The most successful season in program history for No. 11 Rutgers women’s lacrosse (16-5) ended in a 11-7 loss against No. 7 Stony Brook (16-2) on Sunday at LaValle Stadium on the Seawolves campus. The second round loss was a game of runs that saw the Scarlet Knights fall short, resulting in a failed rematch bid against the same team that knocked them out of last season’s NCAA Tournament.
Stony Brook took a 3-0 lead just over four minutes into the game a year after scoring 11 first quarter goals in the second round meeting last year. It was a concerning start but this time, Rutgers battled back to score four consecutive goals to hold a one goal advantage heading into the second quarter.