Seawolves

The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) released its tournament schedule today, pitting the Stony Brook men’s basketball team against the University of Illinois at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Stony Brook Arena and will be broadcasted on ESPNU. The Seawolves (22-9, 13-3), an America East Conference team ranked eighth in the NIT, will be meeting the Illinois Fighting Illini (19-14, 10-8), a Big Ten Conference team ranked first in the NIT, for the first time in school history.

Coming off a tough road loss at Johns Hopkins on March 3, the Stony Brook Seawolves (2-4) entered a rainy and windy LaValle Stadium today eager for a win against the Massachusetts Minutewomen (3-5). Stony Brook jumped out quick with two goals early in the first period to set the tone for their 12-6 win. Melissa Cook led the Seawolves in scoring with three goals.

The Seawolves get 19 points from Kirsten Jeter, and 11 from Misha Horsey, but it s not enough to take down the top-seeded Hartford Hawks, who advanced to the finals where they will meet the No. 2 Vermont Catamounts.

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.

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.

Stony Brook's semifinal opponent Hartford boasts two of the league's best players in Diana Delva and Erica Beverly. The Seawolves will face a big test when the teams step on the court.

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.

As the Stony Brook men's basketball team looks to make good on their number one seed, the Independent is there covering the action. Inside are all the links to the coverage thus far of the men's tournament.

Sophomore Tommy Brenton's (pictured) 13 points and 16 rebounds led the way for top-seeded Stony Brook, who advanced past Albany in the quarterfinal round of the America East tournament, 68-59.

Full recaps for each game of the men's basketball tournament in Hartford, Ct. Stony Brook defeats Albany; Boston University takes down Hartford; Vermont beats up on UMBC; and, New Hampshire upsets Maine.

Missed a day or a story? We have got you covered. Inside are all the links to the Independent's coverage thus far of the women's tournament.

The quarterfinal round on the men's side is over, with No. 1 Stony Brook, No. 2 Vermont, No. 4 Boston University and No. 6 New Hampshire advancing.

The Seawolves were led by Misha Horsey, who tallied 20 points and three assists. Kirsten Jeter, foul-plagued for much of the game, chipped in 15 points in the team's 71-60 victory. Stony Brook will next play on Sunday against the hometown Hartford Hawks, the No. 1 seed in the tournament.

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.

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.