#Seawolves clipped by UMass Lowell 2-1

October 18, 2014

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Favio Sbarra's (Caracas, Venezuela) second goal of the season staked the #Seawolves to a 1-0 lead, but the UMass Lowell River Hawks would net two goals late in the first half to earn a 2-1 victory.

Goal Recaps

Sbarra received a pass from freshman Thibault Duval (Grace Hollogne, Belgium) and beat UMass Lowell's Austin Kroll with a dipping rocket from 25 yards out to give the #Seawolves an early lead. Junior Alejandro Fritz (Budapest, Hungary) was also credited with an assist on the play.
UMass Lowell's Wuilito Fernandes tied the game at one when he took advantage of a miscommunication between redshirt freshman goalkeepr Tom McMahon and his defender to bury the ball into the back of the net.
Carlos Ruiz scored the game-winner with 43 seconds remaining in the first half, smashing a free kick from 30 yards out into the near post's top corner.

Highlights

Stony Brook came out strong to start the second half, nearly scoring three times in a span of five minutes. The first opportunity came to fruition when junior Martin Giordano (Weston, Fla.) flicked a corner kick to the far post but Kroll sprawled to make a save.
Redshirt freshman Fernando Wadskier (Caracas, Venezuela) was next to break through the River Hawks defense, beating a defender and firing a hard shot that just missed wide of the near post.
Two minutes later Duval spun and curled a shot from the top of the box to the far post that narrowly missed.

Notes

The River Hawks outshot Stony Brook 18-15 for the match and 10-7 in shots on goal.
Wadskier and Giordano led the Seawolves with four shots apiece. Giordano and Sbarra each had two shots on goal.
McMahon made eight saves for the match.
Sbarra has scored in his last two matches at LaValle Stadium.

Up Next

The Seawolves will look to right the ship on Friday, Oct. 24, when they head to Albany for a 7 p.m. kick.