BALTIMORE – Senior G Shania Johnson (Frederick, Md.) continued her stellar senior campaign on Wednesday night, claiming yet another program record in a second-half comeback victory over UMBC, 70-59, at the UMBC Event Center.
 
Already breaking school records this season in single-season assists, single-game threes and single-game assists – also the America East record – Johnson topped the career threes mark with a total of 184 so far throughout her two-year career as a Seawolf. Mykeema Ford (2003-07) held the previous standard with 181.
 
The team has officially clinched the No. 3 seed in the America East Playoffs with a conference mark of 10-5.

McCOMBS REACTION
"I thought we really showed some maturity throughout the game tonight. We got down in the second quarter and had to inch our way back. Our team made big plays when we needed to and we were resilient in our effort."
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Down 16-29 late in the second quarter following a 25-5 UMBC run, Johnson, sophomore G/F Hailey Zeise (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and sophomore G/F Jonae Cox (Portsmouth, Va.) all splashed in threes to help cut the team's deficit to just seven by the time the halftime buzzer rang.
• Stony Brook crept back into it slowly in the third quarter, thanks to a 10-point performance by sophomore F India Pagan (New London, Conn.) which included a perfect 6-6 performance from the free throw line.
• The Seawolves finally reclaimed its first lead of the of the contest since early in the second quarter with 4:14 left in the third following a three from Johnson and ultimately found itself tied with the Retrievers, 46-46, with just 10 minutes left to play as Matthews put in a clutch three at the buzzer.
• The fourth quarter was all Stony Brook, as the team outscored UMBC 24-13 en route to the win.
• Matthews scored 10 of her 16 total points in the fourth, going 4-5 from the field and 2-3 from behind the arc.
• The Seawolves also began the game on a high note, scoring 11 points unanswered after UMBC scored the first four points of the game.

NOTES

• Pagan led the team in scoring on the evening with 17, her most since tallying 19 at New Hampshire on Jan. 12.
• Matthews and Johnson backed her up with 16 points apiece.
• Matthews, Johnson and redshirt sophomore F Kina Smith (Bronx, N.Y.) all tied career highs.
• Matthews tied her career's best in rebounds (8), Johnson in steals (6) and Smith in points (6).
• The team's largest lead of the game came with 3:07 left in the contest as Matthews drained a three to give Stony Brook an 11-point lead.
• After shooting just 25 percent in the second quarter, the Seawolves exploded for 62.5 percent shooting in the fourth, making 10 total field goals – including three triples.
• Stony Brook scored 26 of its points in the paint, 19 from turnovers and 11 form the bench.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns home for its final regular-season game, taking on Vermont at 3 p.m. this Saturday for Senior Day.