BALTIMORE, Md. — The Stony Brook women's lacrosse team mounted a late push but ultimately fell to No. 9 Johns Hopkins, 13-11, on Sunday at Homewood Field. Seven Seawolves registered multiple points in the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Johns Hopkins opened the game with five of the first six goals to take an early 5-1 lead late in the first quarter before Olivia Schorr found the back of the net to trim the deficit to three heading into the second.
Stony Brook responded with its strongest stretch of the afternoon in the second quarter, rattling off four consecutive goals to start the quarter, seizing momentum. Keira Martin and Julia Fusco sparked the run before Zoe Stonecipher converted a free-position opportunity to tie the game. Katie Walsh followed with a woman-up tally and Haydin Eisfeld capped the surge late in the half to give the Seawolves a 7-6 advantage at the break.
The Blue Jays answered immediately after halftime, scoring four straight goals early in the third quarter to regain the lead and build a multi-goal cushion. Johns Hopkins added another late in the period and shut out the Seawolves to carry an 11-7 lead into the final frame.
Stony Brook attempted to rally in the fourth, starting with Walsh scoring to open the quarter. Isabella Caporuscio added a pair of goals late in the frame, but the Seawolves could not close the gap as Johns Hopkins held on for the 13-11 decision.
STATS AND NOTES
- Stony Brook finished with 11 goals from seven different scorers.
- Seven Seawolves produced multi-point efforts.
- Caporuscio led all goal scorers with three tallies. She has netted multiple goals in five straight games.
- Mirabella Altebrando, Martin and Stonecipher all matched Caporuscio's three-point effort, sharing the team lead.
- Stony Brook scored five of its 11 goals during the second-quarter run that produced its halftime lead.
- Defensively, Stony Brook caused 13 turnovers.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook welcomes Rutgers to LaValle Stadium on Wednesday, March 11. The Seawolves and Scarlet Knights are scheduled for a 6 pm start, with the contest streaming live on FloCollege.
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