LOWELL, Mass. – The Stony Brook women's basketball team put up its largest margin of victory in the Division I era with an 86-44 victory over UMass Lowell Monday night at the Costello Athletic Center. In the win, the Seawolves improve to 10-14 and 3-8 in the America East, while the River Hawks drop to 3-21 and 0-11 in conference play.
 
Sophomore Davion Wingate (Atlanta, Ga.) led all scorers with 21 points for the Seawolves, who shot a season-high 56.7-percent from the floor to score a season-best 86 points, which matches the highest total in regulation in the last 10 seasons.
 
Coach McCombs' Take
"We talked about our chemistry, playing together and being in sync with each other. We executed that today. We shared the ball – we had 19 assists. I thought we shared the ball well today and had a total team effort on both the offensive and defensive end."
 
Turning Point
Stony Brook trailed 9-7 four minutes in before the Seawolves responded with a 10-0 run with five points each from Wingate and senior Christa Scognamiglio (Orangeburg, N.Y.) to give Stony Brook a lead it would not relinquish. Wingate and Scognamiglio combined for 17 points in the first quarter to give the Seawolves a 20-13 advantage through 10 minutes.
 
By the Numbers
- Wingate was 10-of-17 from the floor for her 21 points while adding five rebounds and five assists.
- Senior Anamaria Skaro (Split, Croatia) scored a career-high 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc.
- Senior Kori Bayne-Walker (Rochester, N.Y.) chipped in 10 points, six assists and four rebounds. The 10 points bring her within 45 of 1,000 for her Stony Brook career.
- Senior Elizabeth Manner (Vienna, Va.) added 10 points, while freshman Giolibeth Perez (Camuy, P.R.) scored nine.
- Junior Aaliyah Worley (Philadelphia, Pa.) tallied six points, seven rebounds and a career-high three steals.
 
Notes
- The 42-point victory surpassed a 77-37 win over New Hampshire, March 8, 2008.
- The victory snapped a six-game slide for the Seawolves.
- Stony Brook improves to 8-0 against UMass Lowell in the Division I era.
- The Seawolves' 31 points in the third quarter were the most in a quarter this season.
- The 86 points were the second-most in a conference game this season.
- Stony Brook has held two opponents this year to zero made three-pointers this year and nine of 24 to two or fewer.
 
Up Next
The Seawolves will be off until Sunday, when Stony Brook travels to Bangor, Maine, for a 2 p.m. tip against Maine.