STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Fueled by a dominant 8-0 run and strong second-half defense, Stony Brook men's lacrosse defeated CAA foe Monmouth, 13-9, at LaValle Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Collin Williamson and
Justin Bonacci led the Seawolf attack, each recording a game-high six points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Good goalie play and timely offense allowed the Hawks to take a 3-1 lead with 5:55 remaining in the first. The Seawolves scored two of the final three goals in the first quarter, bringing the score to 4-3 in favor of Monmouth heading into the second quarter.
- Stony Brook opened the scoring in the second with a man-up goal from Williamson to even things up at 4-all. Each team traded a goal to make it 5-5 with 7:42 remaining in the first half.
- Monmouth tacked on a pair of goals late in the second quarter to take a 7-5 lead into the locker room.
- The Hawks carried their momentum into the third quarter, scoring the first two goals of the second half and giving themselves a 9-5 lead with 6:55 remaining in the third. The Seawolves answered back just nine seconds later after Robbie Smith won a face-off and raced downfield to bury Stony Brook's first goal of the half.
- From that point on, the Seawolves took full control of the game, scoring the final two goals of the quarter, including a buzzer-beater from Gary Correa that brought them within one goal heading into the final frame.
- Stony Brook evened things up with 11:47 remaining in the fourth as Bonacci buried the game-tying goal. Just over four minutes later, the Seawolves took their first lead of the day on a goal from Williamson.
- Now in the driver's seat, Stony Brook tacked on three more fourth-quarter goals to bookend an 8-0 run that spanned more than 21 minutes of game action to secure victory over the Hawks.
STATS AND NOTES
- Williamson tallied six points on four goals and two assists. His four goals and six points are both new season highs. He now has three hat tricks on the season and has recorded a point in six straight contests.
- Bonacci also tallied six points on two goals and four assists. His four assists were the most in the game and matched his career high. Bonacci now has 30 points on the year to lead the Seawolves.
- Marino notched two goals and an assist for three total points in his fifth multi-point performance of the season.
- Correa scored two goals to record the first multi-goal game of his career.
- Kian McCoy, Ray O'Brien and Smith all notched a goal in the win.
- Smith was absolutely dominant at the X, winning 20 face-offs on 25 attempts, helping Stony Brook win the face-off battle by a plus-15 margin.
- The Seawolves outshot the Hawks in both shots (52-28) and shots on goal (30-17).
- Stony Brook doubled Monmouth's ground balls, scooping up 41 to the Hawks' 20.
- The Seawolves closed the game on an 8-0 run after Monmouth took a 9-5 lead with 6:55 remaining in the third.
- Stony Brook's defense held Monmouth scoreless for the final 21:55 of play.
- Today's win gives Stony Brook a 2-1 lead in the all-time series.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook will travel to Philadelphia for its next matchup against Drexel on Saturday, April 19. The contest will begin at noon and will stream live on FloCollege.
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