STONY BROOK, N.Y. -  The Stony Brook men's lacrosse team (2-2) secured its second consecutive victory within three days as it defeated Sacred Heart (0-4), 15-12, at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on Sunday. The Seawolves also defeated Air Force, 15-8, on the Island on Friday.
 
 
Not only did graduate attacker Jonathan Huber record the first goal of the contest to give Stony Brook a 1-0 lead, but he also added two more goals throughout the game, tallying his 100^th career goal with his second make. Huber found the back of the cage off an assist from graduate midfielder Matt Anderson to give the Seawolves a 12-7 lead with 2:36 left to play in the third quarter.
 
 
Senior attacker Dylan Pallonetti added four more goals to his stellar weekend. The Stony Brook native also registered a career-high tying six goals against Air Force on Friday. Senior attacker Blake Behlen and junior midfielder Noah Armitage followed behind Pallonetti, recording three goals and two goals, respectively.
 
The Seawolves jumped ahead early, recording the first goal of the contest. However, the Pioneers would answer back with two more. Sacred Heart took a hold of the lead, 2-1, courtesy of back-to-back goals from Carson Spooner and Jake Garb. Stony Brook would fall behind two more times in the first quarter and two more times the squad battled its way back.
 
 
The Seawolves took sole possession of the lead, 4-3, with 2:16 remaining in the first quarter when Armitage found the back of the cage off a helper from senior attacker Will Button. Stony Brook would not look back as it would control the lead for the remainder of the game and ultimately take the 15-12 victory.
 
STATS AND NOTES

• Huber recorded his first hat trick in a Stony Brook uniform. The attacker's second goal of the day marked his 100^th career goal.
• Pallonetti found the back of the net four times throughout the contest. Pallonetti extended his goal scoring streak to 32 games; his goal scoring streak is the second-longest in the nation as he has scored a goal in every collegiate game that he has played in.
• Behlen recorded his second consecutive multi-score game, tallying three goals. Behlen also dished out an assist to total four points on the day. It is the third time this season the senior has reached four points.
• Armitage scored a pair of goals and recorded a helper, marking the fourth consecutive game he has tallied at least one goal and one assist.
• Senior face-off specialist Renz Conlon, sophomore midfielder Derek Takacs, and Anderson all registered a goal in the contest. It was the first career goal for Takacs and second career goal for Conlon.
• Stony Brook won the face-off battle 19-12; Conlon won 16 of the 19 to mark a new season high.
• The Seawolves' defense recorded a season-high eight caused turnovers and the most since April 30, 2022, when they tallied eight against Vermont.

 
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Men's Lacrosse is a very physical game, and we have a lot of guys banged up and when you play a quick turnaround game like this it is just about finding a way. I think we made enough plays there in the first half, specifically, to guide us through here. I think we are still looking for that consistent performance, but this is getting us ready for the CAA Tournament that's why we scheduled this. We knew it was going to be tough and. I think these guys have to continue to have the mindset of this is what it is going to be like at the end of the year; we have to play good lacrosse," said head coach Anthony Gilardi.
 
"I'm honestly just like a piece of the puzzle. We are all moving the ball, there is no one person in this offense it is all of us and it is just somebody's day at some point. When we share the ball, we are very talented," said senior attacker Blake Behlen.
 
"It's pretty exhilarating and I am happy to do it as a Seawolf as well," said graduate attacker Jonathan Huber on scoring his 100^th career goal. "We are all playing to our strengths and playing well together and getting into a flow on offense," said Huber.
 
UP NEXT
The Seawolves remain on the Island to battle the Brown Bears on Saturday, March 4 at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. Face-off is set for 12 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on LacrosseTV.
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