STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook women's basketball earned its third conference win of the season on Wednesday night at Island Federal Credit Union Arena, besting UMass Lowell by the final score of 59-50. With the win, the Seawolves improve to 11-9 (3-4 AE) so far in 2017-18.

Quoting Head Coach Caroline McCombs
"I thought it really took us until the fourth quarter tonight to string some good possessions together. Give credit to UMass Lowell for forcing us into some turnovers, and not allowing us to get into an offensive rhythm. We were able to pound the boards tonight, which helped us keep the ball alive offensively. We really had to grind this one out, and our late-game fight was able to propel us to a conference victory."

Highlights

• Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) led the offensive charge for Stony Brook, scoring 17 points on 8-of-16 shooting. The junior knocked down one 3-pointer and added four rebounds and one assist.
• Shania Johnson (Frederick, MD.) tallied 13 points, a team-high seven assists and four rebounds. The junior shot 4-of-15 from the floor, knocking down two 3-point shots of her own.
• Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) added 11 points and 16 rebounds – her second-highest rebound total of the season. The junior went 3-of-9 from the field, knocking down a team-best five free throws.

Notes

• The Seawolves shot 21-of-58 (36.2 percent) from the floor in total, sinking four shots from distance. The program went 13-for-20 from the free-throw line.
• Stony Brook out-rebounded UMass Lowell 45-29, grabbing 21 offensive rebounds in the winning effort.
• After trailing 23-18 at halftime, the Seawolves outscored UMass Lowell 17-11 in the third period to take a 35-34 lead into the final quarter of action. Stony Brook shot 6-of-15 from the floor in the third quarter, knocking down two shots from distance.
• The Seawolves then outscored the River Hawks 24-16 in the fourth quarter, going 8-of-19 from the field.
• Stony Brook is now 9-0 all-time vs. UMass Lowell in the Division I era.

Up Next
Stony Brook is back in action on Jan. 27, traveling to Albany for a 2 p.m. contest. The Seawolves return home again on Feb. 5 to host Binghamton. To purchase tickets to all 2017-18 Stony Brook women's basketball home games, CLICK HERE.