Seawolf Scoreboard: Upset Win Sends Men's Basketball to Conference Final

Leonard Hayes scored 20 points for a hot-shooting Stony Brook team in the Seawolves' 69-47 win over top-seeded Vermont in an America East semifinal game Sunday, essentially putting them one win away from an NCAA tournament appearance.

Hayes was 6-for-7 on three-point attempts for the fifth-seeded Seawolves (15-16), who shot better than 48 percent as a team. They opened the second half with a 10-2 run that helped them build on their 27-20 halftime lead. Chris Martin scored 10 of his 14 points in the final six minutes to help Stony Brook hold on for the win.

"I love the way we played tonight," head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We went for it. Chris made big plays, Lenny made big plays, all of our guys made big plays. And we played great defense. We really came right at them."

Vermont (23-16) had beaten Stony Brook twice this season, including a 65-42 win exactly a month ago. The Seawolves (15-16) advance to face No. 2 Boston University on Saturday at 12 p.m. in the America East championship game which will be televised on ESPN2. The winner of that game will earn an automatic NCAA tournament bid.

Stony Brook 67, Albany 61: Martin totaled 18 points and 5 assists as Stony Brook toppled No. 4 Albany in an America East quarterfinal on Saturday.

Women's Basketball

UMBC 74, Stony Brook 65: Kirsten Jeter led her team with 17 points and 11 rebounds and was one of three Seawolves scoring in double digits, but it wasn't enough as No. 8 Stony Brook fell to No. 1 UMBC in the America East quarterfinals on Friday. Juanita Cochran scored 15 points and Sam Landers added 10 for Stony Brook, which ended its season 7-23.

Men's Lacrosse

Stony Brook 13, Marist 7: He was held scoreless last weekend against Virginia, but Jordan McBride tallied four goals and one assist in Saturday's win for the Seawolves (1-1), now ranked seventh in the USILA coaches' poll. Tom Compitello, who did not play against Virginia, had three assists, and Adam Rand dominated on the draw, winning 18 of 21 face-offs. Kyle Moeller, a Ward Melville product, picked up two groundballs and caused three turnovers to lead a defense that held Marist (0-3) scoreless for the final 19:36 of the game.

Next in action: Saturday, March 12 vs. Delaware, 1 p.m. at LaValle Stadium

Women's Lacrosse

Johns Hopkins 15, Stony Brook 8: Samantha Djaha scored three goals and Mickey Cahill made 15 saves for Stony Brook (2-2) in the loss on Saturday.

Next in action: Saturday, March 12 at Massachusetts at 12 p.m.

Track & Field

Women's team finishes 16th. Olivia Burne ran the mile in 4:50.33 for a second-place finish and Page Price took fourth in the 1,000 m with a time of 2:50.98 as Stony Brook landed in 16th place at the ECAC Championships on Saturday.

Van Dalen sisters continue their success. The same day Lucy Van Dalen set a new school record in the mile (4:32.95) at Columbia's Last Chance Meet, Holly Van Dalen qualified for the NCAA by running the 5,000 m race in 15:56.82.

Softball

Stony Brook Goes 1-2 at Miken Classic. Bernadette Tenuto's two-run homer in the third inning helped the Seawolves (2-7) beat Harvard 4-0 before falling 1-0 to host Florida Atlantic on Saturday and dropping an 8-0 contest to South Carolina.

Baseball

UNC Sweeps Seawolves. No. 17 UNC grabbed two victories over Stony Brook (2-4) in a Saturday doubleheader, winning 18-4 and 11-6.