Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook women's basketball team (0-3) welcomed the 14th-ranked Syracuse Orange (3-0) to Island Federal Credit Union Arena on Friday night, playing last year's NCAA runners-up tight for two and a half quarters in a 78-60 loss.

McCombs Reaction

I am proud of how our team fought back from an early deficit and continued to play hard for the entire 40 minutes," said head coach Caroline McCombs. "We guarded the three-point line and did a lot of good things defensively. We will continue to grow as a team and get ready for Columbia on Tuesday night."

Turning Point

The Seawolves rallied from a 15-2 deficit to start the game to pull within 10 at the half, 40-30, behind 10 first half points from senior guard Kori Bayne-Walker (Rochester, N.Y.). The deficit was trimmed to seven when junior Lauren Williams (North Babylon, N.Y.) knocked down a corner three to open the second half, but the Orange responded with a 9-0 run to stretch the lead to 49-33. The Seawolves would get no closer than 14 points the rest of the way.

Inside the Numbers

• Stony Brook shot 41.0% from the floor (16-39), 40.9% from three-point range (9-22), and 79.2% from the foul line (19-24).
• Syracuse finished 42.9% from the field (30-70), 26.1% from behind the arc (6-23) and 63.2% from the free throw line (12-19).
• Sophomore Davion Wingate (Atlanta, Ga.) led Stony Brook with 16 points, hitting all eight of her free throw attempts.
• Bayne-Walker notched 15 points thanks to a career-high three three-point field goals.
• Syracuse outscored the Seawolves 38-12 in the paint.
• The Syracuse full court pressure forced Stony Brook into 34 turnovers as the Orange capitalized to outscore the Seawolves 36-12 in points off turnovers.
• The rebounding battle ended at 34-34, but Syracuse held a 15-3 lead in second chance points.

Notes

• Syracuse led wire-to-wire.
• Stony Brook's nine three-pointers were its most since Feb. 11 of last season vs. UMBC.
• Senior Christa Scognamiglio (Orangeburg, N.Y.) recorded a career-high three blocks to go along with a team-high seven rebounds. 
• The Seawolves outscored Syracuse 28-25 over the final 15 minutes of the first half.
• Syracuse is the highest-ranked opponent to come to Stony Brook in the women's program history.
• The Seawolves fell to 0-4 all-time vs. the ACC. 

Up Next

Stony Brook wraps up its three-game homestand vs. Columbia on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m.