Skip to main content

Hofstra visits Pratt and Stony Brook

Hofstra Pride (13-4, 4-0 CAA) at Stony Brook Seawolves (9-9, 1-4 CAA)

Stony Brook, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook faces Hofstra after Erik Pratt scored 24 points in Stony Brook’s 75-71 loss to the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.

The Seawolves are 7-2 in home games. Stony Brook is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Pride have gone 4-0 against CAA opponents. Hofstra ranks fourth in the CAA with 35.0 rebounds per game led by Victory Onuetu averaging 8.3.

Stony Brook scores 68.6 points per game, 2.1 more points than the 66.5 Hofstra gives up. Hofstra scores 8.9 more points per game (77.1) than Stony Brook gives up to opponents (68.2).

The Seawolves and Pride face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rob Brown III averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Seawolves, scoring 10.9 points while shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc. Pratt is shooting 39.4% and averaging 18.4 points over the last 10 games.

Cruz Davis is shooting 48.5% and averaging 21.7 points for the Pride. Preston Edmead is averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Seawolves: 3-7, averaging 64.1 points, 30.0 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 39.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game.

Pride: 9-1, averaging 76.4 points, 35.9 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 4.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.3 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story