DURHAM, N.H. – The Stony Brook University women's basketball team (13-2, 4-1 America East) came out strong to pick up a win over New Hampshire (3-12, 0-4 America East), 71-53, on Sunday at Lundholm Gymnasium.
With the victory, Stony Brook extended its winning streak to four games in a row and are winners of six out of its last seven games. The Seawolves were paced by four student-athletes who scored in double figures to lead the team to their league leading 13
th win of the season.
The Seawolves' scoring was led by graduate forward
Leighah-Amori Wool and senior guard
Anastasia Warren both finishing with 12 points. Wool and Warren were joined by junior guard
Gigi Gonzalez and graduate forward
India Pagan each chipping in with 10 points apiece.
Stony Brook took a 29-22 lead into halftime after Pagan made a layup to take back the lead with 6:27 left to play in the second quarter. The Seawolves did not let up as they held the lead for the reminder of the game.
Wool pulled down her 500
th career rebound with 7:51 left to play in the third quarter which led to a pass to Pagan who converted a layup to help extend the lead for Stony Brook. The Seawolves' lead grew to as large as 20 points with 25 seconds left to play in the contest.
With the win, Stony Brook improved to 13-2 overall and 4-1 in America East play as they look to continue the winning streak on Wednesday night back on the Island.
STATS AND NOTES
- Wool tallied 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field and recorded a season-high three steals. The forward pulled down the 500th rebound of her career in the win.
- Warren recorded 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and shot 2-of-6 from behind the arc for the Seawolves.
- Pagan finished the game with a near double-double as she totaled 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds in 22 minutes of action. Stony Brook improves to 9-0 when Pagan scores in double figures.
- Gonzalez rounded out the double-digit scoring for the Seawolves tallying 10 points, along with a team-high five assists and converting 8-of-11 at the stripe.
- Senior guard Earlette Scott finished the game with nine points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field. She pulled down four rebounds and dished out three assists.
- Graduate forward McKenzie Bushee was strong off the bench as she added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and grabbed three rebounds in 18 minutes of play.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I'm happy to get a dub on the road. I thought New Hampshire played really hard. It's not easy to get conference wins – especially on an opponent's home court," said Stony Brook head coach
Ashley Langford as she discussed the team's 71-53 win over New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return home to Island Federal Arena to face-off against New York foe Binghamton on Wednesday, January 19. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on SNY and ESPN+.
