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17
Winner Stony Brook SBU 1-0
14
Sacred Heart SHU 0-1
Winner
Stony Brook SBU
1-0
17
Final
14
Sacred Heart SHU
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Stony Brook SBU 3 3 5 6 17
Sacred Heart SHU 2 8 1 3 14
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Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Three Seawolves Tally Hat Tricks, Men's Lacrosse Comes From Behind to Top Sacred Heart

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Stony Brook University men's lacrosse team defeated Sacred Heart, 17-14, in the come-from-behind fashion in the 2024 season opener on Sunday afternoon at Campus Field. A second-half surge saw Stony Brook outscore Sacred Heart 11-4 over the final 30 minutes to overcome a halftime deficit and emerge victorious.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Seawolves tallied three of the contest's first four goals, with three different scorers finding twine in the opening quarter of action. 


Stony Brook carried a one-goal advantage, 3-2, into the second period, but would concede eight goals in the quarter, facing a 10-6 deficit as the two sides headed to the half. The Pioneers scored four of the first five goals of the second quarter, and ended the period by tallying four of the last five scores of the first half.
 
The Seawolves surged out of the gates in the second half, netting three goals to open the third quarter and trim their deficit to one goal. After Sacred Heart padded the lead to two goals, Nick DuPuis and Noah Armitage found twine to level the game heading into the final 15 minutes of action.
 
Stony Brook ripped off four consecutive goals to open the fourth quarter and were responsible for six of the period's first seven tallies, opening up a 17-12 lead with four minutes to play. The Seawolves conceded a pair of goals over the final three-and-a-half minutes, but closed out the come-from-behind victory after a strong second half performance defensively.

STATS AND NOTES
  • Three Seawolves tallied hat tricks in the win. Jack Dougherty, Nick Dupuis and Dylan Pallonetti all finished with a team-high three goals.
  • Dupuis finished with a career-high eight points, scoring three goals and dishing out a career-high five assists. He registered the sixth hat trick of his collegiate career in the win.
  • The hat trick was the first of Doughtery's career and the 21st of Pallonetti's career.
  • Jamison MacLachlan earned the victory in net, making 16 saves. MacLachlan made 10 of his 16 saves in the second half. MacLachlan's 16 saves were his most since notching 17 against Towson last season and the third-most in a single game in his career.
  • Blake Behlen tallied four points, scoring two goals and assisting on two more. Behlen has registered an assist in eight straight games and at least one point in 15 consecutive contests, dating back to last season.
  • Armitage finished with three points (two goals, one assist), marking the 19th straight game he has tallied at least one point, a streak that dates back to the 2022 season.
  • Collin Williamson earned a starting nod in his first collegiate game, picking up the first goal of his career late in the fourth quarter.
  • As a team, Stony Brook was a perfect 5-for-5 on man-up opportunities. The Pioneers held a stark 21-14 advantage in face-off wins, though the Seawolves had a narrow 9-8 edge in the second half.
  • Stony Brook improved to 8-2 all-time against Sacred Heart, earning a fourth straight victory over the Pioneers in the overall series history. The Seawolves improved to 3-0 on the road against the Pioneers as well.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Really proud of the response out of half time. Disappointed with the second quarter and the first half issues at the face-off and X, but we had a big response when we needed it in the second half," head coach Anthony Gilardi said. "Now we need to utilize the jump from week one to week two as we get ready for a huge home game against Rutgers."

UP NEXT
Stony Brook hosts Rutgers on Saturday, February 10 at noon at LaValle Stadium. The Scarlet Knights were ranked No. 15 in the Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll. The contest will be streamed live on FloSports.

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Period SBU SHU
11:41 SBU
SBU - JACK DOUGHERTY Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
1 0
09:59 SBU
SBU - DYLAN PALLONETTI
2 0
06:47 SHU
SHU - Morgan O'Reilly Assisted by Sal Miccio
2 1
04:39 SBU
SBU - NICK DUPUIS Assisted by NOAH ARMITAGE
3 1
02:58 SHU
SHU - Will Moulton
3 2
2nd Period SBU SHU
14:06 SHU
SHU - Sal Miccio Assisted by Carson Spooner
3 3
13:19 SBU
SBU - NOAH ARMITAGE Assisted by BLAKE BEHLEN
4 3
12:47 SHU
SHU - Morgan O'Reilly Assisted by Sal Miccio
4 4
10:19 SHU
SHU - Morgan O'Reilly Assisted by Sal Miccio
4 5
08:00 SHU
SHU - Tucker Spencer Assisted by Morgan O'Reilly
4 6
04:58 SBU
SBU - JUSTIN BONACCI Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
5 6
04:12 SHU
SHU - John Murray
5 7
02:21 SHU
SHU - Morgan O'Reilly Assisted by Carson Spooner
5 8
01:54 SBU
SBU - DYLAN PALLONETTI
6 8
00:54 SHU
SHU - Carson Spooner
6 9
00:19 SHU
SHU - Jake Ward Assisted by Sal Miccio
6 10
3rd Period SBU SHU
11:30 SBU
SBU - NICK DUPUIS
7 10
11:06 SBU
SBU - JUSTIN BONACCI Assisted by JACK DOUGHERTY
8 10
10:33 SBU
SBU - JACK DOUGHERTY Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
9 10
08:23 SHU
SHU - Sal Miccio Assisted by Morgan O'Reilly
9 11
05:25 SBU
SBU - NICK DUPUIS Assisted by BLAKE BEHLEN
10 11
04:18 SBU
SBU - NOAH ARMITAGE
11 11
4th Period SBU SHU
13:00 SBU
SBU - DYLAN PALLONETTI
12 11
12:33 SBU
SBU - RYAN BARKER Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
13 11
10:19 SBU
SBU - BLAKE BEHLEN Assisted by GARRETT GIBBONS
14 11
08:44 SBU
SBU - JACK DOUGHERTY Assisted by DYLAN PALLONETTI
15 11
07:43 SHU
SHU - Morgan O'Reilly Assisted by Jake Ward
15 12
04:22 SBU
SBU - COLLIN WILLIAMSON
16 12
04:13 SBU
SBU - BLAKE BEHLEN Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
17 12
03:25 SHU
SHU - Morgan O'Reilly Assisted by Sal Miccio
17 13
02:51 SHU
SHU - Morgan O'Reilly
17 14

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