CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stony Brook men's lacrosse ended its weekend trip in North Carolina with a 12-6 victory over Queens University Charlotte on Sunday afternoon. Freshman
Caleb Yeung netted three goals, while
Jamison MacLachlan made 13 saves to power the Seawolves to their second win of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Stony Brook started strong on Sunday, registering three of the first four goals of the contest. Collin Williamson, Michael Kloepfer and Richie DeChiaro all found the back of the net during the opening 15 minutes to give the Seawolves an early 3-1 lead.
- Yeung netted the first goal of his collegiate career to open the scoring in the second period and add to Stony Brook's lead.
- After an answer from Queens' offense, Stony Brook scored four straight goals to open things up. DeChiaro and Yeung added their second goals of the game, while Justin Bonacci and Kian McCoy got in on the goal-scoring action.
- The two sides traded scores to close the half, seeing Stony Brook carry a 9-3 advantage into the halftime break.
- The Royals did not go away quietly, shutting out the Seawolves in the third quarter and trimming their deficit to four goals.
- Stony Brook seized control of the contest again in the final frame, snapping a nearly 25-minute scoring drought on the strength of Williamson's second goal of the afternoon to make it 10-5.
- MacLachlan shut down the Queens offense for much of the fourth period, making five saves and allowing one goal, a man-down situation for his defense, to hold off Queens' comeback attempt and win his second game of the season.
STATS AND NOTES
- Yeung netted a team-high three goals, securing the first of his collegiate career early in the second period and completing the hat trick with the final tally of the contest.
- MacLachlan made 13 saves, nine of which came during the second half. He posted a season-best .684 save percentage and has stopped double-digit shots in all three starts this season. MacLachlan also scooped up a career-high seven ground balls.
- Offensively, Stony Brook posted season-high marks in goals (12), assists (four), points (16), shots (50) and shots on goal (23). Defensively, the Seawolves caused a season-best eight turnovers.
- DeChiaro and Williamson scored a pair of goals, notching the first multi-goal games of their collegiate careers.
- Stony Brook won the face-off battle (12-9) for the second time this season, improving to 2-0 in those games.
- The meeting between Stony Brook and Queens was the first in program history.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Proud of the toughness we displayed today. After a slugfest on Friday night to be able to turnaround quickly both mentally and physically and earn win number two was the progress we wanted to see," head coach Anthony Gilardi said.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns home to host Sacred Heart on Saturday, February 22 in the 2025 home opener. The Seawolves and Pioneers are set for a noon start at LaValle Stadium, with the contest streaming live on FloCollege.
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