New Britain, Conn. - Senior Christa Scognamiglio (Orangeburg, N.Y.) raced Stony Brook to a 12 point halftime lead by hitting 5-of-5 first half three-pointers and classmate Kori Bayne-Walker (Rochester, N.Y) carried the Seawolves home with a game-high 21 points as the Stony Brook women's basketball team (3-5) defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (1-8) 64-59 on Sunday.

McCombs' Reaction

"We played with more confidence today and were able to knock down shots from the perimeter," said head coach Caroline McCombs. "It's always difficult to get a road victory. I was happy with our toughness and ability to get stops when we needed them."

Turning Point

Scognamiglio's big first half reached its boiling point in the second quarter when she buried four threes in a span of 4:06 to push the Stony Brook lead from 18-12 to 30-16. She turned the reigns over to Bayne-Walker in the second half as the point guard scored 15 of her 21 points. The Blue Devils would chip into the lead, pulling as close as 57-53 with 2:57 to go, but Scognamiglio and Bayne-Walker provided the dagger. Bayne-Walker spotted Scognamiglio with her season-high seventh assist of the game as Scognamiglio drained her career-best sixth three to put the Seawolves ahead 62-53 with 59 seconds.

Inside the Numbers

• Stony Brook made a season-best 11 three-pointers on just 20 attempts (55.0), while knocking down 22-of-45 shots (48.9%).
• The Blue Devils were held to 42.6% shooting from the field (23-54) and 30.8% from three (4-13).
• Stony Brook went 9-of-19 from the line (47.4%), while Central Connecticut State hit 9 of its 13 tries (69.2%).
• Stony Brook finished with a season-high 14 assists. In addition to Bayne-Walker's seven, junior Lauren WIlliams (North Babylon, N.Y.) had four.
• The Seawolves also had a season-best five blocks, two from senior Elizabeth Manner (Vienna, Va.).

Notes

• Scognamiglio and Bayne-Walker combined to go 10-for-11 from three-point range.
• Stony Brook's 11 three-pointers were its most since hitting 12 against UMBC on Feb. 11 of last season.
• The last Stony Brook duo to each record 20 points was Bayne-Walker and Sabre Proctor. They eached scored 23 to lead the Seawolves to a win over Vermont on Feb. 4, 2015 of the 2014-15 season.
• Senior Anamaria Skaro (Split, Croatia) made her first career start, while sophomore Davion Wingate (Atlanta, Ga.) made her first start of the season.
• Stony Brook had nine players record a field goal, its highest total of the season.

Up Next

Stony Brook finishes its four-game road swing with a 2-2 record and returns home for its next game vs. Molloy on Friday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m.