LOWELL, Mass. — The Stony Brook men's lacrosse team flexed its muscles against an America East opponent for the second straight game.

Behind hat tricks from Matt DeMeo, Matt Anderson and Dylan Pallonetti, the Seawolves defeated host UMass Lowell, 16-9, on Saturday afternoon.

After surrendering the opening goal 55 seconds into the game, Stony Brook tallied five unanswered goals and held the River Hawks scoreless for 15:33. And after UMass Lowell pulled within 5-2, the Seawolves scored another five unanswered goals.

It marked the second straight lopsided win for Stony Brook. The Seawolves had held America East newcomer NJIT scoreless for the final 49:21 en route to a 13-4 victory last Saturday.

This time, goalie Anthony Palma made nine saves en route to the victory.

Austin Deskewicz won 17 of 22 faceoffs, making him 33 of 43 over two games.

Chris Pickel Jr., Tom Haun and Mike McCannell contributed two goals apiece.

"I thought we had a great week of practice, and it was great to see it translate to the field," coach Anthony Giardi said. "Any time you earn a road conference win, it's a good thing. We need to continue to work on closing games out in the fourth."

Stony Brook (4-3, 2-1 AE) returns to action next Saturday when it hosts UAlbany at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.