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#Post#: 46806--------------------------------------------------
Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:00PM
in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: Oakes Date: March 5, 2026, 6:22 pm
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Stony Brook is running out of time to turn their season around,
and will have lost three in a row as they walk into the CAA
Tournament as the 8th seed. After wondering for most of the 2nd
half of the season i the Seawolves would be the 4th or 5th seed,
we ended up as the 8th seed. They will line up against a
Campbell team which is much healthier in this game than they
were the last time these two teams played each other in January.
Stony Brook won the last game by 12 pts, but Campbell played
without a lot of their size. Leading big man Dovydas Butka
missed the game with an injury and Chris Fields played only 4
minutes while he was still banged up. Butka was a player that
nearly joined Stony Brook after he was heavily recruited by them
last summer. He has been one of the best bigs in the CAA this
season, averaging 14 pts, 9 rb and 2 ast. Fields has been on
fire lately, scoring 10+ points in 3 of the last 4 games --
including 17 pt games vs UNCW and Towson. He is a physical
player that really helps Campbell on the glass and defensively.
Neither of these players were a factor in the last game and they
have to be coming into the game with some playing with
excitement an enthusiasm knowing how much better they make the
team when they are on the floor.
With those guys back in the lineup it should mean more
possessions for Campbell. The program is quietly the 2nd highest
scoring offense in the CAA.
DJ Smith remains the engine of this offense, and averages 19 pts
on 34% from deep this season. He gave Stony Brook 20 pts in the
last matchup. Smith put up 26 pts vs a weak NC A&T team on
Tuesday after never topping 30% from the floor in any of the
previous 6 games. Stony Brook can contain him, but he will have
more help this time around.
Jeremiah Johnson put up 15 on Stony Brook last time, but this
Tasos Cook guy got hot too with 12 pts on 3/7 from three off the
bench. However, they were successful in holding Cam Gregory to
only two points.
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I walk into the tournament weekend thinking one thing: no one in
this tournament has home court advantage. Its that kind of
mentality that helped the 23-24 team go on long run, and its the
mentality this team will have to adopt if they want any chance
of making some noise. Three game losing streak, sure? But this
team is still one of the best offenses in program history, and
is one win away from feeling back to themselves again.
Its time for the team to buckle down and get back to their
scoring ways. Pratt passed Tyler Stephenson-Moore's for 3rd all
time on the single season scoring list last Tuesday, but he has
only put up 14 pts and 16 pts in the last two games. Stony Brook
needs him to get back to taking over games if they want to go on
a run in this tournament. There is no one on Campbell that
really gave him issues in the last game, and Butka shouldn't
present much of an obstacle at the time for Pratt because he is
an offensive minded center. Pratt should have every chance to
put together a big game and show he can end the season with some
fight.
Shoshkikj put up 19 pts, 4 rb and 5 ast in the last game as he
and Pratt carried the team to victory with their dual pronged
attack. But he hasn't scored that many points sin a game since.
Shoskikj has had a more down to earth February after his
monstrous January. He should have a good opportunity to bounce
back in this game if Smith is going to guard him.
Rob Brown put up a solid 15 pts on 3/9 from three in the loss to
Towson the other night. It was the most pts he has put up since
January 31st win over Elon. Stony Brook could use more
production out of him if Shosh isn't going to be scoring 18+ pts
most nights.
Richard Goods has earned the ire of Geno Ford lately as he has
scored 6 or less pts in each of the last three games, while
being pulled from the end of games early for defensive purposes.
He is shooting 23% from the floor during the span. Goods has got
to find a way to get into double digit scoring again, especially
vs teams with a good interior presence like Campbell, if this
team is going to find a way to compete. Oleg Kojonets will
continue to see valuable minutes vs Campbell's bigs in this
game. Defensively alone he has been the more productive center
in the last several games. Stony Brook will need both of them
crashing the boards heavily, because they won't be able to
dominate the boards in this game as easily with everyone back
healthy for Campbell.
Jonah Butler had one of his better games of the season vs
Campbell last time, putting up 10 pts and 8 rb. Maybe he can
bounce back after a slow game on Tuesday.
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Will this season be remembered for how great Erik Pratt played
and how much offense he helped generate for this team, or will
it be remembered for the spitting incident and the three game
losing streak they walked into the CAA Tournament with? Its time
to turn the tide.
#Post#: 46807--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:
00PM in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: sbu1991 Date: March 5, 2026, 6:40 pm
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Very well put. I’d be happy with a single win over the weekend,
but a loss on Saturday and I’d say at best the team “slightly
exceeded expectations“ for the year.
#Post#: 46808--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:
00PM in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: OldSeawolf Date: March 6, 2026, 7:03 am
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One and done would be a monumental failure. Beat Campbell, and
we have a no-pressure game against UNCW, who in the back of
their minds, have to remember that first half at SBU arena.
#Post#: 46809--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:
00PM in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: Chairman of the Board Date: March 6, 2026, 8:16 am
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cant help but think one pivotal spitball tanked our entire
season and momentum. GO SB
#Post#: 46812--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:
00PM in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: Checkmate Date: March 6, 2026, 1:20 pm
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In the preseason, I said aim for 20 wins, settle for 18. That
we're guaranteed an above .500 record is better than I expected
for sure. And I thought the league was really solid this year,
so to finish mid-table, and really be in position to do much
better than that, is pretty good in my eyes.
I really wanted to avoid Campbell – big difference between them
and Hampton in the 10 spot.
#Post#: 46815--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:
00PM in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: Chairman of the Board Date: March 6, 2026, 2:33 pm
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i wrote that there'd be ups and downs, excitement and
depression, euphoria and disappointment, etc. i think we hit
them all. and its not even over yet.
#Post#: 46816--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:
00PM in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: Accelerator Date: March 6, 2026, 4:49 pm
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Pratt CAA first-team, Shosh CAA all-rookie. Glad that the
coaches didn't Pratt to second team as punishment for the
spitting.
#Post#: 46817--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:
00PM in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: sbu1991 Date: March 7, 2026, 12:03 pm
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Lucky to be only down by eight. No inside defending. No inside
scoring. No offense beyond the usual three.
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Re: Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:
00PM in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: Checkmate Date: March 7, 2026, 12:30 pm
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I don’t have the game on. How does Goods have zero shot attempts
with 15 minutes left in the game?
#Post#: 46819--------------------------------------------------
Re: Game 32 vs Campbell (2nd round of CAA Tournament): 3/7 @ 12:
00PM in Washington, D.C. on FloSports
By: sbu1991 Date: March 7, 2026, 12:32 pm
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With 13 minutes left it seems like only three players showed up
today. Goods is playing like he already entered the transfer
portal.
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