STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook University took a 14-point halftime lead and never looked back in ending a seven-game losing streak to the University of Maine with a 65-49 America East women’s basketball victory over the Black Bears on Wednesday night at the Indoor Sports Complex.

The loss drops Maine to 6-11 overall, 2-4 in conference play, while suffering its seventh straight road loss. Stony Brook is 11-6, 4-2 in America East.

Mykeema Ford led the Seawolves with game-high totals of 16 points and five assists, while Jessie Boylan scored 12 points and Jessica Smith pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. Kelly Watson added nine points off the Stony Brook bench courtesy of 3-for-4 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc.

“We played well at times, but we tended to get complacent once we had a big lead,” said Stony Brook coach Maura McHugh. “We are happy with the win overall, but we need to get better at putting our opponents away.”

Maine held a 9-7 lead with 15:31 left in the first half, but Stony Brook began to pull away late in the period, using a 10-2 run sparked by two baskets from Morgan Patrick to take a 34-20 lead at intermission.

Boylan hit a pair of 3-pointers and made three straight free throws to fuel a 12-1 Stony Brook run that gave the Seawolves a 46-21 lead less than four minutes into the second half.

That lead would grow to as much as 28 points with 13:42 left in the game, and Maine got no closer than 16 points the rest of the way.

Bracey Barker led Maine with 15 points, while Brittany Bowen added a career-high 10 points. Abby Schrader led the Black Bears with nine rebounds.

UMaine guard Ashley Underwood, who suffered a high left ankle sprain Saturday during the Black Bears’ 73-56 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County, returned to action against Stony Brook but went scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting in 16 minutes of action.

The Black Bears return to action at noon Sunday at Boston University.

SEAWOLVES 65, BLACK BEARS 49

Maine women (6-11) Stony Brook (11-6)

Player G AG F AF TP Player G AG F AF TP

Hugstd-Vaa 4 6 0 0 8 Ferraro 1 1 0 0 2

Whittier 1 3 0 0 2 Smith 4 16 0 2 8

Barker 6 13 2 4 15 Orndorff 2 3 3 3 8

Schrader 1 6 2 4 4 Ford 5 16 4 4 16

Younan 0 2 0 0 0 Boylan 3 8 3 3 12

Underwood 0 5 0 0 0 Thmpsn 0 0 0 0 0

Elderton 2 6 1 4 6 Vasquez 0 1 2 2 2

Bryant 1 2 0 2 2 Getz 1 3 0 0 2

Bowen 3 13 4 4 10 Orion 1 3 0 0 2

Kilmurray 0 0 2 6 2 Watson 3 4 0 2 9

Davis 0 2 0 0 0

Morgan 2 3 0 0 4

Totals 18 56 11 24 49 22 60 12 16 65

Maine 20 49

Stony Brook 34 65

3-pt. goals – Maine (2-15): Elderton 1-2, Barker 1-4, Younan 0-2, Underwood 0-3, Bowen 0-4; Stony Brook (9-16): Boylan 3-4, Watson 3-4, Ford 2-6, Orndorff 1-2

Attendance: 531

Men’s basketball

NMCC 81, EMCC 76 (OT)

At Presque Isle, Pete Bates poured in a game-high 33 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead Northern Maine Community College past Eastern Maine Community College of Bangor.

Jeremy Chasse netted 23 points and Josh Poisson chipped in with 10 for the winners.

Miles Lindhl scored 24 points for the Golden Eagles. Drew Francis added 17 and Wes Kochendoefer tallied 14.

Eastern Maine CC 76

Erickson 2-1-7, Keezer 1-0-2, Boyington 2-0-6, Smiley 1-0-2, Kochendoefer 5-4-14, O. Lindhl, Francis 7-2-17, Corbin 3-0-6, M. Lindhl 8-2-24, Weaver

Northern Maine CC 81

Gagnon, Pelletier 1-3-5, Chasse 5-10-23, Brewer 2-2-6, Jon Poisson, Jos. Poisson 4-2-10, Pettengill, Wood, Pineau 1-2-4, Bates 13-6-33

3-pt. goals: Lindhl 6, Erickson 2, Francis; Chasse 3, Bates

Halftime: NMCC 32-27; Regulation: 68-68

St. Joseph’s 99, Thomas 91 (OT)

At Standish, Matt Plummer racked up 26 points and 12 rebounds as the Monks prevailed in overtime.

Elbie Murphy recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds while Noah LaRoche notched 15 points and 11 boards for St. Joseph’s.

Aecio Madeira led Thomas College of Waterville with 31 points and 12 rebounds. James Godley scored 19 points and Chad Gray 15.

Thomas (4-11) 91

Godley 6-3-19, Grappi 2-0-6, Madeira 15-1-31, Gray 4-4-15, Sibley 2-0-5, Meehan, Lopez 4-0-9, Beal, DePalmer 2-2-6, Blodgett

St. Joseph’s (10-5) 99

LaRoche 4-6-15, Pulkkinen 6-2-18, Alexander 3-3-9, Plummer 7-9-26, Ouellet, Murphy 7-10-24, Mattison 1-0-2, Kennedy 1-0-2, Vachon, Mileski 1-0-3, Castor

3-pt. goals: Godley 4, Grappi 2, Gray 3, Sibley, Lopez; Pulkkinen 4, Plummer 3, Mileski, LaRoche

Halftime: Thomas 33-31