STONY BROOK, N.Y.  – The No. 17 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team once again proved its dominance in the America East, earning its seventh-straight conference title on Saturday night at LaValle Stadium, taking down UAlbany, 21-7.
 
With the win, the Seawolves punched its ticket to the NCAA tournament and will find out its seeding and upcoming opponent tomorrow at 8 p.m. during the NCAA selection show – which will be streamed live on NCAA.com.
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH Joe Spallina
"I could not be prouder of this group. This group validates what we do here. It's not an easy burden to hold when you come in with the expectations of our program from day one and a championship is the expectation. I thought coming in to today we had a bit of a chip on our shoulder this weekend. I think our kids were fired up to show people how dominant we are. I think this game in my time was the finest championship performance we've had. This group as a whole is a special one to me and one I'm going to enjoy for a while because people didn't believe in this group."
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Ally Kennedy (North Babylon, N.Y.) led the way for the Seawolves with six goals and one assist and was named the tournament's most outstanding player.
• Taryn Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) put up six points from five goals and one assist and Siobhan Rafferty (Long Beach, N.Y.) added in four.
• Bridget Considine (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) had a pair of scores while goals also came from Rayna Sabella (Mount Sinai, N.Y.), Sabrina Tabasso (Lower Merion, Pa.), Sara Moeller (Phoenix, Md.) and Nicole Barretta (Exton, Pa.).
• Tabasso along with Kennedy, Sabella and Rachel Williams (Pasadena, Md.) were named to the tournament's all-championship team.
• Anna Tesoriero (Huntington, N.Y.) made six saves on the day, eclipsing 500 career saves.

NOTES

• The win is Stony Brook's 11th in a row and 11th scoring 15-plus goals.
• This marks the 16th game this year that Kennedy has scored at least three goals in.
• Stony Brook had the advantage in shots (32-17), ground balls (17-10) and draw controls (20-10).
• The Seawolves scored six goals from the free position off of its eight attempts.

NEXT UP
Stony Brook will find out its NCAA tournament fate on Sunday night. The selection show will begin at 8 p.m. and will be streamed on NCAA.com.