Stony Brook (5-3) vs. Northwestern (5-4)
LOCATION	Beardsley Gym | Evanston, Ill.
DATE  | TIME	Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017  | 1 P.M. ET / 12 P.M. CT
COVERAGE	Live Stats | Live Video (BTN2Go)
SOCIAL	@StonyBrookWBB

EVANSTON, Ill. – Stony Brook women's basketball looks to bounce back on Sunday, Dec. 10, traveling to Northwestern for a 12 p.m. non-conference matchup.
 
Last Time Out
• Stony Brook women's basketball fell in double overtime vs. Yale, 77-71, on Wednesday night at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. With the loss, the Seawolves fall to 5-3 so far this season.
• Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) tied a Stony Brook women's basketball program record with 23 total rebounds in the loss, grabbing 15 defensive rebounds and eight offensive rebounds. The only other Stony Brook player to ever record 23 rebounds in a contest was Dana Ferraro, who did so vs. Boston University on Jan. 18, 2006.  Clark recorded 12 points and three assists to go along with her record-setting rebound total, giving the junior her second double-double in 2017-18.
• Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) scored a team-high 16 points to go along with five rebounds for the Seawolves.
• Aaliyah Worley (Philadelphia, PA) added 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, and Shania Johnson (Frederick, MD.) tallied 13 points, seven assists and five rebounds.
• Stony Brook shot 38.5 percent from the floor in total, collecting 49 total rebounds as a team (second-highest total in 2017-18).
 
Scouting Northwestern
• The Wildcats check in at 5-4 so far this season. Northwestern has dropped its last three contests heading into Sunday's game.
• Lindsey Pulliam leads the way for the Wildcats, registering 15.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. Abi Scheid has chipped in with 13.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game to date.
• Sunday's matchup will be the first-ever between the two programs.
 
Head Coach Caroline McCombs
• Caroline McCombs enters her fourth season as the head coach of the Stony Brook women's basketball team in 2017-18, as the Seawolves head coach has risen among the winningest coaches in Stony Brook's Division I era.
• With five victories to begin the 2017-18 season, McCombs has now won 51 games on Long Island – which ranks second among Stony Brook coaches in the Division I era. McCombs guided the Seawolves' program to 17 wins in 2014-15, 17 victories in 2015-16, and 12 wins this year.
 
Clark on the Glass
Junior transfer Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) is currently averaging 10.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks No. 1 in the America East and No. 21 nationally. Clark grabbed 23 rebounds on Dec. 6 vs. Yale, the third-highest single-game rebound total for any player in the country this season.
 
Daunting Defense
Stony Brook has allowed just 55.0 points per contest, which ranks No. 22 in the nation. The program has forced opponents to shoot just 23.9 percent from beyond the arc, which checks in at No. 20 nationally and best in the America East. Opponents have shot just 35.6 percent from the floor vs. the Seawolves, which ranks 46th lowest in the country.
 
Non-Conference Success
Stony Brook is 10-4 in its last 14 non-conference contests, dating back to Dec. 11, 2016.
 
Preseason Poll
The Seawolves have been selected to finish No. 8 in the 2017-18 America East Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll, as announced by the conference on Oct. 19, 2017. Stony Brook received 16 total votes in the poll. New Hampshire was voted as the unanimous league favorite, garnering 64 total votes.
 
Next Up
The Seawolves return to IFCU Arena on Thursday, Dec. 14 for a 7 p.m. contest vs. Iona. To purchase tickets to all 2017-18 Stony Brook women's basketball home games, CLICK HERE.

Player Notes

• 02 – Cheyenne Clark (Jr.) – Joins the Seawolves after two years at Mohawk Valley Community College… Has started in all three games so far this season... Had six points and seven rebounds vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Scored four points to go along with seven rebounds at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Tallied points and nine rebounds at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/19/17)… Registered eight points and nine rebounds vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)…Leads the team with 8.0 rebounds per contest… Scored season-best 15 points to go along with 12 rebounds vs. Wagner (11/26/17)… Recorded 11 points and nine rebounds at Cornell (12/1/17)… Scored eight points to go along with 11 rebounds at Syracuse (12/3/17)… Tallied 12 points a 23 rebounds vs. Yale (12/6/17)…

• 03 - Oksana Gouchie-Provencher (R-Fr.) – Redshirted the 2016-17 season… Scored four points to go along with two assists and two rebounds vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Recorded five points and two rebounds at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Scored five points to go along with three rebounds vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)…

• 05 - Jonae Cox (Fr.) – Played four minutes at Hofstra (11/14/17), grabbing her first career rebound in the win… Tallied career-high 14 points, nailing four 3-point field goals vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)…

• 10 - Chantz Cherry (Fr.) – Saw her first collegiate action at Hofstra (11/14/17), playing two minutes in the victory… Scored two points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)…

• 11 - Jerell Matthews (Jr.) – Appeared in 20 games off the bench in 2016-17, posting 2.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per game… Has started in all three games so far this season... Had 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Scored season-high 21 points to go along with three rebounds at Hofstra (11/14/17)… nine points and two rebounds at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/19/17)… Tallied eight points and four rebounds vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)… Scored nine points, adding three rebounds and two assists vs. Wagner (11/26/17)… Scored 11 points in 34 minutes played at Cornell (12/1/17)… Scored 13 points with eight rebounds at Syracuse (12/3/17)… Scored 16 points to go along with five rebounds vs. Yale (12/6/17)…

• 12 - Kina Smith (So.) – Appeared in 25 games in 2016-17, averaging 1.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game...

• 14 - Giolibeth Perez (So.) - Appeared in all 30 games in 2016-17, averaging 3.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game… Scored six points vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Tallied nine points to go along with four assists and three rebounds at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Recorded four points and four assists at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/19/17)… Recorded season-best 10 points, six assists and five rebounds vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)… Scored six points and six assists vs. Wagner (11/26/17)…

• 15 - Shania Johnson (Jr.) – Played two seasons at Monroe College in New Rochelle, New York… Has started in all three games this season… Recorded 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds in her Division I debut vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Tallied 13 points and five assists at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Scored season-high 23 points along with six rebounds and four assists at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/19/17)… Named America East Player of the Week on Nov. 11, following her 20-point debut… Scored five points vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)… Tallied 14 points, six rebounds and four assists vs. Wagner (11/26/17)… Registered 21 points and seven assists at Syracuse (12/3/17)… Scored 13 points vs. Yale (12/6/17)…

• 20 - Ayshia Baker (Jr.) – Appeared in 23 games off the bench in 2016-17, averaging 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game while leading the team with 17 total blocks... Had two points at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Tallied three points and four assists at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/19/17)… Scored season-best five points to go along with five rebounds vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)…

• 21 - Aaliyah Worley (Sr.) - Appeared in 29 games (18 starts) in 2016-17, averaging 4.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game… Has started in all three games this season… Tallied nine points and two assists vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Recorded seven points, five rebounds and three assists at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Scored six points and two rebounds at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/19/17)… Recorded season-high 13 points vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)… Scored six points and added three assists vs. Wagner (11/26/17)… Tallied five points and four rebounds at Cornell (12/1/17)… Scored 13 points vs. Yale (12/6/17)…

• 22 – McKenzie Bushee (Fr.) – Recorded six points and five rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Tallies six points and three rebounds at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Collected two rebounds at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/19/17)… Tallied two points and two rebounds vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)… Scored six points to go along with a season-best seven rebounds at Cornell (12/1/17)… Registered season-best 14 points and six rebounds at Syracuse (12/3/17)… Named America East Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week on Monday, Dec. 4…

• 24 - Hailey Zeise (Fr.) – Scored two points to go along with two rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Recorded two rebounds at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Collected two more rebounds vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)… Tallied five points and two rebounds vs. Wagner (11/26/17)…

• 30 - Kyra Dixon (R-Fr.) – Played six minutes in collegiate debut vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Grabbed first rebound of the season at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Scored two points vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)…

• 33 - India Pagan (Fr.) – Has started in all three games this season… Scored eight points to go along with four rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Manhattan (11/11/17)… Recorded six points and six rebounds at Hofstra (11/14/17)… Tallied four points and three rebounds (11/19/17)… Scored two points vs. Farmingdale State (11/22/17)… Tallied 12 points and four rebounds vs. Wagner (11/26/17)… Registered six points and six rebounds at Syracuse (12/3/17)…Scored eight points to go along with two assists vs. Yale (12/6/17)…