SBU Sports: Men’s lacrosse falls to Hofstra in double overtime

The Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team fell to Hofstra, 13-12, in double overtime in Hempstead on March 15. Several Seawolves contributed offensively, as five Stony Brook players paced the offense with two points apiece.

After the Pride tallied the game-opening goal, the Seawolves responded with a pair of goals from Richie Dechiaro and Collin Williamson to take a 2-1 lead with 8:45 remaining in the first quarter.

The Stony Brook advantage was short-lived, as Hofstra scored the game’s following three goals to take a 4-2 lead into the second.

The Seawolf attack rattled off two quick goals from Justin Bonacci and Dechiaro in the opening minutes of the second quarter to even things at four. The Pride answered with their lone goal of the second, giving them a 5-4 lead heading into the locker room.

Like the previous quarter, Stony Brook opened the third with two goals, this time from Ray O’Brien and Carson Boyle, evening things at six-all.

After a goal from Hofstra put the Pride back in front, Stony Brook scored four out of the next five goals as the game headed to the fourth with the Seawolves up 10-8.

The Pride scored two quick goals early in the fourth to even things at 10-10 with 11:17 remaining. Both teams then traded two goals each to send the game to overtime with a 12-12 scoreline.

Following a highly contested first overtime, Hofstra’s John Madsen buried the sudden-death winner with 1:59 to play in double overtime.

Up next, the team will stay on the road, traveling to Maryland to take on Towson on March 22 at noon.