Straying from the recent norm, No. 3 Stony Brook opened its America East Women’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinal game on an offensive tear against No. 6 Hartford.
A third quarter comeback nearly gave Columbia its fifth straight win to start the season. However, SBU prevailed, earning the 79-71 victory at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium.
With the graduation of two-time All-America East honoree Sabre Proctor last spring, the SBU Women’s Basketball team is turning over a new leaf heading into the 2015-16 season.
The Seawolves will look to finish off the regular season on a positive note, with a pair of away games on Feb. 26 and March 1 against Binghamton and Hartford, respectively.
Expected to be Jameel Warney’s right-hand man in carrying the load coming into the season, Carson Puriefoy has harmed more than helped over the past few weeks.
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team entered its matchup against Morgan State on Saturday with the task of putting an end to a four-game losing streak, and doing so without its leading scorer.
