PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Stony Brook men's lacrosse ended up on the wrong end of a back-and-forth contest in Philadelphia, falling to Drexel 15-14.
Justin Bonacci netted a career-best five goals in the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first of five Bonacci goals on Saturday opened the scoring in the contest less than four minutes into play.
- It was a quiet first quarter, with the two sides even at a goal apiece more than 12 minutes in before a Dragons' goal. Kian McCoy evened things at two-all, with the score holding there after one quarter.
- Stony Brook's offense took advantage of undisciplined action by Drexel, scoring on a pair of extra-man opportunities to grab a 4-2 advantage early in the second.
- Caleb Yeung made it three straight Seawolf goals, pushing the advantage to three goals less than four minutes into the second frame.
- Bonacci and Ray O'Brien netted man-up goals later in the quarter, making the Seawolves 4-for-4 on extra-man opportunities in the second quarter alone.
- Drexel used a late push to trim its deficit to one goal, but McCoy netted the final goal of the half to give Stony Brook an 8-6 lead heading into the half.
- The Dragons scored five of the first seven goals of the second half, grabbing their first lead since the closing moments of the first quarter. Stony Brook trailed for less than 90 seconds courtesy of a buzzer-beating goal by Bonacci.
- With things all even heading into the final 15 minutes of action, Drexel gained the advantage first by netting a pair of goals.
- After being held scoreless for the first six-plus minutes of the final frame, Stony Brook ripped off three straight to turn a two-goal deficit into a 14-13 lead with 6:29 to play.
- The Dragons evened things a minute-and-a-half later, scoring the eventual game-winning goal with 3:11 to play.
- The Seawolves committed a pair of turnovers in the final three minutes of play, including one in the final minute that led to Drexel bleeding out the clock.
STATS AND NOTES
- Bonacci's five goals were a career-best mark. It was his seventh multi-goal game of the season and third straight.
- Stony Brook finished 5-for-6 on extra-man opportunities. The Seawolves were a perfect 4-for-4 in the second quarter.
- Robbie Smith finished 14-for-22 at X, securing eight ground balls. Chris Esposito was 6-for-10, helping Stony Brook finish 20-for-32 at X.
- McCoy matched Bonacci's five-point effort with a pair of goals and a game-high three assists.
- Gary Correa, O'Brien, Collin Williamson and Caleb Yeung all registered multiple points as well.
- Drexel out-shot Stony Brook 44-39. The two sides both tallied 22 shots on goal.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns home to host Hampton for senior day on Saturday, April 26. Game time is schedule for 11 am at LaValle Stadium.
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