BALTIMORE, M.D. – Stony Brook women's basketball earned its fourth conference victory of the season, topping UMBC by the final score of 69-44 on Wednesday night at the RAC Center. With the win, the Seawolves improve to 12-10 (4-5 AE) so far in 2017-18.
 
Shania Johnson (Frederick, MD.) posted another impressive performance for the Seawolves, recording a game-high 27 points, four assists and three rebounds in the victory.
 
Quoting Head Coach Caroline McCombs
"I thought we came out strong tonight and were locked into our game plan. Our defense was able to create offense for us, which gave us momentum throughout the game. We had a ton of energy from our family and friends that came out to support us!"

Highlights

• The Seawolves shot 21-of-52 (40.4 percent) from the floor in total, going 9-for-20 from 3-point range.
• Stony Brook knocked down a season-best 18 free throws, shooting 78.3 percent from the foul line.
• Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in the win. The junior has tallied double-digit point totals in seven of her last eight contests.
• Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) recorded nine points and nine rebounds, going 5-of-5 from the charity stripe.

Notes

• Stony Brook outscored UMBC 15-4 in the first quarter of play. The Seawolves' defense surrendered just six points in the first 14-plus minutes of action, forcing the Retrievers to shoot just 25 percent (6-for-24) from the floor in the first half of play.
• UMBC shot 29.2 percent from the floor in total, the second-lowest shooting percentage Stony Brook has allowed in 2017-18.
• The Seawolves forced 20 turnovers in a contest for just the sixth time this season, recording 12 steals.
• Stony Brook is now 18-15 all-time vs. the Retrievers in the Division I era.

Next Up
Stony Brook is back in action on Feb. 3, traveling to Hartford for a 2 p.m. matchup. 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.