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Infielder Evan Goforth (foreground) makes a relay throw in practice on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Goforth is a transfer from Indiana who is likely to be a starter on the Stony Brook baseball team this year. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook baseball seeking help from lots of newcomers

George Caratzas January 31, 2024
Coming off one of its most disappointing years ever, the Stony Brook baseball team is looking to get the bad taste out of its mouth. After finishing last season 23-29 overall and 14-16 in Colonial — now Coastal — Athletic Association (CAA) play, the Seawolves suffered even more losses in the offseason.
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Shooting guard Victoria Keenan drives past a University of North Carolina Wilmington defender on Jan. 7. Keenan scored 18 points in the Stony Brook womens basketball teams loss to Campbell on Sunday. ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s basketball’s streak ends in overtime loss

Alex D'Amaro January 22, 2024

Though it came in as one of the 10 best free-throw shooting teams in the nation, it was the foul line that finally brought the Stony Brook women’s basketball team’s winning streak to an end. Untimely...

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Power forward Andre Snoddy brings the ball up the court against Charleston on Saturday, Jan. 6. Snoddy had an efficient game in a loss to Delaware on Thursday. ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook men’s basketball blows double-digit lead in loss to Delaware

Cameron Takmil January 19, 2024

Despite taking a double-digit point lead into the second half, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team once again crumbled in the closing minutes. It was a familiar story for the Seawolves (9-9,...

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Power forward Shamarla King (foreground) looks to pass the ball back to point guard Gigi Gonzalez (background) after an offensive rebound on Sunday, Jan. 7. King recorded a double-double on Sunday while Gonzalez scored 20 points. ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s basketball rallies to win ninth straight

Nayden Villorente January 15, 2024

Despite a season-worst 23 turnovers, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team dominated the fourth quarter to pull off a second consecutive comeback victory. Though the Seawolves (14-1, 4-0 CAA)...

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Point guard Aaron Clarke lays a shot up through traffic against Charleston on Saturday, Jan. 6. Clarke hit the game-winning three-pointer at William & Mary on Saturday. ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

Clutch shot by Clarke closes the door on William & Mary

Cameron Takmil January 14, 2024

Despite blowing the lead in the final minute, a deep three-pointer by point guard Aaron Clarke saved the Stony Brook men’s basketball team from a third consecutive heartbreaker. In dramatic fashion,...

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Point guard Gigi Gonzalez pulls up from the shot corner against the University of North Carolina Wilmington on Sunday, Jan. 7. Gonzalez scored a career-high 30-points on Friday at Towson. ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

Gigi Gonzalez’s career game lifts Stony Brook women’s basketball to comeback win

Kenny Spurrell January 13, 2024

After spending so many weeks running away with games, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team had to work a little harder to grind its latest victory out. Down in Maryland, the Seawolves (13-1,...

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Point guard Dean Noll takes a jump shot from the top of the key against Charleston on Saturday, Jan. 6. Noll led the Stony Brook mens basketball team in scoring on Thursday night at Towson. ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

Late-game shooting drought costs Stony Brook men’s basketball in overtime loss

Kenny Spurrell January 12, 2024

A comeback victory was in sight for the Stony Brook men’s basketball team, but missing its final 10 shots sealed its fate. The Seawolves (8-8, 1-2 CAA) had a chance to snap the Towson Tigers’...

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Small forward Tyler Stephenson-Moore shoots a three-pointer from the corner against Norfolk State on Dec. 13. Stephenson-Moore led the Stony Brook mens basketball team with 21 points on Thursday. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook men’s basketball wins low-scoring conference opener

Nayden Villorente January 5, 2024

In a very defensive game, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team’s offense turned it up in crunch time to start off Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play on the right foot. Now winners in six...

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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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Power forward Shamarla King (15) finishes a layup while point guards Gigi Gonzalez (left) and Janay Brantley (center) look on against Longwood on Dec. 11. King tallied her first double-double of the year on Saturday. ANGELINA LIVIGNI/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s basketball finishes nonconference schedule with blowout win

Kevin Yu December 31, 2023

In its final nonconference game of the season, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team wrapped its first half of the season up with a wire-to-wire blowout. Despite an eight-day rest, the Seawolves...

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Power forward Sherese Pittman (background) looks to pass the ball to center Khari Clark (foreground) against Longwood on Monday, Dec. 11. Pittman had her best game of the season on Thursday at Iona. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s basketball dominates behind impenetrable second-half defense

Kevin Yu December 22, 2023

After an uneasy start, the Stony Brook women’s basketball team put the clamps down to come from behind and pick up another dominant win. Coming off a nine-day layoff, the Seawolves (9-1) went...

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