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The crowd at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium for Stony Brooks mens lacrosse game against Syracuse on March 19. The game was better attended than any Stony Brook mens basketball game this past year. ETHAN TAM/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook Athletics points to Covid for lower attendance numbers

Paul McDonough June 14, 2022
The onset of COVID-19 not only impacted the way students engaged with Stony Brook sports, but it also impacted the athletic department’s ability to communicate with students and fans. 
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Dawn Bodrug pitching during the game against Hartford on April 23. Bodrug broke the record for most single season strikeouts after the game against UMass Lowell on May 7.KARALINE TALTY/THE STATESMAN

Bodrug breaks Stony Brook softball strikeout record in season finale

Paul McDonough May 8, 2022
Pitcher Dawn Bodrug finished the year with 285 strikeouts, breaking the Stony Brook softball single-season record set 20 years ago by Stephanie Poetzsch.
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Infielder Kyra McFarland up to bat against Hartford on April 23. KARALINE TALTY/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook softball wins Albany series one last time

Paul McDonough May 2, 2022
The Seawolves sent Albany packing on a sour note. After splitting Saturday’s doubleheader — 4-0 in game one, 10-6 in game two — the series came down to a rubber game on Sunday, May 1.
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The Seawolves during the Spring Game on April 23. KAT PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook’s offense dominates in football spring game

Paul McDonough April 26, 2022
This year’s installment of the Stony Brook football team’s annual spring game featured a dominant offensive performance which picked apart an injury-riddled defensive line which showed room for improvement.
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The womens lacrosse team going in for an embrace after a goal was scored. KAT PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

No. 5 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse almost blanks UMass Lowell

Paul McDonough April 19, 2022
The UMass Lowell River Hawks took a total of seven shots on goal against the No. 5 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team on Saturday, April 16. Just one of those shots found the net.
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Goalkeeper Charlie Campbell in the game against UNH on April 9. KAT PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

Explaining the Stony Brook women’s lax goalie situation

Paul McDonough April 17, 2022
Spallina has two options with goalkeepers — Charlie Campbell and Kameron Halsall. Both goalies are former transfer students, and both are more than qualified to hold down the fort in the cage.
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Second baseman Sofia Chambers up to bat in the game against Sacred Heart on March 31. CAMRON WANG/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook softball shut down in UMBC doubleheader

Paul McDonough April 14, 2022
The Seawolves dropped both games of the doubleheader against the UMBC Retrievers on Wednesday, April 13, who beat Stony Brook in the America East championship last season.
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Pitcher Dawn

Rain stops Stony Brook softball from winning Maine rubber match

Paul McDonough April 4, 2022
Rainy weather led officials to call Sunday's game, and since the game did not go five innings, it could not count in the record books. The Seawolves officially split the series.
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The Seawolves going in for a hug after a goal was scored against Arizona on April 1. They won 16-4 against Arizona. AMAYA MCDONALD/THE STATESMAN

No. 5 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse routs Arizona State for sixth straight win

Paul McDonough April 2, 2022
For the first time in program history, the Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team faced the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Seawolves didn't disappoint. Stony Brook hosted Arizona State on Friday, April 1 and quickly ran away with a 16-4 blowout win.
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Midfielder Masera running with the ball in net in the Vermont game on March 26. CAMRON WANG/THE STATESMAN

No. 6 Stony Brook women’s lax dominates in conference opener

Paul McDonough March 27, 2022
Returning home after a road trip to Brown, Stony Brook repeated its offensive success with yet another blowout victory. The Seawolves ran away with a 14-4 win over the Vermont Catamounts in their conference opener on March 26.
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Midfielder Masera in the game against Dartmouth on Feb. 27. KAT PROCACCI

No. 6 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse blows past Hofstra

Paul McDonough March 20, 2022
The Seawolves traveled to No. 14 Hofstra on Friday, March 18, and won 12-6, with midfielder Ellie Masera scoring as many goals as Hofstra.
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Pitcher Dawn Bodrug pitching in the game against Hofstra on Apr. 6, 2021. STEPHANIE MACH/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook softball swept by Fordham

Paul McDonough March 19, 2022
The Stony Brook softball team fell to the Fordham Rams in a two-game sweep on Wednesday, Mar. 16. The Seawolves now drop to a 9-7 record, the closest they have been to .500 all season long.
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