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A cool breeze sweeps through the stands of LaValle Stadium as the Stony Brook men's lacrosse team takes the field against the Albany Great Danes. The winner goes on to play for the America East Championship, the loser goes home. Fans fill the stands with their red shirts to show off their swagger (one of the catch phrases Stony Brook promotes) and cheer on their team. |
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RIGHT NOW: Stony Brook is down against Boston 61-60 with 2:35 left in the game. First up, the No. 1 Stony Brook Seawolves look to move on to the championship, but the No. 4 Boston University Terriers have other ideas. After these two, the No. 2 Vermont Catamounts will take on the No. 6 New Hampshire Wildcats. |
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RIGHT NOW: No. 1 Hartford defeats No. 4 Stony Brook by a score of 65-43. Vermont defeated Boston University earlier in the day, 69-52. |
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The top-seeded Stony Brook Seawolves face the Boston University Terriers tomorrow at 5 P.M. in the semifinals. The Terriers are coming off of an 87-46 thrashing of the Hartford Hawks. |
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Muhammad El-Amin was named the America East Player of the Year; Head Coach Steve Pikiell was named Coach of the Year; Andrew Goba was named to the all-academic team; and, Tommy Brenton and Bryan Dougher were named to the conference’s second team. |
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As the Stony Brook men’s basketball team gets ready for this weekend’s America East Tournament in Hartford, Head Coach Steve Pikiell is stressing that the team’s regular season success is irrelevant now. |
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The quarterfinal round on the women's side is complete. Stony Brook ended the day by defeating Binghamton, 71-60. Before that, Hartford cruised past New Hampshire by a score of 68-35; Boston University got past UMBC, 60-48; and, Vermont toppled Albany, 61-36. |
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The America East's men's basketball season has come to a close and the conference tournament kicks off Saturday at Hartford. On March 5, the America East will name their All-Conference teams, players and coach of the year. A select few at the Independent have gathered together and hand-picked who they think should be awarded for their efforts on the basketball court. |
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As Stony Brook's men's basketball team gets ready to head to Hartford this weekend for the America East tournament, Binghamton's team will be staying home. While their fans are not happy about this, it is the right decision. |
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The Seawolves bring their 10-game winning streak up to New Hampshire this Sunday for the team's regular season finale. Stony Brook has already clinched the conference's regular season championship and is gearing up for the America East Tournament. |
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After the game, the crowd stormed the court to celebrate with the players. For once, Stony Brook seemed like a real college basketball team, the kind you can see playing on ESPN. |
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Check out the sights from the Men's Basketball game as Stony Brook Seawolves' beat the Vermont Catamounts, 82-78. The win on Wednesday night clinched the Seawolves' first Division I regular season conference title. |
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The Stony Brook men's basketball team has never before won the America East's regular season conference title. With a win tonight, Muhammad El-Amin (pictured) and the Seawolves can change this. The second place Vermont Catamounts stand in their way, led by two-time reigning conference player of the year, Marqus Blakely. Stony Brook brings a nine-game winning streak into the game; Vermont has won seven straight. |
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The first place Seawolves take on the Black Bears of Maine tonight in America East action. Point guard Bryan Dougher has found himself in a similar shooting slump to last year's, and looks to snap out of his minor funk. The men's basketball game will be played at 7:00 P.M. in Pritchard Gymnasium. |
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The Independent Sports Section is at it again. This time, the group tackles five questions, including who they believe will win and why. |
