Stony Brook thumps rival Albany, 4-0

October 13, 2013

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook women's soccer team (8-4-1, 3-1-0 America East) dismantled its SUNY rival on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over Albany at LaValle Stadium. Senior Larissa Nysch (Dresher, Pa.) scored two goals, while freshman Christina Fluman (Pittsford, N.Y.) added a goal and an assist. The Seawolves are now 7-0-0 at home in 2013.

Coach Sue Ryan's Reaction

"I thought this was a good performance overall. We put two halves together and scored early, which was a plus for us since we've scored a lot of our goals late in games this season. I thought our level of play was consistent throughout, and from a depth standpoint, we were able to go to our bench and maintain that same high level of play."

Goal Recaps

• Stony Brook struck first at the 11:30 mark when junior Shannon Grogan (Eastampton, N.J.) lofted a cross in front to Nysch, who directed a header over the outstretched arms of Albany keeper Alana Brennan to make it 1-0.
• The Seawolves doubled the advantage at the 28:51 mark when Fluman netted her first collegiate goal. The strike was setup by a cross from sophomore Priscilla Wiggins (Princeton, N.J.), which took a deflection off an Albany defender onto the foot of Fluman, who made no mistake from point-blank range.
• Stony Brook netted again in the 62nd minute when Fluman played the ball forward to Nysch, who outraced a defender and powered a shot under the crossbar on a breakaway.
• The Seawolves rounded out the scoring in the 79th minute when redshirt junior Queli Ornelas (Palm Harbor, Fla.) laid the ball off to sophomore Tessa Devereaux (Fayetteville, N.Y.), who unleashed a laser shot into the top left corner from well outside the box.

The Numbers Game

• Stony Brook outshot Albany, 27-12.
• The Seawolves held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.
• Nysch, Ornelas and Fluman each had multi-point efforts for Stony Brook.
• Seawolves' keeper Ashley Castanio (Oceanside, N.Y.) picked up her third shutout of the year with a four-save effort.
• Nysch led all players with seven shot attempts, including six on target.

News & Notes

• Stony Brook is now 7-0-0 at home this season.
• The Seawolves have posted shutouts in their last two home matches.
• Twelve different Stony Brook players have scored this season.
• The Seawolves defeated Albany for the first time since 2010.
• Ornelas and Nysch each have points in three of their last four games.
• Ornelas had two helpers Sunday for her first collegiate multi-assist game.
• Grogan picked up her fourth assist of the year Sunday, tying her for the team lead with sophomore Stella Norman (Lakewood, Colo.).

Up Next

The Seawolves will host UMBC on Thursday at 7 p.m.