Final Stats

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The No. 18 Stony Brook men's lacrosse team fell to Lehigh, 12-11, Sunday at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. Senior Mike Rooney (East Islip, N.Y.) led the Seawolves (10-3) with three goals.

Rooney upped his point total to 77 this season, tying Kevin Crowley '11 for the most in the program's Division I history.

Junior Brody Eastwood (Victoria, British Columbia) scored a goal, his 51st this season, and is tied with Crowley for the most in a season in program history.

Juniors Chris Hughes (Oceanside, N.Y.) and Challen Rogers (Coquitlam, British Columbia) and sophomore Alex Corpolongo (Purdys, N.Y.) each had a goal and an assist apiece.

Sophomores Mark Ellis (Garden City, N.Y.) and Jay Lindsay (Burlington, Ontario) and junior Lucas Rock (Bay Shore, N.Y.) added a goal apiece.

Reid Weber totaled four goals and an assist for Lehigh (6-8). Dan Taylor had two goals and five assists.

Quotes . . .
Jim Nagle
"It was a hard-fought game. Proud of our guys for fighting back from a deficit. I didn't think we played with the proper fundamentals, but we showed a lot of heart. Didn't get some of the breaks we needed. We just need to get back to what made us successful, which is taking fundamental shots, sharing the ball and playing Stony Brook lacrosse.

Lucas Rock
"We went through a period of winning games and got on a little hot streak. I think this loss brought us down a bit, but we're ready to get back to work.

Mike Rooney
"We came out slow in the beginning. Lehigh was very disciplined defensively and took us out of our rhythm. But we went back to our fundamentals in the third quarter. I think that's why we were able to get back in it.

Key Moment
Lehigh built a 7-3 lead at halftime, but Stony Brook scored four goals on its first four possessions of the third quarter to tie the game at seven. Rooney's man-up goal from Rogers gave the Seawolves their only lead of the game, 8-7, with 8:17 left in the third quarter. The Mountain Hawks scored 55 seconds apart, but Rooney's goal, Stony Brook's sixth of the quarter, with 12 seconds tied left in the period tied the game at nine.

Lehigh outscored Stony Brook, 3-2, in the final quarter. Weber's second goal of the fourth made it 12-10 with 3:37 left in regulation. Off a clear attempt, Rock carried the ball more than 65 yards and scored with 1:25 left. The Seawolves won the ensuing draw, but were unable to get a shot off.

By The Numbers
• Sophomore Jeff Reh (Sound Beach, N.Y.) added an assist, four ground balls and a career-high four caused turnovers.
• Stony Brook won 17 of 26 face-offs. Lindsay won 11 draws and junior Frank Lucatuorto (Stony Brook, N.Y.) six.
• Rooney tallied his fifth hat trick of the season.
• Sophomore Hayden Johnstone (Toronto, Ontario) finished with eight saves in his first game in nearly a month.
• Each team recorded 31 ground balls.
• The Seawolves were 1-for-5 on EMO.

News & Notes
• Rooney is six points away from breaking John Warrack's school record of 82 points set in 1984.
• Rooney passed Bo Tripodi '08 for fifth all-time in school history with 117 career goals.
• Stony Brook had won four straight over Lehigh. Its last loss to the Mountain Hawks was a 13-12 decision in 1997.

Up Next
Stony Brook will host No. 8 Duke Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m.