STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Sophomore
Ellie Masera filled up the stat sheet on Saturday night, powering the No. 6 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team to a 20-8 victory on Senior Night at LaValle Stadium.
The Eastport, N.Y., native finished with four goals, four assists, three ground balls, two caused turnovers and nine draw controls in the victory, leading the way in almost every category. Only fifth-year
Kyla Zapolski (three) had more caused turnovers than the Tewaaraton Nominee.
Stony Brook started the day strong, scoring the first six contests, with five of them coming from players honored during the pregame ceremony.
Kelly George,
Kyla Zapolski and
Jesse Arline all chipped in during the stretch, as George and Arline finished the night with two apiece and Zapolski added a tally.
Kailyn Hart added another hat trick, while
Rayna Sabella,
Siobhan Rafferty and
Morgan Mitchell joined George and Arline with two goals apiece.
Molly LaForge and
Charlotte Verhulst rounded out the goalscoring for the sixth-ranked Seawolves.
The stingy Seawolves defense showed out again, recording 12 caused turnovers and forced 19 in total. Combined with Zapolski and Masera's efforts,
Haley Dillon and
Clare Levy each chipped in a pair of causes for the nation's leading scoring defense.
STATS AND NOTES
- Masera set career highs in both assists (4) and points (8) as she continues a strong sophomore campaign that resulted in her being named to the Tewaaraton Nominee list on Thursday. She has 27 points over her past five games and 69 total for the season. Her output today is the most by a Seawolves player this season.
- The 20 goals for Stony Brook match a season-high that they scored against Dartmouth (2/27) and New Hampshire (4/9).
- Hart has nine hat tricks for her 2022 campaign and 13 over her time at Stony Brook. She has totaled 22 goals over the last five games and seven consecutive games of three or more tallies.
- Zapolski matched her career high with three caused turnovers, last done against her current squad, Stony Brook, on March 20, 2021. Her four draw controls are also a season best.
- George's two goals and three points are both highmarks for the 2022 campaign.
- Dillon's two caused turnovers are her eighth consecutive output of multiple caused turnovers. She has totaled 25 over that span and entered tonight seventh in the country in that department. Her 34 this season are a new career high.
- The five turnovers as a team are the lowest output this season, besting the seven against New Hampshire on April 9.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
UP NEXT
The Seawolves have a quick turnaround on Monday afternoon, taking on Ivy League foe Yale at 3:30 p.m., up in New Haven, Conn.
The game will be broadcast regionally on NESN and nationally on ESPN+.
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