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No. 16 Stony Brook Seawolves"Sell out every game for their coach. ... Just live for their pressure defense and they're very good at it. ... Use their athleticism to their advantage. ... Need to work on strength in the goal. ... Really buy into defensive philosophy. ... Not ready to be in the top 10 just yet, until they prove they deserve to be there. ... Spallina brings aspects of men's game to his team. ... I would love to see them actually play somebody for a significant win. They need to play and beat a good team."
Stony Brook women's coach Joe Spallina tweeted Monday morning, "Been asked about this a lot lately: personal feeling is February 1st should be universal start date for NCAA men's and women's lacrosse."USC at No. 16 Stony Brook, 6 p.m. Feb. 20There is no question that many people, myself included, want to know what else USC can do after taking their season opener against one of the most historically challenging teams in Northwestern down to the wire. The Trojans are officially on everyone's radar as a possible sleeper team that could make waves with junior attacker Caroline de Lyra at their disposal. She finished with five points against the Wildcats.Meanwhile on the opposite coast, Stony Brook may sweep the America East conference with top midfielder Michelle Rubino leading the charge, but come May, the Seawolves could be a bracket buster.These two seemingly sleeper teams that could shake the nation will square off in what will likely be an exciting battle of the two coasts.
Stony Brook Restores Identity, Returns to Title TalksTwo weeks later, Stony Brook is 6-3, riding a four-game win streak after their biggest victory of the season – a 17-7 defeat of then-No. 8 Stanford on March 26. With the upset, the Seawolves jumped from No. 16 to No. 9 in the Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Top 20.As key members of the draw unit, losing both Yevoli and Mitchell was felt the greatest in the midfield. Both Florida and Northwestern held 13-2 draw control advantages over Stony Brook, and both games ended in 7-6 losses for the Seawolves. The two returned to the lineup together last week.