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Stony Brook softball took on the Charleston Cougars at University Field on March 23 and when it was all over, the Seawolves clinched a series win 5-4. Kyra McFarland capped off a perfect day at the dish with a walk-off homer. Down to their final out, the Cougars tied the game in the seventh, but it was McFarland’s heroics that ultimately decided the Sunday matinee on Long Island.

Crimson Rice made her second start of the weekend series on Sunday, starting her day with a 1-2-3 inning. Stony Brook’s offense put up three runs in the home half of the first. Alyssa Costello started things with a single through the middle, scoring on Mia Vannelli’s fielder’s choice. Emma Scheitinger plated a run on a single and a third run scored on a fielding error.  Rice worked around an error behind her to complete a second straight scoreless inning to start her Sunday.

After the Seawolves went down in order in the second, Charleston evened things at 3-3 with a three-run inning of its own. The Cougars loaded the bases with nobody out and pushed a pair of runs across before registering an out.

Gabrielle Maday entered in relief of Rice, who failed to record an out in the third and allowed the first five hitters to reach base. Maday allowed one inherited runner to score, but stranded a pair of runners to keep things tied. Stony Brook put runners in scoring position in the third, fourth and fifth innings, but could not capitalize on the opportunities.

Maday retired the side in order in the fourth and fifth, then worked around trouble to strand a pair of runners in scoring position in a tied game in the sixth.

Nicole Allen pinch hit to lead off the sixth, doubling down the left field line. Allen moved up 60 feet on a Kaiya Simpkins sacrifice bunt and then scored the go-ahead run on a Costello sacrifice fly.

Down to their final out, the Cougars tied things up on a Paradis double over Scheitinger’s head in right. Maday induced a grounder to limit the damage to one run and give her offense a chance to win it in the bottom of the seventh.

McFarland did just that, slamming the second pitch she saw over the fence in center to walk it off.

“What a terrific ballgame. I think all around, all three parts of the game, our best game of the year,” head coach Megan T. Bryant said. “She’s a good hitter, she’s a fifth-year player. She works super hard in the weight room. She refused to lose there and that’s what you love to see out of a fifth-year veteran player,” Bryant added regarding McFarland’s walk-off homer.

The team hit the road for a mid-week doubleheader at Sacred Heart on March 25. The results were not available at press time but were posted online at www.tbrnewsmedia.com.

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#2 Charlotte Wilmoth scored eight points for her team during Sunday's game. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook University Athletics

Stony Brook women’s lacrosse scored nine of the game’s final 10 goals to pick up its sixth win of the season, defeating the Delaware Blue Hens 16-8 in Newark, Del. on March 23. The Seawolves improve to 6-3 on the season and a perfect 2-0 in CAA action.

It was a team-effort for the Seawolves offensively as Charlotte Wilmoth led the Stony Brook squad with a season-high eight points on four goals and four assists, as Riley McDonald and Alexandra Fusco each tallied three goals. Molly LaForge and Casey Colbert notched a pair apiece, while Isabella Caporuscio and Olivia Schorr each scored one goal.

Defensively, Avery Hines collected a team-high four ground balls and four caused turnovers. In net, Natalia Altebrando continued her string of successful outings, making a career-high eight saves on the day with her third-straight contest with a .500 save percentage.

After a Delaware tally to start the game, A. Fusco notched a goal to tie it up early. The Blue Hens then got their second of the day as it became a back-and-forth affair with the Seawolves collecting a pair of goals for their first lead. Delaware answered with two of their own to take a 4-3 advantage into the second quarter.

Stony Brook scored four with Molly LaForge scoring her first of the season and Wilmoth collecting a quick hat trick with three straight. The Blue Hens’ Ella Rishko would score at the buzzer to bring Delaware back within one and the Seawolves led 7-6 at halftime.

The Blue Hens added another coming back from the break to level the score 7-all, as Stony Brook went on a 7-0 scoring run through almost 15 minutes of play to conclude the third quarter and continue into the fourth.

Delaware got one more on the board before a pair from the Seawolves to close out the Sunday matinee and secure their second CAA victory of the season.

The team heads back to Long Island to begin a three-game homestand on March 26.

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The Stony Brook baseball team overcame a 3-0 deficit heading into the sixth inning, rallying with six runs over the final four frames to secure a 6-3 victory over the Delaware Blue Hens in Newark, Del. on March 23. This win marks their first CAA victory of the season.

John Rizzo took the mound for Stony Brook, setting the tone early by striking out the first three batters of the game.Both teams managed a double in the second inning—Matthew Jackson for Stony Brook—but neither was able to push a run across.After a one-out single by Delaware in the bottom of the third, Luke Szepek delivered a clutch throw to erase the runner at second, followed by a lineout to end the inning.

The Blue Hens struck first, plating three runs on two hits in the bottom of the fourth.

Following a quick 1-2-3 fifth inning for both teams, Stony Brook ignited a comeback in the sixth, tying the game at 3-3. Evan Goforth sparked the rally with a double to left field, followed by walks from Johnny Pilla and Nico Azpilcueta to load the bases. Jackson came through in the clutch with a two-RBI single up the middle, scoring Goforth and Pilla. Szepek then drew a bases-loaded walk, allowing Azpilcueta to cross the plate and tie the game.

Nicholas Rizzo entered in the bottom of the sixth and worked out of a jam, stranding two Delaware runners with a flyout to end the inning.

In the seventh, Erik Paulsen delivered a game-changing moment, launching a home run into the right-field trees to give the Seawolves a 4-3 lead.

Jacob Pedersen took over on the mound in the seventh, striking out two batters with runners on base and stranding another in the eighth to preserve the lead.

Chris Carson led off the ninth with a double to right field and later scored on a Delaware error. Goforth added insurance with another double to left field, bringing home Matt Miceli and extending Stony Brook’s lead to 6-3.

Pedersen sealed the victory by stranding two more runners in the ninth, forcing a game-ending groundout.

Up next, the team returns home to Joe Nathan Field on April 1 to host Iona. First pitch is set for 3 p.m., with live streaming available on FloBaseball.

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Stony Brook men’s lacrosse dropped a highly contested, back-and-forth matchup at Towson on March 22, 13-12, in overtime. Freshman Brendan Marino led the Seawolves offensively, notching a season-high five goals.

Stony Brook came out of the gate hot, opening the game with back-to-back goals from Marino. Towson promptly responded with three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead with 3:48 remaining in the first quarter.

The Tigers’ lead was short-lived. Less than a minute later, Marino scored a goal to secure a first-quarter hat trick and even things at 3-3 heading into the second.

Towson regained momentum early in the second, opening the quarter with a pair of goals to take a 5-3 lead.

The Seawolves answered, closing the second quarter on a 4-2 run. Goals in the final minutes from Kian McCoy and Marino evened things at 7-7 heading into the half.

Richie Dechiaro scored a goal for Stony Brook early in the third quarter to open the second half scoring and take back the the lead for the Seawolves. Following that, Collin Williamson and Robbie Smith each netted two goals, extending the Stony Brook lead to 10-7 with 8:21 left in the third.

Towson scored two out of the following three goals as the Seawolves took an 11-9 advantage in the fourth quarter.

The Tigers scored the first two goals of the fourth to tie the game at 11-11 with 6:55 remaining in regulation. The Seawolves answered back just 34 seconds later with a goal by Justin Bonacci, making it 12-11 in favor of Stony Brook with 6:21 remaining in the fourth.

With just under three minutes to play in regulation, Towson found the back of the net to even things at 12-12 and eventually force overtime.

In sudden death with 3:15 to play, Towson’s Josh Webber buried the game-winner to walk it off for the Tigers.

The team will return to LaValle Stadium next Saturday, March 29 for a matchup against No. 15 Fairfield at noon.

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The Stony Brook baseball team jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage, but an eight-run outburst in the third inning by Delaware ultimately propelled the Blue Hens to an 8-1 victory in the series opener on March 21 in Newark, Delaware, marking the start of CAA play for the Seawolves

Erik Paulsen extended his on-base streak to all 19 games this season by recording a hit in the first inning. However, the Blue Hens turned a double play to end the top half of the frame.

Eddie Smink took the mound for Stony Brook, striking out the first batter he faced and stranding a runner to keep Delaware scoreless through one.

The Seawolves struck first in the second inning, as Nico Azpilcueta led off with a walk and Matthew Jackson followed with an RBI double to put Stony Brook ahead 1-0.

After Smink stranded a runner in the second, the Seawolves applied pressure again in the third, loading the bases with two outs, but they were unable to push another run across.

Delaware responded emphatically in the bottom of the third, plating eight runs behind two home runs to seize an 8-1 lead.

Nicholas Rizzo entered the game in relief for Stony Brook in the fourth and tossed a perfect 1-2-3 inning. He followed up in the fifth by stranding two runners, keeping the deficit at 8-1.

Ty Panariello took over in the sixth and struck out all three batters he faced. He continued his dominance by retiring the side in order in both the seventh and eighth innings.

Luke Szepek collected a one-out single in the seventh and advanced to second, but Delaware escaped the inning with a strikeout.

In the ninth, Szepek added another single, and Matt Miceli was hit by a pitch to put two runners on with two outs. However, the Blue Hens closed out the game with a flyout, securing the 8-1 win.

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Stony Brook softball survived a late comeback effort from Charleston, defeating the Cougars 5-4 on March 22 at University Field. Emily Reinstein provided the go-ahead, two-RBI double, Jordyn Fray picked up her first collegiate win in relief and Gabrielle Maday staved off Charleston’s late rally to notch the save.

Emma Scheitinger started the scoring in the second inning, jumping the first pitch she saw from Charleston’s Kutter and hitting it off the scoreboard in left field to put Stony Brook ahead, 1-0. The homer was the first of Scheitinger’s collegiate career.

Seawolf starter Maddie Male escaped trouble in the first, stranding the bases loaded, before retiring the side in order in the second.

Male retired two of the first three hitters in her second turn through the Charleston lineup to begin the third inning, but back-to-back two-out singles plated a run and another came around to score on a designed first-and-third steal play.

Fray took over for Male to start the fourth inning, allowing a two-out triple that pushed another run across for Charleston.

Trailing 3-1, the Seawolves scratched across a run in the fourth. Kaiya Simpkins reached safely on a throwing error from the left side of Charleston’s infield and the errant throw allowed Mia Vannelli to score.

Fray set down the Cougars in order in the fifth, sending her offense back out to take claim of the lead again.

Vannelli hit a bloop single into right field with two outs, scoring Kyra McFarland with the tying run. After Scheitinger was hit by a pitch, Charleston turned to its bullpen. Reinstein welcomed the new pitcher with a two-out, two-RBI double into over the centerfielder’s head to give the Seawolves a 5-3 lead.

Maday entered in the sixth to protect the lead, doing so with a clean sixth inning.

After allowing back-to-back singles to start the seventh, Maday secured the first out on a fly ball to right field.

An infield single loaded the bases with one out. Charleston sacrificed an out for a run with another fly ball to right, but could not plate another. Maday induced a grounder to short that McFarland handled and fired to first to secure a win for Stony Brook.

“It was a really tough ballgame and I’m super proud of our team for turning the page after yesterday’s loss, coming out and playing a complete game to get the win today,” head coach Megan T. Bryant said.

Up next, Stony Brook and Charleston play the series finale on Sunday, March 23. First pitch is slated for noon from University Field, streaming live on FloCollege.

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After the third unsuccessful sacrifice bunt, #18 Madelyn Stepski singled to put a pair of runners on with one out. Photo from Stony Brook University Athletics

Stony Brook softball dropped its CAA home opener to Charleston, 2-1, on March 22 at University Field. Crimson Rice (six innings, two runs) and Gabrielle Maday (one inning, no runs) pitched well, but the Seawolves’ offense could not get much going against the Cougars in the loss.

Charleston got to Rice early when Paradis homered to center with two outs in the first inning.

The Cougars’ Mathis struck out the side in the home half of the first. Rice elevated her game after allowing the homer in the first, retiring the Cougars in order in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings.

Emily Reinstein led off the third inning with a single down the third-base line, Stony Brook’s first hit of the game. After a pair of failed sacrifice bunt attempts, Mathis struck out McFarland to end the inning.

Still trailing by a run in the fourth, Naiah Ackerman led off the inning with a base on balls. After the third unsuccessful sacrifice bunt, Madelyn Stepski singled to put a pair of runners on with one out. Stony Brook came away with nothing however after a ground out and a fly out.

Charleston added an insurance run in the sixth against Rice on a two-out single by Paradis.

Kyra McFarland started the sixth with a single, advancing 60 feet on a sacrifice bunt by Ackerman. Mathis clutched up for Charleston, stranding McFarland at second.

Rice’s day in the circle ended after offering a lead-off walk to start the seventh, but Maday entered and struck out a pair to toss a clean inning in relief.

Mia Vannelli got Stony Brook on the board with a solo shot, her second straight game with a homer, to begin the seventh inning.

The next three Seawolves’ hitters were retired, ending a late comeback effort.

“Really tough ballgame. It’s a disappointing loss; we pitched and played well defensively, but we never got anything going offensively,” head coach Megan T. Bryant said.

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The Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team made a furious rally through the fourth quarter, but the comeback effort came up just short as the Seawolves suffered a 7-6 defeat to Colorado on March 20 at Prentup Field in  Denver, CO.

The Seawolves drop to 5-3 while the Buffaloes won their third straight get back to .500 on the season.

Riley McDonald led the Stony Brook squad with three goals, her sixth straight multi-goal game. Isabella Caporuscio added a pair for the Seawolves, while Julia Fusco notched one.

Defensively, Avery Hines collected four ground balls and a team-high three caused turnovers as Caporuscio tallied a pair each, adding three draw controls. In net, Natalia Altebrando made seven saves on the day, grabbing a team-best five ground balls.

Colorado was led by Madeline Pisani who tallied a hat trick for the Buffs, as Maddie Shoup notched a pair and Morgan Pence and Molly Reed scored one each. Jess Peluso dominated in the circle, winning a game-high seven draw controls.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stony Brook jumped out to a 1-0 lead after a goal from McDonald at 6:09 before Colorado responded with a pair of their own from Pisani and Pence to take a 2-1 advantage heading into the second quarter.

The Buffaloes’ Shoup put another on the board early followed by the trading of goals from McDonald to Pisani then Caporuscio to Shoup again as the Seawolves trailed 5-3 at halftime.

Coming out of the break, Colorado would add another to their multi-goal lead to go up by three as Stony Brook was held to just six shots through the third quarter.

In a fourth quarter comeback effort, the Seawolves got a pair of free position goals from McDonald and Caporuscio over only two minutes of play. Colorado’s Pisani then capitalized to take back a two-goal lead for the Buffs. Stony Brook continued to turn up the intensity as J. Fusco scored down the stretch but ultimately fell short.

The team travels back east to face Delaware on Sunday, March 23 at 12 p.m. with coverage available on FloCollege. The Seawolves are 6-0 all-time against the Blue Hens.

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#55 Casey Colbert had three goals and four assists during Tuesday's game. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics
The No. 18 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team began their spring break trip rolling past No. 24 Denver, 17-8, to pick up its first ranked win of the season on March 18 at Peter Barton Stadium in Denver, Colorado.

The Seawolves improved to 5-2 on the season (1-0 CAA) as Denver dropped to 5-4.

The defense was led by Avery Hines who collected five caused turnovers and two ground balls, while Caporuscio had five ground balls, four caused turnovers, and two draw controls.

Denver provided six separate goal scorers in Lauren Black, Lindsay Wilmot, Kyra Obert, Caroline Keil, Olivia Ripple, Eva Thomsen-Marr, and Raegen Wilson. In net, Emelia Bohi got the start, while Lexi Gwaku closed out the contest, collecting seven saves on the day.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Seawolves and Pioneers would get off to a hot start, scoring a game-high eight goals through the first quarter. Stony Brook led 5-3 after the opening frame with goals coming from Charlotte Wilmoth, Maclay, McDonald, A. Fusco, and Caporuscio.

Stony Brook continued to dominate beginning the second quarter with a four-goal scoring run. Denver responding with a pair of their own before heading into intermission with a 9-5 score.

It would be a back-and-forth affair to start the third quarter as the Seawolves tacked on three more and the Pioneers were able to piece together some offense to score a goal to bring it back within six.

No quit from Stony Brook as the squad added five more goals taking their largest lead of the day by 10 with 4:54 remaining. The Pioneers were able to make a last-ditch effort scoring one with about a minute left as Stony Brook secured the 17-8 victory.

“What a great road win against a ranked perennial power in Denver. I’m really excited for our team and coaches since this was a complete team effort and that’s what it takes to win on the road. We had some incredible individual performances as well and our goalie, Natalia Altebrando, was a difference maker,” noted head coach Joe Spallina postgame.

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After trailing 2-1 heading into the eighth inning, Nico Azpilcueta emerged as the hero, delivering a go-ahead two-RBI single to give Stony Brook a 3-2 lead, ultimately securing a 4-2 road victory over Rider on March 19 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

The Seawolves struck first in their opening trip to the plate, taking an early 1-0 lead. Johnny Pilla ignited the rally with a one-out walk, followed by stealing second and third base. Azpilcueta then brought in Pilla on a sacrifice fly, giving the Seawolves the advantage.

Jacob Pedersen got the start for Stony Brook and began his outing with a 1-2-3 bottom of the first inning.

Following a flyout to begin the second inning, Brett Davino drew a walk in his first start of the season, stole second base, and advanced to third on a flyout. However, he was left stranded, keeping the score at 1-0.

Pedersen returned in the second inning, recorded a strikeout, and stranded two runners to end the frame.

The Seawolves went down in order in the top of the third inning. Matt Sgambati then entered the game for Stony Brook in the bottom half and retired the Broncs in order, maintaining the 1-0 lead heading into the fourth.

Azpilcueta led off the fourth inning with a walk but was ultimately stranded at second base.

Evan Kay took the mound for Stony Brook in the fourth inning. After retiring the first two batters, he surrendered an RBI base hit, allowing Rider to tie the game at 1-1.

Following a scoreless fifth inning for the Seawolves, Rider capitalized on an RBI single in their half of the frame to take a 2-1 advantage.

Stony Brook stranded a runner on second to close the sixth inning. Alex Jankowski entered the game and worked around a leadoff single to keep the deficit at one.

In his first career start, Scott Gell tallied a one-out single in the seventh inning and advanced to third by stealing two bases. However, Rider recorded a strikeout to escape the inning unscathed.

Ty Panariello took over on the mound after the seventh-inning stretch and efficiently retired the side with two flyouts and a foulout to first base.

Stony Brook responded in the eighth inning with an offensive surge, scoring three runs to take a 4-2 lead. Erik Paulsen was hit by a pitch to start the rally, followed by a single from Pilla. After a Rider pitching change, Azpilcueta delivered a clutch two-RBI single to put the Seawolves ahead 3-2. A few batters later, Carson added an insurance run with an RBI groundout.

Panariello returned in the eighth, allowing a leadoff walk but inducing a double play and a foulout to preserve the two-run lead.

In Rider’s final attempt at a comeback in the ninth, Ryan Dieguez entered the game for the Seawolves and secured the victory.

Up next, the team returns to action this weekend as they travel to Delaware for their first CAA series of the season. First pitch of the three-game set is scheduled for Friday, March 21 at 5 p.m. and can be streamed live on FloBaseball.

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