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Fri Feb 19 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College
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Some programs stand to benefit from a core group of fifth-year seniors who return thanks to the NCAA’s relaxed eligibility rules during the pandemic. Others made major pickups in the transfer portal.
A lucky few will substantially raise their ceilings using both methods. Plenty of power conference schools belong on that list. So does Stony Brook.
The Seawolves, who opened with a 20-8 victory over Sacred Heart on Saturday, have seven fifth-year seniors scattered across the field. Four started against the Pioneers (attackmen Tom Haun and Cory VanGinhoven, midfielder Chris Pickel Jr. and defenseman CJ Trenkle), while midfielder Wayne White had two assists off the bench and Tom Dugan played a significant role as a defensive midfielder.
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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, Feb. 13.
The Seawolves came out of the gate red hot, scoring first and running up eight unanswered goals after a 1-1 tie before the Pioneers could catch their breath. Bolstered by early dominance in the faceoff game, junior FOGOs Austin Deskewicz and Renz Conlon combined for 21 of their 27 faceoffs to give the Seawolves every opportunity to capitalize.