INDIANAPOLIS — For the ninth consecutive year, Joe Spallina and the Stony Brook Women's Lacrosse team is headed to the NCAA Tournament.

They were selected as an eight-seed and will host CAA Champion Drexel on Friday at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. The winner of that game will then play the winner of Saint Joseph's and Rutgers on Sunday afternoon.

The Seawolves won five of the six major awards in the America East this season and earned 14 total all-conference honors. They have been a staple in the national postseason since 2012 and earned three quarterfinal berths in the last four seasons.

Spallina's club currently holds the nation's leading scoring defense at 6.69 goals per game allowed and rank inside the top 10 nationally in seven national categories. They are third in scoring margin (8.94), fourth in clearing percentage (.925) and fifth in turnovers per game (11.44) ahead of this weekend's first and second round action.

Tickets are on sale now for the first two rounds, so click here and don't miss a minute of the action from LaValle Stadium!