STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's soccer team battled for the entire night but was unable to advance in the America East Playoffs as the game was decided on penalty kicks and the Vermont Catamounts move on. The Seawolves finish a very successful season at 9-8-3 on the year as they made their first playoff appearance since 2013. Vermont heads to the semifinals with a 7-7-4 record.

Faherty's Reaction
"I thought we played well, I thought Vermont played well," said head coach Brendan Faherty. "I thought that both teams were really well organized defensively and it was tough for either team to get in behind either back four. It seemed like that was really the difference in the game for us, because when we have had success we've been able to get in behind teams and we just weren't able to do that. We took quite a few corner kicks but we weren't as dangerous as I would have liked on them. When the game comes down to PKs it's kind of like a coin toss."

Highlights

• After an evenly matched first half, Stony Brook was stronger on the attack in the second half, dominating possession and outshooting the Catamounts 7-4. The two teams each took 12 shots in the game.
• The aggressive play of the night finally resulted in a card as Stony Brook was issued a yellow card in the 61^st minute, but that did not slow the attack.
• Junior Manuela Corcho (Norwalk, Conn.) sent in a corner that sophomore Allyson Baner (Farmingdale, N.Y.) was able to shoot toward the goal, but Vermont's keeper Coco Speckmaier made the stop.
• Senior Hannah Groth (Cedarburg, Wisc.) took a corner for Stony Brook in the 77^th minute and freshman Jada Stewart (White Plains, N.Y.) was able to get a head on it, but the attempt went just wide.
• The Seawolves attempted three more corners in regulation and each team took one more shot in the period but neither could capitalize.
• The first overtime saw three more corners for the Seawolves, with shots coming on two of them.
• Vermont dominated the attack in the second overtime, but sophomore keeper Cara Gallagher (Massapequa, N.Y.) made stops on the two that came her way.
• It was Vermont that prevailed in penalty kicks, making three of its four attempts, as the Seawolves were able to connect just once.

 
Notes

• The Seawolves took a season-high 11 corner kicks in the game, compared to Vermont's one.
• Gallagher's seven saves on the night ups her total over her last seven appearances at home to 29. She now has eight shutouts on the season, which ties her for second on the single-season list.
• This was the fourth double overtime game of the year for Stony Brook.
• The Seawolves notched their best overall record since the 2013 season.
• In its final seven home games of the year, Stony Brook outscored its opponent 12-2 with seven different players contributing to that number.
• The Seawolves strung together a six-game home winning streak this season, as well as an overall six-game winning streak that marked the longest in its Division-I era of play.
• Senior Raven Edwards (West Orange, N.J.) finishes her career as the leading scorer (24) and is tied for the lead in points (56) in Stony Brook's Division I history.