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Lowell, Mass. - The Stony Brook women's basketball team (9-5, 1-0 AE) heads to UMass Lowell (3-10, 0-1 AE) on Sat., Jan. 9, with hopes of extending its win streak to six. Tip is slated for 2 p.m.

Scouting UMass Lowell

The Riverhawks (3-10, 0-1) are a dangerous team on the offensive end of the floor, ranking third in the conference in scoring offense (62.3 ppg). They have four players who average in double figures in scoring, led by senior Lindsey Doucette (14.2 ppg, 9.5 rpg). Forward Kayla Gibbs is also a handful in the interior, averaging 12.8 ppg and 8.2 rpg. The Seawolves will have to keep the UMass Lowell bigs off the glass as they rank second in the conference in offensive rebounds per game (13.3). Defense has plagued the Riverhawks all season. They rank last in the conference in scoring defense, yielding 73.7 points per game and allow their opponents to shoot 44.3% from the field. They dropped their conference opener to Hartford on Wednesday, 72-59.

Series History

The all-time series history is even at 6-6, but Stony Brook is 4-0 at the Division I level, including a 62-36 win the last time they met on Feb. 18, 2015.

Comeback Kids

Stony Brook’s last two wins have been the result of furious second-half rallies. The Seawolves came from nine points down in the second half vs. Harvard to pull out a one-point victory, then erased a 16-point second half deficit to defeat Binghamton in their conference opener. They have outscored their opponents in the second half in four of their last five games and are +35 in the second halves of games for the season.

Wingate’s a Winner

With their back’s against the wall in their last two games, the Seawolves have relied on freshman Davion Wingate (Atlanta, Ga.) to lead their comeback charges. Wingate hit the game-winning free throw with 3.5 seconds remaining to lift the Seawolves over Harvard on Dec. 30, then scored 11 of her career-high 19 points in the fourth quarter vs. Binghamton to fuel the comeback. She is averaging 16.0 ppg over her last four games.

Tough D

Caroline McCombs’ troops have ratcheted up the defense since the start of December. In their first six games, the Seawolves defense yielded 70 points four times. They haven’t allowed a 70-point game since, a span of eight games, and have only allowed 60 or more points in four.