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Stony Brook Seawolves
2
Hampton HAMP2024 0-6, 0-1 CAA
23
Winner Stony Brook SBU 2-3, 1-0 CAA
Hampton HAMP2024
0-6, 0-1 CAA
2
Final
23
Stony Brook SBU
2-3, 1-0 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hampton HAMP2024 0 0 0 2 2
Stony Brook SBU 7 4 8 4 23
MLAX vs. Hampton

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Stony Brook Rolls to 21-Goal Win Over Hampton in CAA Opener

STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The Stony Brook University men's lacrosse team defeated Hampton, 23-2, on Saturday afternoon at LaValle Stadium. 12 different Seawolves scored and 17 registered a point in a game that saw Stony Brook hold Hampton scoreless until the fourth quarter.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Stony Brook opened up the afternoon with seven goals in the first quarter, shutting out the Pirates over the opening 15 minutes. Dylan Pallonetti scored a pair of goals and Nick Dupuis had three helpers in the first quarter.


The shutout continued into the second quarter, seeing Stony Brook add four more goals to build an 11-0 advantage at the half. The Seawolves' lead ballooned to 19-0 by the end of the third quarter, with Pallonetti scoring three goals in succession late in the frame.


Will Danowski pushed Stony Brook's lead to 20 with a goal to open the fourth quarter. Walker Popko found twine to make it 21-0 in favor of Stony Brook before Hampton got on the board with 11:24 remaining in the contest. Stony Brook added two more before eventually closing out a 23-2 victory in the 2024 CAA opener.


STATS AND NOTES
  • The Seawolves allowed just two goals, tied for the fewest goals against in a single game in the NCAA this season.
  • Stony Brook's 21-goal margin of victory is the second largest in Division I this season and only the third such game this year with a margin of victory of 20 or more goals.
  • Dupuis led all scorers with eight points, matching a career-best mark. He scored twice and added a career-high six assists.
  • Pallonetti led all goal scorers with five, the most in a single game by a Seawolf this season. He contributed an assist as well, finishing with a season-high six points. Pallonetti also picked up a season-high four ground balls.
  • Justin Bonacci and Danowski also tallied hat tricks in the win. It was Bonacci's third hat trick of the year and his fifth multi-goal effort of 2024. For Danowski, the goals were the first of his collegiate career.
  • Chris Esposito won 15 face-offs, the most by a Seawolf in a single game this season. He scooped up eight ground balls, a season high.
  • Defensively, Christian Lowd and Michael Sabella both registered a pair of caused turnovers.
  • Tommy Wilk registered a scoreless first half in goal, making three saves. Jamison MacLachlan made three saves in the second half and Joey Rice saw action for the first time collegiately, making one stop in the cage for Stony Brook.
  • Garrett Gibbons and Ryan Barker both notched their first multi-goal games of their careers, tallying a pair of goals.
  • Will Button, Sean Carlo, Ben Morschauser and Walker Popko all scored their first goals of the season, respectively.
  • Stony Brook improved to 2-0 all-time against Hampton and moved to 1-0 in CAA play.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Excited to get to 1-0 in the CAA. That's our focus, we talked about it and so I'm really excited to be 1-0," head coach Anthony Gilardi said. 

UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns to action on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. against Dartmouth. The neutral site contest will be played at Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut.

For an inside look at the Seawolves men's lacrosse program, be sure to follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Period HAMP2024 SBU
13:02 SBU
SBU - DYLAN PALLONETTI Assisted by NOAH ARMITAGE
0 1
09:38 SBU
SBU - BEN MORSCHAUSER Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
0 2
09:32 SBU
SBU - JUSTIN BONACCI Assisted by CHRIS ESPOSITO
0 3
09:06 SBU
SBU - DYLAN PALLONETTI
0 4
08:02 SBU
SBU - GARRETT GIBBONS Assisted by DANE REDA
0 5
03:55 SBU
SBU - WILL BUTTON Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
0 6
02:04 SBU
SBU - RYAN BARKER Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
0 7
2nd Period HAMP2024 SBU
08:02 SBU
SBU - JACK DOUGHERTY
0 8
06:27 SBU
SBU - NICK DUPUIS
0 9
04:57 SBU
SBU - GARRETT GIBBONS Assisted by DYLAN PALLONETTI
0 10
01:05 SBU
SBU - JUSTIN BONACCI Assisted by NOAH ARMITAGE
0 11
3rd Period HAMP2024 SBU
14:12 SBU
SBU - RYAN BARKER Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
0 12
13:27 SBU
SBU - COLLIN WILLIAMSON
0 13
10:57 SBU
SBU - DYLAN PALLONETTI Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
0 14
09:59 SBU
SBU - DYLAN PALLONETTI Assisted by NICK DUPUIS
0 15
09:14 SBU
SBU - DYLAN PALLONETTI
0 16
08:26 SBU
SBU - NICK DUPUIS
0 17
07:40 SBU
SBU - JUSTIN BONACCI
0 18
00:29 SBU
SBU - WILL DANOWSKI Assisted by CJ HARRIS
0 19
4th Period HAMP2024 SBU
13:12 SBU
SBU - WILL DANOWSKI Assisted by SEAN CARLO
0 20
12:07 SBU
SBU - WALKER POPKO
0 21
11:24 HAMP2024
HAMP2024 - Mamadou Meite
1 21
07:28 SBU
SBU - SEAN CARLO
1 22
06:16 SBU
SBU - WILL DANOWSKI Assisted by RONNIE KRAEMER
1 23
03:09 HAMP2024
HAMP2024 - Darius Stanley
2 23

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