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Despite taking a 3-0 lead and leading with eight minutes remaining, the No. 8-seeded Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team was unable to close out the game against the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels, losing 14-11 in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on May 22 in Chapel Hill.
The Seawolves gave it their all to cap off one of the most memorable seasons in program history, but despite being minutes away from clinching the program’s first Final Four berth, they fell short.
“Tons of respect to North Carolina,” head coach Joe Spallina said in a postgame press conference. “They are a great team and they were the No. 1 seed for a reason. I think they’re an outstanding team … but I could not be more proud of our players. Our seniors who I am forever indebted to for what they’ve done for our program and what they’ve brought to Stony Brook lacrosse. I’m disappointed in me for not being able to navigate them and lead them to a Final Four that t
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The eighth-seeded Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team was firing on all cylinders at home on Friday, as the Seawolves defeated the visiting Towson Tigers by a final score of 14-8 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Seawolves now advance to the second round to face Rutgers, who defeated Drexel later in the day at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
Graduate attacker Taryn Ohlmiller led the Seawolves with seven points (four goals and three assists), and tied for the second-most points in an NCAA Tournament game by a Stony Brook athlete alongside Dorrien Van Dyke and sister Kylie Ohlmiller.
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It was a usual day for the Seawolves on Saturday, May 8 as the Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team defeated rival Albany Great Danes 16-9 at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium for the program’s 54th straight conference win and eighth straight America East championship. Off the solid win, Stony Brook can now turn its focus towards the NCAA Tournament and the ultimate goal of a national championship.
The night prior, Oklahoma softball saw its 65-game conference win streak in the Big 12 snapped by Oklahoma State, giving the Seawolves the longest active in-conference winning streak among all Division I sports.
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The No. 6-ranked Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team put on a game for the ages as they torched the UMBC Retrievers by a final score of 25-13 in the semifinals of the America East tournament. The Seawolves scored the most goals ever in an America East playoff game, breaking their own 22 point record from a 2018 match against Albany.
Graduate midfielder Ally Kennedy finished with seven goals, setting a conference playoffs record, as well as four ground balls. Her performance rewrote the Stony Brook record books, giving her the second-most goals and third-most ground balls in program history.
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Taryn Ohlmiller (left) and Ally Kennedy (right) combined for 12 goals in a 25-13 win over UMBC.
Many conferences have wrapped their semifinal rounds after a jam-packed Thursday of women’s lacrosse.
May Madness is here, and from here on out, every game means more.
Check out our conference semifinal recaps below. They will be updated as more results turn final throughout the night.
AAC
As Florida cruised past Cincinnati for the third time this season, Temple and Vanderbilt played a highly anticipated third-round of their AAC rivalry.
The Owls outlasted the Commodores 16-11 after splitting two games just two weekends ago. Temple scored eight goals in each half and had an 18-11 advantage on draw controls, fueling the victory.