STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook women's basketball earned a big conference win vs. top-seeded Maine, 76-68, on Sunday afternoon at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. With the victory, the Seawolves improve to 15-11 (7-6 AE) so far in 2017-18.
 
Shania Johnson (Frederick, MD.) led Stony Brook's offense with 23 points and nine assists, while Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) recorded a season-high 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win.
 
Quoting Head Coach Caroline McCombs
"I thought we were really connected as a team today. We were at our best when we rebounded, and created offense from our defense. Our crowd was fantastic today, and gave us a huge spark time and time again throughout the game. We need to build from this heading into the home stretch of conference play. Overall, it was a great win for our group."
 
Highlights

• The Seawolves shot 29-for-55 (52.7 percent) from the floor, tied for the third-highest total of made field goals in a single game so far this season. The Seawolves also added nine 3-pointers in the win.
• Clark shot 8-of-11 from the floor, 6-of-6 from the foul line. She scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the third quarter alone.
• Johnson shot 9-of-15 from the field, nailing five 3-point attempts. The junior has tallied double-digit point totals in 20 of 26 contests this year.
• Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) added 10 points, shooting 4-of-7 from the floor.

Notes

• Stony Brook made 9-of-10 foul shots. The Seawolves have now converted on 39-of-46 free throws over their last two contests.
• The Seawolves defense held Maine to just 9-of-27 shooting from the floor in the first half of play. Stony Brook forced 17 turnovers in total, turning the ball over just 11 times themselves.
• The Seawolves scored 37 points in the paint to Maine's 20, and tallied 19 points off turnovers to Maine's seven.  
• Stony Brook's largest lead was 19 points (04:39 in the third quarter).
• With the victory, the Seawolves move to 19-20 all-time (Division I era) vs. the Black Bears.

Next Up
The Seawolves play host to UMBC in their final home game of the regular season (Senior Day) on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.