BY MARCUS HENRY
It was a struggle on offense for Stony Brook in its 76-62 loss to UMBC on Thursday. Nick Carter led all scorers with 18. But after him no one did anything of significance when the game really mattered. Michael Tyree had 11 points, but most of them came late in the game after UMBC built a substantial lead. Coach Steve Pikiell said he is hoping that a go-to guy eventually emerges. Ricky Lucas has been the Seawolves leading scorer this season, but he's been inconsistent. Against FDU he scored a season-high 27. He had 19 against Hofstra. But on Thursday he managed just 7 points and only had 3 against Cornell.
Carter has shown potential. He's scored in double figures in three of his last four games. Against Hofstra he came up with 14 huge points and he had 10 against Cornell. If Carter, who didn't play basketball last season, has found his stroke, Stony Brook won't be a welcome mat to the rest of the America East. Stony Brook (3-10, 0-1) will have a chance to even its conference record in a home game against Maine on Sunday. Maine is big, but doesn't shoot as well as UMBC and isn't as athletic. Hopefully the Seawolves use that to their advantage.