STONY BROOK, N.Y. – No. 14 Stony Brook women's lacrosse scored the game's first 16 goals en route to a dominating 21-3 victory over Campbell at LaValle Stadium on Sunday.
The Seawolves moved to 8-2 (3-0 CAA) in their first 10 games while Campbell dropped to 3-7 (0-3 CAA).
Stony Brook was led
Kailyn Hart with five goals, and the graduate student added two assists for seven points. Classmate
Alex Finn set a career high with eight assists, while graduate student
Jolie Creo added three. Classmates
Morgan Mitchell and
Charlotte Verhulst each had hat tricks while senior
Jaden Hampel and sophomore
Alexandra Fusco each scored twice.
The defense was led by graduate student
Kira Accettella and junior
Avery Hines with two caused turnovers, while five others caused one. Stony Brook got two ground balls each from Hines, Verhulst and senior
Clare Levy. Four different goalkeepers played on the afternoon, with senior
Aaliyah Jones making four saves without a goal against in her first career start. Sophomore
Francesca Viteritti also made four stops on the afternoon while freshman
Hannah Hudson made two saves.
In the draw circle, Stony Brook was led by Levy with five draw controls, while
Charlotte Verhulst added four and Hampel and freshman
Isabella Caporuscio each added two.
Lexi Goff scored twice for the Camels while Mattie Riter added the other tally.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Seawolves scored all 10 goals in the first quarter, with three coming from Mitchell and two each from Fusco and Verhulst.
- Finn dished out five assists in the first quarter alone.
- Hart scored four of Stony Brook's five goals in the second quarter, extending the lead to 15-0 at halftime.
- Aaliyah Jones kept the game scoreless with two saves in each of the first and second quarters.
- Hampel and Millen each scored in the third, as Stony Brook carried a 17-2 lead into the fourth. Viteritti made four saves in the third period on a .667 save percentage.
- Four different players scored in the fourth, with three goals coming from freshmen, as Stony Brook extended the lead as big as 21-2.
NOTES, TRENDS AND RECORDS
- Stony Brook assisted on 18 of its 21 goals for 39 points, a program record for most points in a game. The 18 assists tied SBU's most in a game, having been done on Feb. 18, 2017 against Bryant.
- The Seawolves shot 21-for-26 (.808) on the day, their best shooting percentage since May 5, 2017 at New Hampshire, when they shot .833.
- The 18-goal margin of victory was tied for the third biggest in program history and was the first victory by 18 or more goals since April 28, 2021 at New Hampshire.
- Stony Brook goalkeeping combined for 10 saves on a .769 save percentage.
- Finn's eight assists were tied for second most in a game in Stony Brook single-game history, and marked the sixth time ever a Seawolf has dished out eight or more assists.
- Hart scored five goals or more for the fourth time this season and 10th time in her career and tied her career high with her seven points.
- Freshmen MaryKate Abernethy and Olivia Schorr each scored their first career goals on Sunday.
- The Seawolves had a season-high 11 goal scorers on Sunday.
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UP NEXT
Stony Brook wraps up the month of March with a matchup at Monmouth on Friday, March 29, with first draw against the Hawks scheduled for 1 p.m. on FloLive. Stony Brook is 5-0 all-time against Monmouth and won in New Jersey 20-5 last season.
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