Ohlmiller ignites SBU women to lacrosse victory over Stanford
Stony Brook attacker Kylie Ohlmiller runs past her Delaware defender during an NCAA Division I women's lacrosse game at LaValle Stadium on Saturday, March 19, 2016. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
It didn’t take the Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team much time to let Stanford know it was in for a long afternoon.
Kylie Ohlmiller (Islip) scored her first of four goals for the No. 14 Seawolves less than three minutes into the game in a 17-7 rout over No. 9 Stanford at LaValle Stadium Saturday. It was the largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent in program history.
Courtney Murphy (Floyd) scored a season-best six goals for the Seawolves — including five goals in a 13-4 first half coming off being named America East Co-Offensive Player of the Week and setting the program goals record.
Stanford (6-2) entered the game allowing only 25 first-half goals over its first seven games.
Kristin Yevoli (Massapequa) added three goals and two assists and Samantha DiSalvo (Hewlett) scored twice with an assist.
The Seawolves (6-3) opened a 3-0 lead in the first 11 minutes. Anna Tesoriero (Huntington) had another strong game in net with a career-best 13 saves as Stony Brook held its opponent to seven goals or fewer for the eighth time this season. The backline kept Stanford leading scorer Lucy Dikeou off the scoreboard for the first time this season.
Stony Brook men beat UMBC
The Stony Brook men’s team had an impressive performance of its own, leading University of Maryland Baltimore County start to finish in its 14-11 America East road victory Saturday.
Challen Rogers scored Stony Brook’s first two goals less than three minutes into the game. The No. 12 Seawolves excelled through balanced scoring, with six players scoring two goals. Matt Schultz (Smithtown West) led Stony Brook with six points on two goals and four assists.
Stony Brook (6-2, 1-1 America East) opened a 10-3 advantage midway through the second quarter for its largest lead of the game. The Retrievers (1-5, 0-2) responded with a 5-1 run to pull the game to 11-8 early in the third quarter. Nate Lewnes led UMBC with six goals.
The Seawolves dominated possession throughout the game, taking groundball possessions 37-20 and winning 19 of 29 faceoffs.
