Stony Brook Makes it 10 in a Row, Beats Stanford

Stony Brook’s Jaden Hampel scored off a backdoor cut to give the Seawolves an 11-10 overtime victory against Stanford in a cross-country matchup of Top 20 teams on Thursday afternoon. The victory was the 10th in a row for Stony Brook (15-2) and snapped Stanford’s five-game winning streak.

Stanford (10-4) scored three straight goals to open the fourth quarter and take a 10-8 lead, but Stony Brook’s Isabella Caporuscio and Alexandra Fusco scored in the final 10 minutes of the quarter to tie things up.

Stanford goalie Lucy Pearson came up with a big save off a free position shot with about two minutes to go in regulation and then both teams turned the ball over on their final possessions in regulation.

A late yellow card on Stony Brook as Stanford tried to clear the ball at the end of regulation gave the Cardinal a player-up advantage to begin overtime.

The Cardinal were unable to capitalize as Caporuscio forced a turnover early in the overtime to get possession. Stony Brook star Ellie Masera held the ball on the left wing and hit Hampel on the backdoor cut and she delivered the game-winner.

JADEN HAMPEL GAME-WINNER 🚨@StonyBrookWLAX rallies to top @StanfordWLax in overtime on Long Island. pic.twitter.com/WXrvrwALq4

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 25, 2024

Masera led Stony Brook with five points on two goals and three assists and Kailyn Hart and Morgan Mitchell each scored twice.

Aliya Polisky had two goals and two assists to pace Stanford offensively, including Stanford’s go-ahead goal in the fourth quarter. Pearson made 12 saves for the Cardinal.

Stony Brook will be the No. 1 seed and host for the Coastal Athletic Association tournament, which begins on May 2. Stanford is the No. 1 seed for the final Pac-12 tournament which gets underway on May 1 in Los Angeles. Stanford’s first game in the tournament will be on May 2.

Colgate, Lehigh Get Final Patriot League Playoff Spots

Despite losing a 13-10 game to Army on Thursday evening, Colgate claimed one of the final spots for the Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Championship. American, Bucknell, Colgate and Lehigh finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the league with 3-6 records, but Colgate and Lehigh earned the final two spots into the tournament by virtue of going 2-1 against the four tied teams.

Colgate earned the No. 5 seed ahead of Lehigh by virtue of a head-to-head win over the Mountain Hawks during the regular season and will head to No. 4 Holy Cross for Sunday’s quarterfinal round. Lehigh, which was upset by rival Lafayette, 11-10, last night, will be the No. 6 seed and heads to No. 3 Army on Sunday.

Loyola downed Bucknelll 16-5 on Thursday to finish a perfect 9-0 in league play and will be the league’s No. 1 seed. Loyola will host the semifinal round of the tournament on Thursday, May 2.

Navy will be the No. 2 seed after beating American 18-10 on Thursday to finish league play at 8-1.