American East Conference

Stony Brook, Albany to Play for #AEWLAX Championship

5/4/2018 9:41:43 PM

Stony Brook, N.Y. – For the sixth consecutive year, the top seeds will meet in the #AEWLAX championship game. Top-seeded Stony Brook advanced to their seventh-straight title game with a win over New Hampshire in the semifinals while No. 2 Albany clinched their eighth consecutive appearance after beating Binghamton Friday.
 
 
Stony Brook 19, New Hampshire 5 – Box Score

• Four goals apiece from Kylie Ohlmiller and Courtney Murphy in the first half alone had Stony Brook off to an early jump, leading 16-1 at the game’s midway point.
• Ohlmiller - the 2018 Offensive Player of the Year - finished with nine points, tying the conference record for points in a tournament game as she exited the game with over ten minutes remaining.
• Second Team All-Conference selection Krissy Schafer was one of five goal-scorers for the Wildcats.
• Schafer and fellow senior Teagan Northrup each finished with two points.
• Murphy, a First Team All-Conference selection, finished with seven points on five goals and two assists, including a number of highlight-reel behind-the-back plays.
• Goalkeeper of the Year Anna Tesoriero saved 66 percent of shots, totaling eight saves on the afternoon.
• The Seawolves outshot the Wildcats 30-20.

 
Albany 16, Binghamton 10 – Box Score

• The Great Danes advanced to a 4-0 lead to begin the game on a pair of goals from First Team All-Conference selection Emma Powlin.
• Binghamton battled back and got a pair of goals from another All-Conference first teamer, Jacqueline Kennedy, and cut the defecit to one with under a minute left in the first half.
• All-Rookie selection Kyla Zapolski scored on the man-up with nine seconds remaining to put the Great Danes up 7-5 heading into halftime.
• The Bearcats scored three straight goals to start the second half and took an 8-7 lead.
• Albany then scored eight unanswered goals to get in front for good.
• Sophomore Sam Tortora finished with a game-high seven points, five of which came in the second half.
• Zapolski scored a game-high five goals.

 
Stony Brook and Albany will face off in the 2018 America East Women’s Lacrosse Championship at noon on Sunday, May 6 at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, N.Y. The action will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

The Seawolves will vie for their sixth-straight America East Women’s Lacrosse Championship, which would tie a conference record. Albany will play in its eighth championship game in program history as the Great Danes seek their first title since 2012 and third overall.
 
Stay up-to-date on the tournament by visiting Championship Central for streaming and live stats links as well as box scores, highlights and recaps following each round in addition to team information, tournament history and more.
 
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