Games 17 & 18: Stony Brook vs. Hartford, at UMass Lowell
GAME 17	Stony Brook vs. Hartford
LOCATION	LaValle Stadium | Stony Brook, N.Y.
DATE | TIME	Thursday, Oct. 18 | 6 p.m.
COVERAGE	Live Stats | Watch Live
GAME 18	Stony Brook at UMass Lowell
LOCATION	Cushing Field | Lowell, Mass.
DATE | TIME	Sunday, Oct. 21 | 4 p.m.
COVERAGE	Live Stats | Watch Live

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STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook women's soccer team is set for its final two games of the regular season. The Seawolves will host Hartford on Senior Night Thursday at 6 p.m. at LaValle Stadium, before concluding the regular season at UMass Lowell Sunday. The Seawolves are currently in second place in the America East, entering the week with a 9-6-1 overall record, 4-1-1 in league play. Tickets for the regular season finale are available here.

Seawolves Notes
- The Seawolves have clinched a spot in the America East Championships. This is the third straight season the team has qualified for post-season conference play.
- Sophomore Sofia Manner (Helsinki, Finland) leads the league with seven shutouts on the season. She ranks among the top five in the conference in every goalkeeping category.
- Sophomore Alyssa Francese (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) notched her first multi-goal game of the season, scoring twice at Albany. Senior Julie Johnstonbaugh (Neshanic Station, N.J.) put away back-to-back goals two games later against Binghamton, as she scored on nearly the same play twice in a two-minute span.  
- Sophomore Fanny Gotesson (Vermano, Sweden) tallied four points in the 4-0 win over Binghamton, assisting both Johnstonbaugh goals and putting away one of her own. 
- Freshman Tatum Kauka (Wahiawa, Hawaii) was named America East Rookie of the Week for the week of Sept. 24, after scoring the game-tying goal in the final minute of the first half to position Stony Brook for victory over Maine. 
- The Seawolves topped Maine on Sunday, 3-2, earning their first conference-opening victory since the 2013 season.
- Stony Brook earned its third 4-0 win of the year after a lopsided win over Vermont on Sunday. 
- Sofia Manner and freshman Mari Brenden (Oslo, Norway) earned America East weekly honors the second week of the season, after helping lift the Seawolves past Seton Hall. Manner was named Defensive Player of the Week after notching her first shutout of the year, while Brenden garnered Rookie of the Week honors for scoring the game-winner against the Pirates. 
- The Seawolves started the season with six-straight road games, facing six teams from three different high-major conferences: Pac-12 (Oregon, Oregon State), ACC (No. 20 Notre Dame, Boston College) and BIG EAST (Seton Hall, St. John's).
- Sofia Manner set a new career high with 12 save at Oregon State. She matched her previous best with nine stops in the first half. This was the first time she has reached double figures int he category. 
- Stony Brook was selected to finish second in the America East this season, behind New Hampshire.
- The Seawolves earned made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013 last year, after winning the America East Championship. 

Scouting Hartford
- The Hawks enter the week at 12-1-2 on the season, and sit atop the America East with a 5-0-1 record.
- Hartford is riding a four-game win streak, most recently topping Binghamton, 3-1, at home on Sunday.
- The Hawks' lone tie in league play was a 1-1 draw with Vermont.
- Hartford is outscoring its opponents 38-12 on the season.
- Kaila Lozada leads the Hawks this season with seven goals and seven assists. Gabriela Gamory and Ashley Claud also add seven goals apiece.
- Maia Perez has logged every minute in goal for Hartford this season, boasting a 0.84 GAA and .750 save percentage, as well as the team's record.
 
Scouting UMass Lowell
- UMass Lowell enters the final week of the regular season with a 5-7-4 record, 3-2-1 in the America East. 
- The River Hawks most recently took down UMBC on the road, 5-2. They will travel to Vermont in the midweek, before hosting Stony Brook Sunday. 
- Rachel Morrier leads the UMass Lowell offense with 10 goals on the year, also adding five assists. She was named America East Offensive Player of the Week after putting away four goals in the win. 
- Julia Schneider has handled the goalkeeping duties, holding a 5-6-2 record 1.85 GAA and .726 save percentage.