ORONO, Maine — Big Dance here we come!

In a showdown a year in the making, the second-seeded Stony Brook women's basketball team punched a ticket to its first-ever NCAA Tournament with a 64-60 victory against top-seeded Maine in the America East championship game on Friday afternoon.

The historic win came on the one-year anniversary of the conference tournament being halted on the eve of a Stony Brook-Maine title showdown.

"Last year, we had such a magical season and didn't get to cap it off," coach Caroline McCombs said. "Win or lose that ballgame, we just didn't have an opportunity to lay it all out there. To remember that for the past year, and this year having the opportunity to play in the championship game again, we've been hungry for this for a long time. I'm just really proud of the growth of this team. I absolutely will remember this forever."

The Seawolves will find out their opponent during Monday's ESPN-televised selection show at 7 p.m.

"It feels great," said Anastasia Warren who posted a career-high 31 points. "I don't know how to feel. I'm so excited. I'm just hyped. I can't wait to go."

Warren sealed the win with a pair of free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Warren's point total was the most by a Stony Brook student-athlete since Mykeema Ford had 32 against Boston University on Jan. 10, 2007.

Maine had a possession in the final seconds with a chance to tie, but Jonae Cox's defense helped force the shot off the mark.

The Seawolves trailed by as many as 11 points before halftime on Friday, but Warren kept Stony Brook (15-5) in the game. Warren produced 17 points before intermission as the Seawolves rallied to only a 36-33 deficit at the break.

Asiah Dingle, limited to nine minutes before intermission after picking up two fouls, reestablished herself after intermission.

Her driving layup with 7:16 remaining in the third quarter gave the Seawolves a lead for the first time since the first quarter, 39-38.

Dingle finished with 20 points.

Stony Brook enjoyed a 19-2 run spanning the middle two quarters.

"She penetrated and got to the rim," Maine coach Amy Vachon said about Dingle. "And she hit some big shots. And Warren, in the first half, look what she shot. She shot 11-for-18. That's remarkable. They just made shots. They're a great team. We weren't surprised. We knew we were going to have a battle. And they made the shots when they needed to."

Warren, Dingle and Hailey Zeise were named to the All-Championship team.

"To make history with this team, with this program is really special," McCombs said. "I'm proud of our perseverance throughout the whole game."