VESTAL, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's basketball team earned its second-straight conference win of the season, taking down Binghamton, 65-56, at the Events Center.
 
Freshman G Shania Johnson (Frederick, Md.) hit seven threes on the evening to tie the program record for made three-point field goals in a single game. Both she and sophomore F India Pagan (New London, Conn.) did the offensive heavy lifting  for the team, combining for 45 points.
 
McCOMBS REACTION
"I thought our team played really hard tonight. We made a great run in the second quarter and with Binghamton playing on their home court, we knew they were going to come back. Shorty (Johnson) and India (Pagan) stepped up big time and made huge baskets down the stretch. Overall, I thought we fought hard on Binghamton's home court."
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Up six late in the fourth quarter, but with the momentum in Binghamton's favor, Johnson came through in the clutch in the final minute of regulation, swishing through two back-to-back threes to not only seal the win, but to also etch her name into the record book – yet again.
• The second quarter was a big one for the Seawolves, outscoring the Bearcats by a 25-5 margin after ending the first quarter down by two (11-13).
• At halftime, Johnson had already knocked down four threes and had accumulated 13 points, three assists and four steals to help the team to a 36-18 lead – it's largest of the game.
• Binghamton proved to be resilient coming out of the locker room, outscoring Stony Brook 20-16 in the third and ultimately coming within four points (55-51) with under four minutes to play in the fourth quarter following a three-point play.
• Johnson and sophomore F McKenzie Bushee (Pittsburgh, Pa.) put a stop to the run following a textbook reverse by Johnson and a big jumper by Bushee.
• In the third quarter, Binghamton hit a 5-0 run before a layup at the buzzer by Johnson broke the Seawolves' dry spell.
• The team had its best shooting outing in the fourth quarter, making 57.1 percent of its shots.
• Stony Brook forced 20 turnovers and scored 27 points off of the takeaways.
• The Seawolves also notched 32 of its points in the paint.

NOTES

• With her school-record tying effort in single-game threes, Johnson also joins Mykeema Ford and Donna Fennessy in that honor.
• Ford made seven threes at Boston University (Jan. 28, 2004) and Fennessy hit that mark twice at Bridgeport (Jan. 13, 1996) and at John Jay (Feb. 11, 1995).
• Johnson is now No. 3 all-time in program history in three-point field goals made (151) and and No. 4 in 3-pointers in a single season (56).
• She also has five 20-plus point efforts this season.
• Pagan and sophomore G Chantz Cherry (Decatur, Ga.) each recorded five assists, which were career highs for both.
• Sophomore G/F Hailey Zeise (Pittsburgh, Pa.) also notched a career's best in blocks with four.
• Stony Brook has now won its past three games against Binghamton in Vestal, N.Y. and has evened its series in the DI era to 19-19.
• The Seawolves are only one game back in the all-time series, 22-23.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook completes its week on the road, traveling to New Hampshire for a 1 p.m. meeting on Saturday against the Wildcats.