Women’s Lacrosse Falls at Stony Brook 10-9 in Overtime - Greenlees finished with a game-high four goals

Women’s Lacrosse Falls at Stony Brook 10-9 in Overtime - Greenlees finished with a game-high four goals

STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Junior midfielder Steph Greenlees (Lake Forest, Ill.) finished with a game-high four goals but it was not enough as Stony Brook came from behind to defeat the University of Denver women’s lacrosse team 10-9 in overtime on Friday evening at LaValle Stadium. The Pioneers were unable to hold onto a 7-3 halftime lead. Denver falls to 1-8, while the Seawolves improve to 4-2.

Denver jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on goals from freshman Megan Tyrie (Littleton, Colo.), sophomore Kate Broderick (Chantilly, Va.) and Greenlees. Stony Brook finally got onto the board 10 minutes into the game. The Pioneers responded as Greenlees scored her second and third goals of the day to give Denver a 5-1 lead with under 18 minutes to play in the half. After a Seawolve tally, Greenlees netted her fourth goal of the half and Denver led 6-2 at 9:57. Stony Brook scored again at 7:58 but senior Crystal Jack (Kingwood, Texas) struck back a minute and a half later to give the Pioneers a 7-3 lead heading into the break.

The Seawolves opened the second half with three goals to pull within one at 17:49. Goals from Broderick and freshman Kiley Murphy (Wilton, Conn.) pushed Denver back ahead at 9-6. Stony Brook refused to yield scoring three goals over the next seven minutes to tie the game at 9-9 at the end of regulation.

Late in the first overtime, SB’ Amy Taylor netted what would be the game winner.

Greenlees finished with a game-high four goals, while junior Tanya Fuchs (Bay Shore, N.Y.) added three assists. Broderick finished with a pair of goals in the loss. Senior goalkeeper Steph Schneider (Leesburgh, Va.) stopped five shots.

The Pioneers return to action tomorrow when they travel to Hempstead, N.Y. to battle the Hofstra Pride at 9 a.m. MT.