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2011 college lacrosse preview

<a href="/topics/Stony_Brook_University">Stony Brook University</a>'s offense will be prominent and dominant this year, but it won't be a sneak attack. Not when SBU's two highest scorers and coach are featured on the cover of Lacrosse Magazine. This is heady stuff, usually reserved for the Syracuses, Dukes and <a href="/topics/North_Carolina">North Carolina</a>s of the sport. 
But the Seawolves' run to the <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> quarterfinals last spring was no fluke, as their preseason ranking (No. 4 in Lacrosse Magazine; No. 8 in Inside Lacrosse) indicates. 
However, even with midfielder Kevin Crowley, a leading candidate for the Tewaaraton Award - he was second in the voting as a junior last year - and attack <a href="/topics/Jordan">Jordan</a> McBride returning, coach Rick Sowell's team faces heavy challenges from those more familiar lacrosse powers in its quest to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history. 
<a href="/topics/Syracuse">Syracuse</a> is the consensus No. 1 team in every major preseason poll. The traditionally high-scoring Orange is led by three first-team All-Americans on defense. Long-stick middie Joel White, defenseman John Lade and goalie John Galloway make <a href="/topics/Syracuse">Syracuse</a> the popular choice to win its third <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> crown in four years. And there is plenty of firepower on offense, led by <a href="/topics/Stephen_Keogh">Stephen Keogh</a>, Josh Amidon and Jeremy Thompson. 
<a href="/topics/Syracuse">Syracuse</a> is one of the few Final Four contenders in 2011 that does not have a distinct Long Island imprint. No. 2 <a href="/topics/Virginia">Virginia</a> has its own set of magazine cover boys, as Inside Lacrosse's preseason issue featured the Bratton brothers of Huntington, midfielders Shamel and Rhamel. Shamel is a two-time first-team All-American and serious candidate for the Tewaaraton, lacrosse's version of the Heisman . 
The Cavaliers also return exceptional attackmen Steele Stanwick and Chris Bocklet. The starting goalie is Adam Ghitelman of Cold Spring Harbor. 
No. 3 <a href="/topics/North_Carolina">North Carolina</a> is led by attack Billy Bitter of Manhasset, who earned first-team All-American honors in 2010 despite fighting a sports hernia all season. At 6-6, 235, Ryan Flanagan of West Islip is one of the best and most physical defensemen in the country. 
Freshman attack Nicky Galasso of West Islip, the all-time leading scorer in Long Island scholastic history and the nation's top-rated recruit, scored four goals in his collegiate debut a week ago. 
Defending national champion Duke returns Zach Howell of Huntington, a 51-goal scorer, and hard-shooting midfielder Justin Turri of West Islip. The <a href="/topics/Duke_Blue_Devils">Blue Devils</a>' strength, however, is its defense, led by C.J. Costabile, who scored the title-winning goal on the first faceoff in overtime to beat Notre Dame last <a href="/topics/Memorial_Day">Memorial Day</a> in Baltimore. 
Some other legit title contenders with at least one Long Island star: <a href="/topics/Maryland">Maryland</a> (attack Ryan Young, Manhasset); Notre Dame (midfielder Zach Brenneman, East Hampton); Cornell (first-team All-American attack Rob Pannell, Smithtown West, another Tewaaraton candidate, who had 51 assists last season); Princeton (freshman middie Tom Schreiber, St. Anthony's) and Hofstra (middie Kevin Ford, Floral Park, and attack Stephen Bentz, Massapequa). 
The Pride, a perennial <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> Tournament team, joins Stony Brook in the preseason Top 10, and like the Seawolves, showcases star players from <a href="/topics/Canada">Canada</a>. Jay Card, one of the hardest shooters in the country, and Jamie Lincoln form a dangerous righty-lefty combo on attack. 
Hofstra and Stony Brook do not play in the regular season, but an NCAA Tournament showdown would be big news around here. 
Maybe even cover-worthy.

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Talk about suburban sprawl. It's as if Evanston, Ill., home of <a href="/topics/Northwestern_University">Northwestern University</a>, was added as an exit on the <a href="/topics/Long_Island_Expressway%2C_NY">Long Island Expressway</a>. Turn here for lacrosse talent pool. 
The No. 2-ranked Wildcats, whose streak of consecutive <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> championships was snapped at five when they were beaten by <a href="/topics/Maryland">Maryland</a>, 13-11, in last spring's title game, feature five starters and four key reserves from <a href="/topics/Long_Island%2C_NY">Long Island</a>. 
Those players would be strongly motivated to reclaim the throne under any circumstances, but they have special reason this spring: The women's Final Four is being played at <a href="/topics/Stony_Brook_University">Stony Brook University</a>'s LaValle Stadium. 
"If our journey this season takes us to the Final Four, it would be a dream come true to play back at home in front of a home crowd," said junior midfield/attack Shannon Smith of <a href="/topics/West_Babylon%2C_NY">West Babylon</a>. "For myself and all the <a href="/topics/Long_Island%2C_NY">Long Island</a> girls, it would be an unforgettable moment." 
Smith has had plenty of those in her distinguished career. She is the all-time career scoring leader in New York state history, was part of Northwestern's championship team as a freshman and scored 69 goals with 33 assists in 22 games as a sophomore when she earned first-team All-American honors. Her coach, Kelly Amonte Hiller, calls Smith, "Very dynamic." 
Smith was part of a dynamic high school recruiting class that included three other <a href="/topics/Long_Island%2C_NY">Long Island</a> players who are current Wildcat starters - midfielder Jessica Russo of St. Anthony's, defense Lacey Vigmostad of <a href="/topics/Northport%2C_NY">Northport</a> and goalkeeper Brianne LoManto of <a href="/topics/Rocky_Point%2C_NY">Rocky Point</a>. They are looking forward to creating a <a href="/topics/Memorial_Day">Memorial Day</a> weekend traffic jam on Nichols Road. 
"I've played at <a href="/topics/Stony_Brook%2C_NY">Stony Brook</a> for soccer and lacrosse ever since I can remember," Russo said. "The opportunity to play there again with the Long Island girls on our team that I've known my whole life would be a blessing." 
Though Vigmostad's family has seen a handful of her games at Northwestern, "My friends have never seen me play as a Wildcat, since they all attend school on the East Coast," she said. "If we are fortunate enough to make it to the Final Four, it would be something special." 
Sophomore attack Erin Fitzgerald of Mt. Sinai scored 35 goals in 22 games as a reserve last season and will have a greater role as a starter on this year's Wildcat squad. Other Long Island underclassmen that will either start or play a lot off the bench for Northwestern are sophomore middies Amanda Macaluso of <a href="/topics/Hauppauge%2C_NY">Hauppauge</a> and Alexa deLyra of <a href="/topics/Bay_Shore%2C_NY">Bay Shore</a>, freshman attack Kara Mupo of <a href="/topics/Rocky_Point%2C_NY">Rocky Point</a> and freshman middie Alyssa Leonard of <a href="/topics/Bay_Shore%2C_NY">Bay Shore</a>. 
It's not a lock, however, that Northwestern will toss its equipment in the air at <a href="/topics/Stony_Brook%2C_NY">Stony Brook</a> on May 29. No. 1-ranked <a href="/topics/Maryland">Maryland</a>, the defending champion, returns first-team All-American Karri <a href="/topics/Ellen_Johnson">Ellen Johnson</a>, a strong candidate for the Tewaaraton Trophy who scored 69 goals last season. The Lady Terrapins' high-powered offense also includes All-Americans Sarah Mollison and Katie Schwartzmann. 
<a href="/topics/North_Carolina">North Carolina</a> has a powerful front line with Corey Donohoe and <a href="/topics/Garden_City%2C_NY">Garden City</a>'s Becky Lynch. Duke has a veteran attack that includes Makenzie Hommel of Ward <a href="/topics/Melville%2C_NY">Melville</a>. <a href="/topics/Syracuse">Syracuse</a> has been to two of the last three Final Fours and looks strong again. Georgetown, <a href="/topics/Virginia">Virginia</a>, Penn, James Madison and Notre Dame are serious Final Four contenders. 
The Irish are led by Shaylyn Blaney, a senior midfielder and second-team All-American who scored 40 goals in 18 games last year. She's already won one major title at LaValle Stadium, leading Ward <a href="/topics/Melville%2C_NY">Melville</a> to the <a href="/topics/Suffolk_County%2C_NY">Suffolk</a> County Class A championship in 2007, when she was a high school senior and her mother, Erin, was the Patriots' coach. 
"When the final whistle blew, my mom was the first person I looked for," Blaney told Lacrosse Magazine. "It'd be a surreal feeling to finish my career where it started." 
For Notre Dame, that might be a bit of long shot. For Northwestern and its Long Island Nine, the conventional wisdom is that it will be a reality. The Wildcats are decided favorites to at least reach the Final Four. 
"I think what's special about lacrosse on Long Island is that it really is a community," Vigmostad said. "I would be so proud to get back on that <a href="/topics/Stony_Brook%2C_NY">Stony Brook</a> field and really represent Long Island should the opportunity present itself."

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Northwestern LIers eye Final Four at SBU

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Here is how the 2011 men's lacrosse season begins for <a href="/topics/Stony_Brook_University">Stony Brook University</a>: 
A team with a ranking fit for a national contender. A player, Kevin Crowley, in strong consideration for the Tewaaraton Award as the sport's top collegiate performer. A team eager and anxious to go where only the elite reside - deep in the NCAA Tournament. 
There indeed is rarefied air surrounding Stony Brook lacrosse. The expectations are weighty but welcome after last season, when Stony Brook (13-4) won the America East title, beat <a href="/topics/Denver">Denver</a> in a first- round playoff game and gave mighty <a href="/topics/Virginia">Virginia</a> a huge scare before losing, 10-9, in front of 10,000 fans on the Stony Brook campus. 
"We don't want to be one- hit wonders,'' senior <a href="/topics/Jordan">Jordan</a> McBride said. He spoke of the possibility of turning Division I upside-down by yielding a contender not named Duke, <a href="/topics/Virginia">Virginia</a> or <a href="/topics/Syracuse">Syracuse</a>. A contender that is ready to do some damage. 
"We're that team right now,'' McBride said. The season can't start soon enough for the Seawolves, ranked fourth in one preseason poll, as they set out to prove they are a player in the national picture. That starts Saturday, Feb. 26, when <a href="/topics/Virginia">Virginia</a> visits in the season opener. 
"We took the program to places it hadn't been before,'' Crowley said. "That was definitely important to the school and community around Stony Brook. I believe that success breeds success, and now we have that big-game experience going in. That can only help us in the long run for this season. I think our team welcomes the challenge. It's a fact of life that it's going to be there. It serves as motivation.'' 
Or, as teammate Tom Compitello of Hauppauge said, "We have a good thing going and we want to keep that going for as long as possible.'' 
Crowley, already the top pick in the Major League Lacrosse draft, will be marked by every opponent. He is ready, saying, "It's going to make me an even better player because if people are going to pay extra attention to me, that will have to make me step up my game. Throughout the course of the year, I can only hope that I'll be getting better knowing that I have to bring my 'A' game every game. I guess I welcome that challenge.'' 
For Stony Brook to surpass last season, it would have to make the Final Four. Coach Rick Sowell (fifth season, 76-77) has high hopes. 
"We've created a monster and we won't back down from that,'' he said. "We'd much rather have it this way than the other way, where no one is talking about you. I'm not complaining; it comes with the territory . . . We have a lot back. I'm not going to hide from that.'' 
Sowell has had to retool his defense - he expects a big season from Manhattan transfer Kyle Moeller - but what an offense in Crowley (51 goals, 26 assists), McBride (48-8), Compitello (37-36), Robbie Campbell (20-17) and Kyle Belton (24-5). Adam Rand, who won 62 percent of his faceoffs, also returns. 
Crowley said his personal goal of putting Stony Brook on the lacrosse map is reaching fruition. 
"When we were coming in as freshmen, I wanted to try and get Stony Brook to be considered competitive with the top teams that I grew up watching,'' he said. "I think we've made steps toward it. We're not there yet, but that's kind of what we are working towards. 
"I think everyone recognizes the importance of the first game and where that will put us the rest of the season. Everyone wants another crack at <a href="/topics/Virginia">Virginia</a>.'' 
And the NCAA Tournament.

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Stony Brook men's lacrosse has NCAA hopes

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Hofstra goalie Andrew Gvozden is purposeful and confident, which also describes the Pride's men's lacrosse team. Three straight appearances in the <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> Tournament are not enough; this year it is all about advancing. 
The team was 9-5 last season and lost to <a href="/topics/Maryland">Maryland</a> in the first round. But it is the reminder of two seasons ago - when the Pride lost a first-round game at Cornell and was a spectator when Hofstra hosted the quarterfinals - that still resonates. Hofstra again will host the quarterfinals in May. 
"It still stings,'' Gvozden said. "For a lot of these guys, it's the last runaround for some of our best players. Jamie Lincoln [33 goals, 19 assists], Jay Card [31, 22], Stephen Bentz [29, 12], Mike Skudin, Steve DeNapoli, Tim Holman, all excellent players. I think this is one of the best teams that Hofstra has ever seen.'' 
Gvozden has participated in the last two tournaments. He battled for the starting job and has been named the team's No. 1 goalie by coach Seth Tierney (fifth season, 36-23). 
"There's a term where you have to be good through the middle of the field,'' Tierney said. "It starts with your goalie.'' 
Tierney does not make decisions in stone and added, "I said [to Gvozden], it doesn't mean you can take the rest of the semester off. You have to work harder to keep it. It's harder to stay on top of the mountain than it is to climb up it.'' 
In 23 career games, Gvozden has an 8.70 goals-against average and .545 save percentage. 
"He's all strengths,'' said Skudin, a defender. "It's awesome to see how much he's progressed.'' 
Gvozden said he gained invaluable experience in his first two seasons. 
"After playing against Cornell, then <a href="/topics/Maryland">Maryland</a>, scrimmaging <a href="/topics/Syracuse">Syracuse</a>, playing Princeton, Hopkins, I feel like I've seen everything there is,'' he said. "For the most part, I feel like I've seen the best that there is. I have no more questions about what's to come. I know what's out there. I know I've played against them all. I understand the game. I understand who we go against. I understand away games. I understand home games. I understand pressure.'' 
Tierney has not masked the team's objective - making the quarterfinals. "It's a goal of ours to be playing on that day,'' he said. "There's no getting around it. I don't think we can avoid it. I don't want to hide it. I want it to be a little bit of a Twinkie and we've got to go and chase it.'' 
The offense will revolve around Card, who would be the first Hofstra player to start in four straight <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> postseason games, but he has plenty of help in Bentz and Lincoln. Lafayette transfer Steve Serling, who scored 37 goals last season, could push Card for most goals on the team. 
"Speaking for the senior class, we've had an opportunity to make an impact in the postseason every year we've been a part of it,'' Card said. "It seems every year we come up a little bit short. For us as seniors, trying to take our work ethic and our attitude and chemistry to the next level.'' 
Skudin said he didn't attend the quarterfinal in 2009. 
"I didn't even come to the games because I couldn't watch other teams play on our field,'' he said. 
The players have cordoned off some seats at Shuart Stadium, site of the quarterfinals. 
"It reminds everyone to play your heart out and give everything you got,'' Skudin said, "because if you don't, you'll be sitting in these seats and not playing on the field.''

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Pride's goal: Reach quarters

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<a href="/topics/Stephanie_Rice">Stephanie Rice</a> has found a calling, one that she hopes will enable her to become a <a href="/topics/Special_Education">special education</a> teacher. The Hofstra lacrosse senior attack took a bit of a respite from the sport over the summer to work at an assisted residential home near her family's upstate residence. 
It became an epiphany. 
"I interacted with 20 different adults with special needs,'' she said. "It ranged from <a href="/topics/Autism">autism</a> to severe mental retardation. You help them cook, help them clean. I had to learn how to drive a bus for those with wheelchairs. It's been one of the most life-changing events I've ever had. It definitely defines what I want to do. It's definitely challenging. It's like a new experience every day. I think it equates a lot to lacrosse because you have to be able to interact with people.'' 
For Rice, lacrosse is more than something to do before she seeks a teaching job. Her offense will be relied upon to help offset the graduation of Corinne Gandolfi, who scored 148 career goals. Rice scored 23 as a junior and has 73 in three seasons. 
"She can score a lot of goals,'' said Hofstra coach Abby Morgan (fifth season, 41-28). "She's very good in transition, getting the ball up the field for us. She's a very good cutter; she can score off the fast break. There's a lot of different areas where she can contribute. I've been watching her since eighth grade. She really is a heady player. She can manipulate any defender and make them look silly. She's a fabulous cutter; that was the first thing we saw in her. Her bread-and-butter is having a defender play her tight and just back-door pop, show her and be wide open.'' 
Hofstra was 12-6 last season but did not make the <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> Tournament. The team is ranked 20th in the preseason poll. "I think our sights are set on the <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> Tournament, and if we achieve anything less than that, that's not our goal,'' Rice said. "I think everything we do has to prepare for that.'' 
Rice is not the only player who can find the net. Jill Maier (22-8), Jacklie Ardolino (15-4) and Claire Brady (6-15) will provide a balanced offense. On defense, Katie Hertsch returns after a big season in which she had 34 ground balls and 31 draw controls. And Morgan said goalie Jaclyn Pandolf appears ready for a big season.

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The dynasty that is Adelphi women's lacrosse only grows stronger. The team is going for three straight national titles and, even sweeter, will have the opportunity to defend the crown on its own field. 
Adelphi will host the <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> Division II National Championships. Try to find anyone who thinks the Panthers will not make it to the final round. Certainly no one connected with the team. 
"We're not going to let anyone beat us on our home field, we're so excited about it,'' attack Claire Petersen said. 
Petersen, a first team All-American, scored 47 goals and had 81 assists. "A lot of us play better under pressure. The better competition we play, the better we step up our game and the better we play.'' 
Petersen is far from the only offensive weapon. Adelphi has an arsenal. Elizabeth Fey (60 goals, 24 assists), Erica Devito (60, 23), Demmaine Cook (52, 11), Marissa Mills (49, 13) and Kaitlyn Carter (30, 17) all return. Kristin Jones was the D-II defender of the year. 
Adelphi was 19-1 last season. That is one more loss than coach Joe Spallina (fourth season, 53-2) would like. "Our incentive, obviously, is the same as it has been since I've been here,'' he said. "We want to win the national championship, that's it. 
"Obviously, the fact that it's on our field and that we're going for that three-peat adds a little more to it, no doubt.'' 
Spallina keeps the veterans on their toes by adding more talent each season. No one can be sure of keeping their starting job. "With our team everyone is at such a high level, so we're always competing against each other to get on the field, always pushing each other,'' Devito said. "Preparation is the biggest thing. We always want to be fit, we always want to have good stick skills, we are always constantly working on that. Over the last three years we recruited better and better players. That's made me raise my game a lot more because I'm competing against amazing players.'' 
Spallina likes transfers and the top one this season could be defender Katelynn Ciaci, who played at the <a href="/topics/University_of_Florida">University of Florida</a>. She was a two-time high school All-American at Northport. She adds to an already deep squad. 
"This is by far the most talented group since I've been here,'' Spallina said. "From the lacrosse side, it's insane.''

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Adelphi women's lacrosse goes for 3-peat

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After winning two straight national titles in Division II, the 2011 <a href="/topics/C._W._Post">C.W. Post</a> men's lacrosse team has an even more ambitious goal. The Pioneers want to make history. 
"There's definitely a different kind of energy around,'' said senior Mike Messina, who had 18 goals and nine assists for Post (16-1) last season and is the Pioneers' best all-around player. 
"We all are excited for the chance to win three in a row,'' Messina said. "We just helped send two classes of seniors out on top and that's definitely what we want to do this season.'' 
No lacrosse team has won three straight titles in Division II. "It's going to be very difficult,'' said coach John Jez, 51-9 heading into his fifth season. "Every year, every other team just keeps getting better and better. Last year, there was a lot of pressure. This year, everyone's out to knock us off.'' 
Jez has the usual heavyweights to carry the offensive load. On attack, sophomore Eddie Plompen scored 45 goals. Senior Nick Coric had 27 assists. Justin Patterson scored nine goals - on only 12 attempts - and had 15 assists. There's even more offense with Vito Minerva (6, 12), <a href="/topics/James_Johnston">James Johnston</a> (18) and Keith Rodriguez (16, 14). 
Steady goalkeeper Mike Giordano returns. John Wood and Wayne Ungar are the top defensive midfielders, and Erik Boyd and Sean Baum anchor the overall defense. Ronnie Irving has a big role in replacing All-American Mike Cama as the division's top faceoff man. 
All of the efforts go in one direction - another title. "It's an unbelievable experience to be able to win back-to-back,'' Rodriguez said. "I find it great going into every game knowing we have a bull's-eye on our back. Every team wants to beat No. 1. As for this year, we have a chance to do what no team has ever done, be a three-peat. I think that's what makes us even hungrier for this one.'' 
There is a stark reality that follows Post and other teams in the East Coast Conference. Because there is no conference tournament, one regular- season loss at the wrong time can eliminate a team from postseason play. It happened last season to Mercyhurst, which had been ranked No. 2 but had its season ruined when it lost to Post in a defining moment of the regular season. 
"With one loss,'' Jez said, "you can be sitting home.''

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Post men go for three-peat

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Abby Ford is realistic, but she allows herself to dream along with her women's lacrosse teammates at <a href="/topics/Stony_Brook_University">Stony Brook University</a>. 
Ford knows something about comebacks, so it is not impossible for her to imagine Stony Brook, which will host the <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> Women's Lacrosse Championship in May, somehow being part of the action. 
"To play on our own field would be extraordinary,'' Ford said. "But we're just trying to focus on the here and now.'' 
The first things first of lacrosse is qualifying for the America East Conference Tournament. "We should definitely be making the tournament this year,'' said coach Allison Comito, entering her sixth season with a 38-43 record. 
Making the tourney would be a huge turnaround from last season's 3-12 finish. 
Ford is a big part of that goal, or as Comito said of the junior attacker, "She's huge.'' 
Ford wasn't a lock to be available this season. She suffered a torn ACL in her left knee - for the second time in her career - and had surgery after last season. 
"It was scarier the second time,'' said Ford, who suffered the identical injury before entering ninth grade. "I heard a pop.'' 
Ford knew the rigorous rehabilitation that was in store. "It's definitely difficult mentally and physically,'' she said. "It definitely takes a toll on you.'' 
Rehab carried her thorough all of last summer and into the fall. Finally, she was cleared to play. Her forte is assists, and she led the team with 16 in 12 games before her injury. 
"When I was little, I wanted to score goals,'' she said. "As I grew up, it was more behind the net. I think it just grew from everything that I was taught.'' 
Ford's father, Mac, played at <a href="/topics/North_Carolina">North Carolina</a> and her sister, Molly, played for Georgetown. 
"It makes me feel better to give an assist than scoring a goal,'' she said. 
The scoring is left to seniors Melissa Cook (29 goals last season), Samantha Djaha (22) and Courtney Bertolone (20). 
Stony Brook needs to improve defensively - it allowed 12.8 goals a game last year - and senior captain Cori Kennedy and sophomore Justyne Passarelli will be counted on to stabilize the defense. 
The women's team has never made the <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a> Tournament. "Our ultimate goal is to get to the America East Tournament and win that before we can think about <a href="/topics/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">NCAA</a>,'' Ford said. 
That seems like a realistic start to the dream.

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