The AU women’s lacrosse team defeated Stony Brook University 14-10 on the road to earn their first win of the season.
A strong second half propelled AU to the win. Not only did they out-shoot Stony Brook 18-10 in the second half, but they also out-scored them 11-3. AU’s Emily Stankiewicz and Lauren Schoenberger had hat tricks in the game, with all three of Stankiewicz’s goals coming in the second half.
Stony Brook jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first period. AU was able to get on the board in the first half, but was outplayed. Stony Brook outshot them 11-8 and only had seven fouls in the first half, compared to AU’s 12.
The game looked all but over nine minutes into the second half, as Stony Brook took a 10-5 lead. Back-to-back goals by AU’s Chiara Speziale, however, got AU back in the game. Her two goals started a 9-0 AU run to finish the last 20 minutes of the game.
Three Eagles, including Samantha Marshall, Schoenberger and Stankiewicz each recorded four points on the day. Kaska Komosinski relieved starter Frankie Solomon in net after she had let in four goals in the first 10 minutes of the game. Komosinski would finish the match with seven saves, six goals against and the victory.
Earlier in the week, AU had dropped their third straight match 12-11 in overtime against George Washington University.
AU scored three goals in the final 10 minutes of the second half against GWU to send it to overtime. The Eagles controlled the play for much of OT, as they won one draw and had one shot. A free position shot from GWU with only nine seconds left led to the game-winning goal only five seconds later.
Amanda Makoid, Lisa Schaaf, Maeve Koch and Speziale had two goals on the day. Makoid also totaled 10 shots in the game, more than twice as many as anyone else on the team. Despite starting the game in net, Komosinski replaced Solomon, who would eventually be credited with the overtime loss.
With the victory over Stony Brook and the loss to GWU, AU moves to 1-3 on the season. There are only two games remaining before AU opens their conference schedule at home against Colgate University on March 13. AU’s next game will be their home opener against the University of Richmond.
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