Seawolves Fans

For the third straight year, Stony Brook has had the best defense in Division I. At this rate, it’s the defense that has lifted the program to new heights. “Defensively, we’re not going to change a thing,” Spallina said. “It’s still going to be a lockdown defensive unit.” The Seawolves’ defense made up for their weaknesses — draws and saves were ranked 94th and 103rd, respectively. “Whether we scored or let up a goal, we were giving the other team the ball to start,” Spallina said. “We were making stops and getting the ball back to execute offensively. That even speaks larger volumes of our defense with the job they did last year.”