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Stony Brook Seawolves
62
Winner Stony Brook SBU 2-1,0-0 CAA
48
Yale Yale 1-3,0-0 Ivy League
Winner
Stony Brook SBU
2-1,0-0 CAA
62
Final
48
Yale Yale
1-3,0-0 Ivy League
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Stony Brook SBU 11 22 13 16 62
Yale Yale 14 8 10 16 48
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Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Defensive Effort Leads Stony Brook Over Yale as Three Score Career-Highs

NEW HAVEN, Conn. --The Stony Brook women's basketball team held Yale to just 6.2 percent from deep in a 1-for-16 shooting performance on the way to a 62-48 victory over the Bulldogs on Friday evening at historic John J. Lee Amphitheater.
 
 
The Seawolves (2-1) had three players score in double figures, led by Janay Brantley, who scored a career-high 17 points, while adding seven rebounds. Zaida Gonzalez tacked on 15 points and six rebounds as Breauna Ware chipped in a career-high 14 points and two steals. Chloe Oliver also tallied a career-high nine points through 36 minutes of play.
   
Brantley pulled down three offensive rebounds to lead an offense that racked up 12 second chance opportunities for Stony Brook, turning them into seven second chance points.
 
Defensively, the Seawolves forced 17 Yale turnovers, and used those takeaways to score 13 points on the other end of the floor.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Stony Brook kept it close in the first quarter, 14-11, as it was a team effort from Ware, Gonzalez, Shamarla King, and Dallyshya Moreno to get some buckets on the board. The Seawolves shot 26.3 percent while the Bulldogs held an offensive advantage shooting 33.3 percent.
 
Stony Brook then cut Yale's lead to 20-18 before going on a 15-0 run to take their first lead of the game at 33-20. The Bulldogs were to claw back a bit, but the Seawolves still enjoyed a 33-22 advantage heading into halftime.
 
Stony Brook then continued to preserve its halftime lead while going on a 6-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Chloe Oliver. Before the conclusion of the third period, the Bulldogs had cut into that lead somewhat, but the Seawolves still entered the fourth quarter with a 46-32 edge. Stony Brook played well near the basket, scoring 10 of its 13 points in the paint.
 
Stony Brook kept its lead intact before going on a 5-0 run to grow the lead to 62-46 with 15 seconds to go in the contest. The Bulldogs narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Seawolves still cruised the rest of the way for the 62-48 win. Stony Brook took advantage of its opportunities in the post, scoring 10 of its 16 points in the paint through the closing frame.
 
STATS AND NOTES
 
  • Stony Brook goes 5-3 all-time against Yale, earning their second straight win in back-to-back seasons.
  • The Seawolves held the Bulldogs to only 32.3 percent shooting from the field.
  • Stony Brook had a great day defensively, holding Yale to 6 percent from beyond the arc on 16 attempts and 37.5 percent from the field.
  • The Stony Brook defense forced 17 turnovers as Breauna Ware led with a pair of steals.
  • Stony Brook cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 12 offensive boards in the game.
  • Janay Brantley led the Seawolves through 38 minutes with a career and game-high 17 points, adding seven rebounds, and one steal.
  • Zaida Gonzalez played 38 minutes with 15 points, six rebounds, and a steal.
  •  Ware scored a career-high 14 points with four rebounds and two steals.
  • Stony Brook got a team-high nine rebounds from Shamarla King.
  • Chloe Oliver played 36 minutes with a career-high nine points, with two rebounds, one assist, and one steal.
  • The Seawolves scored 40 points in the paint, 13 points off turnovers, and seven second chance points.
 
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES

"Proud of our fight and grit on the road against a very good Yale team. Road wins are never easy, and I'm happy we were able to keep our composure down the stretch and finish out the game. We were focused on getting stops on the defensive end, and I'm most proud of the multiple effort plays that disrupted their offense. This was a great step in continuing to build on our identity which centers around toughness," noted head coach Joy McCorvey postgame.

NEXT UP
Stony Brook will return to the Island on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. against Marist. The Seawolves and Red Foxes haven't played since the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons, where they competed in a home-and-home slate with Marist emerging victorious in both contests.
 
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