NEWARK, Del. – Despite a late-game surge from the Seawolves, the University of Delaware men’s lacrosse team held on to defeat Stony Brook 16-12 Saturday afternoon on Senior Day, extending Delaware’s win streak to four games. The Blue Hens improve to 7-3 on the year and remain a perfect 5-0 in CAA action while the Seawolves drop to 4-8 and 2-3 in league play.
HENS HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior JP Ward notched his 100th-career assist on the game’s first goal of the day, matching his season-high of five in the game.
- Ward becomes the third Blue Hens player in Delaware men’s lacrosse history to reach both 100-career goals and assists.
- Mike Robinson and Brendan Powers each finished with four goals and two assists on the day
- Ward, John McCurry, and Cam Acchione all tallied two goals.
- Hank D’Ambrogi and Tyler Owings rounded out the scoring with a single goal each.
- Senior goaltender Kevin Ellington recorded a new career-high 21 saves for his fourth straight win.
Photo Gallery: Delaware Blue Hens vs. Stony Brook Seawolves 4/13/24
HOW IT HAPPENED
- It was all Hens in the first two quarters as Owings opened the day’s scoring with a goal on Ward’s 100th-career assist at the 10:10 mark. McCurry and Cam Acchione followed suit with goals at the 5:42 and 4:49 marks to take a 3-0 lead. Stony Brook’s Dylan Pallonetti put the Seawolves on the board with 4:27 left in the first, but two straight goals from Robinson and Powers put UD in the driver’s seat up 5-1 through one quarter of play.
- Just thirty seconds into the second quarter, Ward found the back of the Stony Brook net to make it 6-1 followed by a highlight reel goal from Robinson to make it a 7-1 Blue Hens advantage. With 8:25 before the break, Cam Acchione scored his first of the day on an extra-man opportunity making it 8-1 before Robinson completed his first-half-hat-trick at the 1:35 mark to give UD a 9-1 lead headed into the locker room.
- McCurry opened the third with his second goal of the game before Powers netted back-to-back goals to make it an 11-goal advantage for the Hens at 12-1 with 10:44 to play in the quarter. The Seawolves began to claw back as Sean Carlo and Jack Dougherty scored Stony Brook’s first goals since the first quarter to make it 13-3 in favor of the Hens. After two more Stony Brook goals, Powers tallied his fourth to end the third and Delaware took a 14-5 lead into the final quarter.
- In the fourth, Ward put the Hens ahead 15-5, but the Seawolves did not quit as Stony Brook outscored UD 7-1 the rest of the way, including back-to-back goals three seconds apart. After trailing by 10 to start the final quarter, the Seawolves cut it to a three-goal deficit, 15-12 with 4:29 left, but a huge save from Ellington and one final goal from Robinson sealed the win for the Hens.
GAME NOTES
- Saturday’s game was Ellington’s sixth game with double digit saves and fourth game of 15 or more saves in a game.
- This was Robinson’s fourth game this season with four or more goals.
- Ward extended his points streak to 46 straight games.
UP NEXT
Delaware returns to action on Saturday, April 20 as the Blue Hens head to Philly for a bout with Drexel. Game time is set for 1 p.m.