Seawolves coming off 15-0 rout of Albany
Stony Brook, N.Y. - A week after achieving the highest ranking in school history, Stony Brook University's men's lacrosse team (9-3, 4-0 America East) has done it again. A 15-0 rout of Albany has put the Seawolves inside the top 10 as they currently rank eighth in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse and USILA Coaches polls. Inside Lacrosse analyst Quint Kessenich lists the Seawolves 7th in his weekly rankings.
Juniors Jordan McBride (New Westminster, British Columbia) and Kevin Crowley (New Westminster, British Columbia) and senior Tom Compitello (Hauppauge, N.Y.) lead a potent offense that is averaging 14.2 goals per game.
McBride (46 goals, six assists) leads the country in goals per game with 3.83. He also leads the country in shooting percentage (.561) and is fifth in points per game (4.33).
Crowley, a 2010 Tewaraarton Award nominee along with McBride, has 35 goals and 24 assists. He ranks second in the nation in points per game (4.92) and is fifth in goals per game (2.92).
Compitello, who's having a career year with 28 goals and 28 assists, is third in points per game (4.67) and fifth in assists per game (2.33).
Sophomores Kyle Belton (Langley, British Columbia) has 16 goals and Robbie Campbell (Delta, British Columbia) has 13, giving the Seawolves five players who are in double-digits in goals.
Junior Adam Rand (Niantic, Conn.) has won 62 percent of his face-offs. Rand, who won 11 of 15 face-offs against Albany, was named to the ThunderBay Team of the Week
Senior long stick midfielder Steven Waldeck (Levittown, N.Y.) ranks sixth in ground balls per game (6.33) and 10th in caused turnovers per game (2.0). Waldeck leads all long poles with eight goals and three assists.
Stony Brook is in the top 10 in six categories nationally:
Face-off Win Percentage (First - .614) Shooting Percentage (First - .400) Scoring Offense (Second - 14.17) Points Per Game (Second - 22.25) Assists Per Game (Third - 8.08) Ground Balls Per Game (eighth - 35.67).
With the win over Albany, Stony Brook clinched the number one seed in the America East Championships and a share of the America East regular-season title.
SBU will also host the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse North Quarterfinals on May 23. For ticket information, log on to Stony Brook's official athletics website, GoSeawolves.org, or call (631) 632-WOLF.
Stony Brook, N.Y. - A week after achieving the highest ranking in school history, Stony Brook University's men's lacrosse team (9-3, 4-0 America East) has done it again. A 15-0 rout of Albany has put the Seawolves inside the top 10 as they currently rank eighth in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse and USILA Coaches polls. Inside Lacrosse analyst Quint Kessenich lists the Seawolves 7th in his weekly rankings.
Juniors Jordan McBride (New Westminster, British Columbia) and Kevin Crowley (New Westminster, British Columbia) and senior Tom Compitello (Hauppauge, N.Y.) lead a potent offense that is averaging 14.2 goals per game.
McBride (46 goals, six assists) leads the country in goals per game with 3.83. He also leads the country in shooting percentage (.561) and is fifth in points per game (4.33).
Crowley, a 2010 Tewaraarton Award nominee along with McBride, has 35 goals and 24 assists. He ranks second in the nation in points per game (4.92) and is fifth in goals per game (2.92).
Compitello, who's having a career year with 28 goals and 28 assists, is third in points per game (4.67) and fifth in assists per game (2.33).
Sophomores Kyle Belton (Langley, British Columbia) has 16 goals and Robbie Campbell (Delta, British Columbia) has 13, giving the Seawolves five players who are in double-digits in goals.
Junior Adam Rand (Niantic, Conn.) has won 62 percent of his face-offs. Rand, who won 11 of 15 face-offs against Albany, was named to the ThunderBay Team of the Week
Senior long stick midfielder Steven Waldeck (Levittown, N.Y.) ranks sixth in ground balls per game (6.33) and 10th in caused turnovers per game (2.0). Waldeck leads all long poles with eight goals and three assists.
Stony Brook is in the top 10 in six categories nationally:
Face-off Win Percentage (First - .614) Shooting Percentage (First - .400) Scoring Offense (Second - 14.17) Points Per Game (Second - 22.25) Assists Per Game (Third - 8.08) Ground Balls Per Game (eighth - 35.67).
With the win over Albany, Stony Brook clinched the number one seed in the America East Championships and a share of the America East regular-season title.
SBU will also host the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse North Quarterfinals on May 23. For ticket information, log on to Stony Brook's official athletics website, GoSeawolves.org, or call (631) 632-WOLF.
