STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's basketball team was defeated by New Hampshire, 56-45, Wednesday evening at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. With the loss, the Seawolves drop to 9-13 and 2-7 in the America East, while the Wildcats – winners of 13 straight games – improve to 19-3 and 9-0 in conference play.
 
Turning Point
Stony Brook trailed throughout the second half before cutting an eight-point deficit to three via five points from sophomore Davion Wingate (Atlanta, Ga.), as her trifecta cut it to 42-39 with 8:16 to go. New Hampshire then expanded on the lead with a 9-0 run to extend the cushion to double digits and put the game out of reach.
 
By the Numbers
- Wingate finished with a team-high 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting.
- Senior Kori Bayne-Walker (Rochester, N.Y.) tallied 12 points and moved to 934 career points.
- Senior Elizabeth Manner (Vienna, Va.) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, while senior Christa Scognamiglio (Orangeburg, N.Y.) tallied six.
- The Seawolves grabbed 13 offensive rebounds in the game.
 
Notes
- Freshman Kina Smith (Bronx, N.Y.) made her first career start.
- Stony Brook held New Hampshire to 52.5 points per game in their two meetings – the Wildcats entered play Wednesday averaging 61.6 points per game.
- The Seawolves have not allowed an opponent to score above their season average in regulation since Dec. 4 at LIU Brooklyn, a streak of 14 straight games.
 
Up Next
The Seawolves host Albany Saturday at 2 p.m. for the Box Out Breast Cancer game at Island Federal Credit Union Arena.