Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball
| Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball | |||
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| University | Stony Brook University | ||
| Head coach | Caroline McCombs (6th season) | ||
| Conference | America East | ||
| Location | Stony Brook, New York | ||
| Arena | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (capacity: 4,160) | ||
| Nickname | Seawolves | ||
| Colors | Red, blue, and gray[1] | ||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||
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| Conference regular season champions | |||
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The Stony Brook Seawolves women’s basketball team is the college basketball program representing Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. The Seawolves currently participate as part of the NCAA Division I basketball, and compete on the America East Conference.[2] The Seawolves currently play their home games in the Island Federal Credit Union Arena.
History
Stony Brook began play in the 1969–70 season at the Division III level. The program advanced to Division II beginning in the 1995–96 year, and fully transitioned to Division I in 1999 with Trish Roberts as head coach.
Stony Brook played as a Division I independent for its first two seasons before joining the America East in 2001. In Stony Brook's first season in the America East, the Seawolves finished in seventh place during the conference regular season but defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals and New Hampshire in the semifinals of the America East Tournament to advance to the championship game. Stony Brook almost reached the NCAA Tournament in its first season in the America East, but could not hold on to a five-point lead with four minutes remaining and fell to Hartford 50–47.[3]
Roberts failed to reach double-digit victories in her next two seasons and resigned on August 25, 2004 to tend to family issues.[4] Sacramento Monarchs assistant Maura McHugh was named interim head coach on September 10 and promoted to full-time head coach on April 26, 2005 after an 8–20 season.[5][6]
In McHugh's second season, Stony Brook won 20 games for the first time in program history and finished a program-best second place in the regular season. On December 2, 2005, Stony Brook played #19 Temple, its first ranked opponent in program history, and pulled the 58–56 upset.[7] The Seawolves fell to Boston University in OT of the America East semifinals but qualified for the WNIT, where they lost to Hofstra in the program's first-ever postseason appearance.[8][9][10] After another second-place finish in the conference regular season in 2006–07 at 14–2, the Seawolves were upset by UMBC in the quarterfinals and McHugh resigned three months later.[11]
McHugh's assistant Michele Cherry was named her successor, but Cherry suffered three straight 20-loss seasons and was on course for a fourth before she resigned in the middle of the 2010–11 campaign, leading assistant Evelyn Thompson to handle head coaching duties for the remainder of the season.[12]
On April 7, 2011, Canisius associate head coach Beth O'Boyle was named Stony Brook's fourth Division I head coach.[13] O'Boyle posted a dismal 4–26 record in her first season but saw a 10-win improvement the next year and another 10-win improvement the year after. The 2013–14 season saw O'Boyle and the Seawolves break the program record for most single-season Division I wins with 24.[14] Stony Brook returned to the America East Championship for the first time since 2002, but were blown out 70–46 by Albany.[15] Stony Brook qualified for the 2014 WNIT and lost to Michigan 86–48 in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines' head coach was former Stony Brook player Kim Barnes Arico.[16] On April 28, 2014, O'Boyle resigned to accept the head coaching position at VCU.[17][18]
On June 15, 2014, Auburn assistant head coach Caroline McCombs was named as O'Boyle's successor.[19] In McCombs' first two seasons, Stony Brook finished with 17 wins and in third place in the America East, earning bids to the WBI both times, losing to Siena in 2015 and Youngstown State in 2016.[20][21] McCombs became the program's all-time winningest head coach on November 21, 2018 with her 67th win, surpassing Roberts.[22] Stony Brook won its first game against a Power Five school by defeating Penn State 81–70 on November 25, 2018.[23] Her first 20-win season came in 2018–19 but ended in the America East semifinals with a loss to Hartford.[24] McCombs reached 100 career victories on January 2, 2020.[25]
Postseason
WNIT results
The Seawolves achieved their first Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) appearance in 2006. Their overall combined WNIT record is 0–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2006 | First Round | Hofstra | L 65–92 |
| 2014 | First Round | Michigan | L 48–86 |
WBI results
The Seawolves have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) two times. Their overall combined WBI record is 0–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2015 | First Round | Siena | L 46–53 |
| 2016 | First Round | Youngstown State | L 60–67 |
Season-by-season results
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Trish Roberts (Independent / America East) (1999–2004) | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | Trish Roberts | 18–10 | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Trish Roberts | 16–12 | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Trish Roberts | 16–14 | 7–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Trish Roberts | 9–19 | 7–9 | T–4th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Trish Roberts | 7–21 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
| Maura McHugh (America East) (2004–2007) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Maura McHugh | 8–20 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Maura McHugh | 20–10 | 12–4 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Maura McHugh | 18–11 | 14–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Michele Cherry (America East) (2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Michele Cherry | 8–23 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Michele Cherry | 6–23 | 4–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Michele Cherry | 10–20 | 7–9 | T–4th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Michele Cherry Evelyn Thompson |
7–23 | 3–13 | 8th | |||||
| Beth O'Boyle (America East) (2011–2014) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Beth O'Boyle | 4–26 | 1–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Beth O'Boyle | 14–16 | 6–10 | T–4th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Beth O'Boyle | 24–9 | 13–3 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| Caroline McCombs (America East) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Caroline McCombs | 17–14 | 10–6 | 3rd | WBI First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Caroline McCombs | 17–15 | 8–8 | T–3rd | WBI First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Caroline McCombs | 12–18 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Caroline McCombs | 18–12 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2018–19 | Caroline McCombs | 23–8 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019–20 | Caroline McCombs | 28–3 | 14–2 | 1st | |||||
| Total: | 272–324 (.456) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards
America East Coach of the Year
- Caroline McCombs – 2020
America East Player of the Year
- Mykeema Ford – 2007
America East Defensive Player of the Year
- Dana Ferraro – 2006
- Chikilra Goodman – 2014
America East Rookie of the Year
- Jessica Smith – 2004
- Ogechi Anyagaligbo – 2016
America East All-Conference First Team
- Sherry Jordan – 2002, 2003
- Mykeema Ford – 2006, 2007
- Jessica Smith – 2007
- Chikilra Goodman – 2014
- Sabre Proctor – 2014, 2015
- Shania Johnson – 2018, 2019
- Jerell Matthews – 2019
- India Pagan – 2020
America East All-Conference Defensive Team
- Dana Ferraro – 2006, 2008
- Jessica Smith – 2007
- Kirsten Jeter – 2011
- Chikilra Goodman – 2014
- Jessica Ogunnorin – 2015
- Christina Scognamiglio – 2017
- Cheyenne Clark – 2020
References
- ^ "Stony Brook University Brand". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Stony Brook Women's Basketball - NCAA.com". NCAA.com.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Loses Heartbreaker to Hartford in America East Championship, 50-47". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Trish Roberts Steps Down As Head Women's Basketball Coach". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Maura McHugh Named Interim Head Women's Basketball Coach". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Maura McHugh Named Head Women's Basketball Coach at Stony Brook". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ Press, The Associated (2005-12-08). "Biggest Upset Belongs to Stony Brook". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Women's Hoops Drops OT Heartbreaker to BU in America East Semis". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Women's Hoops to Square Off With Hofstra in WNIT on Wednesday". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Women's Hoops Falls to Hofstra in WNIT". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Maura McHugh Steps Down as Head Women's Basketball Coach; Assistant Coach Michele Cherry Named Successor". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ January 16, Marcus Henry; Pm, 2011 1:39. "Stony Brook coach Michele Cherry steps down". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Stony Brook Names Beth O'Boyle Head Women's Basketball Coach". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "O'Boyle turning things around for Stony Brook women's basketball". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "#Seawolves' bid for first title falls short, will play in WNIT". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "#Seawolves' breakout season ends in WNIT loss at Michigan". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Beth O'Boyle resigns as #Seawolves head coach". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "SBU women's bball coach leaves for VCU". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Caroline McCombs named head coach at Stony Brook". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Stony Brook scraps to 53-46 defeat at Siena in WBI". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Stony Brook's season ends with 67-60 loss to Youngstown State in WBI". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Seawolves Top Georgia Southern in Career Win for McCombs". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Seawolves Knock Off Penn State for First-Ever Power Five Win". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Stony Brook Falls to Hartford in America East Semifinals". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Opening Statement! Women's Hoops Rallies in AE Opener as McCombs Notches 100th Win". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
