March 14, 2009

Final Stats

Amherst, Mass. - The Stony Brook women's lacrosse team cut a five-goal deficit to as few as one but a career-high six goals from Haley Smith helped Massachusetts to a 14-9 win in non-conference action at McGuirk Stadium. Seniors Amy Hallion (Glenelg, Australia) and Kim Wodiska (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) and sophomore Samantha Djaha (East Islip, N.Y.) each had two goals for the Seawolves, who saw their two game-winning streak snapped and are now 3-5. The Minutewomen are 3-4.

Massachusetts took a 4-0 lead before Stony Brook scored its first goal of the game when Hallion fed Wodiska for her 6th goal of the season at 19:16. Junior Mickey Cahill (Bay Shore, N.Y.) was brilliant in goal for the Seawolves, making six saves in the first 20 minutes to keep the visitors in the game. Wodiska tallied her second goal of the game after picking up a ground ball on a shot from Djaha to make it 4-2.

The Minutewomen took a 7-2 lead before senior Jenna Celano's (Farmingdale, N.Y.) free-position goal with 11 seconds left got the Seawolves within four, 7-3, going into halftime.

Stony Brook and UMass traded goals to start the second before the Seawolves scored three straight. Djaha, sophomore Courtney Bertolone (Farmingville, N.Y.) and Hallion each had tallies to get the Seawolves within one, 8-7. Cahill continued her solid play, stopping a free-position shot and forcing another one wide. At 21:07, Holly Drown's first goal of the game made it 10-8, but sophomore Melissa Cook (Bay Shore, N.Y.) would score on a free-position goal at 14:06 to get Stony Brook within a goal again.

Jackie Lyons' tally at 12:15 made it 10-8, but Djaha's goal on an assist from freshman Abby Ford (Baltimore, Md.) was the Seawolves' final of the game. Smith had two of the Minutewomen's four goals as they won 14-9.

Wodiska also finished with two assists and a team-high four shots on the goal. Cahill finished with 15 saves for Stony Brook, which faces Denver at LaValle Stadium on Wednesday at 4 pm.