Stony Brook Athletics Archives

The fight for equality inspires ‘champions of change’ in the sports community

Amaya McDonaldArts Black History Month 2021 Culture Special IssuesFebruary 16, 2021February 18, 2021

Following the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020, athletes have become noticeably more vocal when it comes to addressing systematic and systemic racism in the United States.

From the archives: SBU’s path to Division I athletics

Peter LupferArchives EditorialsDecember 6, 2020December 6, 2020

Archivist Peter Lupfer digs deep in past coverage from The Statesman to describe Stony Brook University’s athletic history, starting with the school’s earliest sports programs on its original Oyster Bay campus.

SBU issues a budget initiative update, outlines task forces and their roles in the initiative

Alek LewisAdministration Faculty NewsNovember 16, 2020

Stony Brook University issued a progress report on the university’s financial sustainability initiative through a campus-wide email on Nov. 10, updating the community on the efforts to identify long and short term opportunities to improve the university’s finances.

America East postpones fall sports until spring semester

Ross O'KeefeBreaking Football Soccer Sports Track VolleyballJuly 17, 2020July 20, 2020

The America East has postponed fall sports to the spring. Many other conferences have canceled their fall sports seasons as well, including the Patriot League, Ivy League and several Division II and Division III conferences

America East basketball championships canceled

Ryan PavichMen's Basketball Sports Women's BasketballMarch 12, 2020March 8, 2021

In lieu of the championship match, the Seawolves were declared the conference champions after winning the regular season title and advancing to the title game.

Stony Brook Athletics places precautions ahead of America East Tournament games

Ryan PavichFeatured SportsMarch 10, 2020March 10, 2020

Stony Brook Athletics announced in a press release on Monday, March 9, that they are monitoring attendance of all indoor sporting events and will allow fans the opportunity to acquire tickets at a safe distance from other spectators.

Stony Brook Athletics offers Mandarin streams for rest of basketball season

Ethan TamMen's Basketball SportsFebruary 24, 2020February 27, 2020

The men’s basketball game against the Maine Black Bears on Saturday, Feb. 22, marked the start of a historic achievement for Stony Brook Athletics — the first game to be streamed in Mandarin.

Stony Brook Football alum Dominick Reyes takes controversial loss to Jon Jones in UFC 247

Ethan TamAlumni Football SportsFebruary 12, 2020February 23, 2020

More than seven years since he played his last game as the starting safety of the Stony Brook football team, Dominick Reyes stepped into the octagon to take on Jon Jones in UFC 247 for the Light Heavyweight Championship.

Stony Brook Athletics announces hiring of Adam Rubin

Ethan TamSportsDecember 4, 2019December 5, 2019

Stony Brook Athletics announced on Wednesday, Dec. 4 that longtime New York Mets beat reporter Adam Rubin has been hired as the university’s new Associate Director of Athletics for Strategic Communications.

Courtney kicks Seawolves to upset victory

Andrew ZuckerFootball SportsOctober 27, 2019February 15, 2020

After a pair of losses at home and coming off the bye-week, the Stony Brook football team looked to take down a top-five nationally ranked team. The final, 36-35, does not truly reflect what occurred during the game. It was a tale of two very different halves.