Providence College Athletics

Stony Brook Defeats Providence Men's Lacrosse, 12-5

4/5/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Senior Dominic D'Orazio scored three goals to lead Stony Brook to a 12-5 win against Providence College in men's lacrosse action on Wednesday, April 5 at Providence, R.I.

Stony Brook got off to a 3-1 lead after 15 minutes of action. D'Orazio scored all his goals in the first quarter, with an assist from junior Jesse Fosse on his final goal.

Sophomore Chris Houston got the Friars on the scoreboard, scoring his lone goal of the game with seven minutes remaining in the first quarter. Stony Brook outscored PC, 5-1, in the second quarter and held a 8-2 lead at halftime.

Stony Brook kept Providence off the scoreboard in the third quarter and tallied one goal by sophomore Denis Scannell. The Friars tied Stony Brook, 3-3, in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough offense as the Sea Wolves earned its second win of the season.

With the victory, Stony Brook improved to 2-6 overall, while Providence fell to 5-4 overall.

The Friars will return to action on Saturday, April 8 against Marist College at PC's Glay Field at 2:00 p.m.

at PROVIDENCE, R.I. Stony Brook (2-6) 3 5 1 3 - 12 Providence (5-4) 1 1 0 3 - 5

Stony Brook: Dominic D'Orazio 3, Kevin Pall 2, Matt Campolettano 2, Phil Archbald, Jon Tompkins, Denis Scannell, Nick Ceballos, Jesse Foss Stony Brook assists: Jesse Foss 4, Dominic D'Orazio 2, Tris Gillen, Jon Tompkins

Providence goals: Jim Dooley 2, Skip Dunphy, Chris Houston, John Pisinski Providence assists: Jeff Merklinger, C.P. Kenny, Dan Moran

Saves: Stony Brook: John Dobias 1-2-4-2 -- 9: Providence: Brian McCarthy (85:06) 7-8-2-3 -- 20, Kevin Kelly (4:54) 0-0-0-0 -- 0

Shots: Stony Brook 44, Providence 21 Ground Balls: Stony Brook 42, Providence 30

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