The Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team clinched its third consecutive CAA regular season championship with a 15-5 victory over Hofstra University April 27, in the “Battle of Long Island.”
The Seawolves, ranked 20th in the nation, are the top seed and host of the CAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament, which begins May 1 at LaValle Stadium.
Defeating Hofstra gave Stony Brook its 12th straight conference regular season title — three in the CAA and nine in America East.
Stony Brook (13-4, 8-0) was paced by nine different goal scorers: Casey Colbert and Isabella Caporuscio each tallied hat tricks while Alexandra Fusco and Courtney Maclay each notched a pair. Colbert also had two assists, and Charlotte Wilmoth had a career-high four assists.
Defensively, Avery Hines collected a team-high four caused turnovers, and Caporuscio grabbed six ground balls. Goaltender Natalia Altebrando had another dominant outing, making eight saves on a .615 save percentage.
The Seawolves extended their 27-game winning streak in conference and conference tournament games as a member of the CAA.
Stony Brook will face off against fourth seed Elon in the first tournament semifinal game at noon on May 1. Drexel will play Delaware in the second semifinal at 2:20 pm. The winners will meet in the championship game May 3 at LaValle Stadium at 12:30 pm.
Tickets are available for the semifinals, providing access to both games.
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