2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team represented Stony Brook University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seawolves, led by seventh-year head coach Caroline McCombs, play their home games at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena and are members in the America East Conference.

2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball
America East tournament champions
Conference	America East Conference
Record	15–6 (11–3 America East)
Head coach	Caroline McCombs (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Williams Bri Hutchen Gabe Lazo
Home arena	Island Federal Credit Union Arena

2020–21 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Maine	13	–	2		.867			17	–	3		.850
Stony Brook †	11	–	3		.786			15	–	6		.714
UMass Lowell	10	–	6		.625			12	–	9		.571
Albany	5	–	7		.417			7	–	11		.389
New Hampshire	5	–	11		.313			5	–	15		.250
NJIT	4	–	9		.308			4	–	14		.222
Vermont	4	–	2		.667			4	–	2		.667
UMBC	2	–	4		.333			2	–	6		.250
Hartford	3	–	9		.250			3	–	9		.250
Binghamton	5	–	9		.357			5	–	11		.313
Vermont suspended their season on January 24, 2021 UMBC suspended their season on January 29, 2021 Hartford suspended their season on February 10, 2021 Binghamton suspended their season on February 19, 2021
† 2021 America East tournament winner As of March 12, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Stony Brook finished in second place in the America East after going 11–3 during the conference regular season. The Seawolves beat UMass Lowell by 20 points in the semifinals to earn a rematch with Maine in the championship game after last season's was cancelled. As the underdog, Stony Brook beat Maine 64–60 to win its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth.

As a No. 14 seed, the Seawolves lost 79–44 to No. 3 seed Arizona in the first round.

Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games will be streamed on ESPN3 or ESPN+.

Roster

2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Gigi Gonzalez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Nova Miramar, FL F 1 Courtney Furr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Howard Elkridge, MD G 2 Earlette Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Providence Brooklyn, NY G 3 Asiah Dingle 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Kent State Boston, MA G 4 Anastasia Warren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Westlake Atlanta, GA G/F 5 Jonae Cox 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Woodrow Wilson Portsmouth, VA G 11 Victoria Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hinds CC Camden, MS F 13 Nairmar Vargas-Reyes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Florida SouthWestern State Camuy, Puerto Rico G 14 Leah Burden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Carle Place Westbury, NY F 15 Randi Baldwin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Elizabeth Seton Hyattsville, MD F 21 Kelis Corley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. John's College Capitol Heights, MD F 22 McKenzie Bushee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mt. Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA F 23 Aminata Zie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Gaspard Monge Paris, France G/F 24 Hailey Zeise 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr North Allegheny Pittsburgh, PA F 32 Leighah Amori-Wool 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Western Michigan Evanston, IL F 33 India Pagán 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr New London New London, CT	Head coach Caroline McCombs (Youngstown State) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Williams (Howard) Bri Hutchen (Alabama) Gabe Lazo (FIU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Fordham	L 58–62	0–1	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
November 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 23 Syracuse	L 39–50	0–2	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
December 2, 2020* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Sacred Heart	Canceled		William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
December 3, 2020* 2:00 pm		Sacred Heart	Canceled		Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
December 8, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Manhattan	W 65–52	1–2	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
December 14, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Hofstra	W 63–52	2–2	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
America East Conference regular season
December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton	W 61–52	3–2 (1–0)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton	W 55–47	4–2 (2–0)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
December 27, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 60–63	4–3 (2–1)	Tsongas Center  Lowell, MA
December 28, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 60–44	5–3 (3–1)	Tsongas Center  Lowell, MA
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	Canceled		UMBC Event Center  Baltimore, MD
January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	Canceled		UMBC Event Center  Baltimore, MD
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	L 49–52	5–4 (3–2)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 64–41	6–4 (4–2)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 63–51	7–4 (5–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 73–41	8–4 (6–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hartford	W 67–47	9–4 (7–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hartford	W 62–49	10–4 (8–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
February 13, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	W 59–54	11–4 (9–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	L 49–54	11–5 (9–3)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
February 22, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 58–46	12–5 (10–3)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
February 23, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 62–42	13–5 (11–3)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
America East Women's Tournament
March 7, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	(3) UMass Lowell Semifinals	W 75–55	14–5	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
March 12, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	at (1) Maine Championship Game	W 60–56	15–5	Memorial Gym  Orono, ME
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	(14 M)	vs. (3 M) Arizona First Round	L 44–79	15–6	Alamodome  San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team