BOULDER, Colo. – The Stony Brook women's lacrosse team made a furious rally through the fourth quarter, but the comeback effort came up just short as the Seawolves suffered a 7-6 defeat to Colorado.
The Seawolves drop to 5-3 while the Buffaloes won their third straight get back to .500 on the season.
Riley McDonald led the Stony Brook squad with three goals, her sixth straight multi-goal game.
Isabella Caporuscio added a pair for the Seawolves, while
Julia Fusco notched one.
Defensively,
Avery Hines collected four ground balls and a team-high three caused turnovers as Caporuscio tallied a pair each, adding three draw controls. In net,
Natalia Altebrando made seven saves on the day, grabbing a team-best five ground balls.
Colorado was led by Madeline Pisani who tallied a hat trick for the Buffs, as Maddie Shoup notched a pair and Morgan Pence and Molly Reed scored one each. Jess Peluso dominated in the circle, winning a game-high seven draw controls.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stony Brook jumped out to a 1-0 lead after a goal from McDonald at 6:09 before Colorado responded with a pair of their own from Pisani and Pence to take a 2-1 advantage heading into the second quarter.
The Buffaloes' Shoup put another on the board early followed by the trading of goals from McDonald to Pisani then Caporuscio to Shoup again as the Seawolves trailed 5-3 at halftime.
Coming out of the break, Colorado would add another to their multi-goal lead to go up by three as Stony Brook was held to just six shots through the third quarter.
In a fourth quarter comeback effort, the Seawolves got a pair of free position goals from McDonald and Caporuscio over only two minutes of play. Colorado's Pisani then capitalized to take back a two-goal lead for the Buffs. Stony Brook continued to turn up the intensity as J. Fusco scored down the stretch but ultimately fell short.
STATS AND NOTES
- Riley McDonald led the Seawolves with three goals, her sixth straight multi-goal game.
- Isabella Caporuscio continues to dominate on both ends of the field, as she notched two goals, three draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Natalia Altebrando made seven saves with a .500 save percentage.
- The Seawolves drop to 2-1 all-time against the Buffaloes.
- Every Stony Brook loss this season has been determined by one goal.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook travels back east to face Delaware on Sunday, March 23 at 12 p.m. with coverage available on FloCollege. The Seawolves are 6-0 all-time against the Blue Hens.
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