Traveling on the first possession and having one of the team’s leaders in foul trouble within the opening minutes may not be ideal, but the Stony Brook Women’s Basketball team showed their characteristic fight and tenacity Friday night.

O’Boyle, third year coach of the Seawolves and engineer of the seventh best turnaround in the country last season, has reason to have championship aspirations for the first time during her tenure at Stony Brook. Going from pre-season cellar dweller predictions, to obtaining the fourth seed for the America East Conference Championships, the 10-win improvement marked a shift in the right direction for O’Boyle’s squad.