Stony Brook (17-11, 9-6 AE) at Vermont (8-20, 5-10 AE)
LOCATION	Patrick Gymnasium | Burlington, Vermont
DATE | TIME	Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 | 2:00 p.m.
COVERAGE	Live Stats | Live Video (ESPN 3)
GAME NOTES	Stony Brook
SOCIAL	@StonyBrookWBB

BURLINGTON, V.T. – Stony Brook women's basketball wraps up the 2017-18 regular season on Sunday, Feb. 25, traveling to Vermont for a 2 p.m. conference contest.

Last Time Out

• Stony Brook women's basketball earned a big conference victory on Sunday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium, topping New Hampshire by the final score of 62-56.
• The program has now won 9 of their last 12 contests in America East play, and four-straight for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
• Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) and Shania Johnson (Frederick, MD.) both recorded 15 points in the win to lead the way.

 Scouting Vermont

• Vermont is 8-20 so far this year, 5-10 in league play.
• The Catamounts have dropped their last four conference contests, dating back to Feb. 11.
• Hanna Crymble has led the way offensively so far for UVM, scoring 17.3 points per contest this year.
• Stony Brook defeated Vermont, 80-57, earlier this season on Jan. 13 at Island Federal Credit Union Arena.
• The Seawolves are 15-20 all-time vs. Vermont (Division I era) heading into Sunday's contest.

Playoff Picture

• At 9-6 overall in league play, Stony Brook is currently the No. 4 seed in the America East with just one contest left in the regular season.
• Stony Brook clinches the No. 4 seed with a win or a Maine loss on Sunday.

Chasing the 3-Point Record

• The Seawolves have sunk 180 3-point field goals so far in 2017-18, needing just six more to break the program's all-time single-season record (185).

Heating Up in Conference Play

• The program has now won 9 of their last 12 contests in America East play, and four-straight for the first time since the 2015-16 season.

 Head Coach Caroline McCombs

• Caroline McCombs is in her fourth season as the head coach of the Stony Brook women's basketball team in 2017-18, as the Seawolves' head coach has risen among the winningest coaches in Stony Brook's Division I era.
• With 17 victories so far in the 2017-18 season, McCombs has now won 62 games on Long Island – which ranks second among Stony Brook coaches in the Division I era. McCombs guided the Seawolves' program to 17 wins in 2014-15, 17 victories in 2015-16, and 12 wins in 2016-17.

3-Point Field Goals

• The Seawolves are shooting 33.0 percent from distance, which ranks No. 2 in the conference to date. 
• The Seawolves have forced opponents to shoot just 27.4 percent from 3-point distance so far this season, which ranks No. 1 in the conference and No. 14 nationally. Stony Brook featured a top-40 scoring defense in 2016-17, as the program stifled opponents from beyond the arc, allowing the third-fewest three-pointers in the nation. 

Controlling the Boards

• Stony Brook is 13-0 so far in 2017-18 when out-rebounding its opponent. 
• The Seawolves rank No. 1 in the America East in rebound margin (+3.8)

Johnson from Distance

• Shania Johnson (Frederick, MD.) has drained 88 3-point field goals so far in 27 games for the Seawolves, which ranks No. 1 in the America East and No. 15 nationally.
• Johnson's 88 3-pointers made so far this year sets a new single-season program record, surpassing Julie Szabo's total of 76 shots from distance in 1999-2000.
• Johnson has scored double-digit point totals in 22 of 28 games this year.

Pouring in Points

• Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) has recorded double-digit point totals in 21 of 28 games so far this year for the Seawolves.
• Matthews has shot 39.3 percent from distance this year, which currently ranks best in the conference.

Clark on the Glass

• Junior transfer Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) has grabbed 9.2 rebound per game so far this season, which ranks No. 2 in the America East behind Binghamton's Alyssa James (9.9 rebounds per contest).
• Clark grabbed 23 rebounds on Dec. 6 vs. Yale, which ties the Seawolves' single-game program record. She then recorded 11 offensive rebounds on Dec. 17 vs. CCSU.

America East Weekly Awards
Three Stony Brook players have earned America East weekly award honors so far this year:

• Nov. 13, 2017 – Shania Johnson (Player of the Week)
• Dec. 4, 2017 - McKenzie Bushee (Rookie of the Week)
• Dec. 18, 2017 – India Pagan (Rookie of the Week)
• Jan. 15, 2018 - McKenzie Bushee (Rookie of the Week)
• Jan. 29, 2018 - McKenzie Bushee (Rookie of the Week)
• Feb. 12, 2017 – Shania Johnson (Player of the Week)

Next Up
Following Sunday's contest at Vermont, the Seawolves will travel to Maine next weekend for the 2018 America East Women's Basketball Championship. To purchase tickets to the conference championship tournament at Cross Insurance Arena, CLICK HERE.