Reaching the pinnacle of college sports to become an NCAA Division I student-athlete is impressive. Crossing national borders to accomplish that feat is downright difficult.
Take Stony Brook men’s lacrosse midfielder Matt Anderson, who has done exactly that.
The Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team was defeated by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers on Thursday, May 2 by a final score of 14-8. The loss came at home at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium and in the first round of the America East Playoffs, ending the Seawolves’ season and killing their playoff hopes early.
In what was a thrilling game from start to finish, Stony Brook Men’s Lacrosse bested the St. John’s University Red Storm at DaSilva Memorial Field in Queens, NY by a score of 12-11 on April 2.
Now replete with a heavy mixture of experienced juniors and refining sophomores, the team is striving for championship success that has eluded them since 2012.
Despite not winning a single one of the 24 faceoffs in the matchup, Stony Brook Men’s Lacrosse put up a fight in its 13-7 defeat to the No. 1-ranked Albany Great Danes at John Fallon Field on Saturday afternoon.
Up by a single goal with less than two minutes to play in regulation, Stony Brook Men’s Lacrosse looked to pull away from Hartford for their second consecutive victory.
Stony Brook Men’s Lacrosse came up with a victory for the first time in its last seven games overall with an 11-9 win over Fairfield at Conway Field in Rafferty Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The much younger-staffed team, along with key veterans, look to live up to the expectations that have been placed on them and stay at the top of the America East.
All seemed to have been failing for the Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team, as it trailed 11-6 heading into the final period of play on Saturday in its 11-9 season-opening defeat against the Sacred Heart Pioneers at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
