STONY BROOK, N.Y. – With 44 seconds to play in the game and the score tied at 12-12, Stony Brook graduate midfielder
Matt Anderson took a pass from senior attackman
Blake Behlen and fired it into the back of the net for his fourth goal of the day, which proved to be the game-winner over Towson.
After Anderson's heroic score, the Seawolves put together a stop of the defensive end of the field to seal the 13-12 victory and extend their winning streak to four games in a row. Stony Brook moves to a perfect 3-0 in CAA play and the four-game winning streak is its longest since winning four in a row last season (Apr. 5-23, 2022).
The Seawolves and Tigers traded blows all game long. Stony Brook erased an early 3-0 deficit, and the teams took a 4-4 tie into the halftime break. Senior attackman
Dylan Pallonetti extended the nation's longest goal scoring streak to 38 consecutive games with his goal at the 4:03 mark in the second quarter. The senior went on to tally four points, three goals and one assist as he notched his seventh hat trick of the season.
Anderson fueled the Seawolves offense in the second half as three of his four goals in the game came in the fourth quarter alone. Anderson tied the game up at 9-9 with 14:11 to play in the contest. He then gave the Seawolves a 12-11 advantage with his goal at the 4:43 mark. The graduate then went on to seal the win with his fourth tally of the game on the Seawolves' final offensive possession with 44 seconds to play in the game.
On the defensive side of the field, sophomore goalie
Jamison MacLachlan put forth a standout performance with 17 saves. He stood on his head time and time again for the Seawolves, which allowed Stony Brook to remain in striking distance all afternoon long.
Junior defensive midfielder
Ben Morschauser caused three turnovers and picked up three ground balls. Two of his three caused turnovers came in the fourth quarter and his final one led to the Seawolves' last possession where Anderson scored the game-winning goal.
STATS AND NOTES
- Anderson scored a career-high tying four goals. It marked the fourth time this season that he recorded four points in a game, and he has done so in three out of the last four games. The game-winning goal was the third of his career and his first since he scored the game-winner against NJIT on April 10, 2021.
- Pallonetti recorded four points which included three goals and an assist. He extended his goal scoring streak to 38 games in a row, the longest goal scoring streak in the nation. It was his seventh hat trick of the season and the 17th of his career. In addition to his four points, he picked up three ground balls.
- Behlen registered three points (one goal, two assists). It was his eighth multi-point game of the season and the 32nd of his career.
- Graduate midfielder Caleb Pearson tallied two points (one goal, one assist). He has scored goals in four consecutive games.
- MacLachlan made 17 saves, picked up two ground balls, and caused a turnover. It was the fifth time this season that he made 10 or more saves in a game. It was his most saves in a game since he recorded 23 saves at Rutgers on February 11.
- Morschauser caused a career-high three turnovers and picked up a career-high tying three ground balls.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I am proud of the effort from the guys. I have been part of this league for a long time and all CAA games are like this. We knew that there would be ups and downs and I am proud of how we fought to the finish. We talked about winning that last six minutes of the fourth quarter and we did, we scored three goals in the last 5:55. I am really proud of the guys for battling and never backing down," said head coach
Anthony Gilardi.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook is back in action on Saturday, April 8, when it travels to Philadelphia, Pa. to take on Drexel, at 2 p.m. The meeting will mark the first time in program history that the Seawolves and Dragons wills go head-to-head in the sport of men's lacrosse.
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