With the win, Stony Brook locks up its
third America East title and second in the last three years. The Seawolves now
await their NCAA Tournament first-round opponent which will be announced Sunday
night at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
The Seawolves stormed out of the locker
room after halftime and got goals from six different players during that 7-0
outburst including two by JJ Laforet. In total, Stony Brook outscored Albany 9-3
in the second half.
Brady made 11 saves against Great Danes,
including many at point-blank range, to allow his offense to go to work.
Jeff Tundo, an all-tournament team
member, scored four goals and added an assist for five points to lead the
Seawolves’ offensive attack that featured eight different goal
scorers.
Albany’s Lyle Thompson, also named to the
all-tournament team, dished out three assists and scored a goal while his cousin
Ty tallied a hat trick.
Just as he did in the semifinals versus
Hartford, Matt Belando scored Stony Brook’s first two goals and staked his
Seawolves out to a 2-0 lead with just over four minutes
left in the first quarter. Miles Thompson got Albany on the board
with a quick strike from the left side on a feed from Player of the Year Joe
Resetarits.
Stony Brook ended the quarter with all
the momentum, however, as Cole Millican broke into the offensive zone and
blasted a low shot past Albany’s Max Huber with one second left to give the
Seawolves a 3-1 lead after one.
Albany outscored Stony Brook 4-2 in the
second quarter thanks to three points from Lyle Thompson. The freshman scored a
goal and assisted on two more – one to Ty Thompson and the other to Resetarits.
Tundo scored both of Stony Brook’s goals and the game went to halftime
deadlocked at 5.
After the break, Stony Brook went on a
tear outscoring the Danes 6-0 in the third quarter. Laforet won two draws before
racing in on goal to finish the scoring chances. 2012 Rookie of the Year Mike
Rooney closed out the scoring in the third for Stony Brook, catching a pass from
Tundo and shooting in mid-air to make the score 12-5 at the end of three.
The Seawolf attack continued into the
fourth quarter when Rooney found Graham Adams, stretching the run to 7-0. Miles
and Ty Thompson connected to get Albany on the scoreboard in the second half and
Will Fuller added two goals for the Danes but the Stony Brook offense would not
be denied. Robbie Campbell answered Ty Thompson’s goal and Tundo capped off his
four-goal afternoon with an empty-netter with less than two minutes
left.
Stony Brook’s Brady, Laforet, and Tundo
are joined on the all-championship team by teammate Kyle Moeller, Albany’s Lyle
Thompson, Resetarits and Travis Lyons, UMBC’s Scott Jones and Phile Poe and
Hartford’s Tate Kildonas and Ben Knapton.
