STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Sophomore midfielder
Ellie Masera and junior attacker
Kailyn Hart each tallied six points, leading the No. 5 Stony Brook women's lacrosse program to a 16-4 victory over Arizona State on Friday night at LaValle Stadium.
Masera recorded a five-spot in the goal colum, adding 11 draw controls on the day. Hart had four goals and two assists, leading her squad in the facilitation department.
10 different players recorded an assist on the afternoon, with four different players recording multiple goals. Hart started the scoring as the Seawolves raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter.
The home team used a 5-0 run in the second quarter to pull away, establishing a six-goal advantage with 2:45 in the second frame. They went two better in the second half, rattling off the first eight goals.
STATS AND NOTES
- Crossing the 50-goal plateau for her career tonight, Masera has recorded four or more goals in seven games this season. She's scored five on three different occasions.
- The sophomore midfielder also has double-figure draw control numbers in two consecutive contests, matching her 12 against Princeton with 11 tonight.
- Hart recorded her third consecutive hat trick, matching her season-high with six points. With 28 goals on the year, she bested her career-high from a season ago.
- Siobhan Rafferty recorded her second consecutive hat trick and number four on the year.
- Kameron Halsall lowered her goals-against average to 5.28 with a six-save performance. It is the second-fewest goals she has allowed in a start this season.
- The Seawolves have allowed just two free position goals over the last two games after only allowing a season-low one tonight and against Princeton on March 29.
- Arizona State's 20 turnovers are second-most by Stony Brook opposition, only to Vermont's 24 on March 26.
- For the sixth consecutive game, a Seawolves opponent scored in double figures. The defense has a 5.00 goals-against average during that span.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"You know, Friday night, our team was excited to be out here. We had a lot of Long Island youth teams here and their [Arizona State] assistant is an alum. They brought a lot of intensity early on and we were a little rattled. I didn't want to call timeout. I wanted to see how they would handle adversity and handle the situation and I thought they did a good job of getting through. Once we got that first goal, it calmed us down. This is the formula for us right now: getting stops defensively and play smart and efficiently on offense. Sometimes that means putting the ball in the corner and living to fight another day. Our team does a great job of using our athleticism and we ride extremely well. Our defense is really the key here. Early on, when our offense is trying to find itself, our defense is able to get some stops and allow us to do that. I'm proud of our kids. We're playing really good lacrosse. We've learned a lot as the season has gone on but we are making major strides" - head coach
Joe Spallina.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves head to the Southern Tier on Sunday afternoon, taking on Binghamton at 1 p.m., in Vestal, N.Y.
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