MEN'S LACROSSE RECORDS 14-5 AMERICA EAST WIN OVER STONY BROOK TO STAY UNBEATEN

     Stony Brook, N.Y. ? Frank Resetarits had a season-high five goals and Merrick Thomson scored four times in powering unbeaten UAlbany to a 14-5 victory over Stony Brook on Saturday, April 7 in America East Conference play at LaValle Stadium.  The Great Danes, who improved to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the conference, have won nine straight for the first time since 1972.

     UAlbany, ranked second nationally in the USILA coaches' poll and third in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll, led 3-0 after the opening quarter.  Steve Ammann converted a bounce shot with 35 seconds elapsed.  Resetarits, who had three first-half goals, poked in a rebound off a defender's stick after SBU goalkeeper Brendan Callahan saved an initial shot.  Jordan Levine then tallied the first of his two goals on a drive from the left.

    The Great Danes, who led 8-2 at halftime, reeled off five unanswered during a nine-minute span in the second period.  Resetarits, who added two assists, scored twice in that stretch.   Derek Dale tallied in transition after UAlbany goalkeeper Brett Queener stopped Jim Astea's blast with 1:48 left in the stanza.  Levine completed the decisive run seven seconds later when he won the subsequent face-off and scored from the right in a man-advantage situation.

     Thomson, a senior attackman, did all of his scoring in the second half to maintain his team's lead.  He found the net twice in each period, including his 24th of the season.  After the Seawolves' Michal Trojanowski scored to slice the gap to 11-5, UAlbany responded by scoring three times in a three-minute stretch.  Thomson netted an extra-man goal before connecting off John Alpizar's feed with 4:53 remaining.  Resetartis delivered his fifth goal of the game 24 seconds later.

     “It was a good all-around effort, but our defense played really well,” said UAlbany coach Scott Marr, whose team is off to its best start as a Division I program.  “(Brett) Queener made some good saves early and we didn't them get real good looks at the goal.  We played with intensity throughout and never had any let downs.”

     Callahan finished with 10 saves for the Seawolves, who had their five-game winning streak halted.  Stony Brook (5-2, AE 1-1) came into the contest ranked No. 18 in both national polls. Thomson and Resetarits became the fourth and fifth players in the UAlbany program's history to reach the 200-career point mark.  Thomson (156 goals, 47 assists) and Resetarits (127 goals, 76 assists) each have 203 points.

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UAlbany (9-0, AE 3-0)                      3          5          3          3          -           14

Stony Brook (5-2, AE 1-1)                0          2          2          1          -             5

            UAlbany ? Scoring:  Frank Resetarits 5-2, Merrick Thomson 4-1, Jordan Levine 2-0, Derek Dale 2-0, Steve Ammann 1-0, John Alpizar 0-2, Brett Queener 0-1, Andrew Maini 0-1; Goalkeeper(s):  Brett Queener (37:11, 8 saves, 2 GA), Dan McKeon (21:07, 3 saves, 3 GA), A.J. Babnik (1:42, 0 saves, 0 GA).

            Stony Brook ? Scoring:  Robert Trenkle 1-1, Larry Cerasi 1-0, Bo Tripodi 1-0, Michal Trojanowski 1-0, Fil Cavallo 1-0; Steven Waldeck 0-1; Goalkeeper(s):  Brendan Callahan (55:31, 10 saves, 14 GA), Rob Camposa (4:29, 0 saves, 0 GA).