Rutgers University
Stony Brook
MLAX Falls to Stony Brook
Mar 08 | Men's Lacrosse
Box Score
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Despite four goals from Christian Trasolini, Rutgers men's lacrosse fell 13-9 to Stony Brook on Sunday afternoon at High Point Solutions Stadium in front of 835 fans. The Scarlet Knights (2-5) held a 34-28 advantage in ground balls and outshot the Seawolves (5-1), 34-22, in the contest.
Brian Goss also produced multiple goals for the Scarlet Knights with two scores, and Scott Bieda had four assists, while Joe Nardella was 20-26 on faceoffs with 11 ground balls.
"We played another good team today, and we had our chances," head coach Brian Brecht said. "We were able to accomplish some of the things that we wanted to do, but missed out on some opportunities. When you play a good team, you have to make the most of your chances to have success."
Rutgers started strong out of the gate, opening up a 3-0 lead early in the game. Trasolini scored goals on the game's first two possessions, and Jeff George quickly tallied as well to put the Scarlet Knights ahead early.
Stony Brook countered with its own run, tying the game at 3-3 after one quarter. Trasolini completed the hat trick in the second quarter, but the Seawolves continued their scoring to take a 6-4 lead over RU at the half.
In the second half, Goss scored two goals for the home squad, but again Stony Brook had an answer, as they stretched their lead to 12-7. Trasolini and Ryan Hollingsworth had late tallies, but the Seawolves closed out a 13-9 victory.
"The margin of victory is razor thin," Brecht said. "With a young group, each week we're working to get better. We have the whole week this week to get better and work on Rutgers. We can recover, take care of ourselves, and also take the full week to game plan for our next opponent."
Having wrapped up a five-game homestand, Rutgers will next be in action next Saturday, March 14, for a 12 p.m. game at Delaware.
POSTGAME NOTES
· Christian Trasolini scored four goals for the second time this season, trying his career-high.
· Trasolini now leads the team with 15 goals.
· Scott Bieda's four assists were a career-high. He has a team-high 12 assists and 23 points.
· Brian Goss had his third multi-goal game of the season.
· Nardella won 20 faceoffs for the second time this season (20-of-23 vs. Monmouth).
· Nardella's 11 ground balls were a season-high.
· Rich Rambo had one assist, his second of the season.
