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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Stony Brook, N.Y.
12:00 PM
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Photo by: Brian Foley for Clarus Multimedi
Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Stony Brook, 13-12, In Overtime
3/9/2024 3:23:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Chris Cusolito scored the game-winning goal in overtime for the Friars.
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Providence College men's lacrosse team defeated Stony Brook, 13-12, in overtime on Saturday, Mach 9 in Stony Brook, N.Y. The Friars improved to 4-3 while the Seawolves dropped to 3-4. Ryan Bell paced the Friars' offense with five points on two goals and three assists. Chris Cusoltio scored the game-winning goal for Providence.
1st Quarter:
- Six different Friars scored in the first quarter.
- Luke Jaber (Milton, Mass.) and Rhett Chamber (Larchmont, N.Y.) scored back-to-back goals in the first four minutes of the quarter before Stony Brook answered with a goal of their own.
- The Friars went on a 4-0 run to end the first quarter and take a 6-1 lead. Richie Joseph (Longmeadow, Mass.), Michael Chabra (Reading, Mass.), Ryan Bell (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Jack Horrigan (Lutherville, Md.) each contributed a goal.
- James Corasaniti (New York, N.Y.) made four saves in the first quarter.
2nd Quarter:
- Providence was held scoreless the first 13 minutes of the quarter.
- Stony Brook scored six unanswered goals to take a 7-6 lead.
- Chabra scored his second goal of the game off a feed from Bell to tie the game at 7-7 going into halftime.
- The Friars went 4-7 at the faceoff in the second quarter.
3rd Quarter:
- Each team exchanged a pair of goals in the third quarter.
- Chris Cusolito (Melrose, Mass.) scored the first goal of the second half before Stony Brook answered less than a minute later to tie the game at 8-8.
- Stony Brook scored with 3:32 left in the quarter to take a 9-8 lead.
- Cusolito scored his second goal of the game to make it 9-9 with 13 seconds left in the quarter.
- The Friars outshot the Seawolves, 11-6, in the third quarter.
4th Quarter
- The Seawolves started the fourth quarter on a 3-0 run to take a 12-9 lead.
- Horrigan scored with 4:33 remaining in the quarter to cut the score to 12-10. Bell earned his third assist of the day on the goal.
- Jospeh and Bell scored back-to-back goals in the final minute of the quarter to force overtime.
- The Friars led in shots (19-7) and faceoffs (4-3) in the fourth quarter.
Overtime
- Cusoltio scored an unassisted goal 1:56 into overtime to win the game for the Friars.
Notes:
- Bell had a team-high three assists. His three assists move him into second place on the Friars' all-time career assist list, with 97. Matt Pymm '99 is the current leader with 102 all-time assists.
- Cusoltio recorded his third hattrick of the season.
- Providence led in shots (55-31), shots on goal (32-22) and caused turnovers (10-3).
- Joseph extends his goal streak to nine games.
- Corasaniti made 10 saves.
- This win marks the second time Providence has defeated Stony Brook. The last win was in their most recent meeting in 2023 when the Friars defeated the Seawolves, 10-9, in overtime.
What's Next: The Friars travel to Durham, N.C. to face Duke on Wednesday, March 13. Faceoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
Team Stats
PC
SBU
Shots
55
31
Turnovers
11
22
Caused Turnovers
10
3
Faceoffs Won
12
16
Extra-Man Opps
1
1
Ground Balls
31
34
Game Leaders
Players
G
3
A
1
FO
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Pen
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GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
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Pen
-
GB
1
CT
2
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
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