WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – No. 15 Stony Brook women's lacrosse wrapped up the month of March with an 18-8 victory against Monmouth at Kessler Stadium Friday afternoon.
 
The Seawolves picked up their fourth straight win, moving to 9-2 (4-0) on the season while Monmouth dropped to 5-6 (1-3 CAA).
 
The Seawolves were led by graduate student Kailyn Hart who scored four goals on the afternoon. Graduate student Charlotte Verhulst and junior Courtney Maclay each netted three goals, while senior Clare Levy added two. Six more players finished off one goal on the afternoon. Stony Brook tallied nine assists on Friday, led by graduate student Erin MacQuarrie and senior Jaden Hampel with two each.
 
Graduate student McKenzie Mitchell picked up three ground balls and Levy added two, while Mitchell and Emily Manning caused two turnovers each. Manning made six saves in the second half, allowing just two goals, while senior Aaliyah Jones got the start and made four stops on a .400 save percentage.
 
In the circle, Levy collected a career-high nine draw controls while Verhulst contributed four of her own.
 
Monmouth was led by Maddie Flynn who put up a hat trick, while Shea Berigan and Ella Spears each scored twice. Goalkeeper Katie Sullivan made eight saves on the afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Monmouth grabbed an early 3-0 lead just 4:04 into play.
• Stony Brook responded with a 3-0 run of its own over just 1:32, with goals from Hart, Verhulst and Mitchell. After a Monmouth tally, Levy's goal re-tied things at four with, followed by Verhulst's second of the period to give the Seawolves their first lead at 3:33.
• Verhulst's third of the quarter extended things to 6-4 and Maclay capitalized off a turnover to push things to 7-4.
• Caitlin Dellecave and Cassidy Millen struck to push the score to 9-4 at the 12:06 mark of the second. Monmouth scored to end the run, then added another to cut things to 9-6.
• Goals by Jolie Creo and Hart finished off the half's scoring for the 11-6 lead.
• The Seawolves struck twice to open the third, with goals from Erin MacQuarrie and Maclay, opening up a 13-6 lead before a late Monmouth tally made the score 13-7.
• Four different Seawolves scored to open up the fourth, pushing the lead to a 10-goal margin.

NOTES, TRENDS AND RECORDS

• The Seawolves led on the shot board, 37-23 and in shots on goal, 26-18.
• With her two ground balls today, Levy has reached the 100-ground ball milestone for her career.
• Hart reached four goals in a game for the seventh time his season.
• Stony Brook has scored 26 first-half goals in its last two games.
• The Seawolves had 10 different goal scorers, with double-digit players scoring a goal for the second consecutive game.
• Maclay earned her first career hat trick and became the seventh Seawolf to record a hat trick this season.  

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES

"Excited to be 4-0 in conference, and for our players to get a few days off to refuel and get right as we head into another very difficult part of our schedule," said head coach Joe Spallina. "I really love this group and I know our best lacrosse is ahead of us."

UP NEXT
 
Stony Brook heads home to continue conference play, facing Delaware on April 6 at noon at LaValle Stadium. Opening draw is set for noon on FloLive and Stony Brook will honor its women's lacrosse seniors prior to the game. Stony Brook is 5-0 all-time against the Blue Hens, winning 18-6 in both the regular season and the conference tournament last year.
 
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