Women’s Lacrosse Falls To Stony Brook, 9-2, On Saturday

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Five-point performances from both Claire Petersen and Demmianne Cook helped Stony Brook defeat UAlbany, 9-2, on Saturday afternoon. The Great Danes look to bounce back on Wednesday, April 3 at Nickerson Field.

Sophomore midfielder Maureen Keggins had a team-best two points, one goal and one assist. Rachel Burek (assist) and Jess Antelmi (goal) each contributed with a point for the game.

A defensive heavy first half kept the top two scoring offenses in the conference to a combined five goals. Both teams combined for eight shots on goal and saw 10 turnovers, six by UAlbany and four by Stony Brook.

The Seawolves began the contest with a quick three-goal run in the first 16 minutes. Stony Brook (10-2, 2-0 America East) used three different scorers during the stretch, Demmiane Cook, Amber Kupres, and Janine Hillier, to grab the first lead.

UAlbany (6-4, 1-1 America East) retaliated with its own run of two goals to cut the deficit to one, 3-2, to end the half. Keggins led the charge, scoring the Great Danes first goal of the game and assisted the second one.

Stony Brook’s offense took over in the second half, outscoring UAlbany 6-0.

The Seawolves’ Petersen facilitated the first two goals of the second half to extend the lead to three, 5-2, with 22:39 remaining. Cook and Kupres each added onto their goal totals to two. Then Stony Brook used its transition defense to convert three more goals and push its lead to five, 7-2, with 14:04 left in the second stanza.

Cook finished off the contest contributing a goal and an assist to give Stony Brook its second conference win of the season.

Stony Brook outshot Albany 22-12 and held slight advantages in both groundballs, 12-10, and draw controls, 7-6.

UAlbany goalie Anna Berman recorded seven saves on 16 chances, tallied three groundballs and one caused turnover. Stony Brook goalie Frankie Cardi made six saves on eight chances.