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Midfielder Ellie Masera (right) draws a double team against Dartmouth on Sunday, Feb. 18. Masera tallied a career-high eight goals and 10 points in a season-opening win over the Big Green. COBY NUNBERG/THE STATESMAN

No. 11 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse routes Dartmouth to open 2024

Alex Streinger February 19, 2024

Back like it never left, the No. 11 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team opened its season in runaway fashion. On a cold Sunday afternoon at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, the Seawolves (1-0) iced the...

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Head coach Thiago Dualiby during a practice on Monday, Jan. 29. Dualiby earned his first career win as a head coach in the NCAA on Saturday. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s tennis splits weekend to earn first spring win

Kiera Cassar February 11, 2024

After suffering a tough loss to open the season, the Stony Brook women’s tennis team split a pair of matches to earn its first win of the season. The Seawolves (1-2) traveled up to Connecticut...

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Attackman Nick Dupuis (left) tries to shoot over goalkeeper Jamison MacLachlan (right) on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The two players were instrumental in the Stony Brook mens lacrosse teams win on Sunday. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook men’s lacrosse opens season with high-scoring comeback at Sacred Heart

Aidan Steng February 5, 2024

After a long offseason, Stony Brook’s men’s lacrosse team opened its 2024 campaign with an encouraging performance. The Seawolves (1-0) fought hard and came back to defeat the Sacred Heart Pioneers...

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Kristi Boro returns a serve in practice on Monday, Jan. 29. Boro won eight games during her singles match on Friday, which was the most on the Stony Brook womens tennis team. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s tennis held pointless in first spring 2024 match

Kiera Cassar February 3, 2024

In its first-ever match under new head coach Thiago Dualiby, the Stony Brook women’s tennis team started things off on the wrong foot. The Seawolves (0-1) faced the Army Black Knights (4-2) in...

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The Stony Brook mens lacrosse team huddles at the end of practice on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The Seawolves are looking to win their first-ever Coastal Athletic Association title this year. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook men’s lacrosse aims to take over CAA in second year

Kevin Broderick February 2, 2024

Coming off a successful inaugural campaign in the Colonial — now Coastal — Athletic Association (CAA) in the books, the Stony Brook men's lacrosse team is entering the 2024 season with even higher...

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Goalkeeper Jamison MacLachlan saves a shot in practice on Wednesday, Jan. 24. MacLachlan enters his junior year after an excellent first two seasons with the Stony Brook mens lacrosse team. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Tabbed as the CAA’s best, Jamison MacLachlan has a big year ahead

Aidan Steng February 2, 2024

After establishing himself as one of the premier goalkeepers in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA), Jamison MacLachlan is ready for the dizzying heights that the lacrosse world has to offer. MacLachlan’s...

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Shooting guard Elijah Olaniyi drives from the baseline against Yale on Nov. 5, 2019. Olaniyi is one of the best players in program history, but his life has taken a bad turn due to brain cancer. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

How Elijah Olaniyi’s brain cancer derailed his life

Mike Anderson January 4, 2024
Elijah Olaniyi, a former star player for the Stony Brook men’s basketball team, was diagnosed with a brain tumor on his right frontal lobe on Nov. 30, 2023.
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Point guard Gigi Gonzalez takes a baseline jump shot while center Khari Clark calls for the ball against Longwood on Monday, Dec. 12. The two co-led the Stony Brook womens basketball team with 16 points in the win. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Three 16-point scorers charge Stony Brook women’s basketball past Longwood

Nayden Villorente December 12, 2023

The season-long dominance continued for the Stony Brook women’s basketball team, who stacked up another wire-to-wire blowout on Monday. The Seawolves (8-1) celebrated their last day of classes...

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Point guard Aaron Clarke (center) prepares to pass the ball while being defended by power forward Leon Nahar in practice on Sunday, Oct. 15. Clarke is back for his second year with Stony Brook after an injury-riddled 2022-23 season. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Aaron Clarke hopes to play crucial role in second shot with Stony Brook

Alex Streinger October 29, 2023
When point guard Aaron Clarke arrived at Stony Brook last year, he was expected to play a significant role for the school’s depleted men’s basketball team. Unfortunately for Clarke and the Seawolves, he sustained a nagging lower back injury during the preseason which spoiled those plans and sidelined him for most of the 2022-23 season.
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From left to right: small forward Andre Snoddy, center Chris Maidoh, small forward Sabry Philip and point guard Dean Noll in practice on Sunday, Oct. 15. The four transfers will make their Stony Brook debuts this season. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook men’s basketball getting boosts from two transfer classes

Kenny Spurrell October 29, 2023
Injuries derailed the Stony Brook men’s basketball team’s 2022-23 season before it even started. Head coach Geno Ford brought in five new transfers in the 2022 offseason, with all of them expected to play a major role.
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Relief pitcher Kyle Johnson throws a pitch against Sacred Heart on Wednesday, May 10. Johnson pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings on just eight pitches against the Pioneers. CHRISTOPHER SCHULZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook baseball loses final nonconference game

Mike Anderson May 10, 2023

Though the Stony Brook baseball team’s starters built up a three-run lead, its backups immediately coughed up the chance to win its nonconference finale. Fundamentals and sunlight betrayed the Seawolves...

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Left fielder Matt Brown-Eiring prepares to bat against Northeastern on Friday, April 14. Brown-Eiring had six hits and three extra-base hits at Delaware over the weekend. CAMRON WANG/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook baseball squanders prime opportunity, gets swept at Delaware

Mike Anderson May 7, 2023

In one of its most important series in years, the Stony Brook baseball team failed to hold onto any of its six leads. The Seawolves (19-26, 10-14 CAA) came into this past weekends’ series tied...

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