Seven-Goal Third Quarter Powers Seawolves to Win
West Hartford, Conn. - Stony Brook scored seven times in the third quarter to break open a game that was tied at halftime and went on to claim a 15-11 victory over Hartford in America East men's lacrosse action on a cold and rainy day. Sophomore Kevin Crowley (New Westminster, B.C.) scored three goals and had a pair of assists to help the Seawolves to their second straight conference win.
"We got off to another good start today," said Stony Brook head coach Rick Sowell. "We let them back in it, but we fought back and got the offense rolling there in the third quarter. It is always good to go on the road and pick up a conference win in these kind of conditions."
Stony Brook (6-4, 2-1 AE) wasted no time from the get go, scoring four times in the first two and a half minutes. Less than a minute in Crowley took a pass from behind the goal from fellow sophomore Jordan McBride (New Westminster, B.C.) for an easy shot from directly in front to put the Seawolves quickly on top. Eight seconds later the pair reversed their roles as Crowley raced in with the face-off and found McBride for the score. The pair connected again just 22 seconds later, with Crowley putting away the shot for a 3-0 lead. Sophomore Adam Rand (Niantic, Conn.) then won his fourth straight face-off and got the ball to freshman Robbie Campbell (Delta, B.C.), who came in from the right side and buried his shot for a 4-0 SBU lead less than three minutes in.
That would be it for the Stony Brook offense for nearly the rest of the half, however. Hartford (0-10, 0-3 AE) finally got on the board on a goal from Ryan Compitello at the 6:32 mark of the first. The Hawks then scored twice in the final minute to pull back to within a goal at the end of the quarter.
Hartford knotted things up at the 8:04 mark of the second, but freshman Jared LeVerne (Jericho, N.Y.) answered that with his first career goal after charging in on the Hartford goalkeeper from midfield. The Hawks, however, came back to score in the final minute of the half to tie things at five-all.
Forty seconds into the third quarter Hartford took its first and only lead of the game when it took advantage of an SBU turnover and got a goal from Aidan Genik, his second of the game, to make it 6-5. Stony Brook took advantage of a man-up opportunity to tie things back up at the 9:50 mark on a goal from sophomore Timmy Trenkle (Commack, N.Y.) and regained the lead when LeVerne scored just 11 seconds later.
Hartford tied the score at 7-7, but Campbell and McBride scored 11 seconds apart that put the Seawolves back on top, 9-7, with 6:12 left in the quarter. After the Hawks cut the SBU advantage back down to a goal, Stony Brook's offense put it into high gear in the final two minutes of the quarter, scoring three times to push the Seawolves' lead up to 12-8 entering the fourth.
It was a lead that held up for Stony Brook, as freshman Kyle Belton (Langley, B.C.) scored twice in the first half of the final quarter to ice the game for the Seawolves. Crowley ended his day with a team-high five points, while McBride, Campbell, LeVerne, Belton and freshman Jack Hewitt (Eden Prairie, Minn.) all scored a pair of goals for SBU. Junior defender Steven Waldeck (Levittown, N.Y.) led the team with seven ground balls, while also adding a goal and an assist. Rand was outstanding in the face-off circle, winning 24 of 28 attempts. Junior Tom Compitello (Hauppauge, N.Y.) led SBU with three assists, while his brother, Ryan, led Hartford with three goals and two assists.
Stony Brook will return home next week, hosting America East rival Binghamton at 7:00 p.m. (WUSB) in LaValle Stadium.
"We got off to another good start today," said Stony Brook head coach Rick Sowell. "We let them back in it, but we fought back and got the offense rolling there in the third quarter. It is always good to go on the road and pick up a conference win in these kind of conditions."
Stony Brook (6-4, 2-1 AE) wasted no time from the get go, scoring four times in the first two and a half minutes. Less than a minute in Crowley took a pass from behind the goal from fellow sophomore Jordan McBride (New Westminster, B.C.) for an easy shot from directly in front to put the Seawolves quickly on top. Eight seconds later the pair reversed their roles as Crowley raced in with the face-off and found McBride for the score. The pair connected again just 22 seconds later, with Crowley putting away the shot for a 3-0 lead. Sophomore Adam Rand (Niantic, Conn.) then won his fourth straight face-off and got the ball to freshman Robbie Campbell (Delta, B.C.), who came in from the right side and buried his shot for a 4-0 SBU lead less than three minutes in.
That would be it for the Stony Brook offense for nearly the rest of the half, however. Hartford (0-10, 0-3 AE) finally got on the board on a goal from Ryan Compitello at the 6:32 mark of the first. The Hawks then scored twice in the final minute to pull back to within a goal at the end of the quarter.
Hartford knotted things up at the 8:04 mark of the second, but freshman Jared LeVerne (Jericho, N.Y.) answered that with his first career goal after charging in on the Hartford goalkeeper from midfield. The Hawks, however, came back to score in the final minute of the half to tie things at five-all.
Forty seconds into the third quarter Hartford took its first and only lead of the game when it took advantage of an SBU turnover and got a goal from Aidan Genik, his second of the game, to make it 6-5. Stony Brook took advantage of a man-up opportunity to tie things back up at the 9:50 mark on a goal from sophomore Timmy Trenkle (Commack, N.Y.) and regained the lead when LeVerne scored just 11 seconds later.
Hartford tied the score at 7-7, but Campbell and McBride scored 11 seconds apart that put the Seawolves back on top, 9-7, with 6:12 left in the quarter. After the Hawks cut the SBU advantage back down to a goal, Stony Brook's offense put it into high gear in the final two minutes of the quarter, scoring three times to push the Seawolves' lead up to 12-8 entering the fourth.
It was a lead that held up for Stony Brook, as freshman Kyle Belton (Langley, B.C.) scored twice in the first half of the final quarter to ice the game for the Seawolves. Crowley ended his day with a team-high five points, while McBride, Campbell, LeVerne, Belton and freshman Jack Hewitt (Eden Prairie, Minn.) all scored a pair of goals for SBU. Junior defender Steven Waldeck (Levittown, N.Y.) led the team with seven ground balls, while also adding a goal and an assist. Rand was outstanding in the face-off circle, winning 24 of 28 attempts. Junior Tom Compitello (Hauppauge, N.Y.) led SBU with three assists, while his brother, Ryan, led Hartford with three goals and two assists.
Stony Brook will return home next week, hosting America East rival Binghamton at 7:00 p.m. (WUSB) in LaValle Stadium.
