KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Highlighted by the program's first-ever First Team All-Region selection, the Stony Brook women's soccer team had three players selected to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's All-Atlantic Region team.
 
"These individual honors are a great reflection of our overall team success this season," first-year head coach Tobias Bischof said. "We had a tremendous year and to be able to get three on the All-Region teams is an incredible achievement".
 
Junior forward Alyssa Francese (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) picked up the Seawolves' inaugural First Team honor after earning First Team All-America East and Striker of the Year honors in the 2019 campaign.
 
She finished with the second-most goals by a Seawolves player this millennium, tallying 12 in 21 appearances. The third-year forward also led the league in game-winning goals, finishing with seven on the campaign. That was also tied for the national lead entering the postseason.
 
After playing all but four minutes this season, junior Kimmy Chavkin (Franklin, N.J.) earned Second Team All-Region honors for her stellar play at centerback. She helped lead a Seawolves defense that finished with nine clean sheets in 2019, one off the school record.
 
She, too, was named to the America East's First Team All-Conference and also earned Defender of the Year honors from the league.
 
For the second consecutive season, junior Sofia Manner (Helsinki, Finland) was named to the Third Team All-Region. Her nine shutouts bring her career total to 21, which is five off the school's career record. She also owns two of the five highest clean sheet totals in a single season in the program's history.
 
Stony Brook tied a 31-year-old program record this season, winning 14 of its 21 matches. The last time the Seawolves did that was under Sue Ryan in 1988.
 
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