PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 17 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team dropped a heartbreaker to No. 8 Princeton on Saturday afternoon at Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium. Up by four with 10 minutes remaining, the Tigers scored the final five goals of the game to come from behind and take the 15-14 decision
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH Joe Spallina
"This was a battle with two great teams going punch for punch. We tip our cap to Princeton, they are a great team and are top 10 for a reason and made some big plays down the stretch. Our team is getting closer and closer to playing at the level we are capable of. We had a great week of practice and it translated out on the field but there are no moral victories and we have to be able to find ways to win these type of games."
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Down 3-0 early, Stony Brook scored four goals unanswered in a span of three and half minutes to grab its first lead of the day.
• Princeton scored six of the next eight goals to charge out to a three-goal advantage, but the Seawolves had the momentum heading into the halftime break after scoring a pair to cut the host's lead to just two, 9-8.
• Stony Brook came out firing in the second half, netting six of the second half's first seven tallies to find its biggest lead of the game, 14-10, but Princeton scored the game's final five goals in the last 10 minutes of regulation.
• Ally Kennedy (North Babylon, N.Y.) had a good look at the opposition's net with 34 seconds left on the clock, but Princeton's goalkeeper saved the shot to deny Stony Brook's chance to tie things up late.
• Overall, Kennedy had a big day with 5 goals, 11 draw controls and five ground balls.
• Her five scores tie her career high while her 11 draw controls are a career's best.
• Both teams were efficient in their scoring in the first half with Princeton scoring nine goals on its 10 shots on goal while Stony Brook scored eight times on its 15 shots on target.

NOTES

• Taryn Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) nabbed a hat trick and added in two assists to collect five points on the day.
• Both Ohlmiller and Kennedy have netted goals in all five games this year.
• Sara Moeller (Phoenix, Md.) and Nicole Barretta (Exton, Pa.) were also multi-goal scorers with a pair each.
• Siobhan Rafferty (Long Beach, N.Y.) and Sabrina Tabasso (Lower Merion, Pa.) rounded out the scoring for the squad.
• Anna Tesoriero (Huntington, N.Y.) made five saves on the day with four coming in the second half.
• The game featured four ties and  five different lead changes.
• The Seawolves had the edge in shots, 35-29, and ground balls, 19-15, while Princeton had the advantage in draw controls, 17-14.

NEXT UP
The team hits the road for its America East opener, traveling to UMBC for a 5 p.m. game on Wednesday, Mar. 13.