STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Bring on America East competition!

The Stony Brook women's basketball team topped Hofstra, 63-52, in the Battle of Long Island on Monday at Island Federal Arena to enter conference play off back-to-back wins.

The Seawolves went 2-2 during the abbreviated nonconference portion of their schedule, with wins against MAAC-favorite Manhattan and the Pride heading into consecutive home games against Binghamton this upcoming weekend.

Stony Brook has now won the past four meetings with Hofstra — posting margins of victory of 24, 28, 43 and now 11 during that stretch.

"Tonight it was a total team effort," said head coach Caroline McCombs. "Our growth is so important and we continue to grow stronger each game. Hofstra is a tough and physical team. We battled throughout the game and stuck together through adversity in the second half."

The Seawolves used an 8-0 run, capped by McKenzie Bushee's layup, to open a 21-10 lead late in the first quarter. The lead swelled to 21 points during the second quarter and the Seawolves led the rest of the way.

The Pride (2-3) did close to within four points twice during the fourth quarter, but both times Jonae Cox answered — first with a driving layup, then finding Nairimar Vargas-Reyes for a jumper — and the advantage ultimately returned to double-digits.

Earlette Scott and Bushee led four Seawolves in double-figures with 14 points apiece. Bushee matched her career high, originally set at Syracuse on Dec. 3, 2017. She also contributed a career-high four steals. Vargas-Reyes and Anastasia Warren had 10 points apiece. Warren also had a career-high seven assists.