Score: Stony Brook 58, UAlbany 46
 
Location: IFCU Arena in Stony Brook, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (6-9, 5-6) | Stony Brook (12-5, 10-3)
 
Short Story: UAlbany came back from a 13-point third quarter deficit but Stony Brook pulled away late to seal a 58-46 victory.
 
Key Stats 

• Helene Haegerstrand scored the first nine points of the game for UAlbany and finished with 16 points on 6-8 shooting
• Stony Brook's Anastasia Warren scored a season-high 21 points
• The Great Danes put together a 14-2 run in the final seven minutes of the third quarter
• UAlbany tied a season high with nine steals
• Stony Brook outscored UAlbany 12-2 in fastbreak points

 
Coach Mullen: "Overall I am so proud of the team. After numerous pauses and having to go on the road, after three days of practice, and to play Stony Brook the way we did, I think it shows the character and resilience of this team. In the second and fourth quarter we were fatigued, but we battled and competed. Kayla Cooper came in and gave us a huge spark off the bench and Helene Haegerstrand had a nice game for us. We did a good job getting stops, but we are going to need a higher level of execution in the game tomorrow."

How it Happened

• UAlbany took an early 5-0 lead behind five points from Helene Haegerstrand. Stony Brook responded with a 9-2 run before Haegerstrand hit her fourth field goal of the quarter and scored the first nine points for the Great Danes.
• With the score tied 9-9, Kyara Frames hit five-straight points for UAlbany, scored around a two-point field goal from Stony Brook. The Great Danes took a 14-13 lead after the first quarter behind the scoring surges from Haegerstrand and Frames.
• Lucia Decortes scored the first basket of the second quarter before Stony Brook put together a six-minute 18-3 run and took a 31-19 lead with 2:14 remaining in the half. Kayla Cooper scored the final field goal of the half, as Stony Brook took a 31-21 lead into halftime.
• Haegerstrand picked up where she left off in the first half and drained the first-five UAlbany points of the half. Stony Brook scored eight points during Haegerstrand's run, as the Seawolves took a 39-26 lead.
• The Great Danes responded with a 14-2 run over the final 7:04 of the third quarter that cut Stony Brook's lead to 41-40. The run was led by four points each from Cooper, Haegerstrand and Decortes.  
• Cooper hit the first two points of the fourth quarter and UAlbany took a 42-41 lead with 9:44 remaining. Anastasia Warren hit the Seawolves' first points in over six minutes with 6:45 remaining as they took the lead back, 43-42. The points ignited a 10-2 Stony Brook run and they took a 51-44 lead with 2:54 remaining.
• UAlbany's final basket came from Frames, as Stony Brook scored the final seven points of the game to seal a 58-46 victory. Haegerstrand led UAlbany with 16 points on 6-8 shooting and Ellen Hahne, Cooper and Frames each grabbed four rebounds.

Coaches Powering Forward
UAlbany will be participating in coaches powering forward, an autism awareness movement created in 2014 by NCAA coaches Pat Skerry and Tom Herrion. The Great Danes will be wearing light blue and pins to honor the organization.

"This is an organization that is very important to me, as both my boys are on the autism spectrum," coach Colleen Mullen said. "We are really proud to be part of this initiative to honor those individuals and family members that are affected by autism spectrum disorder."

"It is also a special game for us because Taniya Hanner is on the autism spectrum," Mullen said. "It brings light to the fact that she's a role model to many to be a Division I athlete even though she's had to overcome challenges and obstacles in her life."

Next: UAlbany will conclude its regular season at Stony Brook Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 3:00 p.m.