Interesting to note--they teams have played each other once--a game where Duke eked out a 9-8 win over the Seawolves back in March of 2012.
Second Half Comeback Sends Duke Past Stony Brook
STONY BROOK, N.Y. - After leading by one at the half, the fifth-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team found itself down by two with 16:53 to play, but the Blue Devils put together 4-1 run to close out the game for a 9-8 victory over Stony Brook Monday evening at LaValle Stadium.
Redshirt senior Emma Hamm (2g, 1a) and freshman Kerrin Maurer (1g, 2a) led Duke (6-2, 1-0 ACC) with three points each, while rookie Taylor Trimble also added two goals for the Blue Devils.
After Duke dominated the draw in the first half, Stony Brook turned the tables on the Blue Devils and put together a 7-4 advantage in draw controls for the second half. The Seawolves utilized the possessions to build a 7-5 lead by the midway point of the second half. Stony Brook's Janine Hillier scored three of her four goals during the span as the junior led all scorers on the day.
Trailing by two, senior Kim Wenger netted a free position goal with 16:19 to go to pull Duke within one before finding Hamm for the game-tying goal four minutes later. Sophomore Maddy Morrissey picked up her 12th goal of the year on a free position shot to give Duke an 8-7 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of play. Hillier struck for the fourth time to time the game at 8-8, however, Maurer zipped a pass to Hommel and the junior put away the game winner with 5:31 to play. Duke won the following draw and took time off the clock, but Stony Brook regained possession with 1:50 left. The Blue Devil defense proved up to the task as Duke did not allow Stony Brook a solid look and junior Lauren Martin drew a charge with eight seconds left to seal the victory.
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