STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Stony Brook women's lacrosse took care of business on Thursday afternoon, defeating Elon 18-6 in the CAA Semifinals at LaValle Stadium, punching its ticket to the CAA Championship Game on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Seawolves offense got things going immediately, as
Isabella Caporuscio scored a player-up goal 59 seconds into play, giving Stony Brook a 1-0 lead. This early advantage did not last long; the Phoenix would respond with a goal to even the score with 10:07 remaining in the first quarter. After being denied on three solid chances following the opening goal, the Seawolves would break the tie on a goal on the move from
Haydin Eisfeld. Stony Brook tacked one more in the first quarter, taking a 3-1 lead into the second quarter.
Elon opened the second quarter strong, scoring two of the first three goals, with the Seawolves now leading 4-3. The Phoenix would then continue to battle back, evening the score at 5-5. Not even a minute later, the tie was broken by a free-position goal from Caporuscio, putting Stony Brook back in front.
Julia Fusco scored a goal in the opening minute of the third quarter to put the Seawolves ahead by three. That three-goal lead lasted only about a minute and a half, as the Phoenix scored, and Stony Brook held an 8-6 lead with 13:04 remaining in the third quarter. Two more goals were scored in the quarter, both by the Seawolves, as they entered the fourth quarter with a 10-6 advantage.
Stony Brook put the finishing touches on its semifinal win in the fourth quarter, tacking on eight goals to secure the 18-6 win and advance to its fourth straight CAA finals.
STATS AND NOTES
- Keira Martin tallied a game-high five points, scoring a goal and dishing out four assists.
- Olivia Schorr scored four goals in the win, setting a new career-high.
- Caporuscio had four goals on the day, her 15th multi-goal game of the season. She also tallied three caused turnovers and ground balls.
- Mirabella Altebrando notched four assists in the semifinal victory.
- Eisfeld recorded three goals on Thursday, her seventh game this season with three or more goals.
- Gabby Palomba passed out three assists.
- Fusco (two goals) and Jeilinne Bonilla (one goal) rounded out the Seawolf goal scorers.
- Stony Brook outshot Elon by a margin of 44-17.
- The Seawolves scooped up 18 ground balls to Elon's 11.
- Stony Brook has now won 23 consecutive conference tournament games, a streak dating back to 2013.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves will play for a fourth consecutive CAA Championship on Saturday. Stony Brook will face the winner of the Hofstra vs Towson semifinal matchup. The opening draw is set for 12:30 at LaValle Stadium and will stream live on FloCollege.
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