STONY BROOK, N.Y. --Shamarla King, Zaida Gonzalez, and Breauna Ware combined to score 56 of Stony Brook's 66 total points as the Seawolves defeated the Drexel Dragons, 66-59, on their home court on Saturday afternoon for Senior Day.
King and Gonzalez both led the Seawolves with 19 points as Ware tacked on 18 points. Dallysshya Moreno, Lauren Filien, and Janay Brantley notched buckets to help Stony Brook on their regular season finale victory. Defensively, Stony Brook held the Dragons to only 5.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc and forced 14 turnovers. Amaris Baker, the leading scorer in the CAA, was held to just 15 points while shooting 33 percent from the field for the Dragons.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Drexel started off hot, shooting 47 percent from the field taking a 19-11 lead through the first quarter over Stony Brook. King was dominant on both ends of the floor notching a team-high five points and one rebound.
Stony Brook then held the Dragons to a season-low five points through the second quarter. It would become a back-and-forth battle before a Seawolves' 5-0 run, highlighted by a bucket from Gonzalez to take their first lead of the day. The squad would proceed to take a 27-24 advantage heading into halftime. Stony Brook dominated in the paint, scoring 12 of its 16 points close to the basket.
Despite Drexel outscoring Stony Brook through the third quarter, the Seawolves held onto its advantage and owned a 42-41 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Stony Brook kept widening its lead, expanding it to 49-47 before going on a 5-0 run, finished off by a Gonzalez jumper, to grow the lead to 54-47 with 3:41 to go in the contest. The Seawolves held onto that lead for the rest of the game for the 66-59 win.
STATS AND NOTES
- Shamarla King, Zaida Gonzalez, and Breauna Ware combined to account for 85 percent of the Seawolves points.
- Shamarla King and Zaida Gonzalez led the Seawolves with 19 points each.
- Breauna Ware added 18 points on the offense for Stony Brook.
- Stony Brook had a stellar day defensively, holding Drexel to 6 percent from beyond the three-point arc on 17 attempts.
- The Stony Brook defense forced 15 turnovers.
- Stony Brook got a team-high six rebounds from Dallysshya Moreno.
- The Seawolves concluded the regular season 12-17 overall and 7-11 in CAA play with 10 wins on their home court. Stony Brook has posted 10 or more wins on the Island in eight of the last 16 seasons.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Heck of a win. I'm so proud of how we defended, and took care of home court for our seniors. We talked a lot this week about how much they've given to this program ad how much they mean to this program. They continue to show up, whether things were going great or we had a bump in the road and that's why we were able to prevail today. It starts with them and they come ready to fight everyday and I'm just so happy we were able to get this win for them," head coach Joy McCorvey noted postgame.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook heads to Washington D.C. for the 2025 CAA Championship. Postseason play begins for the Seawolves on Wednesday, March 12 from our nation's capital.
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