FINAL SCORE
Stony Brook 15 (5-4, 2-0 CAA)
Monmouth 12 (4-4, 0-2 CAA)
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men's lacrosse team jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but Stony Brook responded to tie the game before halftime and came away with the 15-12 victory on a windy and rainy Saturday afternoon at Kessler Stadium.

Dylan Pallonetti scored Stony Brook's first two goals and got the Seawolves going offensively as they put together a 6-1 run to tie the game midway through the second period. A pair of runs for each team, Stony Brook first (4-0) and then a response by Monmouth with three straight, tied the score at 11 early in the fourth quarter.

Pallonetti then scored three of his game-high six goals for Stony Brook in the fourth quarter, including the eventual game-winner with 7:31 to play to put the game away.

GAME NOTES
- The game was the first-ever meeting between Monmouth and Stony Brook.
- The contest was broadcast live on SNY.
- The Blue and White dropped to 1-2 in home games this season.
- Ryan O'Rourke made his first-career start in the midfield.
- Jared Chantz made his collegiate debut for the Hawks.
- The Hawks wore their chrome helmets with white jerseys and gray shorts.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Matt Soutar won 19-of-28 faceoffs in the game, the third most in a game in team history and the most since he won 20 on May 8, 2021.
- As a team Monmouth won 22 faceoffs, as Jared Chantz went 2-for-3 in his Monmouth debut, the second most ever for the Hawks.
- Soutar became the first Hawk to win 400 career faceoffs and he is 412-for-713 in his career.
- Soutar recorded his first-career two-goal game.
- Soutar led Monmouth with a program record 14 ground balls.
- Ty Caffarelli scored a hat trick and is tied with Cade Stratton (2 goals) and Connor Macrae (1 goal) for the team lead with 15 goals each. The freshman has at least one point in every game this season.
- Stratton has 56 career goals and Macrae has 51.
- Sean Ketchen recorded his third-career two-goal game and his second of the year. Ketchen has six goals in 2023.
- Matt Karsian put in his seventh goal of the year and the 12th of his career.
- Luke Cole scored his third goal of the year and the 10th of his career.
- Burke Webb had a career-best two assists.
- Six other Hawks had one assist in the game; Scooter Whiteside, Ryan O'Rourke, Karsian, Ketchen, Macrae and Stratton.
- Ryan Morris led the team with two caused turnovers.
- Stony Brook outshot Monmouth 46-32.
 
NEXT UP
Monmouth will host Hofstra next Saturday, April 1 at 11 am at Kessler Stadium as part of Family Fun Day. Tickets are on sale at MonmouthHawks.com/Tickets and the game will be broadcast live on FloSports.