Stony Brook Women’s Hoops Edged By Hofstra, 67-64
-Stony Brook Athletics
Stony Brook – The Stony Brook women’s basketball team (0-2) battled Hofstra for 40 minutes, only to fall 67-64 in a game that saw 14 lead changes and the game tied seven times.
McCombs’ Reaction
“I thought we did a lot of good things tonight and played a complete two halves,” said head coach Caroline McCombs. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t get any timely stops on the defensive end down the stretch and it led to us having to chase the game in the final few minutes.”
Turning Point
With 7:28 to play in the fourth quarter, Hofstra’s Krystal Luciano answered a three-pointer by Stony Brook senior Elizabeth Manner (Vienna, Va.) with one of her own to give the Pride a 48-45 lead. They wouldn’t relinquesh that lead at any point down the stretch. Junior guard Lauren Williams (North Babylon, N.Y.), who scored eight fourth quarter points on her way to a career-high 14, pulled the Seawolves within a point on three separate ocassions, but all three times Hofstra responded with points on the other end. Senior Kori Bayne-Walker (Rochester, N.Y.) scored five points in 16 seconds to give Stony Brook hope, but her game-tying half court heave at the buzzer was at the mark.
Inside The Numbers
- Stony Brook proved to be a better shooting team than it was on Friday night by going 21-of-48 from the field (43.8%), 4-of-7 from three-point range (57.1%) and 18-of-25 (72.0%) from the charity stripe.
- Hofstra finished the game 26-of-64 from the field (40.6%), 4-of-15 from downtown (26.7%) and 11-of-20 (55.0%) from the foul line.
- Stony Brook was much improved on the glass, winning the rebounding battle 38 to 35.
- Turnovers plagued Stony Brook as its 22 turnovers led to 23 Hofstra points.
- Points in the paint were even at 32-32, but Hofstra led on second chance points 17-8.
Notes
- For the second consecutive game, Manner set her new career-high in scoring, surpassing Friday’s total of 13 points with 16 points.
- Ten of Williams’ 14 points came from the free-throw. She nailed her final 10 attempts after missing her first two.
- Bayne-Walker was the other Seawolf to finish in double figures with 11 points and five assists.
- Junior Aaliyah Worley (Philadelphia, Pa.) grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to lead the Seawolves on the glass.
- Stony Brook has led in both of its games at halftime.
Up Next
Stony Brook will be tested on Friday when it welcomes No. 14 Syracuse, the 2015-16 NCAA national runners-up, to Island Federal Credit Union Arena at 7 p.m.
Photo: Stony Brook Athletics-Jim Harrison | Aaliyah Worley enjoyed a career-high ten rebounds on Monday night against Hofstra.
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