UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Powered by a 10-goal run, the No. 16 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team topped a tough Penn State team on the road, 16-11, on Tuesday afternoon at Panzer Stadium.
 
Ally Kennedy (North Babylon, N.Y.) and Taryn Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) were the main sources of offensive power for the Seawolves with Kennedy scoring six goals while Ohlmiller recorded a hat trick and added in four assists.
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH Joe Spallina
"This was an incredible road win for our team. This team has shown such character and perseverance after the start of the year and to come to a place like Penn State and have such a convincing win will go a long way for our confidence. We had a complete team effort on draws, offense and defense."
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• With things tied up at 4-4 early on, Nicole Barretta (Exton, Pa.) broke the tie with 8:58 left in the first half before a lightning delay forced the game to a hold.
• Despite the stoppage, Stony Brook picked up right where it left off after the delay and reeled off nine more unanswered goals to run out to a 14-4 advantage with 13:40 left in the contest.
• Penn State scored seven of the game's last nine goals but couldn't overcome its deficit.
• Kennedy was once again unstoppable, scoring six goals and controlling a career-high 12 draws while adding in two ground balls and a caused turnover.
• Ohlmiller backed her up with her seven-point performance (3G, 4A).
• Sabrina Tabasso (Lower Merion, Pa.) earned three points on the day from two goals and one assist.
• Kasey Mitchell (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) and Barretta each netted a pair as well and Siobhan Rafferty (Long Beach, N.Y.) capped off the Seawolves' scoring with a goal.
• Goalkeeper Anna Tesoriero (Huntington, N.Y.) made 11 total saves, with nine coming in the second half alone.

NOTES

• Kennedy has scored in all 16 games this season, scoring at least three goals in 13 of them.
• Rafferty has notched at least one point in each contest.
• Kennedy has moved up to ninth in program history with 64 goals on the season, fifth in career goals (151), seventh in career draw controls (164) and tied for ninth in career ground balls (116).
• Haley Dillon (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) is also ninth in single-season caused turnovers (26).
• Both teams took 29 shots each while the Nittany Lions held the advantage in ground balls (12-8) and the Seawolves controlled more draws (17-11).
• The Seawolves were a perfect 4-4 from the free position while Penn State only converted four of its 15 tries from the fan.
• Stony Brook is 2-0 all-time against Penn State.

NEXT UP
Stony Brook heads into its regular-season finale this weekend, traveling to New Hampshire. Action against the Wildcats is slated to begin at noon on Sunday, Apr. 28.