FINAL SCORE: Stony Brook 73, Vermont 59
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Vermont dropped its first of back-to-back road games with a 73-59 conference loss to Stony Brook at Federal Credit Union Arena on Saturday afternoon. UVM falls to 7-14 (2-6) on the season, while the Seawolves improve to 14-7 (6-2).
 
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"Stony Brook shot the ball better than us, particularly in the third quarter, and that was the difference," said head coach Lori Gear McBride. "We lost our rhythm offensively at a critical point in the game and didn't have enough time to recover. I was pleased with some of our production off the bench, Lauren Handy and Hayley Robertson in particular." 
 
Sydney Smith paced the Catamount offense with 12 points, four rebounds and two steals. Andreana Thomas scored 12 points and grabbed three steals, while rookie Lauren Handy put up a season-best 10 points.
 
Brittany Snow and Allyah Worely each reached double-figure scoring with a pair of steals for the Seawolves. Snow piled up 24 points and eight rebounds, while Worely added 16 points and was 7-for-8 from the charity stripe.

Stony Brook jumped out to an early 7-3 lead, but a long 3-pointer with a minute left in the quarter by Kylie Atwood brought the Catamounts to within one (11-10) of the Seawolves. Vermont's strong first-quarter defense forced six turnovers and held Stony Brook to 4-for-13 from the field.
 
A pair of steals by Thomas fueled a 6-0 Vermont run, and made it a single possession game once again midway through the second quarter. Handy hit another triple for UVM and ended a three-minute scoring drought, but Stony Brook held onto a 28-22 lead after one half.
 
The Seawolves used the third quarter to pull away, creating their largest advantage (46-29) after back-to-back pull-up threes by Worely and Christa Scognamiglio. Snow eclipsed the 20-point mark as she connected on two from the foul line to close the third quarter as Vermont trailed 50-35.
 
Smith drained a pair of 3-pointers from the top of the key and Thomas knocked down two from the charity stripe to cut into Stony Brook's lead (66-56), but that's as close as the Catamounts would get as the Seawolves secured the conference win.
 
Vermont heads to Bangor, Maine for a conference rematch against the Black Bears on Wednesday (Feb. 3). Tip-off against Maine is set for 7 p.m. Radio coverage begins 20 minutes prior to tip-off on WVMT 620-AM and SportsJuice.com with Ben Altsher calling the action. All conference games can also be viewed for free via AmericaEast.tv.