In the final conference matchup between two bitter rivals, it was Albany who led for the whole game and withstood a Stony Brook comeback to spring the 12-10 upset.
Devon McLane minimized the Bears' first half struggles with three goals in just three minutes of play. He secured a hat trick in the third quarter alone, giving Brown a comfortable three-point lead to topple the Seawolves by a final score of 10-7.
With 12 seconds left, attackman Kevin Mack’s behind-the-back shot was saved by Scarlet Knights goalkeeper Colin Kirst, his ninth of the second half, and Rutgers hung on to survive 17-16 against an upset-hungry Seawolves team on Saturday, March 5.
Kicking off a new tradition in winning fashion, the Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team earned a 17-10 victory in the semifinals of the inaugural Long Island Cup over the St. John’s Red Storm on Friday, Feb. 25.
In their first game since last year’s cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team looked as good as ever as they beat the Sacred Heart Pioneers by a final score of 20-8 on Saturday.
Sitting at 4-1 on the season and even in the all-time series with the Scarlet Knights, the Seawolves’ 3-game win streak gives them momentum going into Tuesday’s neutral-site matchup against the Sacred Heart Pioneers.
