STONY BROOK, N.Y. — One big question mark for the Stony Brook women's lacrosse team upon the 2019 season's completion was who would fill the sizable void created by graduating senior Anna Tesoriero.
 
Tesoriero was the Seawolves' four-year starting goalkeeper, led the nation with a 7.44 goals against average her junior year, was a three-time America East Goalkeeper of the Year, four-time all-conference first-team selection and three-time IWLCA All-Region honoree.
 
And her accolades go on, and on and on from there.

Head coach Joe Spallina has found the answer with Kameron Halsall.
 
Halsall, a Rutgers transfer, was the starting goalkeeper for the Scarlet Knights a season ago as a redshirt freshman. She recorded 117 saves, 13.80 GAA and .418 save percentage. The Caledon, Ontario, native also paced her team with 27 ground balls and added five caused turnovers.
 
Despite earning the starting reps at Rutgers, Halsall was hungry for more. She wanted to compete for a national championship.
 
"I felt I needed to go elsewhere to be able to impact a team that has the same drive as I do, and who wants to win just as badly as I do," Halsall said of her decision to transfer. "Transferring had been something on my mind for a while. At the end of the season I battled through each game, but in the back of my mind I knew I wanted more."
 
Halsall first confided in her brother, Jordan, about her desire to seek other options. She eventually opened up to her parents.
 
Through connections with past coaches, Halsall put out word of her intention. And upon seeing her in the transfer portal, Stony Brook head coach Joe Spallina sent her a text at approximately 9 a.m. one morning in May. Spallina assured her that she could step right in to his team and make an impact.
 
"I still have the text screenshot saved in my favorites because it still gives me chills and gave me a good gut feeling from the start," Halsall said.
 
After talking on the phone about school, lacrosse and hockey, Spallina invited her to visit Stony Brook that weekend. After a campus visit alongside her parents, Halsall committed the very next day.
 
"My family and I called coach together from the car to tell him that I was locked in," Halsall recalled. "The overall experience was quick and intense and a little scary, but having my family right beside me and feeling what I was feeling was huge. I knew I made the right decision."
 
Halsall joins the Seawolves with quite a résumé. She was a four-year letterwinner at lacrosse powerhouse The Hill Academy and was one of 25 players named to Canada's 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse World Cup roster. 
 
She also was a starter with Team Canada's U-19 squad that won its first world championship in 2015, with a 9-8 upset victory against the United States.

"I think one of the traits that makes her so good is her demeanor," Spallina said. "She is so relaxed and in control, which allows her to be so consistent."
 
Said Halsall: "I expect a lot out of myself and hold myself to a very high standard. I know I am part of a group who will push me to grow as a player and a person. I look forward to competing at the highest level with these girls and strive to be the best goalie and best teammate I can be with any challenges we may face."