Dartmouth Faces Stony Brook in Neutral-Site Matchup Tuesday

Tuesday, March 5

Avon, Conn.

7:30 PM

Dartmouth College

Stony Brook

Photo by: Cayla Fernandes

Dartmouth Faces Stony Brook in Neutral-Site Matchup Tuesday

3/4/2024 5:04:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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Big Green return to action after 12-11 win at Siena

By: Justin Lafleur

GAME 5
Dartmouth (2-2, 0-0 Ivy League) vs. Stony Brook (2-3, 1-0 America East)
Dates: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – 7 p.m.
Location: Avon, Conn.
All-Time Series: Dartmouth, 4-2
Live Stats

Setting the Scene
The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team is set to play its second game in four days when the Big Green face Stony Brook on Tuesday night in a neutral-site game at Avon Old Farms in Connecticut. Dartmouth is coming off a thrilling 12-11 comeback win at Siena on Saturday, with sophomore Brandon Ventarola scoring the game-winning goal with 3:28 remaining.

Against the Saints, Dartmouth went down 5-0 for the second straight road game to begin the season. At Bucknell, the Big Green got back to within one, but couldn't get over the hump, but Dartmouth was able to break through at Siena. The Big Green responded from the five-goal deficit to score 11 of the next 14 goals to take an 11-8 lead. Siena scored three times in 4:17 to pull even before Ventarola's tremendous individual effort to give Dartmouth a 12-11 lead, which proved to be the final score.

Ironically, three of Dartmouth's four games this season have started with 5-0 scores — including the Big Green taking a 5-0 lead in their home opener against Holy Cross. At Siena, junior Colin McGill scored Dartmouth's first three goals coming in the span of 3:20 for his second hat trick of the season and 11th of his career. Sophomore Cameron Brown scored three goals to tie a career high while sophomore Hopper Zappitello tallied five points via two goals and three assists. Ventarola added three assists to go with his first goal of the season, the game-winner, marking his second game this season with 3+ helpers.

Fifth-year faceoff specialist Mitchell Myers enjoyed a strong game, and week. He was 14-of-19 with nine groundballs against the Saints, one game after an 11-for-19 effort against Lehigh.

Tuesday will mark the Big Green's final game for more than a week due to the final exam period at Dartmouth. It will also be Dartmouth's second straight opponent that advanced to its conference championship game last season. Siena advanced to the MAAC final last season, while Stony Brook reached the America East title game. The Big Green return to action on Mar. 14 at Vermont, then travel to Georgetown on Mar. 19 before hosting Penn in their Ivy League opener on Saturday, Mar. 23.

With A Win...
- Dartmouth would improve to 5-2 all-time against Stony Brook.
- The Big Green would win a nonleague game for the 12th time in their last 17 tries dating back to the 2021 season.
- Dartmouth would beat its second straight opponent that advanced to a conference championship game last season.

Last Time Out
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (3/2/24) — The Dartmouth men's lacrosse almost erased a 5-0 deficit in the season opener at Bucknell while on Saturday, the Big Green finished the comeback from a 5-0 hole, as they beat Siena in thrilling fashion, 12-11. Dartmouth held an 11-3 edge through the middle stages of the game to take an 11-8 lead, then after three consecutive Saints' goals, junior Brandon Ventarola scored the game-winning goal with 3:28 remaining behind an impressive individual effort.

All-Time vs. Stony Brook
The Big Green lead the all-time series with Stony Brook, 4-2. The teams last played on Mar. 28, 1998, an 18-8 Stony Brook victory on Long Island. Dartmouth's last win came on Mar. 31, 1996 on the road via a 15-11 final.

Scouting Stony Brook
Stony Brook stands 2-3 on the season and 1-0 in the America East. The Seawolves are coming off a 23-2 win over Hampton on Saturday, with their other win coming at Sacred Heart in the season opener (17-14). Two of Stony Brook's losses have come against ranked opponents, 16-12 vs. Rutgers and 14-10 against Penn State, with a 12-11 overtime loss at Air Force as well. Last season, the Seawolves finished 9-7 and 5-2 in the America East, beating Drexel in the semifinals to advance to the championship game where it fell to Delaware.

Nick Dupuis leads the team in assists (21) and points (30) through five games; his 4.2 assists per game are second nationally while his 6.0 points per contest are good for sixth. Dylan Pallonetti has scored a team-leading 15 goals, with Justin Bonacci right behind at 13. A pair of goalkeepers have seen action, with Jamison MacLachlan starting three games, but Tommy Wilk seeing the most minutes, owning an 8.92 goals against average and 55.4 save percentage.

Zappitello Named to USILA National Team of the Week
Sophomore attackman Hopper Zappitello was recognized on the USILA National Team of the Week following his stellar eight-point effort in the Feb. 24 win over Holy Cross. Zappitello scored two goals and dished six assists, the most by a Big Green player since Ben Martin dished seven on Apr. 11, 2017 against UMass Lowell. He was one of just 10 student-athlete recognized across the country and one of only two from the Ivy League.

Paradine Named NEILA Preseason All-New England
Sophomore midfielder Emmett Paradine was recognized by the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association as a member of the preseason All-New England Second Team. Last season's Ivy League Rookie of the Year finished 2023 fourth on the Big Green in points with 27, tied for second in assists (9) and fourth in goals (18).

Johnston, Myers, Davis Named Captains
Dartmouth head men's lacrosse coach Sean Kirwan announced the Big Green captains in January, which included fifth years Andrew Johnston and Mitchell Myers, and senior Nate Davis. The captains were chosen by their peers.

Four Pick Up Postseason Honors
Following a strong season of progress, four members of the Dartmouth men's lacrosse team were recognized with postseason Ivy League awards. Emmett Paradine was named Rookie of the Year, the Big Green's first Ivy League major award winner since 2007. Senior Mitchell Myers and junior Nate Davis were both named second team All-Ivy while junior Peter Lapina was named Academic All-Ivy.

Paradine becomes Dartmouth's fifth all-time Ivy League major award winner, all being Rookies of the Year. The others were Ari Sussman (2007), Jamie Coffin (2003), Brian Merritt (1994) and Jenkins Marshall (1981).

This also marked the first time Dartmouth had multiple players named first or second team All-Ivy in consecutive seasons since 2005-06. Myers was named to the first team and Daniel Hincks to the second team last season.

Follow Along
Tuesday's game will not be streamed, but there will be live stats available (link on DartmouthSports.com).

Next Up
Following Tuesday's game, the Big Green have more than a week off due to finals before returning to action on Thursday, Mar. 14 at Vermont for a 2 p.m. opening faceoff.