STONY BROOK, N.Y. – It was a day of celebration at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium as the Stony Brook women's soccer team was able to send off its senior class with a thrilling, 3-2, win over UNC Wilmington on senior day. The Seawolves were paced by a trio of goal scorers with freshman midfielder Linn Beck producing the game-winner in the 60^th minute en route to victory.
 

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— Stony Brook Women's Soccer (@StonyBrookWSOC) October 16, 2022

 
It didn't take Stony Brook long to get on the scoreboard as freshman forward Luciana Setteducate found the back of the net in the 12^th minute. The freshman gathered a ball mid-air that deflected off the head of a UNC Wilmington defender and ripped a shot past the Seahawks' keeper to give the Seawolves an early 1-0 lead.
 
Stony Brook added on in the 20^th minute when freshman midfielder Ashley Manor sent a corner kick into the box that sophomore midfielder Gabby Daniels headed to graduate defender Morayo Adenegan who chipped it in to increase the Seawolves' advantage to 2-0.
 

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The Seahawks jumped on the board early in the second half as Madison Henry scored a goal in the 46^th minute to cut Stony Brook's lead to 2-1. The Seawolves responded in the 60^th minute as Beck sent one into the back of the net off a feed from Setteducate and freshman forward Gabrielle Côté. Beck's tally proved to be the game-winner.
 
UNC Wilmington added its second goal of the contest in the 62^nd minute when Kayla Burroughs capitalized on a loose ball inside the box. Stony Brook's defense, anchored by sophomore goalkeeper Nicolette Pasquarella was able to stand strong as they held on to win by the final score of 3-2.
 
Prior to the game, the Seawolves honored their senior class which is comprised of Adenegan, Emerson Richmond Burke, Rachael Peters, Catharina von Drigalski, Leah Feato, and Madison Sleiman.
 
STATS AND NOTES

• Setteducate finished with a goal and an assist in the win. The goal was her third of the season and it was her third assist of her freshman campaign. It was the first time this season that she recorded a goal and an assist in the same game.
• Beck scored her sixth goal of the season and it was her first-career game-winner. The freshman is second on the team in both goals and points (16).
• Adenegan registered her second goal of the season and first since September 4, when she scored against Providence.
• Ashley Manor, Côté, and Daniels each dished out an assist for the Seawolves.
• Pasquarella picked up the win in net as she made eight saves. It was the fifth time this season that she recorded eight or more saves in a game.
• The Seawolves controlled the battle for the corners, 8-5. Stony Brook converted its first two goals of the game off corner kicks.  

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was definitely a better performance than on Thursday. We came out with a lot of energy on a special day honoring our seniors – it is always an emotional and special day. I thought that they did a good job today," said head coach Tobias Bischof as he discussed the Seawolves' 3-2 win over UNC Wilmington.
 
NEXT UP
Stony Brook concludes the regular season on Sunday, October 23, when it makes the short trip over to Hempstead to take on Hofstra at 1 p.m. The Seawolves are 3-14 all-time against the Pride and are searching for their first win against their Long Island rivals since September 24, 1998.
 
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