Despite senior Whitney Davis’s 12 points and nine rebounds, the Seawolves only came to within one point late in the second half before the Stags went on a 9-0 run in the final minutes to win 42-34.

Sophomore Sam Landers added eight points, and junior Jessica Previlon added six points and seven rebounds.

Taryn Johnson led Fairfield with 12 points.The Seawolves were able to hold Fairfield to 36.7 percent shooting while also gaining the advantage on the boards with a 40-39 edge in rebounds.

“I’m really proud of the way we competed against a very good Fairfield team,” head coach Beth O’Boyle said in a press release. “We played well defensively but need to execute better on the offensive end.”

A three-pointer from senior Misha Horsey with under two minutes left cut the Fairfield lead to seven. After some poor one and one foul shooting by the Stags, the Seawolves were able to come within five points with 27 seconds left in the game thanks to a Previlon layup.

But Fairfield was able to answer with two free-throws on the other end to put the game out of reach for the Seawolves. Stony Brook’s defense shined in the first half, holding the Stags to just two points over the first five minutes.

Stony Brook will return to action next weekend traveling to take on Iona on Friday at 7p.m.