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For the first time in over a year, fans watched Stony Brook Men’s Lacrosse at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. Stony Brook offered limited tickets to the Seawolves’ April 16 matchup against the Binghamton Bearcats and required proof of a negative COVID-19 test or vaccination upon entry.
The Seawolves stomped the rival Bearcats 22-8, scoring the most goals in a single game since a 25-goal 2017 game against Brown and the most goals in head coach Anthony Gilardi’s time with the team. Four players recorded hat tricks, led by senior midfielder Mike McCannell’s five goals. His six points matched the career-high he set last week against NJIT.
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The Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team made a strong albeit, nail-biting start to 2020.
Amid an impressive 5-1 record, with four of those wins by one goal and two in overtime, the team took to the road for a game against the Bryant Bulldogs on Mar. 7, 2020. The 15-11 loss stung, but the Seawolves were prepared to rebound a week later back at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium against Hartford. The pandemic then ended the 2020 season and the stinging feeling of that loss was all the men’s lacrosse team felt for months as players wondered what the future held for them.
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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.