River Hawks comeback attempt halted by Stony Brook, 12-11 in AE finale

Friday, April 20

Stony Brook, NY

7PM

University of Massachusetts Lowell

7-7, 3-3AE

Stony Brook

6-7, 4-1AE

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
UMass Lowell	0	7	3	1	11
Stony Brook	7	1	1	3	12

River Hawks comeback attempt halted by Stony Brook, 12-11 in AE finale

4/20/2018 9:20:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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Sean Tyrrell tied a career-high with four goals in the losing effort for the River Hawks

STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- Senior attackman Sean Tyrrell (Calgary, Alta.) tied a career-high four goals for the River Hawks, but it wasn't enough as they fell to Stony Brook, 12-11 in the America East finale on Friday night at Lavallee Stadium.

The River Hawks drop to 7-7 overall (3-3 AE) with the loss and Stony Brook improves to 6-7 overall (4-1 AE) with the victory.

UMass Lowell junior midfielder Austin Lane (Aurora, Ont.) gave the River Hawks their first lead of the game at 10-9 with 4:53 to go in the third quarter. Lane (4 points) and senior attackman Matt Balter (Albany, N.Y.) each tallied two goals on the night in the loss for UMass Lowell. Balter and Tyrrell each finished the night with a team-high five points.

The River Hawks began the game in an 8-0 hole in the first 16:33 of the game, but UMass Lowell stormed back with seven unanswered goals in the second quarter.

Freshman goalie Hunter Braun (Hartland, Mich.) stopped 11 saves in his 12th consecutive start for the River Hawks. It marked his 11th game with 10+ saves on the season. SBU's Michael Bollinger recorded seven saves in his fifth victory of the season for the Seawolves.

UMass Lowell closes out the regular-season schedule on Saturday, April 28th for a non-conference game against NJIT. Game time from Cushing Field Complex on Senior Day is 1 p.m.

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