STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's basketball team (10-6, 4-1 CAA) returned to Island Federal Arena on Friday night with a victory against Monmouth (8-8, 3-2 CAA), 69-59. After leading, 47-45, heading into the final frame, the Seawolves went on a 13-3 run to end the game and did not allow a basket for the final 4:50 of the game to secure the victory.
Senior guard
Gigi Gonzalez led the Seawolves' offense with 23 points on 8-of-21 shooting and 7-of-7 from the line. The Floridan captured a career-best eight boards and tallied two assists.
Following a defensive affair in the first quarter by both teams allowing a combined 18 points, Stony Brook found its rhythm as it outscored Monmouth, 17-8, in the second frame to take a 26-18 lead into the break. Gonzalez and junior guard
Shamarla King each tallied five points in the final 5:22 of the second quarter and the defense did not allow a point over the stretch to give the Seawolves a 10-0 run heading into the break.
The Hawks did not let up after the break, as they outscored the Seawolves 27-21 in the third quarter.
With Stony Brook holding a 47-45 advantage heading into the final quarter, the Seawolves started to cause havoc on both sides of the floor. After the Hawks cashed in on a three-pointer to give themselves a 51-49 lead, Stony Brook surrender the lead for the remainder of the game following a made jumper by graduate guard
Anastasia Warren.
Later in the quarter, Warren knocked down a clutch three-pointer to give the Seawolves a 59-56 lead with 3:14 left to play in the game. On the defensive side of the ball, Stony Brook held the Hawks without a field goal for the final 4:50 and went on to win by the final score of 69-59. Warren and Gonzalez combined for 11 of the team's final 13 points of the evening to secure the win.
STATS AND NOTES
- Gonzalez collected a team-high 23 points and set a new career-high with eight rebounds. The guard also notched two steals and two assists. It was the third time this season that the Floridan surpassed the 20-point mark on the season and fifth time for her career. She also shot a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line.
- Warren totaled 17 points, five rebounds, an assist, and a steal in the victory. The graduate leads the team and is third in the CAA with 16.8 points per game.
- Graduate Daishai Almond scored nine points and collected three rebounds, and two steals in the win.
- Junior guard Kelis Corley went 3-for-4 from the field and tallied seven points. The junior recorded a +19 plus/minus in the win.
- The starting lineup for Stony Brook scored 62 of the 69 points.
- The squad did not allow a basket for the final 4:50 of the game and ended the battle on a 13-3 run to secure the victory.
- The Seawolves went 15-of-17 (88.2%) from the free-throw line which tied a season-best for percentage from the stripe (vs. Columbia on December 7).
- Stony Brook moves to 7-1 at home this season, and 64-14 inside Island Federal Arena since 2017-18.
- The squad moves to 3-0 when they play on a Friday this season.
- Stony Brook is now 4-2 all-time against Monmouth.
- With the win, the Seawolves recorded their 11th consecutive 10-win season.
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UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to the court next Friday night, January 20, as they head to East Greensboro, N.C. to take on North Carolina A&T. It marks the second time that the teams will go head-to-head after the Seawolves defeated the Aggies, 83-57, in their first meeting on December 1, 2000.
