STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook men's lacrosse team stumbled in its America East Conference opener Saturday afternoon, falling to UMBC, 12-9, at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. The Seawolves move to 4-2 on the year, while UMBC sits at 3-4 this season.
 
Nagle's Reaction
"UMBC came out with a good game plan and executed really well," said head coach Jim Nagle. "We just weren't together toward the end. It was a disappointing loss, but we have a lot of season left ahead of us. We need to learn from this and get better."
 Highlights

• UMBC took control early on, scoring four goals in the first quarter and did not allow the Seawolves to get on the board.
• Stony Brook wasted no time in the second quarter as senior Jay Lindsay (Burlington, Ontario) won the opening face-off and went straight to the cage to feed freshman Tom Haun (Sachem, N.Y.) who got around the defender and bounced in the goal.
• Senior Alex Corpolongo (Purdys, N.Y.) put away back-to-back goals to get the Seawolves within one, and senior Jeff Reh (Sound Beach, N.Y.) fired in a pass from Haun to tie things up.
• UMBC added a pair of goals late in the second quarter to take a two-goal lead into the break.
• Corpolongo got things going in the third quarter as he buried a pass from Haun, but UMBC quickly countered to keep the difference at two.
• Haun put away his second of the day, spinning in front of the cage after a feed in transition from senior Ryan Bitzer (Riverhead, N.Y.) and Corpolongo gave the game its second tie when he got ahold of a rebounded shot by Bitzer and quickly bounced it past the out-of-position goalie to make it seven-all.
• The Retrievers again responded and sparked what would be a five-goal spree spanning much of the fourth quarter. Stony Brook was able to add two more goals, but it wasn't enough to overcome the difference. 

Notes

• Corpolongo led the way for the Seawolves with a career-high five goals.
• Haun notched the third game of the season with at least four points, scoring two goals and adding two assists.
• Junior Brandon Maciejewski (Penn Yan, N.Y.) played his fourth complete game of the season, making six stops.

Up Next
The Seawolves hit the road, but remain on Long Island as they take on Hofstra at 7 p.m.