STONY BROOK, N.Y.—The Stony Brook and Maine women's basketball teams had been scheduled to play the America East championship game on Friday at 5 p.m. for the right to earn the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Instead, the arena was dark, with college and professional sporting events throughout the nation canceled to protect the health, safety and well‐being of everyone in light of the spread of the COVID‐19 virus.
The abrupt ending may have completed the collegiate careers of the seniors on Stony Brook and Maine. So the America East has decided to bestow upon those student-athletes All-Championship Team honors.
Recognized are
Cheyenne Clark,
Kyra Dixon,
Kaela Hilaire,
Kina Smith and
Hailey Zeise from Stony Brook and Kira Barra, Alex Bolozova, Gaddy Lefft, Maddy McVicar, Sierra Tapley and Kat Williams from Maine.
The Seawolves, the No. 1 seed, had a remarkable season. They went 28-3 overall and 14-2 in conference play during the regular season and once owned a 22-game winning streak, the longest in the nation at that point.
