Dougher, Young Lead Men's Basketball To 72-63 Victory Over Hartford
Seawolves match their best start since joining Division I in 1999.
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) tied a career-high with 21 points and knocked down eight free throws in the final 1:04 to hold off a late Hartford rally, leading the Stony Brook University men's basketball team to a 72-63 victory over the Hawks on Sunday afternoon at Pritchard Gymnasium. It was the Seawolves first victory over Hartford since the 2005 season. Stony Brook improves to 11-9 overall and 3-4 in the America East with the victory while the Hawks fall to 6-15 and 2-5.
"We really grinded out this victory today," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "Our defense in the first half was terrific and we then made enough plays down the stretch to get a win against a very good Hartford team."
The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, Young went 6-for-6 from the field and 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) also scored 21 points for SBU, going 5-for-8 from three-point range. Freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) added seven points and a game-high 14 rebounds for the Seawolves, who shot 50 percent from the field as they matched their best start since joining Division I in 1999. Jaret von Rosenberg scored 21 points for the Hawks and was named their America East Player of the Game.
Stony Brook took control right from the start, jumping to a 6-0 lead after four and a half minutes behind two three-pointers from Dougher. Hartford finally got on the board on a Genesis Maciel three with 14 minutes remaining but Young followed with two straight hoops to kick start an 8-2 run that put the Seawolves up 14-5 midway through the half.
Seawolves match their best start since joining Division I in 1999.
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) tied a career-high with 21 points and knocked down eight free throws in the final 1:04 to hold off a late Hartford rally, leading the Stony Brook University men's basketball team to a 72-63 victory over the Hawks on Sunday afternoon at Pritchard Gymnasium. It was the Seawolves first victory over Hartford since the 2005 season. Stony Brook improves to 11-9 overall and 3-4 in the America East with the victory while the Hawks fall to 6-15 and 2-5.
"We really grinded out this victory today," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "Our defense in the first half was terrific and we then made enough plays down the stretch to get a win against a very good Hartford team."
The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, Young went 6-for-6 from the field and 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) also scored 21 points for SBU, going 5-for-8 from three-point range. Freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) added seven points and a game-high 14 rebounds for the Seawolves, who shot 50 percent from the field as they matched their best start since joining Division I in 1999. Jaret von Rosenberg scored 21 points for the Hawks and was named their America East Player of the Game.
Stony Brook took control right from the start, jumping to a 6-0 lead after four and a half minutes behind two three-pointers from Dougher. Hartford finally got on the board on a Genesis Maciel three with 14 minutes remaining but Young followed with two straight hoops to kick start an 8-2 run that put the Seawolves up 14-5 midway through the half.
The Seawolves still led by eight with six minutes remaining in the half before running off eight straight points, including Dougher's third three of the half, to take its largest lead of the game, 27-11, with just under four minutes until halftime. Hartford would then go on an 8-0 run to close to within nine but junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) knocked down a jumper with a little over a minute remaining in the half to send SBU into the break up 29-18.
Dougher scored 11 points in the opening period for the Seawolves, who shot 50 percent in the first half. Hartford shot just 36.8 percent in the opening 20 minutes and was led by Anthony Minor's six points.
Hartford scored five of the first seven points of the second half to climb within eight but Brenton then completed a three-point play and Dougher followed with another three to put the Seawolves up 37-23 with 16:30 remaining in the game.
The Stony Brook lead would grow to as many as 17 on a Young hoop with 13 minutes left but Hartford responded with 13-2 run over the next four minutes, which included three three-pointers, to cut the Seawolves lead to six. Dougher would knock down a free throw to push the SBU lead back to seven before von Rosenberg knocked down a three on the Hawks ensuing possession to force a Seawolves timeout with 7:43 left.
Stony Brook still led by just five with just under six minutes remaining but Brenton scored on a put-back hoop and sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) then hit one of two free throws to make it 54-46 Stony Brook with five minutes left in the game. Young put the Seawolves up 11 a minute later, drilling a three from the right wing.
But Hartford would then knock down four three-pointers over the next two minutes to close to within four with two minutes remaining. Young hit eight straight free throws over the final 1:04 though to seal the contest for the Seawolves, giving them their first two-game winning streak in conference play since the 2004-05 season. Stony Brook went 7-for-13 from three-point range for the game in addition to hitting 21 of its 30 attempts from the free throw line.
The Seawolves return to action on Wednesday, hosting New Hampshire at Pritchard Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Dougher scored 11 points in the opening period for the Seawolves, who shot 50 percent in the first half. Hartford shot just 36.8 percent in the opening 20 minutes and was led by Anthony Minor's six points.
Hartford scored five of the first seven points of the second half to climb within eight but Brenton then completed a three-point play and Dougher followed with another three to put the Seawolves up 37-23 with 16:30 remaining in the game.
The Stony Brook lead would grow to as many as 17 on a Young hoop with 13 minutes left but Hartford responded with 13-2 run over the next four minutes, which included three three-pointers, to cut the Seawolves lead to six. Dougher would knock down a free throw to push the SBU lead back to seven before von Rosenberg knocked down a three on the Hawks ensuing possession to force a Seawolves timeout with 7:43 left.
Stony Brook still led by just five with just under six minutes remaining but Brenton scored on a put-back hoop and sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) then hit one of two free throws to make it 54-46 Stony Brook with five minutes left in the game. Young put the Seawolves up 11 a minute later, drilling a three from the right wing.
But Hartford would then knock down four three-pointers over the next two minutes to close to within four with two minutes remaining. Young hit eight straight free throws over the final 1:04 though to seal the contest for the Seawolves, giving them their first two-game winning streak in conference play since the 2004-05 season. Stony Brook went 7-for-13 from three-point range for the game in addition to hitting 21 of its 30 attempts from the free throw line.
The Seawolves return to action on Wednesday, hosting New Hampshire at Pritchard Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
