Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook women's basketball team (2-5) dropped its second consecutive road contest on Sunday at LIU Brooklyn 58-48, despite a season-high 16 points from senior Christa Scognamiglio (Orangeburg, N.Y.).

McCombs' Reaction

"We started slow and allowed 18 first quarter points," said head coach Caroline McCombs. "When you do that it is difficult to win on the road, especially when you shoot 30% and turn the ball over 18 times."

Turning Point

Stony Brook was outscored 14-8 in the second quarter and went into the break trailing 32-24. The Seawolves were able to chip away at the deficit and pull within four at 38-34 before the Blackbirds rattled off a 7-0 run to close the quarter. Stony Brook got as close as six, 54-48, after a Scognamiglio corner three with 35 seconds to play, but the Blackbirds scored the game's final four points from the line to secure the victory.

Inside the Numbers

• Stony Brook made 15 of its 49 field goal attempts (30.6%), 6-of-24 three-pointers (25.0%) and 12-of-17 free throws (70.6%).
• The Blackbirds finished 21-of-51 from the field (41.2%), 3-of-7 from deep (42.9%) and 13-of-19 from the line (68.4%).
• LIU Brooklyn narrowly outrebounded the Seawolves, 36-34.
• The Blackbirds scored 10 of their 18 first quarter points off Stony Brook turnovers, finishing the game with 17 points off turnovers.

Notes

• The senior guard tandem of Scognamiglio and Kori Bayne-Walker (Rochester, N.Y) tallied 31 of Stony Brook's 48 points. Bayne-Walker notched 15 points, her fifth game this season in double figures.
• Senior forward Elizabeth Manner (Vienna, Va.) grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds. She is averaging 9.7 rebounds per game over her last three contests.
• Scognamiglio tied a season-high with four steals.
• LIU Brooklyn's Shanovia Dove scored 23 points, the most an opposing player has scored against the Seawolves this season.
• Stony Brook scored 16 first quarter points after going scoreless in the first quarter in its last game at St. Bonaventure. Scognamiglio got the offensive rhythm rolling with a three-pointer on the game's opening possession.

Up Next

The Seawolves have a week off before heading to Central Connecticut State on Sun., Dec. 11, at 2 p.m.