STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Emerson Richmond Burke entered Sunday afternoon with a career high of six saves.
She doubled it on Sunday afternoon, making 12 saves against rivals UAlbany at LaValle Stadium, helping the Stony Brook women's soccer team to its third consecutive win, a 2-1 decision in favor of the hosts. The Seawolves were able to withstand a 20-shot barrage from the Great Danes in the second half, making
Chelsie DePonte and
Kerry Pearson first-half tallies stand up for a victory on the first day of America East play.
Burke made five saves in the first half and then kept out seven of eight shots on goal in the second half, as the eighth needed a Stony Brook defender to turn the ball away from the goal line. DePonte scored her second goal of the weekend to open the match, a right footed curler that just beat the outstretched arm of the UAlbany keeper.
As the half wound down,
Kerry Pearson played a 30-yard free kick into the box that froze everybody and found its way into the side netting to double the advantage ahead of the break.
STATS AND NOTES
- Her second of the season, DePonte's goal total for her career now sits at 15. The Honolulu native has scored on each of her last two shots.
- Aneta Sovakova earned the assist on the goal, her second of the season. She aided on Catharina von Drigalski's game-winner against Saint Joseph's a week prior.
- Pearson has recorded points in four games this season, including each of her last two. It was her first goal of the season and third of her career.
- Stony Brook improved to 16-2 at home under Tobias Bischof, including an 11-game winning streak at LaValle Stadium that sits as the fourth-longest active streak in the country.
- Burke's 12 saves are the most by a Seawolves keeper since 2018, when Sofia Manner tallied 12 against Oregon State on August 19, 2018.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I thought we played well today. We always try to start well in America East play. Conference games can be tougher but we have found a little more offensive balance this weekend, which really helped us. We had four goals on Friday and two on Sunday and there were a lot of different people involved in all of them. UAlbany is a well-coached team and coming away from today with a win, especially after playing on Friday, is exactly what we needed." - head coach
Tobias Bischof.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves hit the road this coming Sunday, taking on Vermont in Burlington, Vt., at 11 a.m.
After a Thursday night road trip to NJIT, Stony Brook will return home the following Sunday for a matinee kickoff against New Hampshire.
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