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NO. 2 STONY BROOK
2017 record: 20-2 (6-0 America East)
Last seen: Playing the national champion to its hardest battle yet, with record breaker Kylie Ohlmiller shutting down their toughest defender.
Senior starts lost: 89 of 264 (33.7 percent)
Senior scoring departing: 120 of 576 points (20.8 percent)

Initial forecast: If you thought Stony Brook was lethal in 2017, there will be more of where that came from in 2018. It recorded just two losses on the year, with only one in the regular season to Florida, and defeated Top 20 teams Towson, Northwestern, USC and Colorado. Not only does Tewaaraton finalist Kylie Ohlmiller return after breaking the Division I single-season points record, formerly set by all-time great Jen Adams in 2001, but senior Courtney Murphy, who set the NCAA goals record in 2016, has one more year left after redshirting due to injury. The Seawolves’ biggest losses are Dorrien Van Dyke, who finished third in points, and Kristin Yevoli, who was second in draw controls, but they are still stacked next year. Draw specialist Keri McCarthy is back, as well as Ohlmiller’s sister, Taryn, who was second in points, goals and assists. As the team that nearly beat Maryland in the quarterfinals – and the only team to lead for the majority of the game against the national champion until the final two minutes – Stony Brook is poised to have a banner year in 2018.