PAGE B24 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • DECEMBER 07, 2017
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STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Men’s hoops drops close game at LIU Brooklyn The Stony Brook men’s basketball team was unable to close it out at LIU Brooklyn, as the game came down to the final minutes, with the Seawolves falling 75-71 Dec. 4. Junior Jaron Cornish led the way with 15 points as Stony Brook moves to 3-6 on the year and LIU Brooklyn to 4-6. Cornish made it back-to-back games scoring in double figures. “I thought tonight we played hard, but missed too many layups and free throws,” Stony Brook head coach Jeff Boals said. “We got the ball where we wanted to offensively, but weren’t able to capitalize.” The Seawolves jumped out to a 14-5 lead, forcing LIU Brooklyn to call an early timeout. An 11-2 run for the Blackbirds between media timeouts tied things up at 16-all midway through the first half, but Stony Brook did not give up its advantage. LIU Brooklyn’s Joel Hernandez made a 3-pointer with under eight minutes until halftime for Stony Brook to tie the game once more, but the Seawolves quickly took back the lead and were able to make it 38-24 heading into the break. Play remained close to open the second half, but LIU Brooklyn hit back-to-back shots to take its first lead. The two teams traded buckets, keeping the difference within a possession until the
midway point before a three from senior Bryan Sekunda in transition gave Stony Brook a one-point lead with 3:06 to play. The Blackbirds quickly evened things up with a free throw and were able to regain a lead they would not give up. “Our zone was effective in the second half and we cut it to one with a chance to tie at the end, and unfortunately missed it,” Boals said. “We need to learn from this game and get ready for Thursday.”
Football season comes to a close in second round of FCS playoffs The Stony Brook football team’s season came to an end Dec. 2 in the second round of the 2017 NCAA Division I football championship with a 26-7 loss at No. 1 seeded and top-ranked James Madison University. The Seawolves (10-3, 7-1 Colonial Athletic Association) reached the FCS playoffs with a 9-2 regular season and equaled the most wins in school history. The Dukes (12-0, 8-0 CAA) advanced to next week’s quarterfinal and moved one step closer to defending their national title. “Congratulations to JMU,” Stony Brook head coach Chuck Priore said. “Obviously, they are a good football team. When you win that many games in a row, you are a great football team.” After 26 straight JMU points in the first half, and a scoreless third, Stony Brook got on the scoreboard when quarterback Joe Carbone and wide receiver Harrison Jackson connected on a 37-yard pass. The point-after attempt by kicker Nick Courtney was good. The drive was seven plays for 68 yards. Stony Brook gained 311 yards of total offense on 69 plays. JMU had 304 yards of
total offense on 73 plays. The Seawolves had the ball for 29:29 minutes of the game. Carbone passed for 207 yards, and Jackson caught 124 of them. With Carbone’s 23rd touchdown of the season, the junior passed Timm Schroeder (1994) for third place in passing touchdowns in a single season at Stony Brook. Carbone also finished the season with 2,470 yards, the for second most in a season at Stony Brook, behind T.J. Moriarty’s 2,495 yards in 2004. Running back Stacey Bedell gained 59 yards on 11 carries. He finished his career at Stony Brook with 562 carries (third most in school history), 2,954 yards (third most in school history) and 31 touchdowns (second most in school history). Linebacker Noah McGinty collected 13 tackles, while defensive backs Gavin Heslop and Tyrice Beverette had 10 stops each. “I thought we played hard to the final whistle,” Priore said. “The game was closer than the scoreboard in terms of how things went on the field, but we didn’t perform up to our capabilities. We were excited about being here and we are excited about preparing for next year.”
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Jaron Cornish, above, and Junior Saintel, above left, were top scorers for Stony Brook in a close loss to LIU Brooklyn Dec. 4. Senior Junior Saintel gave the Seawolves a spark in the first half, scoring 11 of his 13 points in the opening quarter. Sekunda knocked down four threes in the
game to add 12 points off the bench. The Seawolves remain on the road this week, taking on Columbia University today, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m.
Stony Brook volleyball concludes season in NCAA opening round The Stony Brook volleyball team was unable to get by University of Nebraska in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, falling in three sets at the Devany Center Dec. 1. Junior McKyla Brooks and Sophomore Maria Poole led the Seawolves in the match with five kills apiece. The Seawolves finished the 2017 season with an 18-12 overall record. “To have the opportunity to play in the NCAA tournament for the first time is an amazing experience,” Stony Brook head coach Kristin Belzung said. “Obviously I would have loved to see a different result, but Nebraska is a heck of a team. Offensively they had a great night. We tried to do as much as we could to dig balls, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough.” Nebraska used a steady push throughout the opening set to maintain the lead throughout. Stony Brook never allowed a long run but was unable to get anything going offensively, falling 25-10. The Huskers jumped out to a 5-0 lead to start the second set, but Poole was able to break up the early run with a pair of
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kills. Brooks broke up a pair of late 3-point runs to try and get the Seawolves back in it, but the difference was too much as they dropped the second set 25-14. Stony Brook kept things close early in the third, but five straight points by the Huskers broke the 4-all tie and forced the Seawolves to use their first timeout. The run ended at nine straight points before a service error by the Huskers broke it up. Nebraska continued to pull away and closed out the match with a 25-12 win. This was the first NCAA appearance in program history after the Seawolves claimed their first America East Championship. Stony Brook’s 18 wins this season were the most by the Seawolves since the 2007 season (24). Sophomore LeAnne Sakowicz finished her sophomore season with 1,251 assists, ranking her ninth on Stony Brook’s singleseason charts. Freshman Kiani Kerstetter tallied 547 digs in her collegiate debut, which is good for second on the Seawolves’ single-season list.