BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team is hitting the road for five straight road games this week, beginning at Stony Brook, Monday, December 21. The Blackbirds will take on the Seawolves in Pritchard Gymnasium at 6 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT• The Blackbirds lost a tough game to Columbia Monday, as LIU scored 14 points in the final 44 seconds of play in the Steinberg Wellness Center, closing Columbia's lead to just eight points. But it was not enough, as the visiting Lions rallied in the final seconds to take the win, 84-74.
• Despite the loss, LIU had several team highlights. As a team, the Blackbirds had season highs in assists (17), three-pointers made (12), and blocks (4). LIU also had a season-low 13 turnovers. The 12 three-pointers made matches the program record, set in 2000, for made threes by a team.
• Junior
Shanovia Dove led LIU with 21 points, including shooting 6-for-8 from long distance. Junior
Brianna Farris had 20 points, including 12 in the final 44 seconds of the game. Farris went 5-for-6 from behind the arc, and a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line. She also had a career-high six rebounds in the loss. Senior
Ashley Brown had 10 points and a career-high in both assists (5) and rebounds (3), while senior
Jolanna Ford added 10 points, seven rebounds, and a career-high two blocks.
ALL-TIME SERIES• The LIU-Stony Brook rivalry is one of the oldest in program history. The two teams have met up eight times, dating back to 1968, when LIU's program was only in its third season.
• The Blackbirds and the Seawolves have met eight times since, with LIU holding the all-time advantage, 6-2, including winning the last three. The last time the two squads met in 2011, however, it was a close one, with LIU taking the 66-59 win in overtime at Stony Brook.
SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES• Stony Brook comes into Monday's match-up at 6-5 so far this season, having won two straight games. Most recently, the Seawolves beat NEC foe Wagner on the road Friday night, 73-62. Stony Brook also has wins over local teams Iona (58-53), Saint Peter's (69-35) and Columbia (79-71). Two of the Seawolves losses have come to big programs, as Stony Brook fell to Ole Miss at home, 72-57, and at Syracuse, 64-49.
• Senior forward Brittany Snow is the team's top scorer, averaging 16.4 points per game, along with 7.5 rebounds per game. Friday at Wagner, she shot 10-for-15 from the field to lead the team with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
• Freshman forward Ogechi Anyagaligbo is also a strong presence inside, with 10.3 points per game, and a team-high 10.0 rebounds per game. She also leads the Wolves with 10 total blocks this season.
• Junior point guard Kori Bayne-Walker leads the team with 56 assists so far this season, along with 9.7 points per game.
• Friday night, junior guard Christa Scognamiglico was a top performer for Stony Brook with a double-double, scoring 17 points and grabbing 13 rebounds against the Seahawks.