EL-AMIN, YOUNG LEAD STONY BROOK MEN'S BASKETBALL TO 62-40 VICTORY AT HARTFORD

Seawolves set program record for America East wins in a season.

West Hartford, Conn. - Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a game-high 21 points and senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) added 15 to lead the Stony Brook University men's basketball team to a 62-40 victory over the Hartford Hawks on Thursday night at Chase Arena. The Seawolves improved to 16-12 with the victory, guaranteeing the program's second winning season since 1992-93. SBU also improved to 8-7 in America East with the win, its most America East victories ever. The victory also guarantees the Seawolves, who currently sit in fourth place in the America East, can finish no lower than fifth place in the conference standings as they head into the regular season finale at New Hampshire on Sunday.
"I'm really proud of the intensity and effort our guys played with tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "Our defense was terrific once again tonight and that's what won us this game."
El-Amin scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half and also grabbed six rebounds. Freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) grabbed a team-high nine rebounds as he broke Leon Brisport's Division I record for rebounds in a season. Brenton now has 250 boards on the season, passing the 247 that Brisport grabbed in the 2001-02 season.
Stony Brook jumped to a 13-3 lead just over five minutes into the game with the help of two three-pointers from freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.). His first three gave him 302 points on the season, setting the program's Division I freshman record for points in a season. D.J. Munir held the previous record as he scored 301 points in the 2000-01 season.

The Seawolves lead would grow to as many as 11 on a free throw from Brenton before Hartford scored five straight points to draw within six midway though the first half. Hartford eventually sliced the SBU lead to four, 20-16, on two Michael Turner free throws with 4:50 remaining but Young answered with consecutive inside hoops to push the Seawolves lead back to eight with two and a half minutes left until halftime.
Jaret von Rosenberg would score seven of the next nine points to bring Hartford back within four but El-Amin drilled a three as time expired to send the Seawolves into the break with a 30-23 lead. Dougher scored 10 first half points for the Seawolves, who held Hartford to 28 percent shooting in the first half.
SBU took control of the game in the opening minutes of the second half, going on a 14-5 run to take a commanding 44-28 lead with 15:20 remaining in the game. El-Amin scored eight points in the run. Hartford would then run off five straight points to close within 11 but El-Amin answered with a three and Joyner then followed with a put-back hoop to push the Seawolves lead back to 16 with 10:23 left in the game.
Stony Brook still led by 16 with just under seven minutes remaining before Brenton hit one of two free throws to spark a 7-0 run that gave the Seawolves their largest lead of the game, 60-37, with 3:51 remaining. The run was highlighted by a spectacular Young alley-opp dunk off a feed from El-Amin.
The Seawolves return to action on Sunday, traveling to take on New Hampshire to close out the 2008-09 regular season. Game time is set for 1 p.m.

JOE NATHAN '97 PICKED FOR 2009 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC (USA)

The final rosters of the 16 teams participating in the second World Baseball Classic were released on Tuesday evening, and they include a bevy of All-Stars.
Team USA has Minnesota Twins all-star pitcher and Stony Brook graduate Joe Nathan '97, Boston's Dustin Pedroia, the Yankees' Derek Jeter and San Diego's Jake Peavy. The roster of defending champion Japan includes Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki and Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Dominican Republic brings back Boston's David Ortiz and adds Florida's Hanley Ramirez. Team Canada boasts Boston's Jason Bay and Minnesota's Justin Morneau. Mexico has San Diego's Adrian Gonzalez, and Puerto Rico the Mets' Carlos Beltran.
"There is not one experience in baseball, in the big leagues, that is bigger than playing for your country," said Beltran, who was a member of the 2006 Puerto Rican team that didn't make it out of a hotly contested second round, losing out to Cuba and the Dominican. "We had a good time [in '06], and we hope to have the same results or a better experience."
Each team could have selected up to 28 players, meaning that a maximum of 448 is eligible to play in the tournament, the only one internationally in which players on the 25-man rosters of each Major League team are sanctioned to participate. More than 200 of them have some affiliation with a Major League team or a big league pedigree.
This second running of the tournament, which opened to wild acclaim in 2006, is replete with new venues and a gala final game at Dodger Stadium. It will begin in a nation or commonwealth near you on March 5 and end in Los Angeles on March 23.
All 39 games are slated to be televised this year by ESPN and MLB Network -- 16 on the Network, which also adds a nightly half-hour wrapup show of the day's events.
First-round games are slated for Tokyo Dome from March 5-8; Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 7-11; and Toronto's Rogers Centre and Foro Sol Stadium in Mexico City from March 8-12.
The second round is at San Diego's PETCO Park and Miami's Dolphin Stadium, with the games being played in those venues from March 14-19.
Dodger Stadium will host the semifinals and finals from March 21-23. PETCO was home to the semis and finals in 2006, when Japan defeated Cuba to take home the first Classic championship.
Japan opens its 2006 title defense against China in Tokyo on March 5, and Team USA tries to avenge its second-round elimination when it opens against Canada in Toronto two days later.
Not only do the Japanese have Matsuzaka, the '06 tournament MVP, back with them again, but he'll be joined by 22-year-old Yu Darvish, the right-hander from the Nippon Ham Fighters who is considered the top pitcher in Japan.
"In my mind you have to go through the champions," said Texas infielder Michael Young, who was a member of the Team USA in '06 but is not on the roster this time around. "Japan is the team to beat."
The 16-team field is the same as '06, though an expansion of the field to 24 countries and territories with qualifying rounds as a preface to reach the main competition is under consideration for 2013, the next time the tournament is slated to take place. The expectation is that the Classic will be in a four-year rotation from here on in.
The field includes Australia, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Africa, the U.S. and Venezuela.
Among the other notable players in the tournament are Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who is playing for the Dominican this time as opposed to the U.S., for which he played three years ago. And career Yankee Bernie Williams is making a comeback with Team Puerto Rico after sitting out the past two seasons. Ivan Rodriguez, still a free agent, is auditioning for a job this season while playing on the Puerto Rican squad as is Pedro Martinez with the Dominicans.
The U.S. also has pitchers Roy Oswalt of Houston and Brad Zeigler of Oakland, plus Mets third baseman David Wright, Atlanta third sacker Chipper Jones and Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins on its 26-man roster.
Jeter, Jones and Peavy are all veterans of the '06 U.S. team, which this time is going to be managed by Davey Johnson rather than Buck Martinez. Johnson managed the team that won a bronze medal last summer at the Olympics in Beijing as well as the 1986 World Series-winning Mets. For Wright and the three others, it's their first Classic appearances.
"I can't wait," Wright said. "When you put that USA across your chest, to me, there's really no bigger honor as a baseball player to go represent your country."
The rosters of at least two teams -- the Dominican and U.S. -- are completely filled with Major League players, although the Dominicans, this time managed by the ageless Felipe Alou, are missing two of their biggest boppers: Albert Pujols, who's recovering from offseason elbow surgery, and Manny Ramirez, an unsigned free agent.
"I hope the people understand [Albert's] decision," said Ortiz, who batted .150 with three homers and five RBIs three years ago. "The guy is a true Dominican. He wanted to come, but he's not going to be able to for a whole bunch of different reasons."
Even Italy, Australia and South Africa have players with Major League backgrounds.
Italy has Kansas City pitcher Lenny DiNardo, Rockies pitcher Jason Grilli and Oakland outfielder Chris Denorfia. Australia boasts pitcher Richard Thompson of the Los Angeles Angels and outfielder Justin Huber, who's bounced around the Majors. And South Africa has six players with MLB affiliations.
China, which hosted last summer's Olympics and is playing for the second time in the Classic, has five MLB-affiliated players on the roster. Korea has Cleveland outfielder Shin-Soo Choo on a roster chocked with Korean Baseball Organization players.
Cuba returns with its highly regarded national team, which has been to the finals in international tournaments 38 times in a row but lost the first Classic title to Japan and the gold medal in Beijing to Korea.
It's a formidable field that the young and sleek U.S. team must face.
"This time they were looking for high-character guys," said Barry Larkin, a MLB Network analyst and a coach on the team. "The problem they had in '06 was taking on this perception that they were an All-Star team. In an All-Star Game, guys get their three or four at-bats and then sit on the bench. It was a sixth-place finish, and obviously, nobody was happy with that."

Matejka-DesLauriers Inducted Into Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame - CONGRATS!

Class of 2009 had 11 members

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's head volleyball coach, Deborah Matejka-DesLauriers, was inducted into the Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame this past weekend. Matejka-DesLauriers, a four-year member of the Friar's volleyball team, was one of 11 members inducted into the 134-member Hall of Fame.
While at Providence, Matejka-DesLauriers was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Year as a freshman and was a four-year All-BIG EAST performer and three-time All-BIG EAST Tournament Team honoree. In 1987, she was named the BIG EAST Northern Division Rookie of the Year and helped lead the Friars to the BIG EAST Championship title. She was a two-time All-Mideast Region selection by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and was the only active player to be nominated for the BIG EAST Volleyball Player of the Decade (`80s) while a junior. During her senior season, Matejka-DesLauriers led the Friars with a .340 hitting percentage and compiled 250 kills on the year.
Matejka-DesLauriers became the head coach at Stony Brook in 2000 and has won 140 games during her tenure. Five times she has led the Seawolves to the America East postseason, including three trips to the title match.

UNH EDGES STONY BROOK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, 50-49 ON WEDNESDAY

Seawolves get 16 points, five rebounds and five assists from Jeter

Durham, N.H. - Lauren Wells banked in a jumper from 15 feet out with 2.4 seconds left as New Hampshire, down 17 points in the first half, came from behind to defeat the Stony Brook women's basketball team, 50-49 at Lundholm Gymnasium on Wednesday night. The Wildcats, who outrebounded the Seawolves 52-30, ended the game on an 11-2 run. Sophomore Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) had 16 points, five rebounds and five assists for Stony Brook (6-19, 4-9 America East). New Hampshire is 7-20, 5-8.
After Abigail LaRosa fouled sophomore Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) with 10.7 seconds left, Horsey missed the front end of a one-and-one. Candace Williams rebounded and handed the ball off to Wells, who dribbled the length of the floor and banked in the shot from the left side, free throw line extended.
With 22 seconds left and Stony Brook leading 47-46, Horsey went to the line for a one-and-one opportunity. She missed long but her attempt was rebounded by Jeter, who kicked the ball out to junior Kairsten Nunn (Bowie, Md) as she was fouled. Nunn knocked down both ends giving Stony Brook a three-point lead. On the ensuing possession, Wells again dribbled the length of the floor for a layup, setting up the final sequence of the game.
Defense was key to Stony Brook's start as it forced New Hampshire into 0-for-5 shooting for the first five minutes of the game as well as five turnovers. Amy Simpson's layup and Williams' free throws were all the Wildcats were able to muster the first 9:05 of the game. New Hampshire closed to within five, 11-6, but Stony Brook would make its biggest run of the game. Nunn had five points in a 15-3 spurt by the Seawolves as they led by 17, 26-9. New Hampshire continued to struggle from the field during the Seawolves' spurt, going just 1-of-11.

Jeter's basket with 3:35 left was Stony Brook's final of the half. The Wildcats ended the first on a 9-0 run but the Seawolves still led by eight, 26-18.
The Seawolves scored on 4-of-5 possessions to start the second half while regaining a 13-point lead. With Stony Brook leading by as many as 15, 43-28, Williams' jumper with 6:33 remaining got New Hampshire with nine, 43-34. But on the ensuing possession, Horsey hit a jumper as the shot clock expired to give the Seawolves an 11-point lead.
Williams, who had 13 of her 17 points in the second half, completed a three-point play to get the Wildcats within six, 45-39, but again Stony Brook had the answer, this time coming from Jeter's long two. Jeter's basket at 5:03 was Stony Brook's final field goal of the game. New Hampshire countered with a 7-0 run capped by a layup from Racheal Fowler with 43 seconds left.
Jeter, who earned America East Player of the Game honors for Stony Brook, scored in double digits for the eighth straight game. Nunn finished with nine points and junior Sarah Kazadi (Bronx, N.Y.) had nine rebounds.
Williams added 14 rebounds for a double-double. Wells scored eight of her 11 points in the second half including the game-winner to be named New Hampshire's America East Player of the Game.
Stony Brook returns home to face Hartford on Saturday night. Tip-off against the Hawks is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

2010 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE COMBINED IN HARTFORD

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For the first time in the league’s history, the 2010 America East Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will be held in a combined tournament format at the University of Hartford’s 3,508-seat Chase Arena in West Hartford, Conn. March 4-7, 2010. The first, quarterfinal and semifinal rounds for both the men and women will be held at the combined tournament, while the title games will both be held the following weekend at the site of highest seeds remaining.

The decision to move from the current format to a combined tournament was recommended by a committee of America East athletics directors and basketball coaches, and was voted on by the athletics directors.

“We are thrilled to have both tournaments, our two signature events of the year, combine for one spectacular weekend of championship basketball in Hartford” said America East Commissioner Patrick Nero. “The experience of Hartford’s staff, having hosted numerous women’s championships, along with a central location for our fans to come out and see young, talented programs will undoubtedly result in a successful weekend.”

“I am pleased we have the chance to showcase America East basketball by hosting the 2010 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships,” said Patricia H. Meiser, Director of Athletics at University of Hartford. “The Chase Arena at the Reich Family Pavilion provides for an intimate and fan-friendly environment, and is a unique setting to stage the tournament. It is with great excitement we accept the opportunity and we believe our community will respond.”

Both first round games will be held Thursday, March 4, while the women’s quarterfinals will follow on Friday, March 5. The men’s quarterfinals will be scheduled for Saturday, March 6 and both the men’s and women’s semifinal tilts will take place Sunday, March 7. The highest seeds remaining in both the men’s and women’s tournament will host the championship games with the men’s title game on Saturday, March 13 and the women’s final on Sunday, March 14.

The University of Hartford has hosted the America East Women’s Championship seven of the last eight years, including the 2009 Championship to be held March 12-15. The women’s championship has utilized a single-site format since 1998 and will be moving to the dual-site format for the first time ever. Maine hosted the first single-site event, followed by University of Vermont in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and Hartford in 2002-06. The tournament traveled to Binghamton in 2007 before returning to Hartford last year.

The America East Men’s Championship has utilized the present format of a single site for the first rounds, with the championship game played at the higher remaining seed since 1996. Binghamton University’s Event Center was the site of the championship in 2006 and 2008. Boston University hosted at Agganis Arena in 2007 and at Walter Brown Arena in 2003 and 2004, while the Terriers were a co-host in 2002 at Matthews Arena. The championship was played at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del. from 1996 to 2001. The 2009 Championship will be held March 6-8 at University at Albany’s SEFCU Arena. The 2009 Champion will be decided in the title game on Saturday, March 14 at 11 a.m.

Hartford has attracted more than 40,000 fans to Chase Arena at the Reich Family Pavilion from 2002-06 and then 2008 as host of America East Women’s Basketball Championship. Over 7,200 fans alone watched the 2008 tournament from inside Chase Arena. The Hawks lead the conference this season, drawing an average of 1,845 fans for women’s basketball games. Chase Arena has drawn over 31,000 fans to date for home men’s and women’s basketball games during the 2008-09 season.

America East will consist of nine teams for the 2009-10 season: Albany, Binghamton, Boston University, Hartford, Maine, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and Vermont.

MIKE TYREE LEADS STONY BROOK MEN'S BASKETBALL TO 66-54 VICTORY OVER BOSTON UNIVERSITY ON SENIOR NIGHT

Senior Michael Tyree scores a career-high 25 points.

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Senior Michael Tyree (Somerset, N.J.) scored 20 of his career high 25 points in the first half as the Stony Brook University men's basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a 69-57 victory over the Boston University Terriers on Wednesday night at a sold out Pritchard Gymnasium. The Seawolves improved to 15-12 overall and 7-7 in the America East with the victory. It is the best start in America East play for the Seawolves since joining the conference in 2001-02. The Terriers fall to 14-12 and 9-5 with the loss.

"What a tremendous effort by our guys tonight in what was a terrific atmosphere at Pritchard Gymnasium," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "Mike [Tyree] got us off to a great start and we then made enough plays down the stretch to beat a very good BU team. I'm also really happy that we could send our seniors out with a victory in their final home game."

The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, Tyree went 10-for-13 from the field including 5-for-7 from three-point range. Senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Seawolves, who tied a program record for America East wins in a season. John Holland led three Terriers in double-figures with 19 points and was named their America East Player of the Game.

Stony Brook jumped to a 16-13 lead five minutes in behind Tyree, who scored 13 of the Seawolves first 16 points. BU would rally to tie the game at 18 with 12 minutes remaining in the half but freshman Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) answered with an inside hoop and sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) followed with a three from the right wing to push the SBU lead to five.

 

Tyree continued his hot-shooting minutes later, nailing his fourth triple of the game to give SBU a 28-20 advantage with just over eight minutes left in the first half. Back-to-back baskets from Martin and Young would push the Stony Brook lead to 12 with six minutes remaining before Corey Lowe completed an acrobatic lay-up to trim the Seawovles advantage to 10.

The Terriers would eventually cut the SBU lead to seven but Tyree had an answer once again, knocking down a jumper from the right baseline to put Stony Brook up nine with 3:50 left in the first half. The Seawolves then scored seven of the final 11 points of the period, including another jumper from Tyree, to go into the break with a 41-29 lead.

Stony Brook was led in the first half by Tyree, who went 8-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 from three in the opening 20 minutes. Holland scored a team-high nine points in the first half for the Terriers, who turned the ball over 10 times.

Tyree opened the second half with his fifth three of the game to give the Seawolves a 15-point lead but the Terriers answered with 10 straight points to cut the SBU lead to five with 15:39 remaining in the game. A Young free throw would end the BU run but Holland then knocked down his third three of the night to cut the BU deficit to just three.

A Jake O'Brien lay-in cut the Seawolves lead to one with 13:30 left in the game but Tyree then picked off a Terriers pass and took it the length of the court before feeding Young for an acrobatic alley-oop. SBU would push its lead to five a possession later as freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) tipped a Stony Brook missed shot to Tyree who knocked down a 15-foot jumper.

The Seawolves still led by three with nine minutes left in the game before junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) drilled a three to put SBU in front 52-46. BU would trim the SBU lead to four on a Holland jumper with just over five minutes remaining but Young answered with a three from the top of the key to put Stony Brook in front 59-52 with 4:51 left.

BU would close within five on an O'Brien lay-up with 4:19 to go but El-Amin then knocked down four straight free throws to seal the game for the Seawolves. SBU returns to action on February 26, traveling to take on the Hartford Hawks. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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STONY BROOK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO VERMONT, 69-53

Jeter leads all scorers with 23 points

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook women's basketball team cut a 16-point first half deficit to just five in the second half however 6-for-26 shooting in the first half ultimately hurt the Seawolves in their 69-53 loss to Vermont on Tuesday evening at Pritchard Gymnasium in a WBCA Pink Zone game. Sophomore Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont) was the only Stony Brook player in double figures, scoring a game-high 23 points, one off her career high. Kelli Poles had 11 points and added 19 rebounds to lead Vermont.
"Vermont was definitely the better team tonight," head coach Michele Cherry said. "We didn't do the little things in the first half it takes to win basketball games."
After sophomore Jodie Plikus (Waterford, Conn.) hit a three at the 9:10 mark of the first half, the Seawolves would not record a field goal until over six and a half minutes later during which Vermont built a 26-10 lead. A three-point play from Jeter and a three from Plikus got Stony Brook within 10. Junior Crystal Rushin (Valley Stream, N.Y.) converted on a layup just before the halftime buzzer as Stony Brook entered the locker room, trailing 30-18.
Amy Rosenkrantz's (11 points) basket to open the second half made it 32-18 before the Seawolves made their run. A 9-0 spurt quickly got Stony Brook within five, 32-27. The Catamounts answered with three baskets on three straight possessions, eventually stretching the lead to nine.
Jeter's free throw at 15:33 got the Seawolves within six, 38-32, but Vermont started to pull away, utilizing a 17-3 run to open a 20-point lead. A three from junior Kairsten Nunn (Bowie, Md.) with just over three minutes to play got Stony Brook within 14, 62-48.

In addition to Jeter's 23 points, she added seven rebounds and four steals, earning America East Player of the Game honors.
Poles' 19 rebounds were a career-high as she earned America East Player of the Game honors as well.
Stony Brook travels to face UMBC on Saturday evening. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 pm. in the Retrievers' Pink Zone game

MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO VERMONT IN OVERTIME THRILLER, 69-64

Senior Demetrius Young leads the Seawolves with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Burlington, Vt. - Marqus Blakely scored the go-ahead basket with 56.4 seconds left in overtime to lead the Vermont Catamounts to a thrilling 69-64 victory over the Stony Brook University men's basketball team on Sunday afternoon at Patrick Gymnasium. Senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) recorded a double-double (20 points, 10 rebounds) to lead the Seawolves. Stony Brook falls to 14-12 overall and 6-7 in the America East with the loss while Vermont improves to 20-7 and 11-3.

"What a tremendous basketball game," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "I'm really proud of the way our guys battled and competed today. Give Vermont credit though, they're an excellent basketball team and they made the plays they had to make down the stretch to win the game.

The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, Young went 10-for-14 from the field and pulled down eight of his game-high 10 rebounds on the offensive end. Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Seawolves, who out-rebounded UVM 43-35. Mike Trimboli scored a game-high 25 points for Vermont, while Blakely added 18 points and eight rebounds.

Vermont trailed by four with 4:22 left in regulation but Blakely scored four straight points to tie the game at 51 with 3:08 left. He then knocked down both of his two free throws with 2:05 remaining to put UVM up by two.

Trimboli hit one of two free throws with 37.6 seconds to go to push the UVM lead to three before freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) knocked down two freebies with 19.8 seconds left to draw Stony Brook within one. Nick Vier hit one of two free throws with 15 seconds left to put UVM up two but Dougher followed with an off-balance jumper from the free throw line with 5.7 seconds left to send the game into overtime.




The teams traded hoops over the first minute of overtime before Young put the Seawolves on top with an inside hoop. Blakely tied it on UVM's ensuing possession before an Evan Fjeld basket gave Vermont the lead back.

Dougher nailed a three with 1:20 left to give SBU a 62-61 lead but Blakely answered with an inside hoop before scoring on a breakaway dunk to give the Catamounts a three-point lead with 38.6 seconds remaining in overtime. El-Amin answered with a jumper but Trimboli followed with two free throws to put the Catamounts up three. The Catamounts then forced a Stony Brook miss on the Seawolves ensuing possession to seal the game.

Vermont jumped to an early 7-0 lead as the Catamounts held SBU scoreless for the first five and a half minutes of the game. Sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) drilled a three for the Seawolves first points, starting an 8-2 run that brought Stony Brook within one with 13:18 remaining in the first half.

The Seawolves would eventually tie the score at 14 on a three from Young with 10:14 to go before taking the lead a possession later on another Martin three-pointer. An inside hoop from freshman Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) pushed the Seawolves lead to five before Blakely got free for a lay-in to trim the Stony Brook advantage to three.

But Young followed with his second three-pointer of the game to spark a 7-2 Seawolves spurt that gave SBU a 26-18 lead with 4:25 remaining in the first period. The Catamounts scored the final seven points of the half though as the Seawolves went into the break with a 26-25 lead. Stony Brook scored eight of the first 10 points of the second half to build its lead back to seven but the Catamounts answered with five straight points to close to within two, 34-32, with 14:51 to go in the game. Back-to-back hoops from Young would push the SBU lead back to six before Trimboli knocked down a three from the left corner to cut the Stony Brook advantage to three, 38-35.

Vermont would tie the game on a Fjeld three-point play with 12:16 left and then took the lead seconds later on a Trimboli fast-break hoop. But freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) answered with four straight points to give Stony Brook a 42-40 lead with 10:55 remaining.

A Trimboli three would give UVM the lead back before Dougher hit one of two free throws to tie the game at 43 with 10:10 left. The contest would remain tied until a thunderous follow dunk from Joyner with 8:22 left put the Seawolves back on top. Vermont would tie the game at 45 on two Trimboli free throws with 6:34 remaining.

But Dougher then answered with a three from the right wing to put SBU up 48-45 with 5:23 left. Two more Trimboli free throws cut the SBU lead to one but Young followed with a tip-in and El-Amin added a free throw to give the Seawolves a 51-47 advantage with 4:22 to go.

The Seawolves return to action on Wednesday, hosting Boston University on Pritchard Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7 p.m. The Seawolves will honor their four seniors- Marques Cox (Jamaica, N.Y.), Michal Zylinski (Monki, Poland), Young and Michael Tyree (Somerset, N.J.)- prior to the game.

JETER, NUNN LEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAST BINGHAMTON, 62-51

Seawolves avenged 91-86 loss to Binghamton in January

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Sophomore Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) and junior Kairsten Nunn (Bowie, Md.) had 14 points apiece to lead the Stony Brook University women's basketball team to a 62-51 win over Binghamton on Saturday afternoon at Pritchard Gymnasium. Jeter, who added 11 rebounds for her third career double-double, shot 7-of-13 from the field and Nunn, who nearly missed out on a double-double with eight rebounds, dished out four assists in 34 minutes. Viive Rebane had 15 points and 15 rebounds for Binghamton, which grabbed a season-high 56 rebounds.
"We allowed them to get too many offensive rebounds (22)," head coach Michele Cherry said. "But we got contributions from a lot of people and I was pleased the way we defended the perimeter."
Binghamton, which defeated Stony Brook 91-86 in January, shot just 27 percent on Saturday compared to 47 percent in the victory. In addition, the Bearcats were 2-of-18 from behind the arc compared to 10-of-17 previously.
Looking to avenge the loss to the Bearcats, sophomore Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) nailed a three as the shot clock expired, igniting a 12-2 run over four minutes to give Stony Brook (6-16, 4-6 America East) a 14-8 lead. The Seawolves would stretch the lead to as many as 14 in the first half after Nunn's jumper gave the Seawolves a 32-18 advantage. Jeter's 12 first-half points on 6-of-8 shooting helped put Stony Brook ahead 34-23 going into the break.
A driving layup from Crystal Rushin (Valley Stream, N.Y.) made the score 40-27 with 16:03 remaining but Rebane's jumper kick-started a 9-2 spurt to get the Bearcats within four, 42-38. But Binghamton (10-14, 5-6) would score just four points the next 7:30 and Stony Brook regained a nine-point lead.

Binghamton got within seven, 51-44 on Jaki Goldner's jumper but again it went scoreless, this time for almost three minutes.
Stony Brook shot 5-of-6 from the free throw line with under a minute to play to seal the game.
Jeter's third career double-double earned her America East Player of the Game honors. Horsey and sophomore Jodie Plikus (Waterford, Conn.) chipped in with 10 points, marking the second time Stony Brook had four scorers in double figures. Freshman Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.) had a career-high 11 rebounds.
Rebane's first career double-double earned her Binghamton's America East Player of the Game. Andrea Holmes added 13 points and nine rebounds but committed a season-high nine turnovers.
Stony Brook had a quick turnaround, facing Vermont on Tuesday evening. Tuesday's game will be a WBCA Pink Zone game for the Seawolves, who will don pink jerseys in support of breast cancer awareness. For tickets and more information, please call (631) 632-WOLF.

SBU BASEBALL COACH RETURNS FOR THIRD-SEASON OF "THE MATT SENK REPORT" ON WUSB - FEB. 22...BASEBALL LOOKING TO REPEAT AS AMERICA EAST CHAMPS IN 2009

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The "Matt Senk Report" featuring Stony Brook University Head Baseball Coach Matt Senk will return once again on WUSB 90.1 FM. The third-year segment featured on the "Sports Section" will appear on Sunday's at 10:30 p.m. until the conclusion of basketball season when it will air at its regularly scheduled time, 10:15 p.m.
Veteran Seawolves broadcaster Matt Mankiewich will co-host the segment with various WUSB sports staffers, and discuss game recaps/summaries and previews for the upcoming week.

MARTIN, EL-AMIN LEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL PAST ALBANY, 58-47...SWEEP SEASON SERIES

Seawolves match best America East start ever.

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored a game-high 20 points and junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) added 16 to lead the Stony Brook men's basketball team to a 58-47 victory over the Albany Great Danes on Thursday night at Pritchard Gymnasium. The Seawolves improved to 14-11 with the win, its most victories since joining the America East in 2001-02. Stony Brook also improved to 6-6 in the America East, matching its best conference start ever.
"I couldn't be happier with the effort and toughness our guys played with tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "Our defense was terrific all night long and we made enough plays down the stretch to get a victory against a very good Albany team."
The America East Player of the Game for Stony Brook, Martin went 6-for-15 from the field and 8-for-10 from the foul line. Senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) added 10 points for the Seawolves, who forced Albany into 21 turnovers. Tim Ambrose scored a game-high 14 points for the Great Danes and was named their America East Player of the Game.
Albany jumped to an early 4-2 lead but the Seawolves then went on an 8-0 run, capped by an alley-oop from El-Amin to Young with 12:36 remaining, to take a six-point lead. Back-to-back hoops from Martin extended the SBU advantage to 10 with 11:15 left before Brian Connelly hit a jumper to end a scoring drought of 6:39 for Albany.
The Great Danes would eventually climb within three on a Brett Gifford hoop with six and a half minutes remaining in the half but Martin answered with a jumper to push the SBU lead back to five. Albany responded with five straight points though, tying it on another Gifford basket with a minute and a half left until halftime.

An Anthony Raffa hoop seconds later would give Albany its first lead since the early going but Young completed a three-point play with nine seconds remaining to send the Seawolves into the break with a 20-19 lead. Martin scored a game-high eight points in the opening 20 minutes for SBU, which held Albany to 31.8 percent shooting in the first half.
Albany scored six of the first eight points of the second half to grab a three-point lead before El-Amin knocked down a fade-away jumper to draw the Seawolves within one. Connelly would answer with a jumper but freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) followed with a three from the right wing to kick start an 8-0 run that put the Seawolves up 32-27 with 13:31 remaining.
The Great Danes would close to within one on a Will Harris hoop with 10:20 left before El-Amin knocked down two free throws to push the Stony Brook advantage back to three. But Albany responded with four straight points, taking a 39-38 lead on a Tim Ambrose tip-in with 9:17 remaining. The Seawolves would eventually regain the lead on a Martin jumper with just over seven minutes left and Young then followed with a three to put SBU up 44-39 with six and a half minutes left.
Stony Brook still led by just three, 48-45, with 3:44 remaining but Martin hit two free throws and El-Amin then followed with a long jumper to put the Seawolves up by seven with 2:43 to go in the game. Albany would get as close as five in the final two minutes but Martin knocked four free throws over the final minute to seal Stony Brook's first regular season sweep of the Great Danes since 2004.
The Seawolves return to action on Sunday, traveling to take on the Vermont Catamounts. Game time is set for 1 p.m.

Ohio State Football Coach, Jim Tressel, Visits Stony Brook

Buckeye Head Coach Speaks to

Athletics Staff on His Leadership Philosophy

Click Here For a Photo Gallery of Jim Tressel's Stony Brook Visit
Stony Brook University's Department of Athletics had a special guest visit the staff, student-athletes and guests on Saturday when Jim Tressel, head football coach at Ohio State, spent nearly three hours sharing his leadership philosophy as well as the principals he discusses in his recent book, The Winner's Manual, with an overflowing crowd in the Goldstein Family Student-Athlete Development Center.
"It was great to get the chance to be here at Stony Brook," said Tressel. "I got to know Jim Fiore and what his vision for Stony Brook was all about, and I am very impressed by what I have seen here. You can feel an electricity in the room and the togetherness and camaraderie of the staff.
"It is impressive here. What they have going here (at Stony Brook) is the beginnings of something special. The sense of pride and community that the athletics department here brings to the campus makes this an exciting time at Stony Brook."
Coach Tressel visited Stony Brook as a part of a "Book of the Year" program instituted by Stony Brook Director of Athletics Jim Fiore. A book that highlights important topics relevant to professional and personal development is selected and purchased for the staff to read. The program culminates with the author's visit to campus and discussion with the entire staff. The various book topics are relevant to the Department of Athletics core values.
The following have been Stony Brook’s Book of the Year selections (all authors have visited Stony Brook except Collins).

2008-09 - The Winners Manual by Jim Tressel (head football coach – Ohio State University)
2007-08 - The GM by Ernie Acorsi (former GM of the New York Giants)
2006-07 - The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril (former men’s basketball coach at Princeton)
2005-06 - Why Good Coaches Quit by John Anderson (head baseball coach – University of Minnesota)
2004-05 - Good to Great by Jim Collins (business consultant and lecuturer)

MEN'S BASKETBALL LOSSES OVERTIME THRILLER TO BINGHAMTON, 63-61

Freshman Tommy Brenton ties a school record with 17 rebounds.

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Emanuel Mayben hit the game-winning jumper with 3.8 seconds left in overtime to lead the Binghamton Bearcats to a 63-61 victory over the Stony Brook University men's basketball team on Saturday afternoon before a sold out Pritchard Gymnasium. Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a team-high 16 points for the Seawolves, while freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) tied a school record with 17 rebounds. Stony Brook falls to 13-11 overall and 5-6 in the America East with the loss while Binghamton improves to 15-8 and 8-3.
"I'm disappointed in the loss but I'm extremely proud of the heart our guys showed this afternoon," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "Give credit to Binghamton though, they're a terrific basketball team and they made the plays they had to down the stretch."
El-Amin grabbed seven rebounds to go along with his 16 points for the Seawolves, who out-rebounded the Bearcats 52-33. Senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Stony Brook and was named its America East Player of the Game. D.J. Rivera scored a game-high 22 points for Binghamton, with Reggie Fuller adding 20. Mayben recorded 10 assists as he was selected the America East Player of the Game for the Bearcats.
Rivera sent the game into overtime, knocking down a short jumper with 7.8 seconds left in regulation. The teams then exchanged the lead five times over the first two minutes of the extra period, with the Bearcats holding a 57-56 lead on two Fuller free throws with 3:01 left. Binghamton would push its lead to three on two Mayben free throws with 1:45 remaining but SBU would draw to within one on a put-back hoop from freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) with 1:20 to go.

Rivera answered with a lay-in but sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) knocked down a short jumper with 33 seconds left to bring Stony Brook back within one. Chretien Lukusa missed both free throws on Binghamton's next possession and Brenton then hit one of two free throws with nine seconds remaining to tie the game at 61. But Mayben followed with the game-winning jumper to give the Bearcats their second victory over the Seawolves this season.
Binghamton led 47-43 with 3:15 remaining in regulation but El-Amin completed a three-point play with 2:31 left to draw the Seawolves within one and Dougher then knocked down a three from the left wing to put Stony Brook up two with 1:41 to go in the game. Binghamton then turned the ball over on its ensuing possession and Young followed with a lay-in to put SBU up four.
Rivera would knock down a three to draw the Bearcats within one with 38.7 seconds remaining before Dougher then knocked down one of two free throws to put the Seawolves up two. But Rivera then hit a jumper from 12 feet out with 7.8 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
The Seawolves jumped to a 5-0 lead just under three minutes into the game on a Dougher three and a put-back hoop from freshman Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.). Binghamton answered with seven straight points but El-Amin then knocked down a three to start an 11-1 Stony Brook spurt that put the Seawolves up 16-8 with 10:30 remaining.
Binghamton scored 10 of the next 12 points though, tying the game at 18 on a Fuller dunk with 6:20 left. The Bearcats would eventually grab the lead on a Rivera dunk with five minutes left but Brenton then scored on a put-back hoop to put SBU back on top.
The Bearcats answered with four straight points to take a 25-22 lead but Martin came back with a short jumper and Young then converted a gorgeous alley-oop dunk off a feed from El-Amin to give SBU a 26-25 advantage with just over two minutes left until halftime. Binghamton scored five of the final seven points of the half though to take a 30-28 lead into the break.
Martin scored a team-high eight points in the opening period for the Seawolves, who had seven different players score in the first half. Fuller scored a game-high 14 points in the first 20 minutes for Binghamton, which shot 50 percent from the field in the first half.
Stony Brook would tie the game at 34 just over two minutes into the second half on an El-Amin hoop but both teams would then struggle to score over the next several minutes as the Bearcats grabbed a slim 37-36 lead midway through the half. But Young and Dougher then knocked down four straight free throws over the next minute to put SBU on top 40-37 with 9:15 remaining in the game.
The Seawolves return to action on Thursday, hosting the Albany Great Danes at Pritchard Gymnasium. Thursday's game will be televised live on MSG Plus. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

SBU WOMEN BEAT MAINE, 57-39 ON WEDNESDAY...SEAWOLVES HAVE WON THREE-STRAIGHT

Seawolves forced 35 Maine turnovers

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Sophomore Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) had a game-high 17 points including six during a 22-5 stretch to open the second half as the Stony Brook University women's basketball team pulled away for a 57-39 win over Maine at Pritchard Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Jeter added six rebounds and six steals for the Seawolves, who outscored Maine, 34-13 in the second half. Sophomore Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) had a career-high eight assists and tied a career-high with seven rebounds. Stony Brook (5-15, 3-5 America East), which won its third straight game for the first time since the 2006-07 season, forced Maine (2-19, 0-8) into 35 turnovers.
"We rebounded the ball and defended much better in the second half," head coach Michele Cherry said. "I thought we came out in the second half more intense and ready to play."
Down 26-23 at halftime, the Seawolves scored 15 of the first 17 points of the second half and quickly took a ten point lead, 38-28. A Kazadi jump hook in the lane extended the lead to 45-31 with 9:23 left. Three possessions later, Amanda Tewksbury's three cut the Stony Brook lead to 45-34. The three from Tewksbury was only the second field goal Maine scored to that point.
Stony Brook maintained a double digit lead with the Black Bears cutting it to 11, twice the rest of the way. Brittany Boser's (12 points) jumper made it a 50-39 game but the Seawolves finished 7-of-8 from the free throw line to end the game.
After taking a 9-4 lead, the Seawolves went cold, going 0-for-6 until sophomore Jodie Plikus (Waterford, Conn.) hit her 16th three-pointer of the season. Maine tied the game at 19 and entered the break with a three-point lead 26-23. Maine was only 8-of-22 from the field but shot 9-of-11 from the line.

13 of Jeter's 17 points came in the second half as she was named America East Player of the Game. Sophomore Tamiel Murray (Teaneck, N.J.) added nine points for the Seawolves, who grabbed a season-high 50 rebounds. Junior Sarah Kazadi (Bronx, N.Y.) had three blocks to go along with 11 rebounds.
Colleen Kilmurray had a team-high 14 points including 7-of-9 from the free throw line to earn America East Player of the Game honors for Maine. Kristin Baker had seven assists for the Black Bears, who made just four second half shots.
Stony Brook opens the second half of conference play at Boston University on Wednesday. Tip-off against the Terriers is slated for 7 pm.

STONY BROOK FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2009 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASS

Seawolves Add 25 Names to Roster for 2009

LIST OF NEW SEAWOLVES

Stony Brook, N.Y. -
Stony Brook University head football coach Chuck Priore has announced a 2009 recruiting class of 25 players that will be taking the field next fall for the Seawolves. Stony Brook is coming off its first season as a member of the Big South Conference, finishing in second-place with a 3-2 conference record. This is the fourth recruiting class for Priore, who saw his team win four of its last five games in 2008 and finish ninth in the nation in rushing offense.
"With the combination of losing the number of seniors we had and our increase to the full 63 scholarships for an FCS program, we were able to examine our program and take care of our needs from the bottom up," remarked Priore. "We have been able to plug in some players in January to help our immediate needs as well as bringing in a group of freshmen that will be very important to the class."
Stony Brook's class includes eight players that are already enrolled at SBU and will participate in spring practice in preparation for the fall season. The Seawolves picked up the majority of their class from California, with 10 of the players on the list hailing from the West Coast. Four players from the local New York area have also committed to Stony Brook, along with three each from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, two from Florida and one each from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Texas.
"Having the full scholarships this year helped us to bring in a real freshman class for the first time," said Priore. "Now we can start redshirting some kids and get some fifth-year players in our program. That was a major thought in our recruiting process this year. Now we can take a player that we can project into the future and not necessarily have them be an impact player right away. We can allow our strength and conditioning program to put them in position to be a great player."

SBU MEN WIN AT MAINE, 70-59 TUESDAY NIGHT, SEAWOLVES MATCH BEST DIVISION 1 START

El-Amin, Young Lead Men's Basketball to 70-59 Victory Over Maine

Orono, Maine - Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a game-high 22 points and senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) added 17 as the Stony Brook University men's basketball team matched its best America East start ever with a 70-59 victory over the Maine Black Bears on Tuesday night at Alfond Arena. Stony Brook improves to 13-10 overall and 5-5 in the America East while Maine falls to 8-15 and 3-7.
"We've won with defense all season and tonight was no different," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We played with a lot of energy on the defensive end and picked up a terrific victory on the road against a very good Maine team.
The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, El-Amin scored scored 16 of his 22 in the first half. Young shot 6-for-11 from the field, pulling down six rebounds to go with his 17 points. Freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) collected a game-high 11 rebounds for the Seawolves, who scored 34 points off 20 Maine turnovers. Sean McNally led four Black Bears in double-figures with 15 points.
Maine jumped to a an early 10-8 lead behind two Gerald McLemore three-pointers but a long jumper from sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardents, N.Y.) tied the game at 10 with 13:22 remaining. El-Amin carried the Seawolves early, scoring SBU's first eight points. The Black Bears would answer with five straight points but Martin followed with a jumper and a three to tie it at 15 with 11:09 left.
The Seawolves would eventually build a 23-17 advantage on a three from freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) with 7:30 left but McLemore answered with his third three-pointer of the half, kick starting a 7-0 run Maine run that put the Black Bears up 24-23. Martin answered with long jumper though and El-Amin then followed with his fourth three-pointer of the half to give the Seawolves a 28-24 advantage with four minutes remaining in the half.

Stony Brook would close the half on a 9-3 run to go into the break with a 37-29 lead. Young scored all nine points in the Seawolves run. El-Amin tallied 16 first half points for the Seawolves, knocking down four of his five three-point attempts. Young and Martin added nine apiece in the first half for SBU. McLemore scored a team-high nine points in the opening 20 minutes for the Black Bears.
SBU still led by seven just over four minutes into the second half but Young then completed a three-point play to push the Seawolves lead up to 10. McLemore answered with a three but freshman Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) then scored four straight points to give Stony Brook a 50-39 lead with 12:41 remaining.
Dougher's second three of the game with eight and a half minutes remaining would gave the Seawolves their largest lead of the game, at 55-41, but Maine then ran off seven straight points to close to within seven with 6:29 remaining. Martin ended the Black Bear run with a long jumper but Troy Barnies answered with three to cut the SBU lead to six with 4:26 to go in the game.
The Seawolves responded with four straight points though, on a Dougher jumper and two El-Amin free throws, to push the SBU lead back to 10 with 2:55 remaining. Maine would get back within eight but Young would seal the game for the Seawolves seconds later with a thunderous fast-break dunk.
The Seawolves return to action on Saturday, hosting the Binghamton Bearcats in a game that that will be televised live on MSG Plus. Game time is set for 4 p.m.

LATE MARTIN FREE THROW LEADS MEN TO 56-55 AMERICA EAST WIN OVER UMBC

Late Martin Free Throw Leads Men's Basketball To 56-55 Victory Over UMBC
Junior Muhammad El-Amin scores a game-high 15 points for the Seawolves.
Jan. 31, 2009
Final Stats
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Sophomore Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) hit the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds left to lead the Stony Brook men's basketball team to a thrilling 56-55 victory over defending conference champion UMBC on Saturday night at Pritchard Gymnasium. Junior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a team-high 15 points for the Seawolves, who defeated the Retrievers for the second time this season. The Seawolves improve to 12-10 overall and 4-5 in the America East with the victory while the Retrievers fall to 9-12 and 3-6.
"What a terrific basketball game in a fantastic atmosphere," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "UMBC is an excellent basketball team but our guys hung tough and made the plays they had to make down the stretch."
Stony Brook led by five with 3:42 remaining but UMBC then scored five straight points to tie the game at 55 with 48 seconds left. The Seawolves got the ball to Martin on their ensuing possession and he was fouled driving to the hoop, sending him to the foul line with 18 seconds remaining.
Martin hit the first throw to put SBU up 56-55, but then missed on the second to give the Retrievers the ball with a chance to win. But Matt Spadafora missed on a contested jumper as time expired to give SBU the one-point victory.
The America East Player of the Game for the Seawolves, Martin scored 11 points. El-Amin went 6-for-14 from the field for Stony Brook, who shot 46 percent from the field for the game. Darryl Proctor scored a game-high 20 points for the Retrievers. Justin Fry added 10 points and 12 rebounds for UMBC and was named their America East Player of the game.
UMBC scored the first four points of the game but the Seawolves then scored six straight, four by El-Amin, to grab a 6-4 lead just under three minutes in. The Retrievers responded with four straight points but the Seawolves grabbed the lead a minute later as freshman Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) completed a thunderous alley-oop dunk off a feed from freshman Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.). Brenton was also fouled on the play and his free throw gave SBU a 9-8 advantage.

The Seawolves still led by one, 20-19, after a hoop from senior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif.) with 6:45 remaining before El-Amin drilled a three from left corner to give Stony Brook its largest lead of the game. UMBC would close within two on a Chauncey Gilliam jumper with 2:45 remaining but Martin and El-Amin each followed with a hoop to put SBU up 27-21.
The Retrievers scored the final four points of the half though as the Seawolves went into the break up 27-25. El-Amin scored nine points and Martin added seven to pace SBU in the opening 20 minutes. Proctor led UMBC with eight first half points.
UMBC would tie the score at 31 just over three minutes into the second half on a Fry dunk but El-Amin knocked down two free throws on SBU's ensuing possession and junior Desmond Adedeji (Landover Hills, Md.) followed with a hoop in the lane to put the Seawolves up four.
Still leading lead by four with 12:31 left, Brenton completed another three-point play to put the Seawolves up 42-35. UMBC would close to within four again, at 47-43, on a Fry jumper with 9:15 left but El-Amin scored on a put-back hoop on Stony Brook's ensuing possession to put the Seawolves back up by six.
The Retrievers would not go away though, scoring four straight points to close within two. But El-Amin once again had an answer, drilling a step back jumper. Jay Greene knocked down a three with five and a half minutes left to pull UMBC within one but senior Marques Cox (Jamaica, N.Y.) hit an off-balance jumper with the shot clock winding down on Stony Brook's next possession and Dougher then followed with his first hoop of the gameto put the Seawolves up 55-50.
The Seawolves return to action on Tuesday, traveling to take on the Maine Black Bears. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

JETER, HORSEY LEAD WOMEN TO 78-62 WIN OVER UMBC SATURDAY

Kirsten Jeter leads all scorers with a career-high 24 points

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Sophomore Kirsten Jeter (Elmont, N.Y.) had a career-high 24 points and sophomore Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) added 14 points as the Stony Brook University women's basketball team used a 16-2 run to end the first half en route to a 78-62 upset win over UMBC on Saturday afternoon in Pritchard Gymnasium. Junior Crystal Rushin (Valley Stream, N.Y.) added 11 rebounds for the Seawolves, who won at home for the first time since December 8. Carlee Cassidy led UMBC with 20 points, including four threes, but was just 6-for-27 from the floor. Stony Brook (4-15, 2-5 America East) has won two straight games for the first time since a regular season ending win over New Hampshire and a first round victory over Maine last season. UMBC, which had won three straight over the Seawolves, has lost two straight and is 12-9, 4-4.
"I was proud of our team's effort and energy tonight," head coach Michele Cherry said. "We played extremely hard for 40 minutes and competed. We had a lot of women's basketball alums come back and watch us today and I'm proud that we gave them a great game."
UMBC, which shot 11-for-18 to start the game, led by as many as seven twice in the first half, with the last coming on Tonishea Mack's layup that made the score 25-18. Stony Brook scored the next six points and tied the game at 27 on Jeter's third three-pointer of the season. The Retrievers re-took the lead on their next possession but Horsey's three with 6:37 left in the first half gave the Seawolves their first lead since the opening minutes, 30-29. Horsey's third three of the half sparked a 16-2 run for the Seawolves, who held UMBC to just 2-for-13 the final seven minutes of the half and just a pair of free throws. All told, Stony Brook was 7-for-13 from behind the arc in the first half and led 43-31 after the first 20 minutes.

With Stony Brook leading 47-35 Cassidy began to heat up, knocking down two three-pointers in a 22-second span to cut the Seawolves lead to six, 47-41. But Stony Brook answered, scoring six straight points, building a 12-point lead.
The Seawolves took their largest lead of the game, 61-45, after Horsey found Rushin alone for a layup. UMBC scored the next seven points to get within nine, however Stony Brook quickly regained a double-digit lead. During a 1:30 span, Rushin, who had eight offensive rebounds, grabbed three key ones as Stony Brook maintained a lengthy possession.
Jeter added seven rebounds and six steals in addition to her 24 points to earn America East Player of the Game honors. Horsey tied a career-high with seven assists. For the second straight game, the Seawolves got a solid contribution off the bench as they tallied 28 points.
Erin Brown had 17 points, but just two in the second half, to earn America East Player of the Game for UMBC. Meghan Colabella had 10 rebounds to pace the Retrievers.
Stony Brook will look for its third-straight win when it takes on Maine on Wednesday evening. Tip-off in Pritchard Gymnasium against the Black Bears is slated for 7 pm.