STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Senior midfielder
Jaden Hampel was the hero on Thursday at LaValle Stadium for No. 13 Stony Brook women's lacrosse as her game-winning goal in overtime lifted the Seawolves over No. 19 Stanford, 11-10. With the win, Stony Brook extended its season-long winning streak to 10 games in a row, it's longest such streak since winning 14 consecutive games during the 2022 season.
Hampel's game-winner came just 1:31 into the overtime period as she was assisted by senior midfielder
Ellie Masera. Masera found Hampel cutting to the net, and she fired a lefty shot past Stanford's goalie Lucy Pearson who had previously made 12 saves in the game. For Hampel, it was her lone goal of the game and it was a shorthanded goal.
The Seawolves' final offensive possession was set up by stout defensive play by Masera and freshman midfielder
Isabella Caporuscio. Stanford began overtime with the ball on its defensive end of the field. Masera pressured Stanford's Jordyn Case but was called for a foul. When play resumed, Caporuscio picked up Case and forced a huge turnover as she knocked the ball out of her stick and scooped up the ground ball. The standout defensive play allowed the Seawolves to get settled on the offensive end and led to the game-winning goal.
Stanford controlled a two-goal lead, 10-8, with 9:27 to play in the fourth quarter. Stony Brook closed the game on a 3-0 scoring run as it received goals from Caporuscio, junior midfielder
Alexandra Fusco, and the game-winner from Hampel down the stretch. For Caporuscio, Fusco, and Hampel the goals were all their only goals of the game, and they all came in crucial spots.
Masera led a trio of multi-goal scorers as she, graduate attack
Kailyn Hart, and graduate attack
Morgan Mitchell all scored two goals apiece. Masera led all scorers with a game-high five points as she had three assists to go along with her two goals.
Senior goalie
Aaliyah Jones made a career-high seven saves in net as she along with junior defender
Avery Hines, and graduate defender
Rachel Rosenberg anchored the defense. Hines caused four turnovers and picked up two ground balls, while Rosenberg recorded a ground ball and was strong on the defensive end all game long.
STATS AND NOTES
- The win marks Stony Brook's 43rd over a ranked opponent since 2014.
- Stony Brook improved to 2-0 in overtime games this season with both wins coming against ranked opponents (defeated No. 5 Syracuse, 13-12, on March 5).
- Hampel's game-winning goal was her lone score of the game. It was her first goal since scoring a pair of goals at William & Mary on April 11.
- Masera racked up five points (two goals, three assists) and eight draw controls in the win. It was her fourth consecutive game of five-plus points and eight or more draw controls.
- Caporuscio scored a huge goal to make it 10-9 with 9:07 to play in the fourth and went on to cause a crucial turnover that allowed the Seawolves to set up their final possession. For the game she had two caused turnovers and picked up one ground ball.
- Mitchell recorded her second straight three-point game with two goals and an assist. It marked her first multi-goal game since registering a hat trick against Campbell on March 24.
- Hart found the back of the net twice as it was her ninth consecutive multi-goal game.
- Hines caused four more turnovers and added a pair of ground balls. She has tallied multiple caused turnovers and multiple ground balls in six straight contests.
- Stony Brook has out-scored its opponents, 166-73, over its season-long 10-game winning streak.
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NEXT UP
Stony Brook will return to the field on Thursday, May 2, when it hosts the No. 4 seed in the CAA Tournament semifinals at noon. The Seawolves will take on either Elon or Towson, who are both vying for the No. 4 seed and will go head-to-head this Saturday on the final day of the regular season. The winner of the game will earn the No. 4 seed in the tournament.
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