After a season pause due to COVID-19 protocol, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team hit the road to New Hampshire, playing their first game in 20 days. The Seawolves battled hard but ultimately lost 50-47 on Saturday.
After sweeping the Binghamton Bearcats at home last weekend, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team played against the UMass Lowell River Hawks, losing the first game on Dec. 27 by 63-60 before turning it up on Dec. 28 for a 60-44 victory.
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team took down the Hofstra Pride on Monday, Dec. 14 by a final score of 63-52 at Island Federal Arena, extending the team’s current win streak against the Pride to four years in a row.
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team notched their first win of the season as they went on the road and defeated the Manhattan Jaspers by a final score of 65-52 on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, New York.
Coming on the heels of their home opener loss to Fordham, the Seawolves were tasked with taking down a talented Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team highlighted by the feel-good story of returning Orange redshirt-senior point guard Tiana Mangakahia.
After 262 days filled with uncertainty, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team played their first game since last season’s abrupt end. However, their home opener was crashed by the Fordham Rams, who beat the Seawolves by a final score of 62-58.
Now, with coronavirus safety measures and a season in place, the 2020-2021 Stony Brook women’s basketball team is ready to pick up right where they left off.
Former Stony Brook University Men’s Lacrosse player Ryland Rees is now the first Stony Brook Seawolf to ever play in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). Rees joined the Waterdogs, the PLL’s brand new expansion team.
The NCAA instituted a ban on in-person recruiting in March and has extended the ban on a monthly basis. Other subsequent rulings have left coaches and administrators trying to hit a moving target while they attempt to do their jobs.
The Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team’s game against the University of Southern California on Sunday, March 15, became the school’s first match to be canceled as part of the country-wide attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
