SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Stony Brook women's basketball team earned a 63-58 victory over Texas A&M – Corpus Christi on Thursday afternoon to secure a sweep on its Puerto Rico trip. Stony Brook was paced by a trio of student-athletes who scored in double figures en route to its first-ever win over the Islanders.
The Seawolves were led by graduate forward
Nairimar Vargas-Reyes who scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting in her return to her native Puerto Rico. Five of Vargas-Reyes' 14 points came in the fourth quarter as she helped Stony Brook pull away from Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
After trailing, 26-22, at the halftime break, the Seawolves outscored the Islanders, 41-32, in the second half to seal their fourth win of the season. Stony Brook forced 17 turnovers and scored 21 points off of those turnovers which aided its tenacious defensive effort on Thursday.
Junior guard
Shamarla King and sophomore forward
Sherese Pittman joined Vargas-Reyes as the Seawolves' double-digit scorers. King came off the bench to score 12 points, while Pittman followed up her career-high performance against High Point with her first career double-double today with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
STATS AND NOTES
- Vargas-Reyes poured in a career-high 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and pulled down seven rebounds.
- King registered 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and shot a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point range. The junior pulled down three rebounds and dished out three assists in 30 minutes of action off the bench.
- Pittman tallied her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. She joins Vargas-Reyes as the only Seawolves to record a double-double in a game this season.
- Graduate guard Anastasia Warren scored nine points, while junior guard Kelis Corley came off the bench to score a season-high eight points in 26 minutes of play.
- Senior guard Gigi Gonzalez scored seven points, swiped a career-high five steals, pulled down five rebounds, and dished out three assists.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Non-conference is all about learning lessons for March. I'm glad we were able to experience playing back-to-back games because that will benefit us in the CAA tournament… obviously, I'm really happy we won while learning.
We are continuing to gain experience and several players are stepping up and flourishing in their roles. Really happy to leave here 2-0," said head coach Ashley Langford as she discussed today's win over Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
NEXT UP
Following the trip to Puerto Rico, Stony Brook heads to Philadelphia, Pa. to take on Penn. The Seawolves go head-to-head with the Quakers on Thursday, December 1, at 7 p.m.
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