Stony Brook Heads to Hartford for Clash of Conference Unbeatens

Stony Brook Heads to Hartford for Clash of Conference Unbeatens

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Every gameday throughout the 2011 season, America East will provide a men's lacrosse update that  previews the day's matchups as well as recaps the previous day's action. The update will also provide links to live coverage, box scores and highlights of select games. Fans can also follow men's lacrosse action throughout the season at the America East Facebook page, Twitter account and YouTube page!

 

Upcoming Action


Saturday, April 9
Binghamton at UMBC, 12 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video (ESPN3)

  • UMBC (3-5, 0-1 America East) looks for its first win in conference play as it hosts Binghamton (5-5, 1-0 AE) in a game that can be seen on ESPN3.com.
  • Both teams are coming off wins as Binghamton topped Vermont, 8-7, in overtime in its conference opener while UMBC stepped out of conference to beat Towson, 10-9, on Wednesday.
  • UMBC is 10-1 all-time against Binghamton, winning the last 10 meetings between the teams, including a 12-6 win last season in Vestal, N.Y.
  • Sophomore attack Matt Springer, who scored the gamewinner against Vermont, leads the Bearcat offense with 21 goals and 23 total points.
  • UMBC junior attack Rob Grimm scored five points in the win over Towson and leads the Retrievers in scoring with 23 points on 10 goals and 13 assists.


#14/13 Stony Brook at Hartford, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video

  • Hartford (7-3, 1-0 AE) looks to extend its four-game win streak as it hosts Stony Brook (5-3, 1-0 AE) in battle of conference unbeatens.
  • Stony Brook leads America East with 11.50 goals per game while Hartford ranks second with 10.50 tallies per contest.
  • Stony Brook has won its last two games, including a 16-5 triumph over UMBC in its conference opener.
  • Hartford used a second-half comeback to get past Albany, 9-8, in its conference opener last Saturday.
  • Stony Brook has won the last three games in its series against Hartford, including a 15-12 win last season.
  • Stony Brook senior face-off specialist Adam Rand ranks third all-time in Division I history with 725 career face-off wins. He has won 67.9 percent of his faceoffs this season.
  • Hartford junior attack Carter Bender leads the Hawk offense with 30 points on 17 goals and 13 assists.

 

Recent Results


Friday, April 8
at #3/3 Johns Hopkins 11, Albany 6- Box Score

  • Albany was unable to overcome an early six-goal deficit, as it fell 11-6 in a matchup with No. 3 Johns Hopkins.
  • The Great Danes were led by junior midfielder Joe Resetarits, as he netted a team-high three goals in the loss.
  • Junior midfielder Rocky Bonitatibus matched Resetarits with three points. Bonitatibus scored a goal and dished out two assists for the Great Danes.