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Stony Brooks Softball team during their game against Hofstra April 6 2021. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook softball takes on nation’s best in USF Tournament

Jeremy Portnoy March 13, 2022
The Stony Brook softball team won two of four games against some of the nation’s most recognizable teams at the University of South Florida Tournament from March 11 to 13.
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practicing throws. ALEXA ANDERWKAVICH/THE STATESMAN

New team, same drive for Kameron Halsall

Ryan Magill February 20, 2020
Halsall's drive for more led her to enter the transfer portal and search for more options. That was when she found Stony Brook.
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Geno Ford during the Stony Brook mens basketball home opener against Yale  on Nov. 5, 2019. EMMA HARRIS/STATESMAN FILE

No seniors, no problem for new-look Seawolves

Ethan Tam November 19, 2019
Youth is in the Stony Brook Seawolves’ blood entering the 2019-20 season, and they know it.
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Anothony Gilardi was announced head coach of Stony Brooks mens lacrosse on June 20. He was previously associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Towson University. PHOTO COURTESY STONY BROOK ATHLETICS

Anthony Gilardi hired as men’s lacrosse head coach

Ethan Tam June 26, 2019
On Thursday, June 20, Director of Athletics Shawn Heilbron named Towson associate head coach and offensive coordinator Anthony Gilardi the seventh head coach in program history, 37 days after the firing of his predecessor Jim Nagle.
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A poster advertising Diguo used as evidence in Jin’s lawsuit. Translation: “Diguo Edu is Located in Manhattan integrating New York’s decades of quality education resources and focusing on serving US undergraduate students to apply for a master’s degree. We have created a unique system of estimating admission rate from the perspective of the admissions officer, no payment until being admitted and double compensation if not satisfied. Our work is based on quality innovation, which won perfect reputation from the market. We have long term cooperation with foundations from prestigious schools. The application process is handled by former admission officer. Many private prestigious schools will focus on the students assessed, selected, counseled and recommended by Diguo Edu. Diguo Edu is the only American high end company who can guarantee 100%  client satisfaction rate and 100% admission rate from NYU and Columbia University.” PUBLIC DOMAIN

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese international students caught up in admissions fraud scam

Rebecca Liebson and Xueying Luo October 4, 2018
An investigation by The Statesman found that at least seven students were expelled for submitting falsified Stony Brook transcripts in their graduate school applications.
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Football fandom keeps the sport’s problems in the background

Nick Zararis September 16, 2018
Football is still the most watched sport in the United States according to Statista. The NFL very may well be the modern equivalent to Rome’s Bread and Circuses, but all I want to know is, can Rodgers limp through two months on a sprained knee and lead the Packers to the playoffs?
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The seating in Stony Brooks Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. NARA HWANG/STATESMAN FILE

The Onion Bagel: Steroids are the answer to athletic apathy

Mike Adams May 6, 2018
We might not ever get to see the Loch Ness monster in person, but if we could just stuff our rosters with athletes that are closer to being Klingons than human beings, then that’s good enough.
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Stony Brook Mens Basketball Head Coach Jeff Boals during a halftime interview. ARACELY JIMENEZ/THE STATESMAN

Jeff Boals adapting to new culture both on the court and off

Kunal Kohli February 26, 2017
Boals is a players’ coach. He uses his experience to help guide players as opposed to forcing a system onto them.
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Future Seawolves: A look at Mens Basketballs 17-18 recruiting class

Future Seawolves: A look at Men’s Basketball’s ’17-18 recruiting class

Kunal Kohli December 4, 2016
For Stony Brook, a mid-major conference team from the America East, scouting comes with an additional caveat: trying to recruit big name players to a small name school.
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Coley Pawlikowski no longer head coach of Stony Brook Volleyball

Coley Pawlikowski no longer head coach of Stony Brook Volleyball

Kunal Kohli November 30, 2016
Coley Pawlikowski was relieved of her duties as women’s volleyball head coach Wednesday night, according to Stony Brook Athletics.
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Freshman guard Adrew Garcia (No. 23, second from the left on the bottom row) out for the season due to injury. COURTESY OF STONY BROOK ATHLETICS

Men’s Basketball Preview: The dawn of the Jeff Boals era

Kunal Kohli November 10, 2016
The crowd is gone. The confetti is all swept up. All that remains of the championship team is a lone starter and a bevy of back ups.
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Bryan Sekunda: After ACL tear, Seawolves shooter looks to regain form

Bryan Sekunda: After ACL tear, Seawolves shooter looks to regain form

Gregory Zarb November 7, 2016
Now, after months of rehabilitation, Sekunda enters the 2016-17 season as the top returning scorer, after the team lost stars Jameel Warney and Carson Puriefoy to graduation.
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