STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Seawolves stood toe-to-toe with No. 4 Rutgers for 60 minutes, but fell just one goal short as the Scarlet Knights pulled away with a 17-16 victory on Saturday afternoon. Stony Brook put forth a valiant effort, which included cutting a five-goal deficit to one with 4:58 to play in the game.
Lacrosse is a game of runs, and today's contest featured its fair share by each side. The Scarlet Knights were able to grow their advantage to as large as five goals to go ahead 17-12 with 9:54 to play in the game. The Seawolves went on to rattle off four consecutive goals to cut the lead to 17-16 with 4:58 to play.
Despite the strong come-from-behind attempt, Rutgers was able to hang on to seal the game by the final score of 17-16. Graduate midfield
Mike McCannell and sophomore attack
Dylan Pallonetti led the offense for the Seawolves. Each finished tied with a game-high five goals, while McCannell led the way in points with six (five goals, one assist).
McCannell tied his career-high with five goals, while Pallonetti was one short of his career mark as the duo combined for 10 goals on 24 shots. Junior face-off specialist
Renz Conlon controlled the X as he went 24-for-34 on face-offs and picked up 17 ground balls.
Conlon's prowess on face-offs allowed the Seawolves to dominate the X as they won 25 face-offs, which were just three shy of tying the program record for most face-off wins in a single-game (won 28 at Binghamton on April 17, 2010).
STATS AND NOTES
- McCannell tallied a career-high tying six points as he racked up five goals and one assist. The five goals also tied a career-high for the graduate. McCannell recorded his fourth multi-goal game of the season and extended his points scoring streak to 26 games in a row. He has registered two or more points in all five games this season.
- Pallonetti rattled the cage a season-high five times and finished one goal shy of tying his career-high. The sophomore has scored at least one goal in every game of his collegiate career and notched his 17th career multi-goal game. In addition, he picked up three ground balls.
- Conlon went 24-for-34 on face-offs and picked up a game-high 17 ground balls. The 24 face-off wins and 17 ground balls were both career-highs for the junior.
- Sophomore attack Noah Armitage scored two goals, which marked his fourth consecutive multi-goal game.
- Graduate attack Kevin Mack recorded three points (one goal, two assists). It was his fourth multi-assist game this season and his fourth multi-point game.
- Senior goalie Anthony Palma made 16 saves in net and registered a 48.5 save percentage.
- Senior midfield Matt Anderson, graduate midfield Wayne White, and graduate midfield Chris Merle all tallied one goal in the game.
- Senior midfield David Miele-Estrella picked up a career-high tying four ground balls, while junior long stick midfield Christian Lowd recorded four ground balls.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was a great lacrosse game. We knew going in it was going to be an up and down battle, with both teams throwing haymakers, and one would be left standing. We were one play short at the end there, but the fight and resiliency of our group was awesome. We just made one too many mistakes at the end of the day. I'll take our guys in a tightly contested lacrosse game any day," said head coach
Anthony Gilardi.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook travels to Providence, R.I. to face Brown on Saturday, March 12, at 1 p.m. The game is set to broadcast on ESPN+. The Seawolves have won each of the last two meetings against the Bears. Stony Brook defeated Brown, 11-10, on February 22, 2020, on Long Island in their last meeting.
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