Oct. 22, 2001

Stony Brook, N.Y. - ON TAP: 10/23 vs. Columbia, 3:00 p.m., 10/26 vs. Drexel, 12:00 p.m., 10/28 at Hofstra, 12:00 p.m.

THE OPPONENT: Columbia enters today's game with a 9-4 record. The Lions are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to Ivy League foe Dartmouth on Sunday afternoon. CU is 1-3 in conference play, its only win a 1-0 double overtime win over Brown. Meredith Corkery is the team's leading scorer with nine goals and one assist. Jana Whiting has three goals and two assists on the year. Janine Ierardi has handled the bulk of the action in goal, posting a 1.06 goals against average.

TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD: Stony Brook has won two of its last three outings, sandwiched around a tough 3-2 loss to Yale. The Seawolves have seemingly have found their offensive touch, scoring seven goals in the last three games after scoring only seven in the previous 11 games.

BETH, I HEAR YOU CALLING: Junior midfielder Beth Arikian has been a force in the middle this season for SB. Last week, she tallied an assist against Yale and followed up that effort with a sensational goal versus Northeastern, a 25-yard blast that found the lower left hand corner of the net. She now leads the team in scoring with three goals and an assist.

MAC IS BACK: McCabe's goal put her back in the scoring column and now leaves her one goal away from moving into sole possession of fifth place on the all-time scoring list. She is second on the team in scoring with six points. She has 22 career goals which ties her with Nancy Zimmer for fifth place.

SERIES RECORDS: Columbia owns a 9-6-1 series edge and the meeting against Drexel will mark the first time that the two teams have even met.

AN OUTBURST: Heading into Sunday's game, the Seawolves had scored 10 goals in 13 games. Well, the Brook changed all that against Northeastern as the Seawolves exploded for four goals, a single-game season high. Four different Seawolves got into the act as Beth Arikian, Kerri McCabe, Emily Snyder and Kristin Lynch all tallied for SB. The four-goal performance was the most goals scored in a game since the Seawolves hung six on Belmont in a 6-4 win back on September 17, 2001.

IN THE BOOKS: Freshmen Leanna Yust and Dana White recorded their first collegiate points on Sunday - both posting assists in the Seawolves win.

COMMON OPPONENTS: Stony Brook and Columbia have both played Ivy League power Princeton. Both teams fell ot the Tigers, SB lost 3-0 while Columbia dropped a 1-0 decision.

HEY GREENIE: The playmaker found her touch again on Sunday against Northeastern. Sarah Greenberg notched her first assist of the season, setting up McCabe's goal with a cross to the top of the penalty area midway through the first half.

HOME SWEET HOME?: The Seawolves are seeking their first win of the season at University Field today. SB is 0-4 on its home turf this season - all four losses have been by one goal.

NEWS AND NOTES: Lea Kyle remains sidelined with a sprained ankle . . . SB is 0-2-1 against Ivy League opponents this year - falling to Princeton and Yale while earning a 1-1 with Cornell . . . Friday is Parents Day . . .