ITHACA, N.Y. – Stony Brook women's lacrosse head coach Joe Spallina earned his 200th-career win as a head coach on Saturday afternoon as Stony Brook dominated Cornell, 14-2, at Schoellkopf Field.
 
The victory marked his 127th with the Seawolves as he notched 73 prior at the helm of the Adelphi women's lacrosse program. 

QUOTING HEAD COACH Joe Spallina
On the milestone: "It's a pretty cool milestone. It's obviously a tribute to being able to coach so many awesome women here in my time here at Stony Brook for the majority of the wins and then also some great years at Adelphi. You think back to all of the great captains and leaders and especially my coaches with the recruiting and stuff like that to just bring a special group of kids in where we've been able to be really successful at Stony Brook. It's special. I think it's a testament to the program more so than myself and I'm proud of our kids."

On the win: "I'm really proud of our team today. We came out and jumped on Cornell and didn't let up. Best part of my job is to watch players develop and play in games with confidence and poise. The best days are ahead for this group and I am fortunate to lead them. We get a full week of practice next week which I am excited about before facing a great Florida team at home next Saturday."
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Ally Kennedy (North Babylon, N.Y.), Siobhan Rafferty (Long Beach, N.Y.) and Taryn Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) combined for 11 of the team's 14 scores with Kennedy and Rafferty each netting four while Ohlmiller scored three.
• Kennedy, Rafferty, Ohlmiller and Keri McCarthy (Hauppauge, N.Y.) each walked away with four points as Ohlmiller added in an assist along with her trio of goals while McCarthy's four points all came from assists.
• All four of Kennedy's goals came in the first half alone while three of Rafferty's four were also notched in the game's first 30 minutes.
• Nicole Barretta (Exton, Pa.) added in a pair of scores for the Seawolves and Sabrina Tabasso (Lower Merion, Pa.) also recorded one as well.
• Goalkeeper Anna Tesoriero (Huntington, N.Y.) made five saves in goal and picked up two ground balls.
• Stony Brook dominated from the get-go, entering the locker room at halftime with an 11-0 lead. 
• The Seawolves defense held Cornell scoreless until the 19-minute mark of the second half after the Big Red successfully converted a try from the free position spot.

NOTES

• Ohlmiller and Kennedy have scored in all seven games so far.
• Kennedy now has 28 points on the season with 26 coming from goals.
• Ohlmiller paces Stony Brook with 31 points on the season (15G, 16A).
• Both Kennedy and McCarthy were responsible for the team's seven draw controls with Kennedy recording three while McCarthy had the other four.
• Haley Dillon (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) led the team with three caused turnovers and Kennedy and Rafferty paced the Seawolves with four ground balls each.
• Stony Brook statistically dominated the contest in shots (35-14) and ground balls (25-13) while causing 13 of Cornell's 19 total turnovers.
• The Seawolves converted five of its seven free position shots while the Big Red only went 1-of-6 from the fan.
• The squad's 12-goal decision is its biggest margin of victory this season.
• Stony Brook is now 2-0 all-time against Cornell.

NEXT UP
The team returns back home next Saturday, Mar. 23, hosting Florida at LaValle Stadium for an 11:30 a.m. contest.