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2027 SBU Women's Lacrosse Season
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: June 26, 2026, 11:14 am
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Way-Ahead 2027 Women's DI Rankings: Revenge of the Heels
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> Stony Brook's loss in the quarterfinals may have been one of
the most heartbreaking of the 2026 season.
>
> The Seawolves were on the brink of the program's first-ever
Final Four appearance before it slipped through their fingers in
the final minute-and-a-half of play. As painful as that loss
was, it could also serve as fuel for a team that returns the
bulk of its core and has every reason to believe it can make
another deep postseason run.
>
> The Seawolves bring back their top five leading scorers, led
by Isabella Caporuscio and Mirabella Altebrando, while
defensively their anchor, Hailey Hubner, will be just a junior
in 2027. Natalia Altebrando also returns between the pipes,
giving Stony Brook continuity at every level of the field.
>
> Not only is the returning core intact, but also the Seawolves
are loading up through the portal as well, adding even more
offense to a team that already ranked among the nation's most
dangerous.
>
> The additions start with South Florida star Sofia Chepenik,
who posted 51 goals and 18 assists in 2026, along with Josie
Lakosky, who exploded for 105 goals and 43 assists at DII
Northwestern Michigan last season. Both arrive with proven
scoring pedigrees and should provide immediate impact as Stony
Brook looks to take the next step.
>
> After coming within moments of breaking through to Memorial
Day Weekend, the expectation in Stony Brook isn't simply getting
back to the quarterfinals. The pieces are in place for the
Seawolves to make a legitimate run at the first Final Four
appearance in program history.
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Re: 2027 SBU Women's Lacrosse Season
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: July 17, 2026, 4:37 pm
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12 Transfers Who Could Shape the 2027 Women’s Lacrosse Title
Race
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> Sofia Chepenik
> 2026 team: South Florida
> 2027 team: Stony Brook
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> Stony Brook Checked Every Box for Sofia Chepenik
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> Outlook: Chepenik had options for her final year of
eligibility, and Stony Brook was the team that she saw capable
of making a breakthrough to vie for a national title. She’ll
certainly help. The 2026 American Attack Player of the Year is
someone who will make the offense even tougher to stop after
scoring 103 goals in her last two years at South Florida. The
Seawolves return all but one starter from last year’s NCAA
quarterfinal heartbreaker, bring back Reese Hjertaas from a
season-ending injury suffered four games in and also add another
transfer, Josie Lakosky, who had 105 goals for Division II
Northern Michigan last year.
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Re: 2027 SBU Women's Lacrosse Season
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: July 18, 2026, 10:09 am
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youll recognize this name:
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Re: 2027 SBU Women's Lacrosse Season
DIR By: Triple Lindy
Date: July 18, 2026, 5:04 pm
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> Way-Ahead 2027 Women's DI Rankings: Revenge of the Heels
>
HTML https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/way-ahead-2027-womens-di-rankings-revenge-of-the-heels/29874227-16f5-4db1-9206-a6ac9c60efc9
>
> [quote]
> Stony Brook's loss in the quarterfinals may have been one of
the most heartbreaking of the 2026 season.
>
> The Seawolves were on the brink of the program's first-ever
Final Four appearance before it slipped through their fingers in
the final minute-and-a-half of play. As painful as that loss
was, it could also serve as fuel for a team that returns the
bulk of its core and has every reason to believe it can make
another deep postseason run.
>
> The Seawolves bring back their top five leading scorers, led
by Isabella Caporuscio and Mirabella Altebrando, while
defensively their anchor, Hailey Hubner, will be just a junior
in 2027. Natalia Altebrando also returns between the pipes,
giving Stony Brook continuity at every level of the field.
>
> Not only is the returning core intact, but also the Seawolves
are loading up through the portal as well, adding even more
offense to a team that already ranked among the nation's most
dangerous.
>
> The additions start with South Florida star Sofia Chepenik,
who posted 51 goals and 18 assists in 2026, along with Josie
Lakosky, who exploded for 105 goals and 43 assists at DII
Northwestern Michigan last season. Both arrive with proven
scoring pedigrees and should provide immediate impact as Stony
Brook looks to take the next step.
>
> After coming within moments of breaking through to Memorial
Day Weekend, the expectation in Stony Brook isn't simply getting
back to the quarterfinals. The pieces are in place for the
Seawolves to make a legitimate run at the first Final Four
appearance in program history.
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The roster for 2027 is absolutely stacked with talent, speed,
and more depth than ever under Spallina. It should’ve happened
this year but there are no excuses not to be in the Final Four +
next year.
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Re: 2027 SBU Women's Lacrosse Season
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: August 7, 2026, 11:34 am
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Way-Early 2027 Rankings: No. 5-No. 1 (Division I Women)
HTML https://www.usalacrosse.com/magazine/college/women/way-early-2027-rankings-no-5-no-1-division-i-women
NOTE an error- Royce Hesterberg is to join the men's team of
course.
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> 4. Stony Brook
> 2026 record: 19-3 (7-0 CAA)
>
> Last seen: Walking off the field in disbelief after
squandering a four-goal third-quarter lead (and one-goal
advantage with 88 seconds left) to Johns Hopkins, losing on a
buzzer-beater by Taylor Hoss in the NCAA quarterfinals
>
> Notable departures: Alexa Constant, D; Jordan Forte, M; Allie
Masera, D; Katie Walsh, A
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> Notable additions: Alex Ante, M; Sofia Chepenik, A (USF);
Josie Lakosky, A (Northern Michigan); Royce Hesterberg, G
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> Initial forecast: The Seawolves were less than two
minutes from their first final four when “almost” struck again
in the form of a Hopkins comeback that head coach Joe Spallina
said he’d “take to his grave.”
>
> That was May. This is July. And next season is upon us. The
Seawolves will look to turn last year’s heartbreak into a rally
cry to make history of their own this year.
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> They’ll have the firepower to do so, returning their top five
scorers in Tewaaraton candidate Isabella Caporuscio (68 goals,
19 assists, 63 draw controls, 50 caused turnovers, 56 ground
balls), Mirabella Altebrando (21 goals, 59 assists), Julia Fusco
(54 goals, 12 assists), Keira Martin (29 goals, 36 assists) and
Haydin Eisfeld (34 goals, 16 assists). They also add fifth-year
Sofia Chepenik, who scored 51 goals at USF last season. Spallina
believes Chepenik will set the Seawolves up to be a more
free-flowing, creative offense.
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> Josie Lakosky, who scored 219 goals in three seasons at
Northern Michigan (including 105 goals last year), also joins
SBU. Draws leader Braeden Siverson (177) also returns.
>
> Defensively, it’s a mixed bag for Stony Brook, which ranked
fifth in Division I in scoring defense (7.73). It loses starters
in Alexa Constant (18 caused turnovers, 31 ground balls) and
Allie Masera (21 caused turnovers, 44 ground balls) but bring
back Hailey Hubner (73 caused turnovers, 58 ground balls) and
goalie Natalia Altebrando (42.1% save percentage, 7.14 goals
against average).
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Re: 2027 SBU Women's Lacrosse Season
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: August 11, 2026, 12:42 pm
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Galica, Monaco, Shurtleff Headline 2027 Women's DI Transfer
Rankings
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> 25. Morgan Harloff, D, Fairfield from Stony Brook
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> 4. Sophia Chepenik, A, Stony Brook from South Florida
> Stony Brook is loaded with all but one starter back, and
Chepenik adds some superstar firepower and flair to a Seawolves
team that has NCAA Championship aspirations. While Chepenik has
had experience at new programs like Clemson and USF, this takes
her talents — and more than 100 goals over the past two seasons
— to an established contender.
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