SMITHFIELD, R.I. – In a back-and-forth affair, the No. 13 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team defeated Bryant, 16-12, at Conaty Indoor Athletic Center on Wednesday afternoon to open up the 2025 season.
Isabella Caporuscio finished with a career-high six goals, two assists, six draw controls, four caused turnovers, and four ground balls in the victory, leading the Seawolves in all categories.
Charlotte Wilmoth made a statement in her first game in the red and navy, tallying four goals, two assists, two ground balls, and one caused turnover.
Alexandra Fusco notched a pair of goals, while
Courtney Maclay,
Casey Colbert, and
Haydin Eisfeld each added one.
Julia Fusco scored one as well to record her first collegiate goal.
Defensively, the squad totaled 21 caused turnovers and 18 ground balls. Along with Caporsucio,
Alexa Constant led the Seawolves with four caused turnovers and four ground balls.
Natalia Altebrando got her first start for Stony Brook, collecting a career-high three saves while Fracnesca Viteritti split time and made a career-high four saves.
For Bryant, Emily DeGeorge scored six times, while Riley O'Mara added three tallies and one for Amelia Piercy, Peyton Bosshardt, and Ashling Marshall each. Goalkeeper Sam Centofante made nine saves in net on a .321 save percentage.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a Bryant tally to start the game, Caporuscio netted a pair to put the Seawolves ahead. The Bulldogs responded with a free position goal to tie it up as Maclay gave Stony Brook a 3-2 lead after the first quarter.
- The Seawolves dominated through the second, scoring six of the eight goals total as Stony Brook put up 16 shots on goal in the first half compared to Bryant's seven.
- Stony Brook came out of the gate strong in the second half, scoring three straight goals for a 12-4 lead. The Bulldogs pieced together some offense to score four of their own ending the third with the Seawolves up 13-8.
- The Stony Brook squad would outscore Bryant, 4-3, through the fourth quarter to secure the 16-12 victory in their season opener.
STATS AND NOTES
- Isabella Caporuscio led the squad with a career-high eight points on six goals and two assists, adding a career and team-high six draw controls, four caused turnovers, and four ground balls.
- Graduate transfer Charlotte Wilmoth tallied six points on four goals and two assists, notching two ground balls and one caused turnover.
- Julia Fusco notched her first collegiate goal in the third quarter (3:40).
- Alexa Constant recorded a career performance with four caused turnovers and four ground balls defensively.
- In net, Natalia Altebrando got her first career start and split time with Francesca Viteritti. Combined, the pair tallied seven saves, each recording a career high.
- The Seawolves had an advantage over the Bulldogs in shots (28-20), caused turnovers (14-11), ground balls (18-14), and draw controls (17-12).
- Stony Brook captured its third straight season opening victory and has gone 5-0 all-time against Bryant.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Happy for our team to be 1-0, we went up by eight and let our foot off the gas and the game finished closer than it should of. That is something that we will learn from and get better. Took a little time for us to adjust playing on the smaller field and with the lighting but our offense performed at a high level. We expect our defense to be better than we were today and that will be a point of emphasis this week. Overall, 1-0 and onto the next one," head coach
Joe Spallina said postgame.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook continues their road slate next Wednesday, February 19 at Villanova with first draw set for 1 p.m. on FloCollege. The Seawolves are 2-0 against the Wildcats all-time, defeating them at LaValle Stadium in both 2015 and 2024.
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