Stony Brook, N.Y. – Junior Aaliyah Worley (Philadelphia, Pa.) made one free throw with 3.2 seconds to go in double overtime to give the Stony Brook women's basketball team a 66-65 win over Cornell Friday afternoon at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. With the win, the Seawolves improve to 6-6, while the Big Red falls to 7-4.
 
Coach McCombs' Reaction
"I'm proud of us for weathering the storm … [Cornell] hit two tremendous shots on us to force the overtimes.
 
"Aaliyah did a really good job of setting that [final play] up to get that foul … We really wanted to just get her diving to the basket to get a layup there."
 
Turning Point
The Big Red hit game-tying three-pointers in the final seconds of both regulation and the first overtime, and led 65-62 in the final minute of the second overtime. After a three-pointer from Worley with 37 seconds to go was offline, senior Christa Scognamiglio (Orangeburg, N.Y.) collected the rebound in a scramble and kicked it out, as the ball worked its way around to sophomore Davion Wingate (Atlanta, Ga.) for a game-tying three-pointer with 29 seconds to go.
 
Sophomore Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) grabbed the rebound on the other end, and after a Seawolves timeout, Worley was fouled on the inbound to send her to the line for the game-winning free throw.
 
By the Numbers
- Bayne-Walker tied a career-high with 25 points and added seven assists, tying a season-high.
- Wingate was in double-figures for the fourth-straight game via an 11-point outing.
- Scognamiglio tallied nine rebounds, including the crucial offensive board in the final minute to set up Wingate's game-tying three. She added seven points and four steals.
- Cornell outshot Stony Brook, 39.7 to 38.6-percent, while rebounds were even at 39 apiece.
- The Seawolves trailed 18-17 at halftime.
 
Notes
- The Seawolves improve to 3-1 against the Big Red in the Division I era.
- Stony Brook betters its record to 21-16 against Ivy League competition.
- Friday marked the second game this year the Seawolves have won after trailing with five minutes to go in regulation.
- Stony Brook is 4-1 in its last five games.
- The Seawolves have played a double-overtime game in each of the last two seasons after having not played in one during their first 16 Division I campaigns.
- Stony Brook played in just six overtime games in its first 16 years in Division I, but has played beyond 40 minutes four times in the last 13 months.
- Friday's victory was the second overtime victory in the Division I era, as both have come in the 2016 calendar year (at UMBC, Jan. 13, 2016).
 
Up Next
The Seawolves will turn around and host UMKC Saturday at 1 p.m. at Island Federal Credit Union Arena in their final nonconference game of the regular season. The first 200 fans in attendance will receive commemorative "2017" glasses to help ring in the new year. Tickets for Saturday's game can be purchased by clicking HERE.

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