The 33rd-minute goal, which sealed Stony Brook’s second-ever America East title, is arguably the highlight of senior forward Manuela Corcho’s college career.
With Sunday's win, Stony Brook advances to its first America East Conference final since 2013. This also marks the first time in America East Conference history that a No. 5-ranked team has advanced to the final since the conference moved to a six-team playoff format in 2001.
Despite a 1-0 loss to the Albany Great Danes (4-3-1 in the America East Conference), the Stony Brook women's soccer team clinched a playoff berth in the America East Conference Championship with a 4-3 conference record.
Capping off a productive weekend, Stony Brook Women’s Soccer was firing on all cylinders in its 3-0 win over Wagner Sunday afternoon at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
Manuela Corcho’s story speaks for itself. The sophomore forward emigrated from Columbia and nearly missed out on college soccer after tearing an ACL in high school.
Stony Brook Women's Soccer allowed 33 shots on Friday night and could not generate the same offensive attack in a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Hofstra Pride in Hempstead.
