Final Stats

TICKETS TO MONDAY VS. BRADLEY 

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook #Seawolves (2-1) used a 52 point second half to pull away for an 82-68 victory over the Columbia Lions and improve to 2-0 at the new Island Federal Credit Union Arena. Four of the five Seawolves starters scored in double figures, led by senior Sabre Proctor’s (Harrisburg, Pa.) 19 points. Redshirt junior Miranda Jenkins (Greensboro, N.C.) posted her first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. 

Caroline McCombs’ Reaction

“I’m just really proud of how we persevered through a lot of things early. We came out in the second half and corrected some of the things we talked about at halftime. As a group, everybody contributed in some way or another. I am really proud of how we fought through some of the things that were going on throughout the game to get the win.”

On the strong second half 

“We started making the right reads, making the easy play and taking the easy shot. It was just about our girls having some composure on the offensive end and then really buckling down and getting some stops on defense.”

On the team’s balanced scoring contributing to the win

“I think we had some good rotations going. Some of that was because of things outside our control but it allowed us to get into our bench and keep people fresh. I think what happened was Sabre was fresh late in the game. She came in and gave us that boost in the second half.”

Turning Point

The Seawolves trailed 34-30 at the intermission after committing 16 first half fouls and sending Columbia to the charity stripe 16 times in the game’s opening stanza. McCombs’ group came out with a renewed focus in the second half, opening the period on a 12-5 run to give the Seawolves a 42-39 lead by the under-16 media timeout. The Seawolves led 52-48 with 12:15 remaining in the game before swelling the lead to 69-52 over the next six minutes courtesy of a 17-4 run. 

Inside the Numbers

• After shooting 29.0% from the field in the first half, the Seawolves connected on 19-of-34 attempts (55.9%) in the final 20 minutes to finish the game 28-for-65 (43.1%) from the field.
• Stony Brook was relentless on the glass, hauling in 18 offensive rebounds and winning the rebounding battle 42-35. Jenkins’ 12 rebounds was a game-high. while senior Jessica Ogunnorin (Athens, Greece) pitched in with nine rebounds. 
• The Seawolves made a season-high five three pointers. Sophomore Kori Bayne-Walker (Rochester, N.Y.) was a perfect 2-for-2 from behind the arc en route to 14 points, while Proctor knocked down two of her six attempts from three.
• Stony Brook set a new season-high with 31 free throw attempts in a game that saw 56 fouls and 62 free-throw attempts between the two teams.
• Stony Brook tied its season-low with nine turnovers, only three of which came in the second half. On the other end of the floor they forced the Lions into 15 turnovers. 

News and Notes

• Proctor and Bayne-Walker haves scored in double figures in each of Stony Brook’s three contests. Junior Brittany Snow (Shamong, N.J.) added 16 points and five rebounds to reach double-digits in scoring for the second consecutive game.
• With the victory, Stony Brook improved to 6-4 all-time vs. the Lions.

Up Next

Stony Brook returns to Island Federal Credit Union on Monday, Nov. 24, to take on the Bradley Braves at 7 p.m. The Seawolves defeated Bradley on the road last year 83-79 behind a career-high 30 points from Snow.