ALBANY, N.Y. – No. 1 Stony Brook women's lacrosse finished off its unbeaten 2018 regular season on Saturday afternoon at John Fallon Field, cruising past Albany, 21-8.
With the victory, the Seawolves (17-0, 7-0 AE) will be the No. 1 seed in the 2018 America East Championship – earning the right to host the postseason conference tournament at LaValle Stadium on May 4 and May 6.
Stony Brook's win caps off a record-breaking 2018 campaign, as the program becomes the first team in Seawolves' history to post an unbeaten regular-season record and to achieve a No. 1 national ranking.
QUOTING HEAD COACH Joe Spallina
"It's great for us to secure another regular-season conference title, but the biggest thing is securing home field advantage for the America East Tournament. I thought we played well, some patches of greatness and some patches of mediocrity. We'll continue to strive for consistency as we head into the postseason. Being 17-0 and finishing our regular season undefeated is incredible, but our real season starts on Friday."
HIGHLIGHTS
- Kylie Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) had six goals and four assists for 10 total points to lead the way for Stony Brook. The senior finishes the 2018 regular season with 128 total points in 17 contests.
- Courtney Murphy (Shirley, N.Y.) tallied six goals and two assists for eight total points of her own. Murphy finishes the 2018 regular season with a team-best 77 goals.
- Taryn Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) added three goals and four assists for seven points, finishing 2018 with 91 points over 18 games.
- Ally Kennedy (North Babylon, N.Y.) scores twice, and Keri McCarthy (Hauppauge, N.Y.), Samantha DiSalvo (Lynbrook, N.Y.), Kasey Mitchell (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.), and Siobhan Rafferty (Long Beach, N.Y.) all added a goal in the win.
- McCarthy led the way with six draw controls, DiSalvo record four draw wins and Kennedy tallied three.
- Anna Tesoriero (Huntington, N.Y.) made nine more saves on 17 shots on goal, earning her 17th win of the season, finishing the 2018 regular season ranked No. 1 nationally in goals-against average.
NOTES
- The Seawolves opened the contest on a 4-0 run, as Kennedy, DiSalvo, Murphy, and Kylie Ohlmiller each tallied a goal in the first four minutes of action to give Stony Brook an early lead.
- Stony Brook outshot Albany 37-21, and won 16 of 30 total draw controls.
- The Seawolves assisted on 10 more goals in the win, and have now registered double-digit assist totals in 12 contests this year.
- Stony Brook has now won 17-straght contests, the longest winning streak in program history. The Seawolves have also won 30-straight contests at LaValle Stadium.
- Stony Brook has won five-straight America East Championships under Head Coach Joe Spallina – looking to become the first program in America East Conference history to win six-straight postseason conference titles.
NEXT UP: AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
- After clinching the No. 1 seed in the postseason conference tournament with a win, the Seawolves will host the America East Championships at LaValle Stadium on Friday, May 4 and Sunday, May 6. Top-seeded Stony Brook will host No. 4 New Hampshire in the first contest of the semifinals round at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 4.
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