STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Stony Brook men's soccer rallied from down a goal to defeat Delaware 3-2 on Saturday at LaValle Stadium. Trevor Harrison netted the game-winning goal in the 83rd minute, heading home a cross from Moses Bakabulindi on a corner.
The Seawolves kicked things off less than five minutes into the contest when Jonas Bickus notched his third goal of the season, heading home a beauty of a cross from Olsen Aluc. Delaware evened the game three minutes later after Lorenzo Selini was called for a foul in the box, leading to a penalty-kick goal that Sam Donnellan buried.
Stony Brook was whistled for a handball in the box in the 37th minute, leading to a second Blue Hens' goal from the penalty spot. This time it was Delaware's leading scorer Carlos Fernandez, who beat Kaiser to the lower-left corner for the go-ahead tally.
After a scoreless finish to the rest of the first half, Stony Brook found the equalizer in the 47th minute. Bickus found the back of the net, his second of the match and his third goal of the season, scoring from the ground after playing the ball to himself on the pass from Bakabulindi.
Stony Brook would break the tie in the 83rd minute when Harrison headed home a Bakabulindi feed off a set-piece from the near corner. Harrison's first goal of the season held as the game-winner, helping Stony Brook remain unbeaten in CAA play and grab sole possession of first place in the league's table.
STATS AND NOTES
- Harrison's goal, his first of the season and third of his collegiate career, was the game winner. It is the second game-winning goal of Harrison's career.
- Bickus scored twice in the contest, one in each half. He has now scored in back-to-back contests and the multi-goal effort is the third of the junior's collegiate career.
- Bakabulindi involved himself in every Seawolves' goal, tallying a career-best three assists in the victory. He had the primary assist on two of Stony Brook's three scores, including Harrison's game winner.
- Bakabulindi is the first Seawolf to register three assists in a single-game in the program's Division I history. He is the seventh player this season to tally three assists in a single game across all of Division I.
- Edmond Kaiser registered four saves for the Seawolves, coming up with multiple highlight-reel stops. Kaiser's 38 total saves this season rank third in the nation.
- Stony Brook handed Delaware its first loss of the 2023 season. The Blue Hens entered play on Saturday atop the conference standings with a 5-0-1 overall mark.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Obviously a great win and good to get three points at home. Overall I thought we played pretty well," head coach Ryan Anatol noted postgame. "We did a good job of winning the ball and looking to play forward. I still think we've got to defend a little better in and around the box, but overall it was a good performance."
NEXT UP
Stony Brook returns to action a week from today, traveling to face Northeastern on Saturday, September 26 in Boston. The Seawolves and the Huskies kick-off at 5:00 p.m. with the game streaming live on FloFC. Northeastern won last season's meeting on Long Island and the Huskies own a 7-3 advantage in the overall series history with the Seawolves' most recent victory coming back during the 2013 season.
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