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Attacker Kailyn Hart (14) passes the ball to midfielder Ellie Masera (12) against Villanova on Saturday, March 2. Hart and Masera co-led the Stony Brook womens lacrosse team with five points apiece on Saturday against Johns Hopkins. STANLEY ZHENG/THE STATESMAN

No. 12 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse’s comeback falls short against No. 15 Johns Hopkins

Alex Streinger March 10, 2024

By allowing seven straight goals to open the third quarter, the No. 12 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team dug a hole that was too deep to climb out of. As the only two NCAA Division I women’s...

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Outside hitter Kali Moore keeps the volley alive against Columbia on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Moore led the Stony Brook womens volleyball team with 41 points this weekend. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s volleyball finishes rough final tournament on high note

Tommy Pardo September 10, 2023
Though the Stony Brook women’s volleyball team had a rough weekend, it salvaged its final nonconference tournament with another dominant sweep.
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Midfielder Ellie Masera (left) carries the ball while attacker Morgan Mitchell (right) looks to get open. Masera was an All-American this year, while Mitchell was an All-CAA selection. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook women’s lacrosse still chasing a title after disappointing end

Mike Anderson June 10, 2023

After making consecutive appearances in the elite eight of the NCAA tournament, the No. 10 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team once again fell short of winning a national title. Coming into the...

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Defenders Lindsay Rongo (left) and Ella Whitehouse (middle) playing in a defensive zone while goalkeeper Hailey Duchnowski (right) anticipates a shot. Stony Brooks defense will face off with one of the best offenses in the nation on Sunday. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

No. 10 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse set for showdown with No. 9 Loyola Maryland

Alex Streinger May 12, 2023

After surviving the opening round of the 2023 NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament, the No. 10 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team will try to make it out of Baltimore alive against the hometown team. After...

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Midfielder Ellie Masera carries the ball against Drexel on Sunday, April 2 while attacker Kailyn Hart looks on. Along with midfielder Jaden Hampel, the two of them posted hat tricks at Monmouth. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

Three hat tricks lead No. 6 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse to fourth-straight win

Alex Streinger April 8, 2023
Hat tricks from three different players led the No. 6 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team to its highest-scoring performance of the season.
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No. 6 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse pounds Elon in bounceback win

Alex Streinger March 25, 2023

Behind a dominant first half and six goals from midfielder Ellie Masera, the No. 6 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team racked up its second-straight win over a conference opponent. In a dismantling...

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No. 4 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse suffers first loss at No. 3 Northwestern

Alex Streinger March 11, 2023
In a showdown between two of the four highest-ranked teams in the nation, the No. 4 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team was handed its first loss of the year on Friday.
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No. 6 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse comes from behind to beat No. 17 Stanford

Alex Streinger March 5, 2023
The Seawolves (4-0) wrapped up their trip to San Diego on Friday with a 14-11 win over the No. 17 Stanford Cardinal. Stony Brook found itself down by as much as six goals in the second quarter before flipping a switch to remain unbeaten.
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Defender Clare Levy (left) practicing with Kailyn Hart (right) on Monday, Feb. 6. Levy a Long Island native looks to lead the potent Stony Brook womens lacrosse teams defense to a national championship in 2023. MAYA DUCLAY/THE STATESMAN

Clare Levy primed for another elite year as Stony Brook’s defensive anchor

Matt Howlin February 12, 2023
When defender Clare Levy takes the field at Kenneth P. Lavalle Stadium and sees her family in the crowd, the game takes on a whole new meaning. She is then reminded that she not only represents Stony Brook, but her fellow Long Islanders as well.
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A graphic displaying the majority of white-identifying people with a minority of Black-identifying people. GRAPHIC BY KAT PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

Black students struggle to find community at universities

Amaya McDonald February 27, 2022
In the United States, universities and colleges are major hubs for cultural assimilation, as Black students have an experience that is unique to that of their white counterparts. 
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We have to teach computer science students about maintaining algorithmic neutrality

Rohit Panda December 8, 2019
When someone says they are studying computer science (CS), you don’t normally associate these students with doing anything remotely political in the future. A stereotypical assumption would be that people in the field have no real influence on society beyond coding.
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Senior Kylie Ohmiller charges the net during a game against Denver on Jan. 25, 2018. Ohmiller scored a team-high four goals during the game against Michigan on Monday, March 5. ARACELY JIMENEZ

No. 1-ranked Women’s Lacrosse gains fifth straight victory, defeats Michigan

Gregory Zarb March 6, 2018
The No. 1-ranked Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team shut down its first non-ranked opponent after facing four straight nationally ranked teams to start the season, taking down Michigan 16-3 at U-M Lacrosse Stadium on Monday afternoon.
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