BOSTON, MA. -- The Stony Brook women's basketball team held Northeastern to just 17.6 percent from 3-point range and 27.5 percent overall from the field on their way to a 71-35 win over the Huskies on the road Sunday.
The 35 points that Stony Brook surrendered was their lowest against any opponent since they allowed 25 against Farmingdale State on Nov. 22, 2017. Also, this marks the least amount of points that the Seawolves have given up to a Division 1 opponent since Jan. 18, 2016 against Hartford (35).
The Seawolves (19-3, 9-2) had three players score in double figures, led by Khari Clark, who had 15 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Zaida Gonzalez tacked on 13 points and Gigi Gonzalez chipped in as well with 10 points and six assists. The squad dished out 16 assists on 25 made field goals, led by G. Gonzalez's six assists for the Seawolves. The squad dominated on the glass and held the Huskies at ease in the paint as they finished with just six offensive rebounds and five second chance points while Stony Brook cleared 30 defensive rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After jumping out to a 6-3 advantage, Stony Brook went on a 10-0 run with 7:43 left in the first quarter, culminating in a bucket from Sherese Pittman, to increase its lead to 16-3. The Huskies would cut the deficit, but still entered the quarter break with a 21-11 deficit. Stony Brook was hot from three-point range in the period, knocking down five shots to account for 15 of its 21 points, including back-to-back three's by Z. Gonzalez to begin the afternoon.
Stony Brook built that first quarter lead to 29-15 before going on a 9-0 run starting at the 5:49 mark in the second period, highlighted by a bucket from Clark, to increase its lead to 38-15, a score that would hold until halftime. Stony Brook continued to pour it from deep in the period, knocking down three three-point shots (G. Gonzalez, Pittman, and Brantley) to account for nine of its 17 points. A bucket by Clark with just .06 seconds left on the clock gave the squad their 23-point advantage heading into the break.
Following intermission, Stony Brook continued to expand its advantage, pushing it to 49-18 before going on a 7-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Pittman, to expand its lead further to 56-18 with 55 seconds to go in the third, a score which remained until the end of the third quarter. Stony Brook knocked down three three-pointers in the quarter to score nine of its 18 total points (Z. Gonzalez, G. Gonzalez, and Keenan).
The Seawolves kept its lead intact before going on a 5-0 run following the free throw from Clark to grow the lead to 69-33 with 2:22 to go in the contest. The Seawolves held onto that lead for the rest of the game for the 71-35 win. Stony Brook pulled down seven offensive rebounds to score five second chance points out of 15 total in the period.
STATS AND NOTES
- Stony Brook lit it up from three point land, knocking down 11 treys in the game. It tied a season-high for most three point field goals in a game for Stony Brook (11 vs Delaware on Jan. 14).
- The Seawolves held the Huskies to only 27.5 percent shooting from the field. This marked the sixth time this season the Seawolves held an opponent under 30.0 percent, which they are 6-0 in those contests.
- The Seawolves never trailed after taking a 21-11 first quarter lead.
- Stony Brook tallied 16 total assists in the game. The Seawolves are 16-0 when they tally at least 14 assists in a game.
- Stony Brook had a stellar day defensively, holding Northeastern to 18 percent from three point land on 17 attempts. This was the seventh time this season the team held an opponent under 20.0% from deep (7-0 in those games).
- Stony Brook had a 49-25 edge on the boards in the win.
- The Stony Brook defense forced 15 turnovers. Stony Brook has forced double-digit turnovers in every game this season.
- Stony Brook cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 19 offensive boards in the game, which marked a new season-best for the Seawolves.
- Khari Clark led the Seawolves with a game-high 15 points and nine rebounds. She is leading the team with 16.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
- Victoria Keenan and Janay Brantley made their presence felt off the bench by scoring a combined 16 points.
- G. Gonzalez finished with 10 points. She has now scored double-digit figures in each game this year. Also, she now has 400 career assists after tallying six today, moving her to third all-time in program history.
- Stony Brook is now 6-7 all-time against Northeastern and snapped their five game losing streak to the Huskies that dated back to 2004.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I'm proud of our team for the way we responded coming off a loss," said head coach Ashley Langford following the victory over Northeastern. "I thought our defense was outstanding and it was nice to have multiple players make three's."
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to the court on Friday at Island Federal Arena to host the Battle of Long Island against Hofstra at 6:31 p.m. Stony Brook defeated the Pride 67-49 in their first meeting of the season on Feb. 2. The game can be streamed live on FloHoops or SNY.
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