HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's basketball team fell in overtime to Hofstra, 73-70, on Thursday evening at the Mack Sports Complex. Breauna Ware paced the Seawolves offense with 30 points, shooting 7-for-12 from the floor with 15 free throws.
Shamarla King tacked on a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as Zaida Gonzalez helped out with 15 points. Lauren Filien grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds while adding eight points and four blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Hofstra started off hot, going on a 6-0 run to begin the contest. Stony Brook responded but struggled out of the gate, falling behind 13-8 at the end of the first quarter. Ware and King each tallied four points to get the squad on the board.
Hofstra kept adding to their lead, building a 15-8 advantage before Stony Brook went on their own 6-0 run, highlighted by a big bucket from Gonzalez, to narrow its deficit to 15-14. The Pride pieced together their offense and expanded its lead, leaving the Seawolves trailing 28-26 heading into halftime. Gonzalez tallied nine points for Stony Brook to close the gap with only one half to go.
Stony Brook came out of halftime rallying and had constructed a 36-34 lead before going on a 10-0 run, punctuated by a three from King, to expand its lead further to 46-34 with 3:23 to go in the third. Before the conclusion of the third period, the Pride had cut into the advantage, but the Seawolves still entered the fourth quarter with a 51-43 edge. Ware did most of the heavy lifting with 13 points through the frame.
Stony Brook then surrendered their advantage as Hofstra shot a game-high 75 percent from the floor to take a 65-62 lead. The Seawolves then forced overtime on free throws from Gonzalez with four seconds remaining in regulation.
Hofstra then edged ahead in overtime, connecting on a pair of buckets and four points from the charity stripe as the Seawolves could only cap off their performance with five points from the line, leaving Stony Brook trailing 73-70 at the final buzzer.
STATS AND NOTES
- Breauna Ware, Shamarla King, and Zaida Gonzalez combined to account for 89 percent of the Seawolves points.
- Breauna Ware led the Seawolves with a career and game-high 30 points.
- Shamarla King notched her second double-double in three games with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
- Stony Brook cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 16 offensive boards in the game.
- Lauren Filien grabbed a career and game-high 13 rebounds and notched four blocks for the Seawolves.
- The Stony Brook defense forced 15 turnovers.
- The Seawolves were active in affecting shots on the defensive end, recording five blocks as a team.
- Despite the loss, Stony Brook still leads 10-7 in all-time meetings against Hofstra.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook will return home for their regular season finale against Drexel on Saturday, March 8 at 12 p.m. This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the Seawolves and Dragons in program history, a rematch of last season's CAA Championship Final. Coverage is set to be available on SNY and FloCollege.
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