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STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- The Stony Brook women's soccer team used a strong start to the second half to top Maine, 3-2, in its America East Conference opener. The Seawolves scored all three goals in a six-minute span to earn their first conference-opening win since 2013. Stony Brook now sits at 6-5-0, 1-0-0 in the America East, while Maine moves to 4-4-1, 0-1-0 in league play. 

Faherty's Reaction 
"I'm really happy for our group that we were able to get three points today," said head coach Brendan Faherty. "The last two years, we've actually lost our first game of the conference season, so to start off with a win and score three goals was good. I thought we had some great attacking play in the final 60 minutes, so I'm really happy for our group as we kickoff America East play." 

Highlights
- Maine was the first to score, lifting a shot over sophomore keeper Sofia Manner (Helsinki, Finland) on a breakaway in the 7th minute of the game. 
- The Seawolves nearly evened the game in the 27th minute when sophomore Fanny Gotesson (Varnamo, Sweden) had a one-on-one with the Maine goalie, but the keeper dove into the on-coming shot to make the stop. 
- Freshman Tatum Kauka (Wahiawa, Hawaii) buried the equalizer in the 45th minute after classmate Mari Brenden (Oslo, Norway) sent a strong shot off the right post and it ricocheted back middle to Kauka, who had a wide-open look at the net with the goalie still recovering from the first attempt. 
- Stony Brook carried the momentum into the second half, taking its first lead of the day in the 49th minute. Sophomore Alyssa Francese (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) put away her fourth penalty kick of the season after being tripped up in the box.
- Senior Julie Johnstonbaugh (Neshanic Station, N.J.) extended the lead in the 50th minute, stealing the ball 40-yards out and taking it straight to the goal to make it a 3-1 game. 
- The Black Bears were able to tack on another goal in the 88th minute, playing it back from the endline and going opposite corner with it, but the one-goal score would remain. 

Up Next
The Seawolves continue league play with a trip to Albany in the midweek, before returning home to host Vermont on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 12 p.m. Tickets for the game are available here.