Junior Whitney Davis (Muskegon, Mich.) led the Seawolves with a career-high 13 points while sophomore Sam Landers (Springfield, Va.) tallied nine. Lewis added 11 rebounds for the Lady Monarchs, while Jasmine Parker chipped in with 14 points.
ODU (5-4) scored seven of the first nine points of the game before jumpers from junior Tamiel Murray (Teaneck, N.J.) and Landers brought the Seawolves within one. SBU trailed 11-10 following two free throws from Landers but the Lady Monarchs then went on a 13-2 run over the next four and a half minutes to take a 24-12 lead. Parker scored the last seven points of the run for ODU.
Davis ended the spurt with a driving lay-up but ODU scored eight of the next 10 points to take a 32-16 advantage with five minutes left. A jumper from the left elbow by sophomore Talisha Bridges (Kalamazoo, Mich.) made it 34-20 but the Lady Monarchs scored four straight points to take its largest lead of the game to that point.
Landers then hit one of two free throws but Brittany Campbell scored an inside hoop and LaNia Charity hit two free throws with 0.2 seconds left to send ODU into the break with a 42-21 lead. Landers led SBU with five first-half points but the Lady Monarchs scored 18 points off 11 Stony Brook turnovers and out-rebounded the Seawolves 30-15.
Back-to-back hoops from junior Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.) early in the second half cut the ODU lead to 19 but Kquanise Byrd answered with a long three with the shot clock winding down to push the Old Dominion lead to 49-27. SBU held the Lady Monarchs scoreless over the next four and a half minutes but could only score one basket over that span.
Rebecca Allison ended the ODU drought with a fast-break lay-up to push the lead to 51-29. A three from sophomore Dani Klupenger (Aurora, Ore.) cut the Old Dominion lead to 51-32 before ODU scored the next six points to push its lead to 57-32 with just under seven minutes left.
Davis answered with a driving lay-up and then stole the ball from Shadasia Green in the backcourt and went in for the easy lay-in. Lewis converted a three-point play on the other end but sophomore Juanita Cochran (Saginaw, Mich.) then scored on a put-back and Davis followed with another hoop to make it 60-40.
But Parker then scored five straight points to build the lead back to 25 as ODU handed the Seawolves their fifth straight loss. Stony Brook (3-8) forced the Lady Monarchs into a season-high 28 turnovers but shot 28.6 percent from the field.
The Seawolves will now be off until Dec. 31, when they travel to take on St. Francis (N.Y.). Game is set for 2 p.m. (WUSB)
