HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's basketball team successfully won the Battle of Long Island for the third year in a row by way of an 81-38 route of Hofstra on Wednesday night at the David S. Mack Sports Complex.
 
Three Seawolves (3-0, 0-0 AE) reached double-figures in scoring to help the team to its 43-point triumph – the program's largest margin of victory since 2017.
 
McCOMBS REACTION
"I thought we really competed on both ends of the floor tonight. Our balanced attack on offense was great to see and I believe our chemistry on the court will continue to improve. This game is always a competitive one with our rival Hofstra and our team came out hungry and ready to defend the Island."

HIGHLIGHTS

• Graduate student G Kaela Hilaire (Queens, N.Y.) led Stony Brook with 16 points and was a perfect 4-4 from beyond the arc.
• She also added in nine assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block.
• Junior G Victoria Johnson (Camden, Miss.) tallied 12 points and four rebounds.
• Graduate student F Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) also notched 10 points and pulled down six rebounds.
• Clark along with junior F McKenzie Bushee (Pittsburgh, Pa.) had a team-high six boards.
• Bushee and redshirt junior F Oksana Gouchie-Provencher (Montreal, Canada) led all players on the court with three blocks each and freshman G Gigi Gonzalez (Miramar, Fla.) paced both teams with three steals.

 
NOTES

• Stony Brook's most productive quarter came in the third, outscoring Hofstra, 24-5.
• In that frame, the squad shot 71.4 percent (10-14).
• Freshman G Leah Burden (Westbury, N.Y.) saw her first-ever collegiate action while senior F Kyra Dixon (Lawrenceville, Ga.)and sophomore G Courtney Furr (Elkridge, Md.) played their first minutes this season.
• Stony Brook shot 55.2 percent from the floor, including 60 percent from three.
• The Seawolves led the game for 37:02 minutes
• The team notched 22 points off of Hofstra turnovers, 42 in the paint and 39 from the bench.
• Stony Brook now 4-6 in the all-time series with the Pride.
• Head coach Caroline McCombs is now just 10 wins away from her 100th at Stony Brook.

 
UP NEXT
The team heads south to take on No. 23 Arkansas in Fayetteville on Sunday, Nov. 17. Opening tip is set for 2 p.m. (ET).
 
Don't miss your chance to see the Seawolves take on Iona when they return home to the Island Federal Arena on Thu, Nov. 21. All of the action is set to begin at 6:31 p.m.