March 22, 2005

Final Stats

PISCATAWAY, NJ - The duo of Jason Cappadoro and Adam Marksberry combined to score seven goals as 18th-ranked Stony Brook (4-1) topped 16th-ranked Rutgers (2-3) to earn a 13-9 victory over the Scarlet Knights in men's lacrosse action on Tuesday evening in Piscataway.

SBU stormed out of the gates to take a 4-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Rutgers freshman Nate Sanderson netted two of his team-high three goals within three minutes of each other during the first quarter. However, Stony Brook's Bo Tripodi scored with 14:07 to open the scoring in the second quarter, but back-to-back goals from Matt Gaines and Sanderson cut the lead to 5-4. Stony Brook rattled off four straight goals from the 3:14 mark of the second quarter until 1:00 remained in the third quarter, to take a 7-4 lead heading into the locker room.

The Seawolves converted on a key man-up opportunity when Cappadoro scored with 9:22 to play that made the score 10-7, but Rutgers countered with a goal from Blomquist less than a minute later. Stony Brook goals from Larry Cerasi, Cappadoro and Marksberry in the final 6:25 of the fourth quarter provided the Seawolves with enough offense to earn the hard-fought victory, and their second straight win over a ranked opponent.

For SBU, Marksberry had six points (three goals, three assists) and seven different players scored at least one goal. Callahan made eight saves and Jim Astea won 11-of-17 face-offs.

Stony Brook will be back in action on Saturday, March 26, when it travels to Hamden, Conn., to face Quinnipiac in it's America East opener. Opening face-off is set for 1 p.m.

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