STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's basketball team (17-10, 11-5 CAA) was narrowly edged in its home regular season finale this afternoon at Island Federal Arena against Delaware (15-12, 8-8 CAA), 53-31.
Before the game, Stony Brook honored graduates
Anastasia Warren,
Daishai Almond, and seniors
Gigi Gonzalez and
Nairimar Vargas-Reyes with a special senior day ceremony. The four student-athletes have all made lasting impacts on the Stony Brook women's basketball program during their time on Long Island.
The Seawolves were paced by three student athletes who tallied double figures. Sophomore forward
Sherese Pittman, Almond, and junior guard
Shamarla King finished the game with 35 of the 51 points for Stony Brook.
After falling behind 29-22 at the break, the Seawolves came out firing in the second half with Warren knocking down back-to-back three pointers and then a jump shot to make it a 38-34 game with 4:11 in the third quarter.
The Blue Hens kept the pressure on the Seawolves in the fourth quarter by holding the squad to just three points in the quarter for the first 6:20. Trailing 48-39 with 3:40 left, Stony Brook did not bend and went on an 8-2 spurt over the next 2:50 to make it a 50-48 game with 57 seconds left remaining.
Leading the run was King capturing two buckets on layups, Almond making a bucket, and Gonzalez forcing a turnover and then finishing at the basket for the and-one finish. But a layup by Delaware with 30 seconds left gave the Blue Hens a 52-48 lead and ultimately the road victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Pittman had a team-high 13 points, going 5-of-13 from the field, 1-of-1 from three-point range, and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line. Pittman also grabbed nine rebounds and had a career best three blocks. Pittman has tallied double figures in 11 of her last 12 games and grabbed at least nine rebounds in 13 games this season. She is tied for the league lead with 8.2 rebounds per game.
- Almond tallied 11 points, grabbed four rebounds, and had a team-best five assists. Also, Almond tied a season-best with three steals and had a block in the defeat.
- King was 5-of-11 from the field in her 35 minutes and finished with 11 points. She also grabbed seven rebounds.
- Warren had eight points and six rebounds. With this start today, Warren moved into fourth place all-time with 113 games started. She is third all-time with 129 games played.
- Stony Brook was dominant on the offensive glass as they grabbed 17 rebounds compared to Delaware's nine.
- Stony Brook tied their season-high with 47 rebounds (also had 47 vs. Manhattan on Nov. 10)
- The Seawolves have held 40 of their last 56 opponents under their points per game average at home.
- The 53 points Stony Brook allowed was the second fewest of the season (51 vs. Manhattan on Nov. 10.)
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
NEXT UP
Stony Brook is back in action next week as it concludes the regular season on the road at Towson and Monmouth, respectively. The Seawolves will travel to Towson, Md. to face the Tigers on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. Stony Brook then travels down the Jersey Shore to go head-to-head with the Hawks on Saturday, March 4, at 4 p.m.
