VESTAL, N.Y. – Stony Brook women's basketball earned its second-straight conference victory on Thursday night, topping Binghamton, 67-59, at the Events Center. With the win, the Seawolves improve to 10-8 (2-3 AE) so far in 2017-18.
 
Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) scored a career-high 28 points in the win, shooting 10-of-18 from the floor (4-of-7 from 3-point range).

Quoting Head Coach Caroline McCombs
"I was really proud of our group tonight as we have been in a lot of close games so far this conference season. Tonight we were able to get some big stops down the stretch when we needed them. Binghamton is a very good team, and it took everything we had to come out on top."

Highlights

• Stony Brook shot 23-of-58 from the floor (39.7 percent), knocking down 6-of-17 3-point attempts.
• Matthews scored 17 points in the first half, then added 11 in the second half to help lead the Seawolves to a conference win. The junior also tallied three rebounds and three steals.
• Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) chipped in with nine points and 10 rebounds, going 4-of-6 from the field. The junior now has six double-digit rebound contests this season.
• Reigning conference Rookie of the Week McKenzie Bushee (Pittsburgh, PA.) recorded eight points, 11 rebounds and two helpers.
• Shania Johnson (Frederick, MD.) tallied eight points, three rebounds and three assists.
• Aaliyah Worley (Philadelphia, PA) scored eight points to go along with four rebounds for Stony Brook in the win. 

Notes

• Stony Brook went on an 11-3 run over the final 4:14 of the first half, taking a 38-33 lead into the break. Matthews sunk a 3-pointer as time expired in the first half.
• Binghamton led the rebound battle by a small margin (41-39), and both teams turned the ball over 12 times.
• The Seawolves scored 32 points in the paint to Binghamton's 28.

Up Next
Stony Brook is back in action on Sunday, Jan. 21 vs. New Hampshire. To purchase tickets to all 2017-18 Stony Brook women's basketball home games, CLICK HERE.