STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Sophomore Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) scored a career-high 13 points as part of a furious fourth-quarter comeback bid that just fell short, as the Stony Brook women's basketball team was downed by Binghamton, 48-40, Sunday afternoon at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. In the defeat, the Seawolves drop to 9-10 and 2-4 in the America East, while the Bearcats improve to 9-10 and 4-2 in conference play.
 
Coach McCombs' Reaction
"We just had a lot of unforced turnovers. For whatever reason, we just couldn't pass and catch today. Credit Binghamton's defense. Even in our transition game, we couldn't pass and catch, run our lanes and get easy baskets."
 
"Jerell is continuing to get better at practice and is continuing to earn more minutes. We're working on getting her that scorer's mentality – we know she can shoot – and then having her do her job defensively."
 
Turning Point
The Seawolves trailed 14-10 with two minutes to go in the first half before the Bearcats drilled a pair of threes in the half's closing minute to take a 10-point advantage into the locker room. Binghamton would score 18 points in the third quarter to open up the lead to 38-20 entering the final stanza.
 
Stony Brook would bring it as close as a five-point margin in the fourth quarter before the Bearcats closed out the game at the free-throw line.
 
By the Numbers
- Matthews was 5-for-11 from the floor while adding five rebounds and three steals in 23 minutes off the bench.
- Senior Kori Bayne-Walker (Rochester, N.Y.) chipped in seven points, while sophomore Ayshia Baker (Lakewood, Fla.) added six.
- Junior Aaliyah Worley (Philadelphia, Pa.) grabbed nine rebounds, one shy of her career-high.
- Stony Brook shot 27.3-percent from the floor in the game while limiting Binghamton to 26.5-percent.
 
Notes
- The Seawolves fall to 16-18 against Binghamton in the Division I era.
- The loss snaps a six-game home winning streak for the Seawolves.
- Stony Brook has held its opponent under 10 points in a quarter six times in conference play.
- The Seawolves have held their opponents to 50 points or less five times this season.
 
Up Next
The Seawolves travel to Baltimore for a Wednesday kids' day matinee at UMBC. Opening tip is slated for noon.