"We competed hard tonight and our defense was outstanding but we just didn't make enough shots to win the game," Stony Brook head coach Beth O'Boyle said.
Junior Jessica Previlon (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led Stony Brook (4-11, 1-1 AE) with nine points and seven rebounds. The Seawolves held Binghamton (8-7, 2-0 AE) to 29.5 percent shooting, the sixth time in the last seven games that SBU has held its opponent under 35 percent shooting.
Binghamton jumped to a 10-4 lead but Stony Brook answered with seven straight points to take an 11-10 advantage midway through the half. Orla O'Reilly hit two free throws to end the SBU run but senior Tamiel Murray (Teaneck, N.J.) answered with a jumper to put Stony Brook back in front.
A three from junior Dani Klupenger (Aurora, Ore.) with under two minutes left in the half gave Stony Brook a 16-14 lead before the Bearcats scored six straight points.
But Previlon scored just before halftime as SBU went into the break trailing 20-18. Binghamton shot just 25 percent in the opening 20 minutes but went 8-for-12 from the foul line.
The Bearcats took control of the game to start the second half as Holmes scored 11 points over the first three minutes of the period to give Binghamton a 31-19 lead.
Klupenger ended the run with her second three of the game but BU scored the next five points to build its lead to 14 midway through the half.
SBU scored eight of next 10 points though, pulling within 38-30 on a Previlon put-back with 5:01 left.
But that is as close as the Seawolves would get as Binghamton held SBU without a field goal the rest way as the Bearcats pulled away for the 12-point victory.
Binghamton scored 17 points off 14 Stony Brook turnovers and out-rebounded the Seawolves, 41-38. Previlon and Holmes were named America East Players of the Game for their respective teams.
Stony Brook returns to action on Sunday, hosting the Albany Great Danes at Pritchard Gym. The contest will follow the men's 2 p.m. game and is scheduled to tip at 5 p.m.
