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Stony Brook SBU 9-1,0-0 America East

Wagner WC 4-4,0-0 NEC

Stony Brook SBU

9-1,0-0 America East

Final

Dec. 15, 2019

Wagner WC

4-4,0-0 NEC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Stony Brook SBU	23	6	21	16	66
Wagner WC	10	13	12	10	45

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/15/19

Women's Basketball Suffers First Home Defeat; Falling To Stony Brook On Sunday Afternoon

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Staten Island, NY - The Wagner College women's basketball team suffered its first loss at the Spiro Sports Center this season, falling to the Stony Brook University Seawolves, 66-45, on Sunday afternoon.

Junior Khaleah Edwards and sophomore Emilija Krista Grava both reached double figures in the non-conference battle. Edwards led the way with 14 points, 11 in the second half, while also grabbing a team-best seven rebounds. Krista Grava netted 11 points in 30 minutes of action. The freshmen duo of Alex Cowan and Katrice Jackson combined for 13 points with Cowan netting seven and dishing out three helpers.

Three Seawolves scored in double digits, led by Kaela Hilaire's game-high 23 points. India Pagan chipped in 13 while Jonae Cox added ten points off-the-bench.

The Basics

Records: Stony Brook (9-1; 0-0 America East) | Wagner (4-4; 0-0 NEC)
Series History: Wagner now leads the all-time series, 8-6.

How It Happened:
First Quarter

Stony Brook jumped out to an early 6-2 advantage before the Seahawks responded with a 6-2 run of their own, capped by a three-pointer from Edwards that knotted the game at 8-8.
The visitors strung together an 11-0 run over two minutes that increased the lead to 19-8 after Pagan hit on the mid-range jumper.
Krista Grava's jumper at the 2:12 mark put an end to the run but Stony Brook concluded the first quarter with baskets from Pagan and Anastasia Warren, seizing a 23-10 lead after one period of play.

Second Quarter

The Seahawks opened the second quarter with seven straight points over the first minute and a half, chipping the Stony Brook lead to six, 23-17, after Cowan was able to convert on a jumper.
With 4:03 left before halftime, Cox made one-of-two from the line and Warren added a three at the 3:20 mark that pushed the lead back to ten, 27-17.
Wagner closed out the stanza scoring six of the final eight points but the visitors held on to a 29-23 halftime lead, despite shooting just 1-of-14 from the field and 1-of-7 from long range during the quarter.

Third Quarter

The visitors opened the second half on an 8-0 run that elevated the lead back to double digits, 37-23 after Hilaire converted from the outside.
Cowan was able to make a pair of free throws while Morgan Lenahan added a tough layup in the paint, trimming Stony Brook's lead to 37-27 at the 6:11 mark.
A 7-2 spurt from Stony Brook pushed the lead back to 44-29 after Cox was able to hit off the feed from Hilaire.
Both teams exchanged baskets over the final two minutes as Stony Brook took a 50-35 advantage heading into the fourth.

Fourth Quarter

A three-pointer from Edwards answered a three from Cox to open the quarter.
From that point, Stony Brook built a 65-42 lead in large part to a 12-4 run over a four and a half minute stretch, in which the Seahawks were limited to just two buckets.
Edwards hit her fourth three-pointer of the game at the 2:50 mark.
The Seawolves tacked on a point from the free-throw in leaving Staten Island with their ninth victory of the season.

Postgame Conference:

Inside The Numbers

This afternoon's game marked the first home loss of the season for the Seahawks, who had previously gone 4-0 in their first four home tilts.
The 45 points scored by Wagner marks just the second time this season the Green & White have failed to score 50 or more points (Youngstown State | November 23 [64-42).
Wagner is now 1-4 in its last five games against Stony Brook.
The Seahawks fell to 17-31 all-time against all current members of the America East Conference.
This is the fifth time this season that Edwards has scored in double-figures and 21st in her career.
Additionally, this is the second time this season Edwards has led Wagner in scoring, the first coming against NJIT, in which she hit the game-winner.
For Krista Grava, her 11 points give her 15 career games in double figures.

Up Next:

Wagner begins a three-game road trip to conclude its non-conference schedule.
The Seahawks will trek to Lawrenceville, NJ to tangle with Rider on Wednesday, December 18, for a 7:00 p.m. tip
The contest will be streamed on ESPN3 on the ESPN app.

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