STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook women's lacrosse used an offensive explosion to defeat Towson, 17-6, in the CAA opener at LaValle Stadium. The Seawolves were led by
Charlotte Wilmoth who scored six goals, and
Riley McDonald who added four.
Stony Brook also dominated on the defensive end as it limited Towson to a season-low six goals. The Seawolves outshot the Tigers, 35-16 and recorded 30 shots on goals to Towson's 13. The Seawolves also won the battle of the turnovers as they forced 17 turnovers, eight of which were caused, and only turned it over 11 times.
Wilmoth led a trio of Seawolves who tallied hat tricks in the win, along with McDonald and
Isabella Caporuscio who notched a team-high 10 draw controls. Defensively,
Alexandra Fusco,
Avery Hines, and Caporuscio each recorded two caused turnovers apiece. In net,
Natalia Altebrando got the start for Stony Brook, playing 56 minutes while making seven saves.
Towson provided six separate goal scorers in Luca DeMaio, Katie Roszko, Milana Ziakovic, Valerie, Thompson, Casey Mederith, and Savannah Safchuck. Goalkeeper Jenna Cardeno made 13 saves on the afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stony Brook grabbed an early 2-0 lead just 4:29 into play with goals from McDonald and A. Fusco. Towson would counter with one of their own from DeMaio before a Seawolves 4-0 run over the next 9:59 carrying over into the second quarter.
The Tigers pieced together a pair of goals to get back within three before McDonald closed out the first half, giving the Seawolves a 7-3 lead into the intermission.
The third quarter would start in a back-and-forth affair as the Seawolves and Tigers traded goals before Stony Brook decided to take charge, going on a dominant 5-0 run to take a 14-5 lead into the fourth.
The Tigers would tally one goal in the closing frame of the contest from Mederith before three straight from the Seawolves to conclude their CAA opener and secure a double-digit victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Charlotte Wilmoth led the Seawolves with a season-high six goals. She has recorded six multi-goal games this season.
- Riley McDonald notched four goals, tallying at least two goals in the last four games.
- Isabella Caporuscio has continued to dominant on both ends of the field, scoring three goals and adding 10 draw controls, three ground balls, and a pair of caused turnovers.
- Casey Colbert dished out a team-high five assists, leading the squad with 19 total on the season.
- Alexandra Fusco grabbed a career and team-high four ground balls along with two caused turnovers.
- In net, Natalia Altebrando made a career-high seven saves.
- The Seawolves are now 4-1 at home this season and 1-0 to start conference play.
- Stony Brook improves to 12-0 all-time against Towson.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Awesome performance today from the team, our first complete performance of the year. I thought we checked a lot of the boxes and were much improved with draw controls and timely saves. We played complimentary lacrosse, played well off the draw and clearing the ball. Defensively, we were stout holding Towson to only 16 shots. Offensively, super-efficient. Really proud of the team, especially with the tough stretch of three games in a week and to start 1-0 in conference is what we set out to do," noted head coach
Joe Spallina postgame.
NEXT UP
After a 10-day hiatus, Stony Brook heads across the country for Spring Break as they take on Denver on Tuesday, March 18 at 11 a.m. (MT) and Colorado on Thursday, March 20 at 5 p.m. (MT). Coverage is set to be available on Midco Sports Plus and ESPN Plus, respectively. The Seawolves are 5-7 all-time against the Pioneers and Buffaloes combined.
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