STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook University men's lacrosse team exploded for a season-high 20 goals en route to a 20-12 victory over NJIT on Saturday afternoon at LaValle Stadium. The win was the Seawolves' second in a row as they improved to 7-4, 2-1 America East on the season.
Stony Brook's offensive attack was paced by 11 different goal scorers. Sophomore attack
Dylan Pallonetti led all scorers with a season-high seven points as he accounted for a season-high tying five goals and two assists. Three of Pallonetti's five goals came in the third quarter as he helped the Seawolves to six scores in the frame.
Graduate attack
Kevin Mack and senior midfield
Matt Anderson each tallied hat tricks in the win. Anderson had a five-point day with three goals and two assists, while Mack rattled the cage three times for the Seawolves. Anderson and Mack each registered their second consecutive hat tricks. Senior face-off specialist
Austin Deskewicz controlled the X for the Seawolves as he won a season-high 15 face-offs and picked up a season-best 11 ground balls.
Stony Brook took a 9-6 lead into the halftime break and built on that advantage in the second half. The Seawolves went on to outscore the Highlanders, 11-6, over the final 30 minutes of play en route to the 20-12 victory. The 20 goals were the most that they scored in a game since they found the back of the net 22 times against Binghamton on April 16, 2021.
The Seawolves went for six goals in the third quarter and then poured in another five goals in the fourth to close out the game. Their defense limited the Highlanders to just three scores in the third and another three in the fourth. Stony Brook forced 21 turnovers and six failed clears.
STATS AND NOTES
- Pallonetti finished with a season-high seven points and registered a season-high tying five goals. The sophomore extended his goal scoring streak to 25 games in a row, the third-longest streak in the nation.
- Anderson recorded his second-straight hat trick and it marked his fifth of the season. The senior had a five-point day as he found the back of the net three times and dished out a career-high two assists.
- Mack tallied his second consecutive hat trick and third of the season. The graduate now has 11 hat tricks in his career.
- Sophomore attack Noah Armitage had a multi-point day with two goals and one assist. It was his sixth multi-goal game of the season and first since March 16, against UMass Lowell.
- Deskewicz went 15-for-24 on face-offs and picked up a season-high 11 ground balls. The 15 face-off wins marked a season-high and were three shy of tying a career-high.
- Junior long stick midfield Christian Lowd picked up four ground balls. He has picked up at least four ground balls in four consecutive games. Lowd has recorded four ground balls or more in eight games this season.
- Senior defensive midfield David Miele-Estrella scored his first goal of the season. He also caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball in the win.
- Red-shirt junior attack Liam Kalbacher scored his first career goal.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It's always exciting to win especially in our last go around as a member of the America East. It's fun to get out there and get some wins and continue our quest to the end of the season – we are excited. We were unselfish today, if you look at the box score a lot of guys got involved. Just like our last game against Dartmouth, the more guys we have on the scoresheet the better offense we are playing," said head coach
Anthony Gilardi.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook begins a two-game road trip next Saturday, April 16, when it goes head-to-head with Binghamton at 1 p.m. The Seawolves have posted a 15-5 record against the Bearcats dating back to 2002.
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