No KO. No Murphy. No problem.
No. 5 Stony Brook looked every bit the juggernaut in a 15-5 season-opening win Friday over No. 15 Colorado. Taryn Ohlmiller scored three goals and added five assists for an eight-point effort in her first game back from ACL surgery.
The duel between two All-American caliber goalies did not disappoint. Stony Brook’s Anna Tesoriero made 14 saves, including several one-on-one stops, while Colorado’s Julia Lisella finished with 13 stops.
But the Seawolves had too much firepower. Ohlmiller, the younger sister of all-time leading scorer Kylie Ohlmiller, went down with a torn ACL in Stony Brook’s win over Penn in the NCAA tournament last spring. Her injury was felt as the Seawolves fell short against Boston College in the quarterfinals. She returned with a vengeance, factoring in seven of Stony Brook’s first nine goals.
The Seawolves raced out to a 7-0 lead and never looked back — a welcome start for a team looking to replace not only Kylie Ohlmiller, but also Courtney Murphy. The duo smashed nearly every NCAA scoring record during their time at Stony Brook. Ohlmiller owns marks for career points and assists, while Murphy ranks atop the all-time leaders for career goals.
Siobhan Rafferty and Ally Kennedy also scored hat tricks in the Seawolves’ win Friday, the first of their two games this weekend in Colorado. They’ll face upstart Denver, unbeaten and ranked No. 12 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Women’s Top 20, at Peter Barton Stadium on Sunday.
Ally Kennedy splits four defenders, trucks another and lets everyone know @StonyBrookWLAX is still a juggernaut
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 23, 2019
No. 5 Seawolves open with a 15-5 win over No. 15 @CUBuffsWLax. Taryn Ohlmiller 3G, 5A in first game back from ACL surgery. Tesoriero 14 saves. pic.twitter.com/inX9xPTo0N
Irish Remain Unbeaten
Andie Aldave broke her own school record with 16 draw controls and Maddie Howe tied a Notre Dame record with 12 points on six goals and six assists, as the No. 14-ranked Fighting Irish improved to 4-0 with an impressive 19-10 victory Friday over previously unbeaten Ohio State.
Notre Dame trailed 5-4 midway through the first half before ripping off an 8-1 run stretching into the second stanza. Seventeen of the Irish’s 19 goals were assisted, setting a program record.
Game balls all around for No. 14 @NDWomensLax, which improved to 4-0 with an impressive 19-10 win over Ohio State. https://t.co/zNMzyY7gsO
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 22, 2019
Friday Scoreboard
No. 5 Stony Brook 15, No. 15 Colorado 5
No. 14 Notre Dame 19, Ohio State 10
Butler 13, Kent State 10
East Carolina 10, George Washington 9
New Hampshire 16, Sacred Heart 5
USC 20, San Diego State 16
UC Davis at Cal – 8 p.m. ET
Columbia at Arizona State – 8:30 p.m. ET
Jacksonville at Oregon – 9 p.m. ET