STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Junior pitcher Rayn Gibson fired a four-hit shutout and struck out 10 batters, leading Binghamton (14-16, 3-3 AE) to a 1-0 victory over Stony Brook (16-12, 3-3 AE) in an America East softball game on Sunday afternoon at University Field. With the win, the Bearcats capture the three-game conference series against the Seawolves 2-1 after the teams split Saturday's doubleheader.

Gibson turned in the second complete-game shutout of her career and recorded double-digit strikeouts for the third time in her career. She is now 7-7 for the season, having gone 2-0 against Stony Brook with 18 strikeouts and a 1.00 ERA.

"Rayn was at her best this weekend," head coach Michelle Johnston said. "She was super focused and composed. The team felt that and was confident behind her. It was good to get the win today and we are ready to get right back to conference play with Albany on Wednesday."

For five innings, Gibson was locked in a scoreless duel with Melissa Rahrich of Stony Brook. In the top of the sixth inning, however, sophomore shortstop Makayla Alvarez singled home freshman shortstop Melissa Braito with the go-ahead run.

Gibson's toughest test came in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Seawolves drew a walk and recorded a pair of singles to load the bases with one out. Gibson, however, struck out the final two batters of the inning to get out of the jam.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Seawolves had the tying run on first base when Gibson struck out the final batter of the game.

Rahrich, who also scattered just four hits and struck out 10 batters, took the loss. Her record is now 7-9.

Stony Brook entered the weekend series leading the America East with a .311 batting average. The Bearcat pitching staff, however, held them to just a .253 average during the weekend. Gibson was joined in the effort by junior pitcher Rozlyn Price and sophomore pitcher Chelsea Howard.

Offensively, junior catcher Sara Herskowitz and sophomore third baseman Sarah Benn each hit a team-best .375 (3-for-8) during the series against Stony Brook. Alvarez, meanwhile, finished 3-for-10 (.300) and drove in a team-best four runs.

Binghamton returns home for a conference doubleheader against Albany on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

NOTES: For her career, Gibson has 233 career strikeouts and now ranks ninth all-time in Binghamton program history. During the weekend, she surpassed Kristen Emerling, who recorded 221 strikeouts from 2009-12 … Alvarez now has a team-best, five-game hitting streak. She has driven in at least one run in all five of those games … the last time Binghamton won a 1-0 game was on Feb. 14, 2014 at South Florida against a team that was receiving votes in the Top 25 national polls. Demi Laney finished with a complete-game shutout, allowing seven hits and striking out four batters in the process ... Binghamton last won a regular-season conference series at Stony Brook in 2013.