STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's basketball team (13-7, 7-2 CAA) moved into a tie for second-place in the CAA, after sprinting past the Towson Tigers (12-8, 6-3 CAA), 83-66, at Island Federal Arena on Sunday.
The Seawolves were led by three student-athletes, who each scored 20+ points. Junior guard
Shamarla King, sophomore forward
Sherese Pittman, and senior guard
Gigi Gonzalez all dropped 20 or more points in the game.
Stony Brook and Towson played a very tight game throughout the entire first half and most of the third quarter, until the Seawolves regained control and never looked back.
With just over two minutes remaining in the third quarter, King nailed a huge three-pointer, off an assist from graduate guard
Daishai Almond, to tie the game at 52-52. King's three sparked the Seawolves on both ends of the floor.
King erupted for a career-high 22 points and she hauled in 10 rebounds. It was her first-career double-double and she set career-highs with eight field goals made and four threes made.
On the following possession, Almond stole the ball and drove all the way to the basket to finish the layup in transition. It gave Stony Brook a two-point lead. After another stop defensively, Gonzalez turned on the jets and sprinted to the basket where she finished a layup and drew a foul in the process.
She would complete the three-point play and Stony Brook led 57-52, going on a 8-0 run.
Gonzalez exploded for 14 points in the third quarter and totaled 18 points in the second half. The point guard finished the game with one of her most complete stat lines of the season. She dropped 20 points (7-of-13 from the floor, 5-of-5 from the free-throw line) and added seven assists and six rebounds.
Stony Brook led 57-54 at the end of the third frame and maintained its lead the rest of the way with a stifling defensive attack and contagious scoring on the offensive end.
Stony Brook forced Towson into multiple scoring droughts of over two minutes, which allowed the Seawolves to go on a 7-0 run and 8-0 run in the final quarter. The Seawolves outscored the Tigers, 26-12, in the fourth quarter.
The Seawolves snapped Towson's six-game winning streak and have now won nine of their last 11 games.
STATS AND NOTES
- Pittman scored 20 points and hauled in eight rebounds. She shot 10-of-14 from the field and had 10 points in each half.
- King scored 15 of her 22 points in the first half. The junior shot 8-of-13 from the field an knocked down 4-of-6 from three-point range. She recorded her first career double-double with 10 rebounds to go along with her 22 points.
- Gonzalez poured in 20 points as it was the fifth time this season that she has scored 20 or more points in a game and she has done so in back-to-back contests.
- Stony Brook's 83 points were its third-most points scored in a game this season. The Seawolves scored 89 points against William & Mary on December 30 and 86 points against High Point on November 23. The Seawolves have scored 80+ points in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
- The Seawolves shot 50 percent (34-of-68) from the floor, 44 percent (7-of-16) from three-point range, and 89 percent (8-of-9) from the stripe in the game.
- Stony Brook scored 28 points off of 13 forced turnovers.
- The Seawolves outrebounded Towson, 43-40.
- Stony Brook outscored Towson, 44-26, in the paint.
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NEXT UP
Stony Brook will remain home to take on the Drexel Dragons on Sunday, February 5. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on SNY and FloHoops.
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