ITHACA, N.Y. – Stony Brook women's basketball fell at Cornell, 48-40, on Friday night at Newman Arena for its first loss of the 2017-18 season.
 
The Seawolves move to 5-1 (0-0 AE) so far this year.

Quoting Head Coach Caroline McCombs
"I thought Cornell came in with a really good game plan and executed it well. They out-played us tonight. Moving forward, we will continue to focus on the process, competing and getting better in practice every day."
 
Highlights

• Cornell shots 18-of-46 (39.1 percent) from the floor, while the Seawolves went 14-of-52 (26.9 percent) from the field.
• Both teams made two shots from 3-point range, and rebounds were even 35-35 on the night.
• Junior Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) led Stony Brook with 11 points and nine rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting. Clark grabbed four offensive rebounds in the loss.
• Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) and Aaliyah Worley (Philadelphia, PA) each chipped in with eight points for the Seawolves. 

Notes

• Cornell jumped out to an early 8-0 advantage. The Seawolves' first basket came with 3:41 left in the first, as freshman McKenzie Bushee (Pittsburgh, PA) grabbed an offensive rebound and converted on a layup attempt to get Stony Brook on the board.
• Stony Brook shot 7-of-21 in the first half, trailing 28-18 at the break.
• The Big Red led by as many as 19 points with just 7:56 left in regulation. Stony Brook cut the deficit down to eight points with 2:46 left in action, when Clark stole a pass and converted on the other end to make it 46-38. 

Next Up
The Seawolves are back at it on Sunday, Dec. 3, traveling to Syracuse for a 2 p.m. contest at the Carrier Dome,
 
The Seawolves return to IFCU Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 6 for a 7 p.m. contest vs. Yale. To purchase tickets to all 2017-18 Stony Brook women's basketball home games, CLICK HERE.