STONY BROOK N.Y. -- The Stony Brook women's soccer team will open postseason play by hosting UMass Lowell in the America East Semifinal on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 12:00 p.m. from LaValle Stadium. It'll be the Seawolves second-consecutive contest against the Riverhawks after topping them 1-0 in overtime on Oct. 21.
The Seawolves are coming off a 11-6-1 (6-1-1 AE) regular season, capturing their first ever America East Regular Season title.
Coach Faherty's Thoughts
"Our student-athletes worked extremely hard during the regular season to put themselves in a position to host during the conference tournament. As a group we are very excited to represent Stony Brook University in the America East semifinals on Sunday," said head coach
Brendan Faherty.
"UMass Lowell is a very good side, a team that has continued to get better over the course of the season, which is a credit to their coaches and student-athletes. They have quite a few dynamic and creative players that we will need to slow down in order for us to find success. We've had a good week of preparation and I think we now just want Sunday at noon to get here so we can kick off."
Scouting UMass Lowell
- The Riverhawks finished the regular season 6-8-4 (4-3-1 AE). They topped Vermont in the America East Quarterfinal in a PK shootout on Thursday night.
- UML outshot Vermont, 35-3 in the win.
- The Riverhawks are led by America East Midfielder of the Year, Rachel Morrier. The graduate student from Plaistow, N.H. has accounted for nearly 33% of the team's points.
- Senior goalkeeper Julia Schneider has played the majority of minutes in net for the Riverhawks, ranking second in the America East in saves per game with 4.63.
- Interim head coach Mira Novak is in his first season at the helm in Lowell.
All-Conference Honors
Six Seawolves took home America East awards, as announced by the league office on Wednesday afternoon.
- Senior Julie Johnstonbaugh (Neshanic Station, N.J.) was named to the America East First Team after totaling nine goals and an assist in the regular season.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Sofia Manner (Helsinki, Finland) was named to the America East First Team as well as being selected America East Goalkeeper of the Year.
- Senior Kaitlin Loughren (Huntington, N.Y.) along with sophomores Kimmy Chavkin (Franklin, N.J.) and Alyssa Francese (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) were named to the America East Second Team.
- Freshman Tatum Kauka (Wahiawa, Hawaii) was selected to the America East All-Rookie Team.
- The Seawolves' coaching staff, led by head coach Brendan Faherty, was tabbed America East Coaching Staff of the Year.
Game-Winners
Johnstonbaugh has scored game-winning goals in back-to-back contests for the Seawolves, giving her the most in the America East with five.
Super Sofia
Manner has tallied a conference-high seven shutouts this season, putting her two ahead of Hartford's Maia Perez and Albany's Andrea Leitner.
Weekly Awards
The Seawolves have collected four weekly awards this season.
- Aug. 27: Manner - Defensive Player of the Week
- Aug 27: Mari Brenden (Oslo, Norway) - Rookie of the Week
- Oct 22: Johnstonbaugh - Offensive Player of the Week
- Oct 22: Manner - Defensive Player of the Week
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