LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Stony Brook (6-1) rallied for eight unanswered goals to begin the contest leading to an 18-7 victory over the Saints this afternoon on John Fallon Field. Seawolves attacker Emily Jaissle led all scorers with four goals and two assists on the afternoon. Senior co-captain Christina Pampalone (East Northport, N.Y./Commack) and sophomore midfielder Lindsey Rosecrans (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) led Siena (1-4) with two goals apiece.

The Seawolves managed to record eight unanswered goals over the first 22 minutes of the contest to take a commanding advantage. Siena attempted to weather the storm as they retaliated with two goals before the half. With 4:38 on the clock, sophomore attacker Ryan Tierney (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville) took a feed from Rosecrans and placed in the back of the net to put the Saints on the board. Rosecrans then registered the very next goal at the 3:25 mark to cut the Seawolves advantage to 8-2 at the half.

Stony Brook went on to run off four straight goals in the first four minutes of the second half to take a 12-2 advantage. The Saints responded with back-to-back goals by Rosecrans and Pampalone, but the Seawolves fire power proved to be too much for Siena as they cruised to an 18-7 victory.

Amy Schoonmaker (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) and Lynn Harkins (Bellmore, N.Y./Holy Trinity) each notched a goal on the afternoon.

Junior goaltender Heather Ely (Elbridge, N.Y./Jordan Elbridge) earned her fourth loss in net on the season. Ely allowed 18 goals and made four saves in the non-conference match-up.

With the loss, Siena falls to 1-4 overall on the season. The Saints will look to rebound Thursday when they square off with Holy Cross. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. on Siena Field.

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Albany, N.Y. - The Stony Brook University women's lacrosse team roared out to an 8-0 lead and never looked back as they toppled Siena, 18-7, on Tuesday afternoon. The win moves the Seawolves to 6-1 on the season while the Saints fall to 1-4.

"I was proud of how our team prepared and executed today," said head coach Allison Comito. "We were able to find the back of the cage and will now focus on opening up America East play against Binghamton on Saturday."

It took Emily Jaissle just 21 seconds to net the Seawolves first goal of the game as they raced out to an 8-0 lead. Seven different Seawolves scored in the stretch before Ryan Tierney netted the Saints first goal of the game with 4:38 left in the half. Siena would tack on another goal from Lindsey Rosecrans as the teams would head into the locker room with SB leading 8-2.

The Seawolves tallied four answered goals to open the second half to take a commanding 12-2 lead. The teams traded goals to end the contest as the Seawolves were victorious, 18-7. In the second half, the Seawolves netted 10 goals on 14 shots.

Jaissle finished the contest with six points off a game-high four goals and two assists. Kaitlin Leggio added six points as she dished five assists and netted a goal while Carlee Buck recorded a goal and three assists. Kristen Dupuis also registered a pair of goals and a pair of assists for the Seawolves. Jen Sandtorv made 10 saves in the cage to earn the win. 11 different Seawolves found the back of the cage in the contest.

The Seawolves will play their America East Conference lid-lifter against rival Binghamton on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at LaValle Stadium.

2007-03-20