BALTIMORE - The No. 4 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team looks for its ninth-straight win and to clinch home-field for the America East Championship when the Seawolves face UMBC Saturday morning in Baltimore.
Scouting the Retrievers
UMBC is 10-4 and 3-1 in the America East, having won six of its last seven. The Retrievers have picked up three straight conference wins over UMass Lowell, New Hampshire and Binghamton.
Lauren McDonald is tied for second in the America East with 46 goals, while Sam Nolan's 66 points rank third. The Retrievers are second in the conference with 14.57 goals per game.
Series History vs. UMBC
Friday is the 16th all-time meeting between Stony Brook and UMBC with the Retrievers holding an 8-7 advantage in the series. UMBC won the first eight meetings between the programs from 2004-2011, but Stony Brook has taken all seven under Coach Spallina including two in the America East semifinals.
Last Time Out: Stony Brook 20, Vermont 6
Junior
Kylie Ohlmiller tallied five goals and six assists to lead the Seawolves to a 20-6 win over Vermont April 14 in Burlington. Ohlmiller's 11 points were third in a single game in program history behind 13 from
Claire Petersen in 2013 and 12 from Ohlmiller Feb. 18 vs. Bryant.
Oh-My-Miller
Junior
Kylie Ohlmiller leads all active Division I players with 5.09 career points/game. Ohlmiller leads the nation in 2017 in points (103), points per game (7.36), assists (53) and assists per game (3.79).
Ohlmiller enters the weekend with 20 more points than any other Division I player, while 41 of her 103 points have come against teams ranked in this week's Inside Lacrosse poll.
Ohlmillers Add to AE Weekly Honors
Junior
Kylie Ohlmiller and freshman
Taryn Ohlmiller earned America East weekly honors Monday, as Kylie was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week and Taryn was chosen as Rookie of the Week.
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 54-5 record at home (a .915 winning percentage.)
All I Do Is Win
The Seawolves have posted an .854 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.
Turning Defense into Offense
The Seawolves rank fifth in the nation in caused turnovers per game (12.21) and first in assists per game (10.14).
Raising The Bar
The Seawolves have totaled 96 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.
KO Breaks Program Assist Record... With a BTB
Junior
Kylie Ohlmiller broke the program career assist record in the April 11 win at Johns Hopkins with a behind-the-back feed to fellow junior
Samantha DiSalvo. The helper broke Carlee Buck's record of 135 that had stood since 2007.
Keeping It 100
In the March 5 win over Northwestern, junior
Kylie Ohlmiller became the first player in program history with 100 career goals and 100 career assists.
She's a Freshman... And She's a Freshman, Too
The Seawolves' freshman tandem of
Taryn Ohlmiller and
Ally Kennedy has combined for 29.6-percent of Stony Brook's goals.
Next Up: Hofstra/UMass Lowell
The Seawolves will play two games in under 24 hours next weekend, as Stony Brook travels to Hofstra Friday night and hosts UMass Lowell for Senior Day Sunday.
