Following last Saturday’s 7-6 upset win against #20 Delaware, Stony Brook lost to St. John’s 11-9 at LaValle Stadium in a see-saw affair.
St. John’s, which was coming off of a near-upset against #6 Syracuse last Saturday, was lead by Kieran McArdle’s four goals, all scored in the second half.
“It was disappointing,” head coach Jim Nagle said. “St. John’s is a good team, we weren’t ready to beat them tonight, but we definitely had our opportunities to do it.”
Neither team held a lead of more then one goal for the whole game until St. John’s McArdle made the score 10-8 with 6:12 left in the fourth quarter, capitalizing off of a rebound that Stony Brook junior goalkeeper Sean Brady was unable to control.
“It kind of was trickling in front of the net, knocking in between guys’ feet,” said Brady, who made 14 saves in the game. “People were knocking it back and forth, it ended up in front of the crease, and the guy just scooped it up and put it in the net when I was on the ground.”
Stony Brook got back to within one with a goal from senior Robbie Campbell at the 4:21 mark, but McArdle would score again with 2:58 left in the game to give the Red Storm an insurance goal.
Senior Russ Bonanno lead the Seawolves with three goals and one assist, with junior Jeff Tundo adding two goals and one assist.
Stony Brook, now 1-4, will complete a two-game home-stand against Towson next Saturday on March 17 at 1:00 p.m.
“We don’t really have time to lick our wounds,” Nagle said. “We just have to lace it up and get better in the next three days.”
Adrian Szkolar
Adrian is a senior who has been writing for the Statesman since 2011. He has covered almost all of Stony Brook’s Division-I varsity teams, as well as the school’s Division-I ACHA ice hockey team. He hopes to one day become a respected reporter and insider in the sports world. Before coming to Stony Brook, he played two years of varsity ice hockey at White Plains High School, and the sport remains his favorite. He is also a member of Stony Brook’s marching and pep band, and is currently an intern for the Times Beacon Record. He enjoys watching and observing team sports of all kinds, and continues to play hockey with his father over the summer.
