Stony Brook, N.Y. (April 5, 2008) – Michaela Hardy scored a game-high seven goals for #14 New Hampshire as it defeated the Stony Brook women's lacrosse team, 17-10 at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Stony Brook is 5-5, 0-3 in America East play while the Wildcats are 10-2, 3-0.

After New Hampshire scored the first goal of the game, the Seawolves followed with three straight to take a 3-1 lead. UNH answered the Seawolves' run with three of its own before junior Kaitlin Leggio (Bay Shore, N.Y.) stopped the spurt with an unassisted goal with 14:20 left in the first half.

The Wildcats scored six straight goals to end the half including Hardy's three straight to take a 10-4 halftime lead.

Freshman Samantha Djaha (East Islip, N.Y.) had the Seawolves first two goals of the second half but four goals over seven minutes for New Hampshire gave the Wildcats a 17-6 lead. Djaha, junior Jenna Celano (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and senior Diana Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y.) totaled the final four goals for the Seawolves.

Along with Djaha's four goals, Celano and Leggio each had two. Leggio also had a game-high 10 ground balls and 11 draw controls.

Stony Brook is back in action on Wednesday, April 9 when the Seawolves travel to Boston to take on #11 Boston University at 4:00 pm.

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STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Junior Michaela Hardy (Reading, Mass.) erupted for a career-high seven goals to lead the 14th-ranked University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team to Saturday afternoon's 17-10 America East victory over Stony Brook University at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

The Wildcats, who have not lost in over a month, record their ninth-straight win to improve to 10-2, including 3-0 in America East. The Seawolves, losers of two straight, fall to 5-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference.

Hardy's seven-point performance erased her previous career highs of six goals and six points March 12 versus Harvard. Sophomore Shaunna Kaplan (Framingham, Mass.) equaled her career high in goals (3) for the fifth time in her career, and points (4) for the seventh time. Juniors Sarah Von Bargen (East Setauket, N.Y.) and Ashley Durepo (Concord, N.H.) also submitted four-point efforts. Von Bargen tallied three goals and an assist, while Durepo recorded a goal and three assists. Senior goalkeeper Ashley Milley (Sudbury, Mass.) tied her career high for the fourth time by making 13 saves, including eight in the second frame. Her previous high this season was 12 saves March 15 at Vanderbilt.

Freshman Susie Piotrkowski (North Franklin, Conn.) kicked off the scoring when she netted the first of her two goals just two and a half minutes into the contest. Piotrkowski would also add an assist on Kaplan's third goal of the day. Stony Brook came right back, however, scoring the first of three straight goals just 15 seconds later.

After Von Bargen struck at 23:18, Hardy found the back of the net two times – including the first off a free position – to give UNH a 4-3 lead at 16:24. Kaitlin Leggio scored her second of the game to tie it at 14:20, before the Wildcats reeled off six straight – three consecutive from Hardy to start the run – to close the half with a 10-4 advantage.

Hardy picked up her sixth goal to start the second half at 26:38. Stony Brook's Samantha Djaha followed with a pair of goals sandwiched around tallies by Kaplan and Durepo to make it 13-6 with 19:08 remaining. Freshman Deb Dale (East Northport, N.Y.) recorded her second collegiate point with an assist on Kaplan's goal.

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