BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Christabel Ezumah scored a career-high 28 points as Campbell handed Stony Brook its first conference loss of the season, winning 75-73 in overtime Sunday afternoon at Gore Arena.
Campbell improves to 9-8 overall and 2-4 in the CAA in a game that featured 14 lead changes and nine ties. Stony Brook had its 10-game win streak snapped and suffers its second loss overall, dropping to 15-2 on the year and 5-1 in conference play.
Ezumah, who previously set her career-high with 24 points in win over Towson last week, made 10-of-17 shots from the field and 8-of-11 free throws. The Sugar Hill, Ga. native scored 18 of her 28 in the second half and overtime while adding seven boards, four assists and two steals.
Brittany Staves added 19 points, five boards, three assists and one steal marking the third-straight game the graduate forward has scored in double-figures. Shy Tuelle celebrated her birthday today by scoring 12 points while Gianni Boone added 10 off the bench.
Stony Brook was led by 18 points from Victoria Keenan while Gigi Gonzalez provided 15 points, five rebounds and five assists.
The Seawolves jumped out to a 15-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and led by as many as 13 in the first half. The Camels ended the second period on a 13-4 run, highlighted by two threes from Tuelle, to cut the deficit to 26-22 at the intermission.
The Camels went on a 12-0 run in the third quarter and went back-and-forth with the Seawolves in a fourth quarter that had nine lead changes and six ties. Tuelle put the Camels ahead 65-63 with her fourth three-pointer of the night before Stony Brook forced overtime on Khari Clark's layup with 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Both teams had a chance to win at the end of regulation as both Clark and Ezumah missed layups on each end.
CU jumped ahead in the opening minutes of overtime and led 72-67, marking its largest lead of the game. Staves scored five of Campbell's 10 points in the extra period as the Seawolves made just 2-of-8 field goals to close out the game.
The Camels, who lost to Stony Brook 73-43 to open conference play on Jan. 5, outshot the top offense in the league making 44.4 percent (28-of-63) shots from the field as the Seawolves made 41.7 percent (25-of-60) from the floor. Campbell converted 19 turnovers into 18 points and outscored Stony Brook 40-28 in the paint.
Campbell returns to action back at Gore Arena on Friday night for a 7:00 pm tip-off against North Carolina A&T.
