Final Stats

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook men's soccer team (7-8-3, 3-3-1 AE) looked poise to advance to the America East Semifinals after senior Alejandro Fritz's (Budapest, Hungary) 72nd minute goal put the Seawolves ahead 2-0 on Saturday night, but the Binghamton Bearcats (9-7-2, 3-3-1) sent the game to overtime with two goals in the final 13 minutes before winning the match in the second overtime.

Anatol's Reaction

"Overall, I thought it was a really good performance," said head coach Ryan Anatol. "I was very happy with the guys approach tonight. There has been a lot of growth throughout the course of the year and I think they put it together tonight, but obviously we are very disappointed with the result."

Highlights

• It was an ideal start for the Seawolves as freshman Martieon Watson (Vessigny, Trinidad) put the home side ahead 1-0 with his second goal of the season, volleying home a shot from 20 yards out with help from a slight deflection.
• Fritz staked the Seawolves to a 2-0 lead with his second of the season, bending a ball to the back post that went untouched past Binghamton goalkeeper Robert Moewes. Sophomore Danny Espinoza (East Meadow, N.Y.) was awarded the assist on the play. 
• Zach Galluzzo made things interesting with his goal in the 77th minute to cut the Stony Brook lead to 2-1.
• The Bearcats then tied the match with 3:21 to play. Alex Varkatzas kept the play alive by saving the ball from going out for a goal kick. The cross ended up finding Nikkos Psarras for a tap-in goal after some confusion defensively from the Seawolves.
• Stony Brook almost responded for a winning-goal with under a minute remaining in regulation. Fritz controlled a Thibault Duval (Grace Hollogne, Belgium) cross and fed senior Martin Giordano (Weston, Fla.) for what appeared to be a sure-bet goal, but the forward's shot was cleared off the line by a game-saving play from a Binghamton defender. 
• Pascal Trappe won the match for the Bearcats in the second overtime, racing on to a flick from Bret Celeste and beating Stony Brook goalkeeper Jason Orban (Manorville, N.Y.) from 12 yards out.

• Binghamton outshot Stony Brook 18-11 for the match and 13-6 after halftime.
• Giordano paced the Seawolves with three shots, while Fritz put a team-best two shots on goal.
• The Seawolves finish the season with a 7-8-3 record and a 5-2-3 record at LaValle Stadium.
• Stony Brook scored 23 goals on the season, its highest mark since 2012.