Albany, N.Y. - Despite five goals from Ty Thompson, and a late goal by Joe Resetarits that tied the game, UAlbany fell to Stony Brook, 12-11, in America East Conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday evening at John Fallon Field. The win sealed up the regular-season title for the Seawolves, and gave UAlbany the third seed in the America East Championship field. The Great Danes will face UMBC in tournament action in Baltimore on Wednesday.

            UAlbany jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on goals by Thompson and Resetarits, both assisted by Miles Thompson. Stony Brook ended the shutout at 11:49, getting the first of two goals from Russ Bonanno. The Great Danes responded, scoring another pair of goals before the end of the first quarter, getting an unassisted shot from Resetarits before he assisted on Will Stenberg's goal with just 1:23 left to play.

            Stony Brook struck first in the second, getting a goal from Matt Bellando to cut the UAlbany lead to 4-2. Resetarits completed a hat trick with his 40^th goal of the season at 9:58 with another assist from Miles Thompson. However, Stony Brook scored the next five goals of the game, getting two from Kyle Belton before Bonanno added his second. Belton then scored two more, getting assists from Jeff Tundo on both, including the final goal of the half, with just 11 seconds on the clock to put Stony Brook up, 7-5, heading into the break.

            Ty Thompson scored his second of the game to start the third quarter, but Stony Brook responded with a man-up goal less than a minute later on a tally by Mike Rooney. Lyle Thompson found the back of the net at 1:50, before Ty netted his third of the game with an assist from Miles with under a minute left to play, tying the score at 8-8 with one quarter left.

            Ty started the fourth just as he finished the third, netting his fourth goal of the game to give UAlbany its first lead of the second half. Stony Brook responded with three straight, including a man-up goal by Nick Watson with 8:53 left to play to push the Seawolf lead to 11-9. UAlbany came roaring back, getting back-to-back goals from Ty Thompson and Resetarits, tying the game at 11-11 with just 1:34 left on the clock. Stony Brook came away with the ensuing faceoff, and got a fifth and final goal from Belton with eight seconds remaining. Lyle Thompson won the faceoff after the goal, but the Great Danes could not connect before the final horn.

            UAlbany outshot Stony Brook, 39-30, and held a 32-22 advantage in groundballs, thanks in part to Keith Olsen's work in the faceoff circle, as the senior went 17-of-24 for the Great Danes. UAlbany goalkeeper Max Huber played all 60 minutes, making eight saves. Sean Brady also played a complete game for the Seawolves, making 11 saves in the net.