LOWELL, Mass.-- Eight different Stony Brook men's lacrosse players tallied goals as the Seawolves topped UMass Lowell, 15-12, on Saturday night from Cushing Field.

Junior A Tom Haun (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) scored three of his four goals in the second half, including the eventual game-winner with 3:53 left in the fourth quarter, to lead the Seawolves (7-5, 3-1 AE). Junior A/M Chris Pickel Jr. (Bayport, N.Y.) also recorded a hat trick in the win, his fourth of the season.

Quoting the Seawolves
Head Coach Jim Nagle
"Really happy for the guys tonight! Hats off to the UML offensive game, their coaches did an outstanding job preparing. Our offense picked up the slack and upperclassmen like Chris Pickel Jr. carried us to a big league win."

Highlights

• Freshman Layton Harrell (Newtown, Conn.) scored the opening goals of both the first and the second quarters.
• Haun's first goal of the night capped a five-goal run for the Seawolves, who led 6-1 with 9:37 left in the first half.
• The River Hawks scored three times in the final 90 seconds of the first half to trim the Stony Brook lead to 7-5. 
• Pickel Jr. scored the first three goals of the second half, helping the Seawolves to a five-goal lead, their largest of the night. 
• A jam-packed fourth quarter started with three consecutive goals by UMass Lowell, cutting its deficit to 10-9.
• Senior M Owen Daly (East Rockaway, N.Y.) then scored his third goal in as many games, and Haun buried another one to extend the Stony Brook lead to 12-9.
• The River Hawks responded, scoring three goals over a four minute span to tie the game.
• Haun scored just a minute later to regain the lead, followed by a goal from junior A/M Connor Grippe (Setauket, N.Y.) which sealed the win. 

Notes

• Grippe extended his consecutive goals scored streak to six straight games.
• Junior goalkeeper Michael Bollinger (Holbrook, N.Y.) made 11 saves in the victory, the 16th of his career.
• Picke Jr. totaled six points in the win, the most of his career.
• Sophomore Nolan Enneguess (Falmouth, Mass.) won a career-high 14 faceoffs in his return to his home state. 
• Sophomore M Mike McCannell (Orangeville, Ontario) tallied a goal for the third consecutive game.
• Senior LSM Justin Pugal (Manorville, N.Y.) scored for the third time in four games.
• Stony Brook converted on all three of its man-up opportunities.

On Deck
The Seawolves continue America East play with a trip to Burlington to take on Vermont at 12 P.M. on Saturday, April 12. The game will be played at Virtue Field.