On Tuesday afternoon, the Stony Brook Women’s Lacrosse team sailed by the Delaware Blue Hens by a score of 8-4, extending SBU’s winning streak to 11 games.
Joe Spallina holds a multitude of titles: Stony Brook Women’s Lacrosse coach, New York Lizards coach, coach of his son’s football and lacrosse teams and, most important of them all, dad. Many would say he is crazy for taking on all of this responsibility, but in Spallina’s mind, it is all for the love of the game.
The Stony Brook Women’s Lacrosse team beat a nationally ranked team in Albany last week, yet managed to fall a spot to No. 17 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll. The Seawolves took that disrespect gracefully, and channeled it into a nine-goal blitz in the opening 13 minutes of the game to beat New Hampshire, 15-5.
The Stony Brook Women’s Lacrosse team took the driver’s seat in the America East Conference on Saturday afternoon with a big 8-4 win over rival Albany.
Frankie Caridi continues her superb season with another Defensive Player of the Week award, her fifth of the season and her second win in a row. Caridi's goaltending has led the Stony Brook Women's Lacrosse team to hold the nation's top scoring defense, while individually leading the country in save percentage and goals-against average.
On a dreary day at a nearly empty Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, the only problem that the Stony Brook Women’s Lacrosse team faced was a delayed start due to the referees being late. In every other department, the Seawolves were firing on all cylinders in their dominant 12-1 victory over UMBC.
Senior goalie Frankie Caridi has picked up her fourth America East Defensive Player of the Week award this season, her previous titles coming on Feb. 18, Feb. 24 and March 10.
The Stony Brook Women’s Lacrosse team reeled off their fourth win in row on Saturday, blowing out Siena by the score of 19-6. Dorrien Van Dyke finished with five goals and four assists and set the program’s freshmen record for most points in a game.
Stony Brook proved to be too much for Monmouth on Wednesday, as they were able to defeat the Hawks 13-0. It was the first ever shutout in the programs history.
The Seawolves defense was unstoppable, as they held the Hawks to just four shots, and one shot on goal. Senior goalie Frankie Caridi saved the only shot she faced, despite the rain.
Frankie Caridi is the best women’s lacrosse goalie in the country, and the statistics show it. And it does not hurt to have a coach that believes it. “She does it all for us," head coach Joe Spallina said. "She's vocal. She's a leader. She's a team captain. She's an unbelievable stopper.”
For the second consecutive year, the Seawolves are ranked in the Brine Media Preseason Poll. They are coming off their best season in school history, where they finished 17-3 and won their first America East title.
Seniors Demmianne Cook and Janine Hillier once again led the way for No. 19/20 Stony Brook, as the women’s lacrosse team won convincingly on the road against Central Connecticut by the score of 19-3.
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