Final Stats

Piscataway, N.J. - Senior Mike Rooney (East Islip, N.Y.) led all players with five goals as the Stony Brook men's lacrosse team topped Rutgers, 13-9, Sunday at High Point Solutions Stadium.

It was the fourth straight win for the Seawolves (5-1), who also got two goals from sophomore Alex Corpolongo (Purdys, N.Y.) and junior Brody Eastwood (Victoria, British Columbia). Eastwood's first goal gave him 100 for his career, becoming the sixth player in school history to do so.

Sophomore Hayden Johnstone (Toronto, Ontario) made 11 saves and registered his fourth win of the season.

Christian Trasolini led Rutgers (2-5) with four goals. Scott Bieda had a game-high four assists.

Quotes . . .
Jim Nagle
"It was a good win for our team heading into conference play. We knew faceoffs would be a challenge. I thought our team did a great job of earning possessions after Rutgers tried to sit on the ball. I was really proud of our fight."

Key Moment
Rutgers scored the first three goals. Rooney got Stony Brook on the board a little more than eight minutes into the first quarter and the Seawolves took off from there. Rooney's goal was the first of four straight and seven of eight and 10 of 12 goals.

By The Numbers
• Stony Brook scored 13 goals on 22 shots. Rutgers had nine goals on 34 shots.
• Seven different players scored for Stony Brook.
• Juniors Challen Rogers (Coquitlam, British Columbia) and Matt Schultz (Smithtown, N.Y.) each had a goal and two assists.
• Schultz, sophomore Jeff Reh (Sound Beach, N.Y.) and junior Lucas Rock (Bay Shore, N.Y.) had four ground balls apiece.
• Freshman Ben Randall (Mason, Ohio) recorded his first collegiate point on an assist.

News & Notes
• Stony Brook has won three straight over Rutgers.
• The Seawolves matched their best start since the 2007 season.
• Rutgers leads the all-time series, 5-4.
• Rooney has a total of 20 points over the last three games (8 vs. Fairfield, 6 vs. Marist and Rutgers).
• Stony Brook is 16-1 under Jim Nagle when holding opponents under 10 goals.

Up Next
Stony Brook will open America East Conference play at home against Albany on Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m.