Kennedy Records Career-High Seven Points, Helping No. 1 Stony Brook Past No. 23 Cornell

Recap, photo courtesy of Stony Brook

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – No. 1 Stony Brook women's lacrosse earned its 10th-straight victory to begin the 2018 season on Tuesday night at LaValle Stadium, topping No. 23 Cornell by the final score of 19-4.
 
With the win, the No. 1 Seawolves (10-0, 3-0 AE) have now recorded six wins vs. nationally-ranked opponents so far this season.
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH Joe Spallina
"I'm really proud of our team. This was a game we had circled, a team we had played in the fall and we knew they were a quality opponent. I thought Cornell was gritty and hard-nosed tonight. I knew they had our team's full attention, and I felt that we were prepared and locked in for this one. I'm really proud of the way our group played again today, it was another great win."
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Courtney Murphy (Shirley, N.Y.) and Ally Kennedy (North Babylon, N.Y.) led the way for the Seawolves' offense, each scoring five times in the win. Kennedy's five-goal performance marks a career-high, as she also added two assists and a team-best six draw controls.
• Murphy, the redshirt senior, now moves just three goals away from breaking the NCAA Division I career record set by Temple's Gaul Cummings (289).
• Kylie Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) added four goals and one assist for five points of her own. She now has 409 career points, needing just 37 more to break the NCAA career record set by Maryland's Jen Adams (445). She also has 202 career assists, moving 23 away from the NCAA record set by Northwestern's Hannah Nielsen (224). 
• Taryn Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) chipped in with three goals and one assists for four points. The sophomore now has 25 goals and a team-best 27 assists this year.
• Samantha DiSalvo (Lynbrook, N.Y.) added four points of her own, scoring one goal to go along with three helpers. She also added four draw controls, giving her 33 for the season.
• Keri McCarthy (Hauppauge, N.Y.) added a goal of her own, tallying three draw controls in the win. She now has a team-high 69 draw controls.
• Anna Tesoriero (Huntington, N.Y.) and Jessica Goralski (Moorestown, N.J.) combined to allow just four goals on just 13 total shots. Tesoriero is now 10-0 in goal for Stony Brook in 2018. 

NOTES

• Stony Brook held the shots advantage 28-13, grabbing 19 ground balls and forcing 15 Big Red turnovers.
• The Seawolves won 14 of 25 draw controls, including 12 draw wins in the first half.
• With the win, Stony Brook remains one of only two undefeated Division I teams.