Oct. 21, 2012

Box Score

Stony Brook, N.Y - The Stony Brook women's soccer team (9-6-3, 3-4-1 AE) lost a heartbreaker in overtime to Hartford, falling 2-1 on Senior Day at LaValle Stadium on Sunday. Junior Larissa Nysch (Dresher, Pa.) continued her stellar season with her seventh goal of the campaign.

Coach's Reaction

"We're disappointed in the loss. We felt we had enough chances in overtime to get another goal, but the game is about converting chances; credit Hartford for finishing when we didn't. Going into our next game against New Hampshire, there's an advantage for both teams having just played each other. They are a good team and it should be a very competitive and spirited game."

--Head coach Sue Ryan

Goal Recaps

• Nysch opened the scoring just six minutes into the match, running onto a through-ball from senior Taryn Schoenbeck (Newark, Del.) and slotting it inside the far post from the left side of the box.
• Hartford (10-4-3, 6-2-0 AE) equalized at the 55:55 mark as Caitlin Alves slipped a cross through the box for Elise Galipo to touch home.
• The Hawks then won the match on a beautiful free kick from Shealagh Begley in double overtime. With just two minutes remaining, Begley stepped up and blasted a shot from 35 yards out into the top left corner to seal the game.

The Numbers Game

• Hartford held a slim edge in shots, 15-14, and had all four attempts in double OT.
• Nysch led all players with seven shots.
• The Dresher, Pa. native finished the regular season with a team high seven goals and 17 points.
• Stony Brook has now played eight overtime games this season, including three straight. The Seawolves are 3-2-3 in those matches.

Boston University completed its third straight unbeaten conference season (8-0-0) and won the regular season title with a 1-0 victory over UNH Sunday. The Terriers are not eligible for the conference playoffs, however, due to their impending move to the Patriot League. As a result, No. 1 Hartford (18 points) and No. 2 Maine (11 points) get first round byes to the semifinals. Seeds 3-6 all had 10 points in the regular season, but due to tiebreakers (head-to-head results), the Wildcats claimed the No. 3 spot, while spots 4-6 went to Vermont, Albany and Stony Brook, respectively.

No. 4 Vermont will host No. 5 Albany on Thursday at 2 p.m. with the winner taking on No. 1 Hartford on Sunday. The winner of the Stony Brook/UNH Quarterfinal will travel to No. 2 Maine on Sunday for the semis.

Senior Sendoff

Prior to the match, Stony Brook honored its three seniors: Schoenbeck, Colleen McKenna (Manorville, N.Y.) and Sa'sha Kershaw (Baltimore, Md.).

Next Up

The Seawolves will enter the America East playoffs as the No. 6 seed and will travel to No. 3 New Hampshire on Thursday for a quarterfinal matchup against the Wildcats. The game time has yet to be finalized, but will take place at either 1 or 2 p.m. Stony Brook defeated UNH, 1-0, in double overtime last week on a goal by freshman Raven Edwards (West Orange, N.J.).