FINAL SCORE: Stony Brook 58, Vermont 48
STONY BROOK, N.Y.  – Stony Brook scored 21 points in the third quarter to pull away from Vermont Saturday evening in the regular season finale for both teams. The Seawolves defeated Vermont 58-48 from Island Federal Arena. With the loss Vermont although tied for fifth place in America East will be the six-seed in the America East Women's Basketball Championship. The Catamounts will return to Long Island to face the three-seed Stony Brook on Wednesday.
 
RELATED LINKS
America East Bracket 
Box Score (.pdf)

COACH'S QUOTE
"We had a solid defensive performance but we have to finish plays, we cannot give up 21 offensive rebounds," said head coach Alisa Kresge. "When you work hard to force a good offensive team to miss, you have to find a way to get the rebound. We created good looks on offense but couldn't get them to fall. That's a tough combination but we didn't give up which is important for this team going into the playoffs and having to turnaround and play Stony Brook again."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Candice Wright and Rose Caverly hit three-pointers as Vermont built an early 12-9 edge behind five points from Wright. The Seawolves leading scorer Shania Johnson scored eight points, including two triples, as the Seawolves closed the first quarter on a 10-2 run to take a 21-14 edge to the second frame.
• Candice hit another three-pointer and her sister Courtney added a layup to cut the Seawolves lead to four midway through the second quarter. Johnson capped a 9-2 Seawolves run to end the half completing a three-point play at the free throw line with 21 seconds left giving Stony Brook a 11-point advantage headed to the break.
• Stony Brook started the third quarter on a 7-0 run as they scored 21 points to take control of the game. Jerrell Matthews hit her third three-pointer of the game with 41 seconds left in the quarter to give the Seawolves a game-high 24-point lead.
• Candice Wright had ten points in the final frame, including another two three-pointers as Vermont cut the Stony Brook deficit to ten with a 13-2 run to close the game. 

INSIDE THE GAME

• With three blocks this evening Candice Wright now has 222 in her career, she moved past Northeastern's Katasha Artis (1992-95) for third all-time in America East history.
• Candice Wright had a career-night for Vermont, she scored a career-high 22 points and matched another career high with four made three-pointers. 

WHO'S NEXT
The Catamounts will return to Long Island on Wednesday as they face the three-seed Stony Brook Seawolves in the America East Quarterfinals at 7 p.m. The matchup will be available on ESPN+, the exclusive home of the men's and women's America East quarterfinals and semifinals. Fans can access ESPN+ with a seven-day free trial, followed by a subscription fee of $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with the ability to cancel at any time. The game will also be available on AM-620 WVMT with Maura Sheridan on the call.
 
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