STONY BROOK, N.Y. – It was an offensive explosion at LaValle Stadium for the Seawolves on Wednesday afternoon as they defeated fellow New York foe St. John's, 18-8, behind 10 different goal scorers. The 18 goals were a season-high for Stony Brook and the most that it scored in a game since it registered 20 goals in a win over NJIT on April 9, 2022.
The Seawolves jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as their double-digit win marked their largest margin of victory since beating Binghamton by 14 goals, 22-8, on April 16, 2021.
Stony Brook controlled a commanding 9-4 lead at the halftime break as it was led by senior attackman
Dylan Pallonetti who recorded a hat trick over the first 30 minutes of play. The senior went on to record a seven-point day with four goals and three assists.
The Seawolves began the game on a 4-0 scoring run before the Red Storm got on the board with 1:36 to play in the first quarter. After St. John's scored the first two goals of the second quarter, Stony Brook went on to outscore them 5-1 en route to its 9-4 halftime advantage.
Stony Brook continued its offensive prowess in the second half as it outscored St. John's 9-4 over the final 30 minutes of the game. In the second half, Pallonetti upped his goal total to four on the day, while both graduate midfielder
Matt Anderson and graduate attackman
Jonathan Huber secured hat tricks.
Defensively, the Seawolves limited the Red Storm to just eight goals, which was tied for the fewest goals they allowed in a game this season. Stony Brook's sophomore goalie
Jamison MacLachlan stood on his head in the cage making 13 saves and surrendering just seven goals.
Stony Brook controlled the X as it won 23-of-30 face-offs with sophomore FOGO
Declan Mitchell going 22-of-27 on face-offs and picking up a career-high 15 ground balls.
STATS AND NOTES
- Pallonetti extended his goal scoring streak to 35 games after tallying four goals this afternoon. The senior finished with seven points and has scored at least one goal in every collegiate game that he has played in.
- Huber tallied his second hat trick as a Seawolf as the graduate finished with three goals in the win.
- Anderson also recorded his second hat trick of the season after finishing with three goals and an assist. Anderson has tallied at least one goal in all seven games this season.
- Junior attack/midfield Noah Armitage was one point off his season-best as he finished with four points as he tallied two goals and two assists.
- Mitchell won a career-best 22 face-offs and picked up a career-high 15 ground balls. His 22 face-off wins were the most by a Seawolf since Renz Conlon won 24 last season against Rutgers. Mitchell's 15 ground balls were also the most in a game since Conlon picked up 17 against Rutgers on March 5, 2022.
- Stony Brook is now 3-1 at LaValle Stadium this season.
- The Seawolves move to 10-3 all-time against St. John's, as they won their last seven meetings dating back to the 2016 season.
- Stony Brook's 25 points tied a season-high (25 against Air Force on Feb. 24).
- As a team, Stony Brook picked up a season-high 55 ground balls. The 55 ground balls are the most in a game by the Seawolves since they recorded 52 against Vermont on April 30, 2015.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I am excited to get a win. Getting a win and playing good lacrosse was the focus for us. We have played some really good teams and I don't think we have played to our potential (over the first six games). That was our challenge to the guys on a quick turnaround, making sure they were prepared. I thought they did a really good job understanding the situation. There are things that we must clean up, like every game, but I am pumped that we got a win and took another step forward ahead of CAA play," said head coach
Anthony Gilardi.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook is back in action on Saturday, March 18, when it travels to Hampton to open up CAA play. The Seawolves and Pirates are set to meet for the first time in history with face-off slated for noon in Hampton, Va.
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