BALTIMORE — The roll continues.
The Stony Brook women's basketball team upped its winning streak to 18 games with a 66-49 victory against host UMBC on Saturday afternoon.
The Seawolves rattled off the final 11 points of the second quarter to take a 35-22 lead into halftime and led comfortably the rest of the way.
Stony Brook officially clinched an America East playoff berth, although that was merely a matter of time given the season's trajectory.
The Seawolves' winning streak is the second longest in the nation, trailing only Gonzaga.
The Zags extended their winning streak to 20 games on Saturday with a victory against BYU.
"Today was an important game for us as we head down the final stretch of conference play,"
Cheyenne Clark said. "Playing on the road is tough, but we had contributions across the board to help us get the win."
Stony Brook (21-1, 9-0 AE) swept the season series from UMBC.
In the Jan. 2 meeting at Island Federal Arena, the Seawolves rallied from an 11-point deficit en route to a 57-45 win.
The rematch had less drama, although Stony Brook did trail by six points in the first quarter.
Jonae Cox opened the second quarter's scoring with a driving layup for a 17-16 lead and Stony Brook led the remainder of the game.
India Pagan paced the Seawolves with 16 points on 8-for-14 shooting. She also contributed seven rebounds. Clark had 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting and six rebounds.
Kaela Hilaire had eight assists.
"KK did an incredible job of leading the floor," Clark said of Hilaire's play. "She was able to find us in transition and made some great passes that led to some big buckets."
Stony Brook aims to continue its surge on Wednesday when it plays at UMass Lowell.
"I felt like we just played them the other day," head coach
Caroline McCombs said of the River Hawks. "Obviously our focus today has been UMBC. So we'll head back and watch that film again and get right back at it on Wednesday."