ELON, N.C. – The Stony Brook women's basketball team (11-7, 5-2 CAA) earned a 70-56 victory over Elon on Sunday afternoon inside the Schar Center at Elon University. Stony Brook was paced by a trio of student-athletes who scored in double figures en route to its first-ever win over the Phoenix.
The Seawolves wasted no time to make their presence felt in North Carolina, as they jumped out to a 14-2 lead at the 6:45 mark in the first quarter. Leading the way was senior guard
Gigi Gonzalez, who knocked down her first four shots from the field for nine of Stony Brook's first 14 points.
After graduate guard
Anastasia Warren converted back-to-back three pointers to give the Seawolves a 23-6 lead, the Stony Brook defense did not allow a bucket for the final 4:04 of the frame. The Seawolves limited Elon to just 15.8 percent shooting field from the field in the quarter.
In the second quarter, Elon found their rhythm on the offensive end and tallied 16 points in the frame. Gonzalez and graduate guard
Daishai Almond paced the Seawolves in the second as each had a team-best five points in the quarter. The backcourt duo led the team to 17 points in the quarter as they took a commanding 40-22 lead into the break.
Elon did not go away without a fight, as it outscored Stony Brook 22-8 in the third quarter to cut the deficit to four heading into the fourth.
The Seawolves and Phoenix traded blows down the stretch. Elon was able to get within two points of the lead four times over the final 10 minutes of the game, but Stony Brook came up with an answer on each occasion.
Stony Brook's starters scored 20 of the final 22 points, including Warren and junior guard
Shamarla King tallying six points each. After Elon cut Stony Brook's lead to 52-50 with 7:15 to play, the Seawolves stormed past the Phoenix as they went on an 18-6 run to ultimately take the victory, 70-56. The Seawolves were a blazing 8-of-11 from the field (72.7%), while holding Elon to just 5-of-15 (33.3%) in the final quarter.
STATS AND NOTES
- Warren totaled a team-best 19 points and had three rebounds. The graduate was 4-of-8 from behind the arc and leads the CAA in total three-pointers made with 58.
- Gonzalez collected 18 points, notched five assists, and four steals. It was the 13th time this season that the Floridan collected multiple steals and seventh time this year that the senior tallied five or more assists. She is second in the CAA with 77 dimes and is averaging 4.3 per game.
- Pittman notched her fourth double-double outing of the season after dropping 13 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The forward has scored in double-figures in 14 of 18 games this season.
- Almond scored six points and collected two assists, a rebound, and a block in the win.
- King went 3-of-8 from the field, tallying six points, four rebounds, two assists, and a steal.
- The starting lineup for Stony Brook scored 62 of the 70 points.
- The five blocked shots by Stony Brook tied a season-high.
- The Seawolves move to 2-1 when they play on a Sunday this season.
- With the win, Stony Brook recorded its first win in program history against Elon.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Playing on the road is always a challenge, so I am happy that we were able to bounce back and beat a tough, physical Elon team today. We are still learning and growing and it's always better to learn while winning," said head coach Ashley Langford as she shared her thoughts following Sunday's road win over Elon.
NEXT UP:
The Seawolves will return to the court on Thursday, January 26, to take on the College of Charleston inside Island Federal Arena. It marks the first meeting between the two teams in program history. Tip-off is set for 6:31 p.m. and the game will broadcast live on FloHoops. Be sure to call 631-632-WOLF or
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