March 16, 2008

Box Score

West Long Branch, N.J. - Junior midfielders Kaitlin Leggio (Bay Shore, N.Y.) and Amy Hallion (Glenelg, Australia) totaled nine goals and Stony Brook scored seven unanswered goals in the first half in an 18-9 victory over Monmouth at Kessler Field on Sunday afternoon. The Seawolves (4-2) have won two games in a row. Monmouth is 4-2.

Tied 2-2 with 24:49 left in the first half, Stony Brook put the game away with seven unanswered goals to end the half. Hallion and freshman Melissa Cook (Bay Shore, N.Y.) tallied four of the seven goals as the Seawolves took a 9-2 halftime lead.

Monmouth's Megan Brenner scored the first goal of the second half, but Cook and freshman Samantha Djaha (East Islip, N.Y.) scored 24 seconds apart to put the visitors up 11-3. The Hawks scored the next three goals but Leggio, the America East player of the year last season, had three of the Seawolves' five goals in a nine-minute span to give Stony Brook a 16-6 advantage.

Leggio had a game-high five goals and Hallion and Cook added four. Senior Diana Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y.) had a game-high four assists and Leggio chipped in with three.

Sophomore Mickey Cahill (Bay Shore, N.Y.), in just her second career start, made seven saves in goal for her first collegiate victory.

The Seawolves begin America East play on Saturday afternoon against Vermont. First draw control against the Catamounts is scheduled for 12 pm.