CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 18 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team saw its 2025 season come to a close on Sunday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, falling to No. 2 Boston College by a final score of 10-7. The Seawolves posted 16 victories this season and earned their 12^th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stony Brook was held scoreless through the first 25:02 of the game as Boston College went on a 6-0 scoring run. Through that time, the Seawolves were able to fire off seven shots with three hitting the post, three being saved, and one going wide in total.

Charlotte Wilmoth was able to open scoring for the Stony Brook squad with a goal from the doorstep, dished out by Casey Colbert at the 4:58 mark. Less than two minutes later, Courtney Maclay would find an open Olivia Schorr cutting to the crease for back-to-back Seawolves' goals. The Eagles closed out the first half with a last second free position goal as Stony Brook trailed 7-2 heading into the break.

The Seawolves carried their momentum into the second half as Kylie Budke notched a free position goal at 12:34 in the third quarter, continuing to close in on the Eagles' advantage. Boston College responded with another goal before Stony Brook went on a 3-0 scoring run between the third and fourth quarter courtesy of Wilmoth, Maclay, and Haydin Eisfeld to get back within two with 12:49 remaining in the contest.

The Eagles' leading scorer, Rachel Clark, scored on a free position to take a three-goal lead, as Maclay recorded her second of the day to get the Seawolves back within two. Stony Brook would ultimately pull the goalie to get an extra defender in and time was running out on the Seawolves' comeback. Boston College would score on an empty net with 52 seconds remaining as Stony Brook faced a 10-7 defeat.

 
STATS AND NOTES

• Stony Brook played in its 12^th straight NCAA Tournament second round.
• Courtney Maclay tallied three points (two goals, one assist) to record her 13^th multi-point game this season.  
• Charlotte Wilmoth notched a pair of goals, registering a team-high 16 multi-goal games. She ended the season with a team-high 92 points (64 goals, 28 assists).
• Olivia Schorr, Kylie Budke, and Haydin Eisfeld each tallied one goal to assist in the Seawolves' comeback effort.
• Casey Colbert dished out a pair of assists to tally 57 total on the season. The senior attack notched the fourth-most assists in a single-season.
• Avery Hines paced the squad defensively with four caused turnovers and one ground ball. In doing so, she collected her 100^th career ground ball. In the program record book, the senior defender ranks first with 142 career caused turnovers and 74 total this season.
• Braeden Siverson, Isabella Caporuscio, and Schorr each tallied three draw controls for the Seawolves.
• In net, Natalia Altebrando made her 17^th start of the season and made five saves through 60 full minutes of play.
• Stony Brook had the advantage in shots on goal (16-15) and ground balls (7-6) as Boston College had more shots (31-27) and draw controls (10-9), while the teams were even with 11 turnovers.

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