VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Stony Brook women's lacrosse team pulled away from Villanova early and earned a 12-5 victory over the Wildcats on Wednesday afternoon in Pennsylvania to pick up the squad's second consecutive win.
The Seawolves were paced by eight different goal scorers with
Haydin Eisfeld notching a career-high three goals for her first collegiate hat trick.
Alexandra Fusco added a pair of goals and assists while
Charlotte Wilmoth scored two goals herself.
Casey Colbert led Stony Brook with a team and career-high four assists.
Defensively,
Avery Hines tallied a single-game program record with eight caused turnovers while adding a career-high five ground balls.
Courtney Maclay recorded five draw controls to lead the Seawolves in the circle. In net,
Ava Yancey got her first collegiate start, making three saves through 60 full minutes of play.
For Villanova, Sydney Pappas led the Wildcats with two goals, as Madison Freeman, Elena Torres, and Jillian Vaught each notched one. Goalkeeper Makenzie Fisher made 10 saves in net on a .445 save percentage.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Seawolves scored six straight goals in the span of 11 minutes to begin the contest, the first time since April 6, 2024, against Delaware. Julia Fusco capped the run with a woman-up goal dished out by her sister, Alex.
- After a Villanova tally, Wilmoth struck again to put Stony Brook up 7-1 at the end of the first.
- The Seawolves grabbed a 9-1 lead with 47 seconds to go in the half as Eisfeld scored in transition to keep Stony Brook on top.
- Eisfeld scored again to open the third quarter, as the Wildcats responded and tallied a pair to close the gap, 10-3 heading into the fourth.
- Villanova would score another two before Maclay and Kylie Budke capitalized on the Seawolves' lead to secure a 12-5 victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Alexandra Fusco and Casey Colbert led the squad with four points apiece, Fusco with two goals and two assists as Colbert dished out four assists.
- Haydin Eisfeld tallied her first collegiate hat trick with a career-high three goals.
- Avery Hines broke a Stony Brook single-game program record with eight caused turnovers, collecting a career-high five ground balls.
- Courtney Maclay won a career-high five draw controls for the Seawolves.
- In net, rookie Ava Yancey got her first collegiate start with three saves.
- The Seawolves had an advantage over the Wildcats in shots, shots on goal, caused turnovers, ground balls, and clears.
- Stony Brook held an impressive 30-11 shot total in the contest, shooting over .733 for the second straight game.
- The 11 shots allowed was the fewest since April 6, 2024 when Stony Brook allowed just seven to Delaware.
- Stony Brook captured its third straight 2-0 start, while improving to 3-0 over Villanova all-time.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Really proud of our players and coaches, I always say you improve the most from game one to game two. Our defense was ready to go, holding a potent offense to just 11 shots in the game. That stat is incredible with the offensive power of Villanova. Offensively, we showed spots of brilliance but there's still so much room for improvement. That's the great thing about this group is that the ceiling is so high. Really awesome for Avery to set that Stony Brook record as she was so in tune with the scout and the tendencies of the Nova offense. It's great to start out 2-0, but it's all eyes on UAlbany Sunday," noted head coach
Joe Spallina postgame.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook returns to action on Sunday, February 23 as they head north to face in-state rival UAlbany. First draw is scheduled for 12 p.m. with coverage available on ESPN+. This will be the 31
st meeting between the Seawolves and Great Danes in program history with Stony Brook leading 23-7 all-time.
For an inside look at the Stony Brook women's lacrosse program, be sure to follow it on
Facebook,
Twitter and
Instagram.
