Nov. 2, 2002

The Matchup: Stony Brook (2-13-1, 1-5 America East) concludes the 2002 campaign with Sunday's season finale against New Hampshire. The Seawolves' two seniors, captains Kevin Cameron and Ivan Perez, will be honored before the game.

The Wildcats (10-3-2, 4-1-2 America East), currently in third place in the America East standings, have already clinched a berth in the conference tournament. UNH is unbeaten in its last six games.

Series History: New Hampshire won the first-ever meeting between the teams last year, defeating the Seawolves 3-1 in Durham.

Scouting the Wildcats: New Hampshire has not lost a game since its conference opener against Binghamton, a 3-1 setback. Since then the Wildcats have been on a tear, winning four games and tying twice.

Junior forward Nicola Chicco and sophomore forward Logan Lee lead UNH in scoring with nine goals apiece. Chicco also has two assists to his credit for a team-leading 23 points. Junior defender Brendan Hankard has also chipped in with five goals and four assists.

Sophomore Mike Vignola has seen most of the action in the goal, allowing just 17 goals in almost 1375 minutes (1.11 GAA). He has recorded three shutouts en route to a 10-3-2 overall record.

Cameron, Perez To Be Honored: Senior captains Kevin Cameron and Ivan Perez will be honored in a Senior Day ceremony before Sunday's game.

Cameron, a 5-5 forward from Brooklyn, N.Y., has served as team captain for the past two years. This season, he has played in 14 games, starting in nine. He finished second on the team in points last season with five, playing in all 17 games with 15 starts. As a sophomore in 2000, he played in 15 games, starting nine. He tallied two goals and two assists.

Perez, a 5-7 midfielder from Caracas, Venezuela, has played in 13 games this year with nine starts. He scored his first career goal last season and also added an assist while playing in all 17 games with 16 starts. As a sophomore in 2000, he played in 17 games and recorded two assists. He was named Most Improved Player for his efforts.

Ferrin Ranked Nationally: Junior goalkeeper Dan Ferrin's 6.2 saves per game ranks him 12th in the nation in saves, according to statistics released by the NCAA on Monday. Ferrin has 99 saves in 14 games this season.

Last Time Out: Albany earned its first win in four games when the Great Danes defeated Stony Brook, 2-1, last Saturday.

Savvas Theofilou gave Albany the 1-0 edge in the 31st minute, scoring his second goal of the season off an assist from Nick Leddy. The Great Danes stretched their lead to 2-0 at the 59:40 mark with Lucas Machado's goal.

The Seawolves managed to cut into the lead 15 minutes later. Junior Anthony Barberio's unassisted goal drew the Seawolves within 2-1, but Albany held on for the win.

Stony Brook junior goalkeeper Matt Thibdeau made a career-high nine saves in his second start of the season, while Albany's Trevor Serraro collected 11 to earn the win.