STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Stony Brook dropped a mid-week contest to Iona, 3-2, on Monday evening at LaValle Stadium. Amit Magoz and Olsen Aluc tallied goals for the Seawolves in the defeat.
Iona grabbed an early 1-0 lead when Camil Azzam Ruiz netted his first goal of the night in the 33rd minute. The Seawolves evened the match thanks to Amit Magoz; Moses Bakabulindi and Bas Beckhoven assisted on Magoz's first tally of the 2023 season.
Minutes later, Azzam Ruiz broke the tie. The Gaels took a 3-1 lead after Azzam Ruiz scored his third goal of the evening in the 67th minute. Stony Brook stormed back, cutting the deficit to one goal after Olsen Aluc found a rebound in front of the net and buried it. The initial shot from Trevor Harrison was saved but caromed out to Aluc who found twine.
The Seawolves would play down a man for the final 18-plus minutes of action after Harrison was issued his second yellow of the night. Stony Brook's best chance at an equalizer came on a Bakabulindi shot in space that sailed high above the crossbar in the 74th minute.
STATS AND NOTES
- Magoz's goal was his first of the season and the first individual goal for the Seawolves in 2023. The tally was the second of his career and the ninth point of his career.
- The goal from Aluc was the first of his career with the Seawolves.
- Bakabulindi, Beckhoven and Harrison all registered their first assists of the year in the loss. For Bakabulindi and Beckhoven, it was the first assist of their careers; Harrison's helper was the seventh of his career.
- Edmond Kaiser totaled four saves in net for the Seawolves.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"The second half I thought was much better; the guys fought until the end, which is a positive," head coach Ryan Anatol noted. "We still created chances although we went down a man. But we've got to put two halves together. We've got to put 90 minutes together if we want to get a result."
NEXT UP
Stony Brook kicks off conference play on Saturday afternoon, hosting Elon at LaValle Stadium for a 2:00 p.m. start. The second-ever meeting between the Seawolves and Elon will stream live on FloFC.
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