Final Stats

West Hartford, Conn. -- Sophomore Kori Bayne-Walker led three Seawolves in double figures with 12 points, but the Stony Brook women's basketball team suffered a 56-49 setback at Hartford Sunday in its regular-season finale.

Sophomore Christa Scognamiglio scored 11 points, and senior Jessica Ogunnorin added 10 points for Stony Brook (17-12, 10-6 America East). Senior Sabre Proctor grabbed a team-high 10 boards.

Cherelle Moore tallied 17 points and 12 boards for Hartford (14-16, 8-8).

Head Coach Caroline McCombs' Reaction

"I'm proud of the way we battled back late in the game. We will look at what we did right and what we need to sure up as we prepare for UMBC in the America East Championship."

Turning Point

The Seawolves trailed by seven, 26-19, with 18:55 on the clock but used a 12-5 spurt and evened the score at 31-31 on a Scognamiglio trey at 14:52. Deanna Mayza and Ogunnorin traded layups to put the score at 33-33 with 14:11 left, but the Hawks went on a 14-4 run and took their first double-digit lead of the game, 47-37, when Mayza sank a pair of free throws at 6:18.

Scognamiglio broke up the spurt with a trifecta at 5:29, Stony Brook's first field goal since a Proctor layup at 11:44. La'Trice Hall responded with a layup, and Amber Bepko knocked down two free throws to put Hartford up by 11, 51-40, with 4:32 to play.

The Seawolves chipped away with a 9-2 run capped when Bayne-Walker converted a three-point play to pull them to within four, 53-49, at 1:41. Hartford called timeout, and Mayza missed a layup on the other end. Ogunnorin grabbed the defensive rebound but missed on a 3-point attempt with 33 seconds on the clock and Hartford went 3-for-4 from the stripe in the final minute.

Inside the Numbers

• Junior Brittany Snow recorded nine points and six rebounds.
• Bayne-Walker added a team-high five assists.
• Stony Brook led on the glass, 35-32.
• Hartford shot 43.1 percent (22-for-51) from the floor. Stony Brook finished at 35.1 percent (20-for-57).
• The Hawks went 4-for-10 from beyond the arc. SBU was 3-for-17.

News and Notes

• The Seawolves controlled the opening tip and held the ball, allowing injured Hartford senior Katie Roth to start and walk off the court on her Senior Day.
• Stony Brook finishes the regular season at 5-3 on the road during conference play.
• The Seawolves outrebounded their opponent for the 23rd time this season.
• Bayne-Walker posted her 18th double-digit scoring effort. She has led Stony Brook in assists 24 times.

Up Next

No. 3 Stony Brook takes on No. 6 UMBC in the quarterfinal round of the America East Championship Saturday at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN3. The two squads met in later years quarterfinals, a 61-49 Seawolves win.