After a scoreless first half and exciting late game comeback, the playoff dreams of  women’s soccer ended in a 2-1 loss to Albany on Sunday.

“You know, it’s a lot of pressure today, it’s senior day and you have to win to get in the playoffs,” said Coach Ryan. “I think we battled, but still didn’t take advantage of our chances, we certainly had chances but we couldn’t convert them.”

Entering the game, Stony Brook needed to win in order to get a playoff bid. New Hampshire, Binghamton and Maine were also vying for the final two spots. Albany clinched the #3 seed earlier in the week and, therefore, had a playoff spot regardless of Sunday’s outcome.

The Seawolves started off nicely, holding the Great Danes scoreless for the entire first period.

After halftime, Albany scored two consecutive goals within four minutes to make the game 2-0.

The Seawolves battled back, scoring in the 74th minute off a shot by junior Sa’sha Kershaw (Baltimore, Md.).

With three minutes left, senior Dana Adamkiewicz (Port Jefferson Station, NY) managed to get past Albany’s goalie to take a shot. However, it bounced off the side of the goalpost, and the Seawolves season ended in defeat.

“That’s what soccer is, converting chances, and we couldn’t do that today,” said Ryan. “We didn’t make the playoffs, so it’s disappointing.”

This season was a dismal one for the Seawolves, who went 2-5-1 in America East conference play. They ended the season in seventh place with an overall record of 4-12-1.

This is the first time since 2006 that Stony Brook has not reached the playoffs.

Prior to the game, Stony Brook honored seniors Adamkiewicz, Daniela Guiliani, Alexis Lindo  and Rachel Silverman.

“You have to say it’s disappointing. It’s disappointing not to keep playing for the senior class,” Ryan said. “It has to be a little bit of underperformance by our team and a disappointing year for us not to be able to continue.”