SYRACUSE, N.Y. – In its first NCAA Tournament game in program history, the Niagara Purple Eagles were defeated by No. 14 Stony Brook by the final score of 19-7 in the first round of the tournament at SU Soccer Stadium. Niagara finishes the season with a 17-4 overall record.

Andra Savage finished the game with a team-best three goals while Losi Garlow, Lexi Braniecki, Riley Latray and Rachel Crane each tallied one goal. Latray added two assists in the loss. Mickey Knapp finished with five draw controls, a caused turnover and ground ball while Mackenzie Bushnell led the team with two ground balls and a caused turnover. Jordan Roy and Katie Ling split time in goal for Niagara, making a combined eight saves.

 Stony Brook was led by Tewaaraton Award finalist Ellie Masera who recorded 10 points on six goals and four assists. Alex Finn finished with three goals while seven other Seawolves tallied at least a goal in the win. Emily Manning played the majority of the contest in goal for Stony Brook, making five saves.

How it Happened
Stoney Brook led wire-to-wire scoring five times before Maddy Gill found Andra Savage for the Purple Eagles first goal of the contest with 2:17 remaining in the first quarter.

After the Seawolves made it a 6-1 game, Crane picked up a ground ball with 10-seconds remaining and run the length of the field before finding Latray as time expired for the Purple Eagles second tally of the contest.

Stony Brook outscored the Purple and White 7-1 in the second stanza, with Niagara's lone goal being scored by Garlow on a feed from Latray. The Seawolves went into the break with a 13-3 lead.

Niagara would tally one goal in the third as Savage found the back of the net for the second time in the contest.

A 5-0 run by the Seawolves made it a 19-4 contest with 5:08 remaining in the final quarter of play.

Niagara would score three to finish the contest, getting goals from Braniecki, Savage and Crane to end the contest and give the game its 19-7 final.
 
Niagara Notes
• Savage finished the season with 76 goals and 83 points, both of which are program single-season records. Her 76 goals are tied for the most in MAAC history with Canisius Erica Evans.
• Jordan Roy finished the season with 14 wins in the cage for Niagara, a single-season program record.
• Latray's 62 assists on the season are a MAAC and Niagara single-season record.
• Niagara set new program benchmarks in goals scored, assists, wins, conference wins and scoring average.

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