STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The No. 5/6 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team squares off with a familiar foe Sunday as America East rival Albany comes to LaValle Stadium for Stony Brook's 2017 Alumnae Day.
Scouting the Great Danes
Albany is 5-3 on the year with all three defeats coming against top-10 teams. The Great Danes have won three straight games with victories over Wagner, Drexel and UMBC.
Sarah Martin leads the Great Danes with 31 goals, 48 points and 45 draw controls, while Dakotah Savitcheff has scored 22 goals in five games.
Series History vs. Albany
Sunday is the 21st meeting between the Seawolves and Great Danes, with Stony Brook holding a 13-7 advantage. The teams have met 10 times in the last five seasons, with the Seawolves going 9-1 in that time, including four straight America East Championship victories over the Great Danes.
What's at Stake
A victory Sunday would be the fifth-consecutive win for Stony Brook. It would also mark the sixth-consecutive 10-win season for the Seawolves.
Last Time Out: Stony Brook 10, Colorado 6
Stony Brook took down its highest-ranked opponent in program history with a 10-6 victory over No. 4/4 Colorado Friday at LaValle Stadium. Kylie and
Taryn Ohlmiller combined for five goals and six assists.
Seawolves Sweep AE Honors
Stony Brook took home all three America East weekly honors Monday, as junior
Kylie Ohlmiller was named Offensive Player of the Week, junior
Brooke Gubitosi earned Defensive Player of the Week honors and freshman
Taryn Ohlmiller was tabbed as Rookie of the Week.
Oh-My-Miller
Junior
Kylie Ohlmiller leads all active Division I players with 4.84 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.
There's No Place Like Home
The Seawolves have been dominant at LaValle Stadium over the last six seasons, posting a 52-5 record at home.
All I Do Is Win
The Seawolves have posted an .848 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 92 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.
She's a Freshman... And She's a Freshman, Too
The Seawolves' freshman tandem of
Taryn Ohlmiller and
Ally Kennedy has combined for 30.3-percent of Stony Brook's goals through 10 games.
Next Up: Binghamton
The Seawolves close out a three-game homestand Saturday with a 2 p.m. game against Binghamton.
