VESTAL, N.Y. – The Seawolves put on a defensive clinic on Saturday afternoon as they stymied the Binghamton offense en route to a 7-3 victory. The tenacious defensive effort was led by freshman goalie
Jamison MacLachlan who earned his first career start and made 10 saves. The win was Stony Brook's third in a row as it improved to 8-4, 3-1 America East on the season.
MacLachlan and the Seawolves' defense forced a season-high 25 turnovers as they held the Bearcats to 29 shots, the fewest an opponent has attempted against them this season. The three goals allowed were the fewest that Stony Brook surrendered in a game since shutting out Albany in the 2010 season.
After falling behind, 1-0, with 5:45 to play in the first quarter, the Seawolves went on a 7-0 scoring run to take a 7-1 lead in the game. Stony Brook held Binghamton off the scoreboard in the second and third quarters, which allowed them to build their lead over the course of the game.
The Seawolves received multi-goal games from sophomore attack
Dylan Pallonetti and senior midfield
Matt Anderson. Both Pallonetti and Anderson found the back of the cage twice to fuel the Seawolves' offense.
Stony Brook held Binghamton's top scorer Kevin Winkoff in check. Winkoff did not record and point and turned the ball over three times as the Seawolves' defense smothered him over the duration of the contest. Junior
Michael Sabella was blanked over Winkoff and held him off the scoresheet.
STATS AND NOTES
- MacLachlan made his first career start and picked up his first career win in the cage. The freshman made a career-high 10 saves and picked up two ground balls. He recorded a 76.9 save percentage and only surrendered three goals.
- Pallonetti extended his goal scoring streak to 26 games in a row with another two-goal game for the Seawolves. The sophomore has scored two or more goals in a game in 11 out of Stony Brook's 12 contests this season.
- Anderson notched his third-straight multi-goal game as he found the back of the net twice. The senior has scored eight goals over the last three games.
- Junior long stick midfield Christian Lowd scored his third goal of the season and picked up five ground balls in the win. The junior has recorded four or more ground balls in a game nine times this season and has done so in five consecutive games.
- Senior defensive midfield David Miele- Estrella registered a season-high tying four ground balls and caused a season-high tying two turnovers.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I am really proud of the effort in tough conditions. Our defense was flying around and JaMo did a great job in his first collegiate start as a true freshman. He made some big stops, did a great job in the clearing game, and brought a ton of juice out there in the cage," said head coach
Anthony Gilardi.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook continues its two-game road swing when it heads to UMBC to take on the Golden Retrievers in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, April 23, at noon. The Seawolves are 2-3 in their last five games against UMBC and picked up their last win against them on March 23, 2019, at LaValle Stadium.
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