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Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: Oakes Date: January 19, 2026, 3:37 pm
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Northeastern — 6-12 (2-5 in CAA play)
Notable Non Conference wins — Colgate, Duquesne, Central
Connecticut
CAA wins — @ NC A&T, vs Elon
CAA losses — @ Elon, @ Campbell, vs UNCW, vs Towson
Stony Brook heads north to face a Northeastern team that has
suffered numerous injuries to members of their starting lineup
this season. Their best guard LA Pratt and prized transfer
portal big man out of Miami, Xander Alarie, have already been
lost to season ending injuries. They took another blow recently
when younger brother of former Hofstra big man Yacco Fritz,
Youri, left the January 10th game vs Towson with an injury and
has missed the last two games as a result. Fritz was averaging
11 pts and 4 rb before going down. It’s not certain he will
remain out for Thursday’s contest vs Stony Brook— but it is
something to monitor as it could make the team quite vulnerable
at the rim if they are to be without both of their starting
bigs.
Despite the injuries, HC Bill Coen still has these guards moving
the ball well— as they rank 3rd in the CAA in assists. So they
are not anemic in their scoring as a team with this many
injuries might be.
William Kermoury out of Sweden, a member of the team’s bench the
past two season, was elevated to the starting lineup this year
and stepped up on the wing as the team’s leading scorer in
Pratt’s absence and stands as the biggest threat to Stony Brook
getting this win. He is a the most dangerous shooter from
outside in the CAA thus far this season, shooting a conference
best 47% from deep and is tied with Hofstra’s Cruz Davis for the
2nd most 3PT FGM. Kermoury has notably put up 20+ points in 4 of
Northeastern’s last 7 games— and has knocked down 5 or more
threes with frequency in that span. He had a season high
31-point performance in Saturday’s win over Elon and had 28
points vs Towson in the game before that.
Freshman guard Xavier Abreu has also broken out onto the scene
this year as a high scoring 6th Man for Northeastern and can
really attack the rim well. He most notably scored a season high
32 points vs Duquesne earlier this year and had 22 points in the
team’s recent win over Elon.
They added one of Davidson’s starting guards from last year,
Michael Loughnane, to the fold in this year’s transfer portal.
He only averages 8 pts, 3 rb and 4 ast on a mere 30% from deep.
But Loughnane took over as the team’s starting PG and has seen
his usage rate increase since LA Pratt was injured. He is coming
off a 15 pt, 7 rb and 2 ast performance vs Monmouth on Monday
and also scored a season high 23 pts vs Campbell on January 3rd.
Loughnane has also been relied upon to guard the opposing team’s
best guards after spending two years in the Atlantic 10, so I
suspect he will be the one guarding Erik Pratt the most.
Their front court is in a state of “break glass in case of
emergency” right now without Alarie or Fritz. If Fritz is indeed
unable to suit up for this game— they will be forced to once
again rely on freshman Petar Pinter from Montenegro and freshman
Luke Koelsch. Both of whom have very little experience getting
big minutes at this level. Pinter didn’t play at all in some
contests when their bigs were healthier— and he notably didn’t
have more than one rebound in a single game through his first 10
games despite being 6’11”. His first game topping 12 minutes was
a 26 minute performance vs Towson earlier this month in which he
finished with just 6 points, 1 assist and a notable zero
rebounds. He did however step up vs Elon when he had 8 pts and 9
rb. Koelsch put together a respectable 8 pts and 6 rb vs
Monmouth on Monday and should see some time at the 5 as well
after not getting much playing time for most of the season thus
far. Fritz returning to action Thursday hasn’t been ruled out,
so his availability will be something to monitor. Either way—
this team doesn’t have the rim protection to hinder Erik Pratt
and the rest of Stony Brook from attacking the paint.
Even with Fritz playing most games this season until recently—
Northeastern currently ranks last in the CAA in opponents PPG at
80 and also last in opponents Team FG% at a whopping 49%.
One last thing to note with them. As vulnerable as they are—
they do force a good amount of Turnovers (4th in the CAA) and
are 2nd and steals. So it’s important for Stony Brook to take
care of the ball here and not give them an opening.
——————
Stony Brook — 11-9 (3-4 in CAA Play)
The Seawolves have completely flipped the script with two gritty
wins over top CAA teams in Hofstra and Charleston this week
after very embarrassing losses to Drexel and UNCW the previous
week. Having gone to the game, as I do most home games, I truly
do not think that building has been that loud since April 2016–
and this was when students were on winter break. The community
is seriously getting behind this team as they get hot and should
continue to climb up the CAA attendance ladder.
As hard as the UNCW loss was— this team nearly escaped with a
win there. So Geno needs to have these guys walking into this
road trip with the belief that they can defeat anyone in this
conference on any given night. Going up against a poor defense
and rebounding team like Northeastern should allow Stony Brook
to get off on the right foot to begin this road trip.
Pratt is really inserted himself into the CAA Player of the Year
and 1st Team conversation after a huge week— particularly his
unbelievable 39 pt, 7 rb and 13 ast performance in the double
overtime thriller vs Charleston on Saturday. It was the 2nd
highest scoring game for a CAA player this season besides
Michael Eley’s 43 pt performance for Hampton — and the third
highest scoring game by a Stony Brook player after Jameel Warney
(43 in 2016) and Anthony Roberts (40 in 2022). As Accelerator
mentioned— the last D1 players to have 39 pt, 13 ast
performances were Jalen Pickett and Trae Young — both of whom
are of course in the NBA right now. I expect he’ll see a lot of
Kermoury in this game.
Andrej Shoshkikj continues to put in more strong performances
than bad performances of late after a slow December. He has shot
above 40% in four of the five games thus far in January and is
doing a good job of mixing up his outside looks with layups that
is making him harder to guard. His consistency has been on the
rise as he gets more comfortable and we may just be scratching
the surface with him. Another fun statistic with Andrej right
now: he has connected on all 24 of his free throws this season.
Richard Goods is certainly playing with serious confidence these
days, isn’t he? 20 points vs Hofstra and then 18 pts vs
Charleston (including his clutch game tying three in OT that
kept the team alive ). Sure he struggled to contain Charleston’s
bigs at times, but his hands have been seriously active lately
in protecting the rim. For a guy that many, including myself,
were calling a PF— having 2 or more blocks in each of the last
three games vs what are likely the top three CAA teams is quite
impressive. Goods averaged 3 pts on Hampton’s bench last year
and we are watching him develop into a real stud here at Stony
Brook. Goods will have his off nights scoring— but hopefully he
follows Andrej in stringing together more positive games with
consistency. If he and Pratt can each go for close to 20 pts in
a game— this will be a tough team to compete with in this
conference. Goods should assert his size vs these brittle
Northeastern bigs on Thursday as he looks to keep it rolling.
Rob Brown continues to stay hot from three and has been a bit
more selective in his looks than we saw earlier this season. He
has connected on 11 of his last 19 threes (58%) over the last
three games. The hotter Goods and Andrej get next to Pratt— the
more open Brown will be on the wing and he has been playing that
role well.
This bench gave Stony Brook such a boost vs Charleston and I’m
beyond excited to see how they’ll look the rest of the season.
Ethan Simmon and Jonah Butler are a big part of the future of
this team and could very well find themselves in the starting
lineup next year — but they are also very much here and ready to
contribute in big moments now. I really can’t remember a time
when Stony Brook was this deep on the wing.
I’m particularly amped to see how Butler performs against
Northeastern after capturing the hearts of fans with his tough
nosed play vs Charleston. Depending on the flow of the game— he
has to be a serious option for Geno down the stretch at the end
of games. I think it’s only a matter of time before he catches
fire from deep as his reps increase. His defense is also
something that is really growing on me. Geno deserves all the
credit for recruiting him out of Kentucky. This is one tough
freshman.
Conclusion
While Kermoury is going to be a tough player to contain— he is
one man and this is a severely wounded roster. Pratt and him
should be close to canceling each other out (and I think that
might be a best case scenario for Northeastern). But they will
need more than just he and Abreu to score to beat this red hot
Seawolves offense that seems to be swimming in lava of late.
Let’s hope this strong ball movement continues. Northeastern’s
lack of defense and rebounding is something that can be
exploited by Geno Ford and his blossoming cast of offensive
threats.
Playing at home or not— this is Stony Brook’s game to lose. The
Seawolves are now 9-2 at home. A strong win over Northeastern to
start this roadtrip will go a long way for a team that’s looking
to prove their recent strong play will translate outside of
Island Federal Credit Union Arena.
Go Seawolves.
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Re: Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: OldSeawolf Date: January 19, 2026, 3:49 pm
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This is an important game for SBU, to validate our last 2 wins.
It may have been pre-injuries, but NE lost a close game at home
to UNCW recently. I thought they moved the ball exceptionally
well in that game, except at the end.
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Re: Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: ecasadoSBU Date: January 21, 2026, 9:44 pm
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first road after a very successful home-stand. Really curious to
see how they do tomorrow
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Re: Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: ecasadoSBU Date: January 22, 2026, 6:12 pm
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Hot start 11-3
listening on the northeastern radio broadcast WRBB 104.9FM
wrbbsports.com
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Re: Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 22, 2026, 6:16 pm
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NU zone is allowing Shosh to take wide open threes (he's 3/4).
and a layup too.
it's already 17-5 SB, on the road.
are they not scouting anymore? trying to stop pratt with a 131?
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Re: Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 22, 2026, 6:31 pm
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great start for Goods (2 blocks).
NU moves the ball well.
NU switches to a 23 and shosh hits another. and two more from
simmon too. and butler. 31-17 SB
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Re: Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: Oakes Date: January 22, 2026, 6:33 pm
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Sure this is a wounded Northeastern team and the worst defense
in the CAA.
But 9/12 from deep to open the game????
When was the last time Stony Brook was this deep on the wing?
This team has had plenty of lows. But sometimes— it looks like
one of the best offensive teams this program has — ever— put
together.
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Re: Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: Chairman of the Board Date: January 22, 2026, 6:50 pm
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halftime 47-40 SB. NU made a comeback. it feels like
dominance, but we are only up 7.
i love simmon off the bench, but he needs more minutes.
we have 12 assists already and it's halftime (half of that is
Pratt).
monster half for Goods with a contested alleyoop.
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Re: Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: Oakes Date: January 22, 2026, 7:50 pm
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Good to see the continuation of strong perseverance in the 2nd
half from these guys. It’s a few games in a row now they got hit
in the face early in the 2nd half and right the ship afterwards.
Also Valentiny > Gorman. I think that needs to be settled as we
move forward.
On to Campbell.
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Re: Game 21 at Northeastern: 1/22 at 7:00 PM on Flo Sports
By: Accelerator Date: January 22, 2026, 7:58 pm
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Pratt is insane! How to follow up your 39-point night... how
about 31 more??? 9 assists and 6 rebounds as well!
16-29 from three.
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