STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The No. 7/9 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team will play four of its next five games at home. The stretch begins with a Friday night clash against No. 9/10 USC at LaValle Stadium.
Game 8 // No. 9/10 USC (6-2, 1-0 MPSF) at No. 7/9 Stony Brook (6-1)
Date & Time Friday, March 24 // 7 p.m.
Location Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium // Stony Brook, N.Y.
Game Coverage AmericaEast.tv (PxP: Cam Boon; Analyst: Tracy Wiener) //
Live Stats
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USC
Scouting the Trojans
USC is 6-2 after splitting an Ivy League trip a weekend ago, as the Trojans defeated Dartmouth Friday in New Hampshire before falling to Cornell Sunday in a game hosted by Boston University. The Trojans have gone 1-2 against ranked teams this year with a win over Northwestern and losses to Florida and Cornell.
Michaela Michael leads USC with 22 goals and 33 points on the season. USC ranks second in the nation through Wednesday with 7.13 goals allowed per game.
Series History vs. USC
The teams meet for the third-straight year in 2017, as the home team has taken each of the first two meetings. A year ago in Los Angeles, USC jumped out to a 12-5 lead and held off Stony Brook for a 14-10 victory.
Last Time Out: Stony Brook 13, Jacksonville 5
Sophomore
Anna Tesoriero tallied a career-high 16 saves, while sisters Kylie and
Taryn Ohlmiller combined for seven goals and four assists in a 13-5 win at Jacksonville March 13.
Tesoriero, Taryn Ohlmiller Earn AE Honors
Sophomore
Anna Tesoriero was honored by the America East as Defensive Player of the Week Monday after her 16-save outing at Jacksonville, while freshman
Taryn Ohlmiller was named conference Rookie of the Week with three goals and two assists in the win over the Dolphins.
Oh-My-Miller
Junior
Kylie Ohlmiller leads all active Division I players with 4.73 points/game. On March 5, Ohlmiller became the first player in program history with 100 career goals and 100 career assists.
Tewaaraton Times Three
Senior
Courtney Murphy, senior
Dorrien Van Dyke and junior
Kylie Ohlmiller were named to the Tewaaraton watch list Feb. 28.
All I Do Is Win
The Seawolves have posted an .843 winning percentage since the beginning of the 2013 season, which ranks third nationally. Stony Brook's 14 losses over that stretch are the third fewest among programs which have fielded a team all five years.
Raising The Bar
The Seawolves have totaled 89 wins since
Joe Spallina took over as head coach in 2012. Stony Brook had 63 wins in its first nine years before Spallina's arrival.
Next Up: New Hampshire
The Seawolves will open America East play with a Sunday afternoon game at New Hampshire. Opening draw in Durham is slated for noon.
