary’s College in the UC Riverside Highlander Invitational, which saw the team gain two victories in five games.
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A woman holding a candle at a vigil for the Chapel Hill shooting victims in 2015. On March 26, 2019, Stony Brook students gathered for another vigil for the Christchurch, New Zealand shooting victims. HEATHER KHALIFA/ STATESMAN FILE

What are we doing to prevent school shootings?

Andrew Goldstein February 15, 2018
The Stony Brook University Police Department has a website dedicated to Active Shooter Programs, along with a video about active shooter preparedness — instructing viewers how to act if an active shooter situation occurs on campus.
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Three-point barrage not enough in Men’s Basketball’s loss to Michigan State

Gregory Zarb November 20, 2017
It was a game no one expected Stony Brook to compete with Michigan State for long, yet they led the game for a majority of the first half.
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SBU Athletics’ student-subsidized dream

Zach Rowe March 3, 2016
Stony Brook needs to focus on slower, consistent growth rather than exploiting student’s wallets in order to pursue athletic program’s dreams, no matter how outlandish.
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Jenkins overcomes tragedy in basketball career

Chris Gaine November 9, 2015
Redshirt senior guard Miranda Jenkins is the most experienced player on the Stony Brook Women’s Basketball team. But getting to this point has been far from a smooth ride.
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DeShaun Thrower uses losing as motivation

DeShaun Thrower uses losing as motivation

Kunal Kohli November 4, 2015
DeShaun Thrower doesn't let his past failures on the court set him back from achieving his goals as a basketball player.
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Christa Scognamiglio (above) scored 16 points and made 9 rebounds in the Seawolves first and only game in the WBI against Siena. BASIL JOHN / THE STATESMAN

Scognamiglio’s big night not enough to save Seawolves from elimination in opening round of WBI

Cameron Boon March 23, 2015
Christa Scognamiglio broke onto the Stony Brook women’s basketball scene as the calendar flipped to 2015, but she was not able to save the Seawolves’ season last Thursday night.
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Stony Brook athletics no longer shocking the world with successes

Andrew Eichenholz December 29, 2014
Athletic success is nothing new at Stony Brook. Everybody already has an idea who the Stony Brook Seawolves are. It is no longer about launching the rocket ship.
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Men’s basketball looks to finally secure elusive tournament bid

David Vertsberger November 3, 2014

What do we know so far? The Stony Brook men’s basketball team is playing the best it has since its inception thanks to head coach Steve Pikiell, enjoying a rapid influx of talent in recent seasons....

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Melian places 14th out of 207 at meet in Boston

Brandon Bennett September 29, 2014
Stony Brook junior Christina Melian finished 14th overall at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown at Franklin Park Friday afternoon.
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Seawolves backcourt rebuild continues with addition of Woodhouse

David Vertsberger April 19, 2014
The search for the Seawolves’ next starting point guard has extended its reach to Longwood University’s Lucas Woodhouse, who, as of earlier this month, is transferring to Stony Brook.
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Seawolves hang tough, end season with losing effort

Andrew Eichenholz March 23, 2014

After a tremendous year in which the Stony Brook women’s basketball team won 24 games while taking 2nd place in the America East Conference, the season ended in the first round of the WNIT against Michigan...

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