STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- The Stony Brook women's soccer team (11-7-1, 6-1-1 AE) fell to UMass Lowell in the America East Semifinal, 2-0 on Sunday afternoon from LaValle Stadium.

With the loss, the Seawolves' season comes to an end. They won 11 games for the second straight season, going undefeated at home in the regular season. In his third year, head coach Brendan Faherty led the Seawolves to their first America East Regular Season title.

UMass Lowell advances to the America East Final where they will take on Albany.

Faherty's Reaction
"Unfortunately today wasn't our day, but that happens in sports. I want to thank all the student-athletes for their efforts this fall, though the season didn't end the way we wanted it to, we still accomplished a ton on and off the field," said Faherty.

"Congratulations to UMass Lowell on a great game today and advancing to the America East Final. The league is very competitive this season and the final will be a great match between two good programs."

Highlights

• Senior Julie Johnstonbaugh (Neshanic Station, N.J.) took the first shot of the day in the 5th minute but UMass Lowell keeper Julia Schneider made the stop.
• In the 19th minute, UMass Lowell's Rachel Morrier took the Riverhawks' first shot on goal but America East Goalkeeper of the Year Sofia Manner (Helsinki, Finland) made the save. Manner made five saves in the defeat.
• The remainder of the first half was quiet as both teams exchanged shots over the next 25 minutes. The Riverhawks took eight shots on goal in the first half compared to the Seawolves' six.
• In the 60th minute, UMass Lowell's Lily Fabian scored the first goal of the contest to give the Riverhawks a 1-0 lead. It was Fabian's fifth goal of the year.
• Just seconds later, sophomore Alyssa Francese (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) nearly equalized but couldn't get it past Schneider. The senior keeper made eight saves to give the Riverhawks a shutout.
• In the 83rd minute, sophomore Chelsie DePonte (Honolulu, Hawaii) had a look at the net but missed high. The Seawolves outshot UML, 11-4 in the second half.
• UMass Lowell's Katelyn Vieira beat Manner in a one-on-one in the 88th minute to double the Riverhawks' lead. The goal was her second of the season.

The Seawolves will graduate six seniors in 2018: Julie Johnstonbaugh (Neshanic Station, N.J.), Allyson Baner (Farmingdale, N.Y.), Carolyn Carrera (Riverhead, N.Y.), Jordyn Klapper (Wantagh, N.Y.), Kaitlin Loughren (Huntington, N.Y.) and Skyler Mackey (Washington, D.C.).