2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team

2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball
America East regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record28–3 (14–2 America East)
Head coach
  • Caroline McCombs (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Williams
  • Bri Hutchen
  • Gabe Lazo
Home arenaIsland Federal Credit Union Arena
Seasons
2019–20 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 – 2   .875 28 – 3   .903
Maine 12 – 4   .750 16 – 14   .533
UMass Lowell 11 – 5   .688 15 – 14   .517
Binghamton 10 – 6   .625 21 – 8   .724
New Hampshire 7 – 9   .438 10 – 18   .357
Vermont 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414
UMBC 6 – 10   .375 10 – 17   .370
Albany 5 – 11   .313 9 – 20   .310
Hartford 1 – 15   .063 1 – 28   .034
† 2020 America East tournament winner
As of December 12, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team represent Stony Brook University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seawolves, led by sixth-year head coach Caroline McCombs, play their home games at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena and are members in the America East Conference.[1][2][3]

The season saw Stony Brook break program records for longest win streak, most wins under McCombs and most wins in program history. Stony Brook won the America East regular season championship for the first time in program history.[4] On February 8, 2020, the Seawolves took over the longest winning streak in the country with 20 games after Gonzaga lost.[5] Stony Brook had the longest winning streak in the country at 22 games until they lost to Maine on February 23.[6]

Stony Brook earned the No. 1 seed in the America East tournament for the first time. Stony Brook advanced to the America East Championship for the third time and was set to take on Maine, but the game was canceled as a result to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Stony Brook was named the America East tournament champion due to being the highest seed remaining.[7][8]

Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games will be streamed on ESPN3 or ESPN+.

Roster

2019–20 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Gigi Gonzalez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Nova Miramar, FL
F 1 Courtney Furr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Howard Elkridge, MD
F 2 Cheyenne Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Deptford Township
Mohawk Valley CC 		Deptford, NJ
F 3 Oksana Gouchie-Provencher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Bill Crothers Secondary Markham, ON
G 4 Anastasia Warren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Westlake Atlanta, GA
G/F 5 Jonae Cox 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Woodrow Wilson Portsmouth, VA
G 10 Chantz Cherry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Southwest DeKalb Decatur, GA
F 12 Kina Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Urban Assembly School Bronx, NY
G 14 Leah Burden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Ferguson Westbury, NY
G 15 Kaela Hilaire 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) GS Seton Hall Queens, NY
F 22 McKenzie Bushee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mt. Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA
F 23 Aminata Zie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Gaspard Monge Paris, France
G/F 24 Hailey Zeise 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr North Allegheny Pittsburgh, PA
F 30 Kyra Dixon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Collins Hill Lawrenceville, GA
F 33 India Pagán 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr New London New London, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[9]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at St. Francis Brooklyn W 86–73  1–0
 Pope Physical Education Center (286)
Brooklyn Heights, NY
November 8, 2019*
6:31 pm, ESPN3 		Manhattan W 59–54  2–0
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (719)
Stony Brook, NY
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		at Hofstra W 81–38  3–0
 Mack Sports Complex (607)
Hempstead, NY
November 17, 2019*
2:00 pm 		at No. 23 Arkansas L 58–88  3–1
 Bud Walton Arena (2,045)
Fayetteville, AR
November 21, 2019*
6:31 pm, ESPN+ 		Iona W 59–40  4–1
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (661)
Stony Brook, NY
November 24, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacred Heart W 54–50  5–1
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (737)
Stony Brook, NY
November 27, 2019*
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at LIU W 80–49  6–1
 Steinberg Wellness Center (113)
Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 2019*
6:31 pm, ESPN3 		Molloy W 66–49  7–1
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (667)
Stony Brook, NY
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCN 		at Pittsburgh W 59–56  8–1
 Petersen Events Center (1,149)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 15, 2019*
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Wagner W 66–45  9–1
 Spiro Sports Center (289)
Staten Island, NY
December 20, 2019*
1:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. Morgan State
Puerto Rico Clasico 		W 63–56  10–1
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 22, 2019*
1:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. Western Michigan
Puerto Rico Clasico 		W 50–47  11–1
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bucknell W 78–73 2OT 12–1
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,488)
Stony Brook, NY
America East Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
6:31 pm, ESPN+ 		UMBC W 57–45  13–1
(1–0) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (609)
Stony Brook, NY
January 5, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maine W 73–69  14–1
(2–0) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (764)
Stony Brook, NY
January 8, 2020
6:31 pm, ESPN3 		Vermont W 67–49  15–1
(3–0) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (508)
Stony Brook, NY
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Hampshire W 53–44 OT 16–1
(4–0) 		Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 15, 2020
6:31 pm, ESPN+ 		Hartford W 66–55  17–1
(5–0) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (602)
Stony Brook, NY
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Albany W 73–53  18–1
(6–0) 		SEFCU Arena (1,166)
Albany, NY
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton W 67–60  19–1
(7–0) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,332)
Binghamton, NY
January 29, 2020
6:31 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 60–41  20–1
(8–0) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (845)
Stony Brook, NY
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UMBC W 66–49  21–1
(9–0) 		UMBC Event Center (813)
Baltimore, MD
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell W 89–69  22–1
(10–0) 		Tsongas Center (471)
Lowell, MA
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Hampshire W 52–50  23–1
(11–0) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,279)
Stony Brook, NY
February 12, 2020
6:31 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 58–54  24–1
(12–0) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,048)
Stony Brook, NY
February 19, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Vermont W 72–68  25–1
(13–0) 		Patrick Gym (453)
Burlington, VT
February 23, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Maine L 62–64 OT 25–2
(13–1) 		Cross Insurance Center (2,093)
Bangor, ME
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hartford L 67–70  25–3
(13–2) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (598)
West Hartford, CT
February 29, 2020
12:30 pm, SNY 		Albany W 53–44  26–3
(14–2) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,175)
Stony Brook, NY
America East Women's Tournament
March 4, 2020
6:31 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) (8) Albany
Quarterfinals 		W 54–49 OT 27–3
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (940)
Stony Brook, NY
March 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) (4) Binghamton
Semifinals 		W 57–42  28–3
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,142)
Stony Brook, NY
March 13, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		(1) (2) Maine
Championship Game 		Canceled[10] Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

References

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  4. ^ "CHAMPS! Women's Hoops Claims Program's First AE Title, No. 1 Seed in Conference Tourney". Stony Brook University Athletics. Burlington, Vt. February 19, 2020. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "STILL ROLLING! Kaela Hilaire Steals Propel Women's Hoops to UNH Win, Longest Unbeaten Streak in Nation". Stony Brook University Athletics. Stony Brook, N.Y. February 8, 2020. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Women's Hoops' 22-Game Win Streak Halted at Maine Despite Furious Comeback". Stony Brook University Athletics. Bangor, Maine. February 23, 2020. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Pavich, Ryan (March 12, 2020). "America East basketball championships canceled". The Statesman. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). America East Conference. November 20, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stony Brook University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  10. ^ Baumbach, Jim (March 13, 2020). "Cancellation of NCAA Tournament means Stony Brook women's season is over". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2020.