BURLINGTON, V.T. – Stony Brook women's basketball closed out the 2017-18 regular season with its fifth-straight conference victory on Sunday afternoon, topping Vermont by the final score of 55-49 at Patrick Gymnasium.
With the victory, the Seawolves improve to 18-11 (10-6 AE) heading into the postseason conference tournament. The program has now won 10 of their last 13 contests in America East play.
Quoting Head Coach Caroline McCombs
"I thought our group really grinded this game out today. We had to keep working together to keep our offense going, but it was our defensive effort that really came on strong in the second and third quarters that gave us some momentum. I'm proud of the way we stayed focused, and were able to overcome adversity on the road."
Highlights
- Shania Johnson (Frederick, MD.) tallied a game-high 19 points, adding seven rebounds and five assists in the win. Johnson shot 8-of-21 from the field, scoring 13 points in the second half.
- Jerell Matthews (Chicago, Ill.) scored 14 points of her own, shooting 6-of-15 from the floor. The junior led all scorers with 10 points at halftime.
- Cheyenne Clark (Deptford, N.J.) grabbed 17 rebounds in the win – her second-highest rebound total of the 2017-18 season.
- Stony Brook shot 22-for-59 (37.3 percent), knocking down four three-pointers.
Notes
- Stony Brook closed out the first half of action on an 8-0 run, taking a three-point lead into the locker room.
- The Seawolves have now made 184 3-point field goals so far this year, needing just two more to break the program's all-time single-season record (185).
- Stony Brook scored 34 total points in the paint.
- Stony Brook is now 16-20 all-time vs. Vermont (Division I era).
Next Up
- The Seawolves will head to Maine next weekend, playing in the America East Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 3 at Cross Insurance Arena.
