ALBANY, N.Y. — The No. 6 Stony Brook Women's Lacrosse team closed out yet another perfect conference regular season on Saturday afternoon, winning its ninth consecutive America East regular season crown with a convincing 16-5 victory over UAlbany in the Capital District.
Kailyn Hart again led the way in the goalscoring department, recording five on the day to aid the Seawolves attack, while
Siobhan Rafferty and
Jaden Hampel each added a hat trick.
Hampel led the Seawolves with a pair of assists to total up a five-point day and
Kyla Zapolski and
Ellie Masera each added one as well.
The Seawolves flew out of the gates, scoring the first five and nine of the first ten to establish control early in the contest. Both Hart and Rafferty recorded hat tricks during the 9-1 stretch, while
Rayna Sabella added one of her two and Hampel tallied the first two of the afternoon.
It was more of the same in the second half, as Masera and Zapolski found the goal column, along with
Sarah Pulis, whose goal with 5:12 left in the fourth finished the day.
STATS AND NOTES
- Stony Brook's current win streak extended to 12 games and is currently the third-longest active streak in the country, behind UMass' 13 and North Carolina's 16. The Seawolves' conference winning streak rolled on as they won their 57th consecutive league game and 60th straight against America East opposition.
- Joe Spallina's club averaged a 12.8 goal margin against America East opposition this season, holding every team to eight goals or fewer.
- Hart finished the regular season with a hat trick in nine consecutive contests and had 29 goals over her final six. Her goalscoring streak extended to 12 consecutive contests.
- The Seawolves' defense held opposition to five or less goals for the eighth time this season and didn't allow double-digit goals in 11 of its final 12 games and 12 of the 16 overall.
- Haley Dillon finished the day with four caused turnovers to lead the squad. She's up to 42 on the season now, leapfrogging her over Alyssa Fleming's 2016 total of 40 for third on the program's all-time, single-season list.
- Charlotte Verhulst totaled a career-best nine draw controls and finished with 16 over her final two outings. Her 52 on the year are a new collegiate best.
- Masera now sits on 95 draw controls this season, allowing her to jump Michelle Rubino for sixth on the single-season program record list. She's one away from Demmianne Cook's 2013 total and six from Ally Kennedy's 2021 output. The 120 for her career insert her into the top 10 list for a career in just her sophomore season.
- Charlie Campbell played all 60 minutes in the cage, making six saves. Her five ground balls are a new career-high, one-upping her four that she last had against North Carolina on May 18, 2019.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
UP NEXT
The Seawolves will await their fate in the upcoming NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship, as the No. 6 team in the nation is looking ahead to its ninth consecutive tournament appearance. The selection show is currently slated for Sunday, May 8 at 8 p.m., and will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.
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