ITHACA, N.Y. – Despite a furious rally in the fourth quarter to get back within six points, the Big Red women's basketball team couldn't fully recover from a slow start and fell to Stony Brook, 58-49, this evening in Ithaca. The loss snapped Cornell's seven-game non-conference winning streak in Newman Arena and evens the team's record at 4-4.
 
Junior forward Nia Marshall led all scorers with 16 points and added four rebounds and two steals, while senior guard Maddie Campbell chipped in seven points and seven rebounds. Junior guard Kerri Moran had another impressive outing running the point, handing out six assists with no turnovers for the second consecutive game.
 
Stony Brook (4-3) had three players in double figures, led by Kori Bayne-Walker with 15 points and eight assists. Brittany Snow and Ogechi Anyagaligbo had 12 points apiece, with Anyagaligbo adding 10 rebounds for a double-double. Christa Scognamiglio also finished with a game-high 12 rebounds, helping the Seawolves to a 45-33 advantage on the boards.   
 
The Big Red missed its first seven shots and connected on just .219 percent from the floor  in the first half as the visitors built a 26-18 advantage at halftime. Cornell stayed in the game thanks to some tough defense, forcing the Seawolves into nine first half turnovers.
 
Stony Brook pushed its advantage to as many as 15 points in the closing moments of the third quarter, but the Big Red used a stifling press in the opening moments of the fourth to force the Seawolves into two misses and a turnover, cutting the lead to six points (43-37) with 7:35 to play. The teams traded baskets before a trey from Bayne-Walker ended the Cornell threat.
 
Cornell connected on .424 percent of its shots in the second half to finish at .323 for the contest, but Stony Brook was even more efficient at .478 over the final 20 minutes to finish at .431 overall.
 
The Big Red is back in action when it returns from the study break to take on Fairfield on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 5:00 p.m.