GAME: Towson (9-5-3, 6-2-1 CAA) vs Stony Brook (8-4-5, 4-4-1 CAA)
WHEN: Sunday, November 8
WHERE: Towson, Md. – Tiger Field
TIME: 1 p.m.
WATCH: FloSports Channel
ALL-TIME SERIES: 3-2-0 (3-0-0 home)
VETTORI ERA SERIES: 2-1-0 (2-0-0 home)
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TOWSON, Md. – Towson University women's soccer will host the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) semifinal at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. The Tigers, who earned the outright CAA North Division title, had a bye through the CAA quarterfinals and a full week off before this match. Stony Brook earned its way to the semifinal by defeating Long Island rival Hofstra on the road on Thursday 1-0.
This match is a battle of the 2023 CAA Champions in Towson and the 2024 CAA Champions in Stony Brook.
The two teams played each other on this pitch earlier this season. Towson came away with the 4-0 victory. The Tigers scored three goals in the first half and put away the insurance goal early in the second half.
Emma Levin had a goal and an assist in that match. The Seawolves outshot Towson in the match 14-10.
There is a short history between the two schools with Stony Brook recently joining the CAA. The all-time series dates back to 2001 when Towson hosted Stony Brook and won 2-1. This started the trend of the home team winning every match with the home team going 5-0 in the all-time series, outscoring the road team 14-3.
Towson had eight players, the most in the conference, named to All-CAA teams with
Sophie Thibeault and
Meron Koro earning superlative awards. The All-CAA award recipients for Towson are:
Stony Brook had two players earn All-CAA honors with Lisa Muller leading the way as a member of the All-CAA First Team and Rookie Team. Muller and Koro were the only two freshmen on the All-CAA First Team.
Towson is led offensively by Thibeault and Perry who are tied for the team lead in goals with five while Thibeault owns the team lead in assists with seven. Gardner has been excelling between the pipes in conference play with a 0.43 GAA including five shutouts.
Emily Lemke is the leading goal scorer for Stony Brook with seven on the season. Four of those seven goals have come on penalty kicks. In goal, Jona Hennings boasts a 1.11 GAA in conference play. Four of her 10 goals allowed in conference play came against Towson.
The other semifinal features feature the South's No. 1 seed UNCW (11-0-7, 6-0-3 CAA) against the South's No. 3 seed William & Mary (5-7-5, 3-3-3 CAA).
The CAA Championship match will take place on either Nov. 14 or 15. Towson will host with a win and UNCW loss. If the top two seeds win, the match will be played in Wilmington.
