PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Despite outscoring Rutgers in the second half, the Stony Brook women's basketball team dropped the season opener to the Scarlet Knight, 61-47, at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Friday afternoon.
McCOMBS REACTION
"Our team played hard. We came out in the second half with a different mentality. I like where are and I know we have a lot of improvements to make, but Rutgers is a very good team and they challenge you to do things offensively that make it hard to score. They will help us get better because of that. We are going to learn from this game and players are really motivated to get better."
HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior G Shania Johnson (Frederick, Md.) knocked down a three-pointer in the first quarter for the first points of the 2018-19 season.
- Stony Brook outscored Rutgers 31-30 in the final two quarters of the game.
- Seven different Seawolves cracked the scoring column on Friday led by senior G Shania Johnson's (Frederick, Md.) 15 points and sophomore G Jonae Cox (Portsmouth, Va.) and sophomore F India Pagan's (New London, Conn.) had nine each points.
- Junior F Kina Smith (Bronx, N.Y.) led the way with five rebounds.
NOTES
- Freshman G Anastasia Warren (Atlanta, Ga.) made her collegiate debut on Friday.
- Senior G Shania Johnson (Frederick, Md.) reached double digits in points for the 25th time of her career with 15 points of Friday.
- In addition to her 15 points, Johnson collected six steals and dished out five assists.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook opens the home portion of the schedule on Tuesday when they welcome Hofstra to the IFCU Arena for a 7 p.m. tipoff.
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