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Women's Basketball Test Themselves at Division I Stony Brook

LAKEWOOD, NJ (Dec. 17, 2024) - The week before the holiday break is a busy one for Georgian Court Women's Basketball who finish the calendar year with three games in five days.

Opponent
Stony Brook Seawolves (3-6, 0-0 CAA)

Where
Stony Brook, NY - Stony Brook Arena

When
Wednesday, Dec. 18 - 6:31 pm

How to Watch
• Wednesday' game is available to watch via a pay-to-view broadcast on the Stony Brook portal of the CAA Digital Network. Live stats are also available on the Lions schedule page.

Ticketing
Tickets for Wednesday's game can be found at the link above, or purchased in person prior to the game.
$10 general admission
$15 VIP seating
$20 Courtside seating

Previously vs. Stony Brook
• This is the first ever meeting between Georgian Court and Stony Brook. 

Last Time Out
• Millersville scored at least 20 points in each of the final three periods of the Marauders 87-44 win over GCU Sunday morning.
• Georgian Court trailed by just five after one, but Millersville pushed their lead to 16 at the half and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way in their win.
• Niyell McCargo led the Lions scoring 15 points with six rebounds.

Individual Milestones
• Niyell McCargo needs one rebound to get to 150. 
• Another made field goal will get Destiny Wallace to 50. 
• Jessenia Edwards is two points away from 50.

CACC Leaders
• Maria Stanescu is in the top-10 for three-pointers made per game. Her 38% shooting from three is fourth in the league. 
• Tyra Lovelock's 2.3 assists per game are in the top-20. 
• Karissa Smedley and Niyell McCargo are in the top-20 in steals per game. 
• The Lions are averaging 20.7 bench points per game, third-most in the CACC.
• Georgian Court is shooting 29% from three, sixth-best in the league. 
• GCU is fourth in steals per game with 7.6. 

Who's Hot?
• Maria Stanescu is 9-19 from three the last two games. 
• Niyell McCargo matched a season-high 15 points Sunday at Millersville. 
• Onnieya Martin has at least three field goals made in three of her last four games. 

About Stony Brook
• After a terrific 28-5 2023-24 season, Stony Brook already has more losses than they did a year ago.
• The Seawolves also have a new coaching staff led by Joy McCorvey who was previously an assistant at Tennessee. 
• Stony Brook is 3-6 and have dropped five straight. 
• Offense has been hard to find with the Seawolves scoring less than 60 points in each game during their current skid.
• One thing Stony Brook is doing well is keeping teams from scoring from three. The Seawolves 22.6 three-point percentage defense is seventh-best in Division I.
• The offense is shooting 36% overall and 22% while making 65% of their free throws.
• Stony Brook is also on the wrong side of the rebounding and turnover margin.
• Zaida Gonzalez leads the Seawolves with 14.3 points per game. 
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Players Mentioned

Jessenia  Edwards

#5 Jessenia Edwards

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Niyell McCargo

#11 Niyell McCargo

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
Karissa  Smedley

#30 Karissa Smedley

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Destiny Wallace

#21 Destiny Wallace

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Onnieya Martin

#3 Onnieya Martin

G
5' 9"
Freshman
Maria Stanescu

#24 Maria Stanescu

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Tyra Lovelock

#4 Tyra Lovelock

G
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jessenia  Edwards

#5 Jessenia Edwards

5' 9"
Sophomore
F
Niyell McCargo

#11 Niyell McCargo

5' 8"
Sophomore
G
Karissa  Smedley

#30 Karissa Smedley

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Destiny Wallace

#21 Destiny Wallace

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Onnieya Martin

#3 Onnieya Martin

5' 9"
Freshman
G
Maria Stanescu

#24 Maria Stanescu

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Tyra Lovelock

#4 Tyra Lovelock

5' 7"
Junior
G