STONY BROOK, N.Y. – A career-high six goals from sophomore Ali Baiocco and career-best 12 saves from sophomore Trudie Grattan led No. 22 Stanford women's lacrosse to a 15-12 victory at No. 10 Stony Brook on Sunday afternoon.
It marked the program's first road victory over a top 10 opponent since 2015 as Stanford (4-1) swept its East Coast trip and won its fourth in a row. The win also halted Stony Brook's 33-game home winning streak at LaValle Stadium, which dated back to 2016.
Senior Areta Buness scored all three of her goals in a second half comeback, including the eventual game-winner with 6:24 remaining.
How It Happened
Stanford scored the first three goals and jumped out to a 5-1 lead following Baiocco's free position goal with 10:22 remaining in the half.
However, the hosts responded with six of the last seven goals in the first half and took a 7-6 lead at intermission.
Stony Brook (2-2) took a 10-8 lead early in the second half, but Baiocco scored 25 seconds apart to tie the game at 10-10 with 17:24 to play.
Sophomore Galen Lew gave the Cardinal the lead, 11-10, on a free position goal with 13:59 remaining, and Buness extended that advantage to 12-10 at the 11:19 mark.
The Seawolves answered with back-to-back goals and the game was tied with 7:51 to go.
After Buness scored the go-ahead goal, Stanford never relinquished the lead again. Junior Jacie Lemos and Baiocco added some insurance in the final minutes, and senior Julia Massaro won back-to-back draw controls to ice the game.
Numbers
It was an even matchup from start-to-finish. Both teams took 28 shots and both teams finished with 21 ground balls, while Stony Brook held a slight advantage in draw controls, 15-13.
Buness (three goals, one assist) and McMahon (two goals, two assists) both finished with four points. Lucero had three points (two goals, one assist), while sophomore Katherine Gjertsen finished with two assists. Meanwhile, Baiocco had a team-high four ground balls and senior Julia Massaro led the Cardinal with six draw controls.
Notables
Stanford's last top 10 road win was at No. 10 Ohio State on Feb. 28, 2015 (12-10) … Stanford's only loss this season was at the buzzer in the season opener against No. 9 Denver … A native of Harding, New Jersey, Baiocco enjoyed the trip East as she eclipsed the career-high five goals she set in Friday's 16-13 win at Albany … Baiocco totaled 13 points in the two East Coast wins.
Up Next
Stanford returns home to start Pac-12 play next weekend. The defending Pac-12 Tournament champions host Colorado on Friday at 6 p.m., and then welcome former assistant coach Chelsea Gamble as the head coach of the Oregon Ducks on Sunday at 1 p.m.
