Stony Brook, N.Y. - Senior guard Kori Bayne-Walker (Rochester, N.Y.) scored the game's final five points, including two free throws with 7.1 seconds to play, to lift the Stony Brook women's basketball team (1-3) to a 55-53 win over Columbia (2-2) on Tuesday night.

McCombs' Reaction

"I am very happy that we were able to get the win tonight," said head coach Caroline McCombs. "Columbia is a very good team, and a very good road team. I thought they played a good game tonight. Luckily, we were able to make the plays we needed to make down the stretch to close this one out and get the win."

Turning Point

Trailing 53-50 with under a minute to play in regulation, McCombs turned to Bayne-Walker. The senior responded by stepping into a three-pointer after her defender went under a screen to tie the game at 53-53. The Seawolves then forced a Columbia miss on the other end and senior guard Christa Scognamiglio (Orangeburg, N.Y.) pulled down the rebound, leading to a timeout. On the ensuing possession, Bayne-Walker took a handoff, worked around a screen and drove baseline. She went up for a reverse layup and was hit over the top of the head. A 74.3% free throw shooter for her career, she stepped up to the line and calmly converted both attempts. After Stony Brook wound down the clock by using its remaining fouls to give, the Lions had a final attempt but Camille Zimmerman's tip at the buzzer couldn't go down and the Seawolves hung on for their first win of the season.

Inside the Numbers

• Stony Brook made a season-high 22 field goals on 51 attempts (43.1%), while knocking down 5-of-14 three-point tries (35.7%) and 6-of-14 free throws (42.9%).
• Columbia went 21-of-52 from the field (40.4%), 3-of-14 from three (21.4%) and 8-of-11 from the foul stripe (72.7%).
• After committing a season-high 34 turnovers vs. Syracuse on Friday, the Seawolves committed just 11 in Tuesday's win, and were +5 in the turnover battle.
• The Seawolves were efficient on the offensive end in crunch time, hitting 6-of-12 (50.0%) fourth quarter shots and 3-of-4 three-pointers (75.0%).
• The Lions outrebounded Stony Brook 41-26. Scognamiglio paced Stony Brook with five boards. 

Notes

• Bayne-Walker and junior Lauren Williams (North Babylon, N.Y.) led Stony Brook in scoring with 15 points apiece. For Williams, it was a new career-high, besting the 14-point mark she set vs. Hofstra on Nov. 14.
• Bayne-Walker tied her season-high in assists with five.
• Scognamiglio had her first double-digit scoring output of the season with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting and 2-of-5 from behind the arc.
• Senior Elizabeth Manner (Vienna, Va.) had another steady game with eight points and four rebounds. 
• Stony Brook scored 34 of its 55 points in the paint.

Up Next

The Seawolves play their first of four straight road games on Saturday, Nov. 26, at Manhattan at 2 p.m.