BURLINGTON, Vt. - Junior goalie Charlie Paar made 18 saves to backstop Stony Brook to a 10-8 win over Vermont in America East men's lacrosse action at Moulton Winder Field on Saturday afternoon. Senior Andrew Kelleher (Delmar, N.Y.) scored three goals for the Catamounts, who had a late rally fall short as they dropped to 4-6 (1-1 AE) with the loss. The Seawolves improved to 5-4 (1-1 AE) with the win.

Freshman Geoff Worley (Coronado, Calif.) and sophomore Liam Thomas (Spring Lake Heights, N.J.) both added a pair of goals for the Catamounts. Senior Alex Young (Cincinnati, Ohio) notched a goal and an assist. Freshman goalie Alex Plavner (Arnold, Md.) played the final 34:44 and made five saves.

Sophomores Kevin Crowley and Jordan McBride both had a pair of goals for the Seawolves, who improved to 8-0 all-time against the Catamounts. Stony Brook went 12 for 21 on face off and was 1 for 2 on the man advantage.

SBU took a 6-2 advantage with 4:44 left in the second quarter on a goal by junior Steven Waldeck. Plavner replaced senior Justin Lubas (Freehold, N.J.) in the cage for the Catamounts following the goal. Lubas left the game with two saves in 25:16 of work.

McBride made it 7-2 Seawolves with a man-up goal 36 seconds into the second half. Worley and Kelleher both answered with goals for UVM to cut the deficit to 7-4 with 11:22 remaining in the third quarter.

Vermont outscored Stony Brook 4-3 the rest of the way and a goal by Thomas with 3:26 left in the fourth quarter pulled the Catamounts within two goals at 10-8. However, UVM would get no closer despite out shooting SBU 17-4 in the final quarter and 44-23 for the game.

Vermont returns to action on Tuesday at Moulton Winder Field against Holy Cross at 2:00 p.m.

NOTES: Freshman Tom Frasca recorded the first assist of his career ... Andrew Kelleher had a team-high six ground balls ... Kelleher has a team leading 28 goals and 34 points on the season ... His 32 ground balls also lead the team ... Kelleher has at least one point in all 10 games this season ... Geoff Worley now has 10 multi-point games on the season.

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Burlington, Vt. (Apr. 4, 2009) – Stony Brook's men's lacrosse team took a 9-5 lead into the fourth quarter and then held off a Vermont rally to claim a 10-8 victory this afternoon on a damp and cold day in Vermont. Eight different players scored for Stony Brook, while junior Charlie Paar (Huntington, N.Y.) made a season-high 18 saves in goal, seven in the fourth quarter, as the Seawolves claimed their first America East Conference victory of the season.

"Our guys came out and played hard," said Stony Brook head coach Rick Sowell. "Our offense gave us a good start with that lead at the half. Charlie (Paar) was outstanding the whole game and made some big saves for us today. I am very happy to come away with a road win against a tough Vermont team.”

Stony Brook (5-4, 1-1 AE) struck first in the game when sophomore Jordan McBride (New Westminster, B.C.) took a pass from junior Tom Compitello (Hauppauge, N.Y.) and worked himself free in front of the Vermont goal for an easy score that turned out to be the only score of the first quarter.

A minute and a half into the second quarter Vermont (4-6, 0-2 AE) tied things up off a goal from Andrew Kelleher, but just 18 seconds later sophomore Kevin Crowley (New Westminster, B.C.) scored twice over a seven-second span to put the Seawolves up 3-1, a lead they would not relinquish. Sophomore Timmy Trenkle (Commack, N.Y.) and Compitello added scores to complete a 4-0 SBU run that gave the Seawolves a 5-1 lead midway through the quarter.

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