March 31, 2011
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The #15 Stony Brook men's lacrosse team hosts the UMBC Retrievers in the America East opener for both teams. Jason Knapp (pbp) and Matt Danowski (color) will call the action live on CBS College Sports. Matt Mankiewich and Frank Barile can be heard on the radio at WUSB 90.1. Fans can also follow the game live via GameTracker at www.GoSeawolves.org.
Last Time Out
Seniors Kevin Crowley and Brett Drost each had two goals in a 7-1 third quarter as the #12 Stony Brook men's lacrosse team rolled past Bryant, 13-6, at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium last Saturday.
Crowley finished the day with four goals and an assist for Stony Brook (4-3), which defeated Bryant (3-5) for a second straight year. His five points give him 207 for his career, tops among all active Division I players.
Junior Adam Dahms and seniors Timmy Trenkle and Jordan McBride also scored in the third as the Seawolves took a 10-5 lead after trailing 4-3. The seven-goal output was Stony Brook's most in a quarter this season.
The defense, led by junior Kyle Moeller, held Bryant to just two second-half goals. Moeller had five ground balls and two caused turnovers to lead all close defensemen.
Series
The Retrievers lead the all-time series, 11-5, but the Seawolves snapped a five-game losing streak to UMBC, winning 14-11 last year in Baltimore. McBride (10) and Crowley have combined for 18 career goals against UMBC. Senior Adam Rand has a .653 (66-101) winning percentage at the face-off 'x'.
Scouting The Retrievers
Sophomore Scott Jones is UMBC's only scorer in double figures with 10. Junior Rob Grimm leads the team with 11 assists and 18 points. Sophomore midfielder Neill Lewnes has 29 ground balls. J.D. Harkey and Joseph Impallaria have split time as the face-off specialists. Impallaria has a .528 winning percentage and Harkey owns a .492 percentage. Brian McCullough and Adam Cohen have split time in goal this season. McCullough started in UMBC's last game against Quinnipiac, and owns a 10.29 goals against average and a .493 save percentage.
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