Stony Brook women's 22-game win streak ends in OT at Maine
Stony Brook forward Cheyenne Clark takes a free throw against Wagner at Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook on Nov. 26, 2017. Credit: Daniel De Mato
The Stony Brook women’s basketball team’s winning streak ended at a program-record 22 games Sunday as the visiting Seawolves lost to Maine, 64-62, in overtime.
Stony Brook (25-2, 13-1 America East) erased an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but Maddy McVicar hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 1:39 left in OT and Dor Saar hit a jumper a minute later.
Cheyenne Clark’s layup with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter brought Stony Brook within two points. She sank a free throw with 13 seconds left, rebounded her own miss, was fouled again and hit one of two free throws with eight seconds left to force overtime at 55-55.
Earlier in the fourth quarter, with Stony Brook down 52-41, India Pagan’s three-point play triggered an 8-0 burst that made it 52-49 with 4:18 left.
Pagan had 15 points, Kaela Hilaire 14 and Hailey Zeise 10. Clark added eight points and 12 rebounds for the Seawolves, who already had clinched the conference regular-season title.
McVicar had 28 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Black Bears (14-14, 10-10). She was 6-for-11 from three-point range.
“There were a lot of possessions I think that we gave away,” SBU coach Caroline McCombs said. “Some forced or unforced turnovers that I wish we could get back. Credit to Maine, they did a good job of hunting threes today. They were knocking them down when they needed them.”
