STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Luciana Setteducate scored twice and Kerry Pearson delivered the game-winning goal in the 73rd minute to propel the Seawolves to their fourth straight win, a 3-2 victory over Northeastern, on Thursday evening at Kennth P. LaValle Stadium. Stony Brok's win, coupled with other results around the league, moved the Seawolves into a tie for first place in the CAA standings heading into the final weekend of the regular season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stony Brook grabbed a 1-0 lead when Setteducate recorded her ninth goal of the season in the 32nd minute, assisted by Reilly Rich and Gabrielle Cote.
The Huskies responded to tie it on a goal from Maggie Cochran in the 51st minute. Stony Brook responded to start the second half, going ahead 2-1 on Setteducate's second goal of the match. Aneta Sovakova assisted the goal on a set piece from the corner.
The Huskies knotted things up at 2-2 in the 70th minute on a goal from Lauren Ahles. The Seawolves busted up the 2-2 draw on Kerry Pearson's first goal of the season.
Nicolette Pasquarella made a pair of saves in the final 11 minutes to secure the victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Stony Brook concludes the regular season 7-0-1 at LaValle Stadium, finishing unbeaten through the regular season on its home pitch for the first time in a full season since 2018 (Stony Brook finished 3-0 at home in the shortened spring 2021 season).
- Stony Brook's seven home wins during the regular season are the program's most at LaValle Stadium since winning nine in 2019. The Seawolves 11 victories are also the program's most since winning 14 in 2019.
- Tonight's win was Stony Brook's fourth straight, matching its longest winning streak of the season. The Seawolves have now earned a result in seven consecutive matches, with five wins and two draws.
- Setteducate's brace increased her goal total to 10 this season. Her 10 goals and 27 points are tops in the CAA.
- Pasquarella earned her 11th win of the season, as she continues to expand on a career-best year in goal for Stony Brook.
- Pearson notched her first goal of the season, the game winner. It marked the seventh goal of Pearson's career and her second game-winning tally.
- Sovakova tallied a pair of assists, matching Setteducate for the team lead with seven helpers. The pair's seven assists this year are also the most in the league.
- Cote and Rich earned assists on the opening goal of the match. Rich has picked up a point in four straight matches and in five of her last six appearances.
- Stony Brook improved to 4-7-3 against Northeastern all time, picking up its first win over the Huskies since 2019.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I'm happy with the result today. We knew today that it was going to be one of those tougher games. Northeastern is a well-coached team, they're a good, physical team. A lot of respect to Northeastern," head coach Tobias Bischof noted postgame. "They gave us a hard game today, but credit to our team. They stepped up and every time something happened, they had an answer for it."
UP NEXT
Stony Brook closes out the regular season on the road at Drexel on Sunday, October 27. The Seawolves and Dragons are set for a 2 p.m. start in Philadelphia with coverage provided by FloFC.
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