Box Score FAIRFIELD, Conn.— The Sacred Heart University men's lacrosse team fell 15-12 on the road at Stony Brook on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Jake Ward led the Pioneers with three goals and one assist.

Records:
Sacred Heart: 0-4
Stony Brook: 2-2

Top Performances:
Jake Ward: 3 goals, 1 assist
Carson Spooner: 2 goals, 2 assists
Jake Garb: 2 goals, 1 assist

Goalkeepers:
Alex Pazienza:  18 saves

Of Note:
Stony Brook got the scoring going in the opening quarter, but Sacred Heart scored back-to-back goals to take a 2-1 lead at 10:45. The Seawolves answered and tied it up at 2-2, but Jake Ward put the Pioneers back in the lead, 3-2, with a goal at 7:14. Stony Brook went on to score three more times in the quarter to take a 5-3 advantage after the first.

In the second quarter, the Pioneers pulled themselves within one, 5-4, from a tally from Jake Garb, but that would be the only goal of the quarter for Sacred Heart. Stony Brook went on to take a 9-4 lead at halftime.

Sacred Heart opened the third quarter with back-to-back goals from Carson Spooner and Sal Miccio to cut the deficit to three, 9-6.  Stony Brook went us by as many as five goals in the third, but the Pioneers kept at it, ending the third quarter with a 12-8 deficit.

Sacred Heart outscored Stony Brook 4-3 in the final quarter, but the Seawolves had solidified their lead early, taking the 15-12 final.

Junior goalkeeper Alex Pazienza made a career-high 18 saves between the pipes for the Pioneers.  

Up Next:
Sacred Heart wraps up its four-game road trip and will be on Campus Field on Saturday, March 4th, in the Pioneers home opener against Drexel at noon.