Towson, Md. - The fifth-ranked Stony Brook men's lacrosse team lost to Towson, 9-8, on Saturday afternoon at Johnny Unitas Stadium. Senior Timmy Trenkle (Commack, N.Y.) tied his career-high with three goals for his second career hat trick.
Senior Kevin Crowley (New Westminster, British Columbia) tallied two goals and three assists, adding to his Division I leading 198 points among all active players.
Matt Hughes led Towson (2-4) with three goals. Sean Maguire added two goals for the Tigers.
Stony Brook (3-2) came back from a five-goal deficit, 8-3, and trailed 9-7 after Trenkle's goal at 5:19 of the second quarter. Junior Jordan McBride (New Westminster, British Columbia) fired a shot that hit the crossbar with 1:29 left, but with 12 seconds left in regulation, McBride found Crowley for a goal. On the ensuing draw, senior Adam Rand (Niantic, Conn.) won the face-off, but was forced backwards. The Seawolves were unable to get a shot off as time expired.
"I have to give credit to Towson for executing their game plan," coach Rick Sowell said. "We probably were caught off guard in the first half, and weren't able to get our offense going. Both defenses played a great second half. As I told the guys, there's a lot of lacrosse to be played."
Towson scored six straight goals after Stony Brook led 3-2. The Seawolves trailed by as many as five in the game after Stephen Norris' first goal of the game. It was the first time in two games that the Seawolves have fallen behind since Delaware scored the game's opening goal on March 12.
Junior Robbie Campbell (Delta, British Columbia) ended a 17-minute drought, taking a cross-crease pass from Crowley to make it 8-4 with 13 seconds left in the first half. After Rand won the ensuing draw, Campbell and Crowley connected again 11 seconds later for the same exact sequence as the Seawolves trailed 8-5 after 30 minutes. After a scoreless third quarter from both teams, Towson led 9-5 after Hughes' third goal of the game.
Senior Rob Camposa (Syosset, N.Y.) finished the game with nine saves. Travis Love had 12 for Towson.
Rand won 13 face-offs, giving him 684 wins for his career, good for fifth all-time in Division I history. He added a game-high nine ground balls.
Stony Brook returns to LaValle Stadium on Tuesday for a home game against #12 Cornell at 7:00 p.m.
