When: Friday, April 3, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Where: LaValle Stadium | Stony Brook, N.Y.
Team Records: Towson (4-7, 2-1 CAA) vs. No. 12/14 Stony Brook (10-2, 3-0 CAA)
Stream: FloCollege
Series: Stony Brook leads 12-0
STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The Towson University women's lacrosse team is set to travel to Long Island to face off against No. 12/14 Stony Brook on Friday evening. Towson is coming off a 10-13 loss against Hofstra last weekend. The Tigers will be coming into
Kristen Carr's third season as the head coach for the Black & Gold.
Instant Impact
JMU transfer
Hannah Lewis has made a significant impact at attack for the Tigers this season. The redshirt junior leads the team in points (29) and goals (25) and ranks fifth in the CAA in goals per game (2.27).
Jenna Cardeno also continues to make an impact in her sophomore year between the pipes. Cardeno ranks second in the CAA in saves per game at 93 (8.45 average per game) and ranks 31st in the NCAA in the same category. Last week, the sophomore eclipsed 250 career saves. In her first year, Cardeno was the only goalkeeper named to the CAA All-Rookie Team.
Preseason Accolades
The Tigers were voted to finish in third place in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 33 points. The Black & Gold were picked behind CAA defending champion Stony Brook and Drexel. Senior midfielder
Valerie Thompson and junior
Katie Roszko were named to the All-CAA team, while senior
Ocea Leavy and sophomore
Jenna Cardeno earned honorable mention recognition.
Welcome (Back) to Towson!
Kristen Carr was named the Women's Lacrosse Head Coach in July 2023. The two-time gold medalist has made assistant coaching stops at North Carolina, Delaware, Stanford, Ohio State and Johns Hopkins. Carr was an IWLCA All-American defensive midfielder at North Carolina, where she made four NCAA Tournament appearances. Alongside
Rebecca Lane, Lyndsey Muñoz and
Kristin O'Neill, Carr will be welcoming back
Milana Zizakovic as the team's Director of Player Development.
Fresh Faces
Kristen Carr welcomes a class of eleven newcomers this season with seven freshmen and four transfers. Carr brought in senior attack
Acacia Connor (Syracuse), sophomore midfielder
Jacinda Connor (USF), graduate attack
Elise Smigiel (Penn State) and graduate goalie
Sienna Parekh (University of Nottingham). Carr's freshmen class consists of
Courtney Xippolitos (defender),
Tabi Reardon (midfielder),
Karsen Hippert (mid/def),
Annie Minoglio (attack),
Emma Dulin (goalie),
Lisa Magill (midfielder) and
Kylie Trainor (midfielder).
Staying Home
The 2026 squad has 14 student-athletes that call Maryland home.
Savannah Safchuck (Towson),
Casey Meredith (Hampstead),
Valerie Thompson (Sykesville),
Annie Minoglio (Bel Air),
Acacia Connor (Towson),
Katie Roszko (Bel Air),
Elise Smith (Ellicott City),
Kylie Ritter (Ellicott City),
Sydney Casserly (Baltimore),
Bella Wojcik (Perry Hall),
Harli Hamlett (Sykesville),
Emma Dulin (Centreville),
Cameron Levine (Baltimore) and
Jacinda Connor (Towson) will all represent their home state.
Scouting Stony Brook
The Seawolves enter Friday's matchup with a 10-2 overall record and a 3-0 record in CAA play. Stony Brook picked up wins this season over UAlbany, UConn, No. 15 Colorado, No. 19 Denver, Rutgers, Monmouth, Villanova, Drexel, Campbell and No. 20 Princeton. Earlier this week, Inside Lacrosse named attacker Mirabella Altebrando (Honorable Mention), midfielder Isabella Caporuscio (Second Team) and defender Hailey Huebener (Honorable Mention) to spots on the outlet's Midseason All-American team. Stony Brook ranks first in the conference in multiple categories such as goals per game (13.33 avg/g), assists per game (7.08 avg/g), points per game (20.42 avg/g) and shots per game (32.92 avg/g). The Seawolves checked in at No. 12 on this week's IWLCA Coaches Poll and No. 14 on Inside Lacrosse's Media Poll.
Up Next
The Tigers will welcome CAA foe Drexel to Tiger Field on Saturday, April 11 at 12:00 p.m. for Senior Day. The game will be streamed on FloCollege.
