STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Stony Brook secured a 2-1 victory over Monmouth on Saturday afternoon at LaValle Stadium. Ryan Farr scored the game-winning goal in the 72nd minute.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stony Brook started fast, seeing Alex Fleury net his first goal of the season just over eight minutes into the contest, assisted by Jackson Gould and Finlay Oliver. Monmouth, down a goal early on, ended up down a man in the 20th minute when a red card was issued to Damian Taraska. Despite the disadvantage, the Hawks leveled the match on a goal from Jakob Friedman in the 34th minute.

Things were leveled again when Sebastian Drummond was handed a red card in the 37th minute, evening the playing field again between Monmouth and Stony Brook. The Seawolves tried eight first-half shots, forcing Monmouth's keeper to make five saves over the opening 45 minutes.

The Seawolves and Fleury had a chance at a second goal on a penalty kick in the 54th minute, but the try was turned away and the score remained 1-1. Stony Brook eventually found the go-ahead goal, with Ryan Farr's fourth goal of the season. Nicholas Wilson and Jamie Orson assisted the goal. Neither team scored again in the match.

STATS AND NOTES

• Farr's goal was his fourth of the season and his second game-winning goal of his freshman campaign.
• Fleury netted his first goal of the year, increasing his point total to nine.
• Heidar Hermannsson collected one save for the Seawolves out of seven total Hawks shots.
• Stony Brook finished with a 17-7 edge in shots and a 10-2 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Seawolves tried nine corner kicks, while Monmouth had just three opportunities from the corner.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns to action on Saturday, October 25 at Drexel. The Seawolves and Dragons are scheduled for a 1 pm start in Philadelphia, streaming live on FloCollege.

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