THE MATCHUP: The Stony Brook University women's basketball team (17-2, 8-1 America East) travels to Vestal, N.Y. to take on SUNY rival Binghamton (5-11, 1-5 America East) on Wednesday, February 2 at 7 p.m. The game is set to air on ESPN+ with Tim Heiman (play-by-play) and Colleen Jayne (analyst) on the call.
 
BATTLE OF THE SUNY'S: It's a battle of the SUNY's as this matchup marks the 52^nd time the Seawolves and Bearcats will go head-to-head. Stony Brook currently holds a 28-23 record against Binghamton. The first time these two teams saw each other was on Jan. 24, 1993, where the Seawolves defeated the Bearcats, 61-58, in Vestal, N.Y. The last time these two teams faced-off was Jan. 19, where Stony Brook defeated Binghamton, 69-44, at The Island.
 
LAST TIME OUT: Stony Brook defeated New Hampshire, 73-60, on Friday, January 28, to secure their eighth conference win in a row. Earlette Scott led the scoring for the Seawolves, finishing with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field and 3-of-6 from behind the arc. Scott was named America East Player of the Week for the first time in her career. Graduate forward's India Pagan and Leighah-Amori Wool followed closely behind Scott contributing 13 points and 11 points, respectively. Pagan registered her first season and fourth career double-double as she finished with 10 rebounds along with her 13 points. Graduate forward McKenzie Bushee played in her 126^th career game, the most in program history.
 
 SEAWOLVES SCOUTING REPORT: The eight-game winning streak is a season-high for Stony Brook and the team's longest streak since they won 22 consecutive games during the 2019-20 season. The 26 made free-throws against Vermont are a new season-high for the Seawolves. Stony Brook is now a perfect 7-0 when they score 70+ points and 10-0 at Island Federal Arena this season. The Seawolves are one of six teams in the nation with 17 wins on the season.
 
NEW YORK'S TEAM: The Seawolves are 6-1 this season against teams that hail from New York state. Stony Brook has earned wins over St. John's, Iona, Columbia, St. Francis Brooklyn, Binghamton, and UAlbany. The Seawolves are slated to play Binghamton and UAlbany once more.
 
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS: The Bearcats fell to the Great Danes, 52-41, on Monday, January 31, at home. With the loss, Binghamton dropped to 5-11 (1-5 America East) on the season. Binghamton's scoring offense is led by junior forward Birna Benonysdottir. Benonysdottir leads the scoring for the Bearcats and sits in second in the America East standings averaging 16.2 points over 13 games (11 starts). Junior guard Denai Bowman follows behind Benonysdottir averaging 14.1 points over 16 starts. Head coach Bethann Shapiro Ord is in her fourth year at the helm of Binghamton. Shapiro Ord led the Bearcats to a 22-9 record during the 2019-20 campaign. Binghamton started off the season 9-0 and recorded their most wins in 21 years. Shapiro Ord's team is currently ranked first in the nation and America East for three-point field goal defense (21.1).