STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- It was a late surge for the Towson University women's lacrosse team as the Tigers fell 13-8 on the road at No. 6 Stony Brook Thursday night in nonconference action at Lavalle Stadium.

Towson (1-4) had a five-point night from sophomore Julia Porter, who finished with one goal and a game second-best four assists. Shelby Stack added two goals and an assist while sister pairs Kerri (2g) and Kaitlin (1g) Thornton, along with Kerri (1g, 1a) and Nicole (1g) Liucci got in on the scoring near their respective hometowns.

Sixth-ranked Stony Brook (3-1) had an eight-point night from Taryn Ohlmiller with three goals and five assists while Ally Kennedy logged a game-high four goals. The Seawolves' netminder Kameron Halsall made eight saves in the win.

How it Happened

• Stony Brook jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game on goals from Kailyn Hart and Rayna Sabella. Towson got one back from Stack as she posted her 10th of the season, getting Porter the assist with 26:21 to play in the half.
• The Seawolves scored another pair of goals, both from Kennedy before Porter logged her second point of the night. The young Canadian came in on a free position and beat Stony Brook's keeper to the lower right corner.
• Stony Brook reeled off three straight to take a 7-2 advantage midway through the half with goals from Mikayla Dwyer, Kayla Downey and Hart. Ohlmiller had assists on the first two goals of the run.
• Towson pulled back within striking distance as the Thorntons sister scored back-to-back acrobatic goals. Kerri had the first on a diving shot from goal line extended while Kaitlin stuffed home a shot in traffic on the crease. Porter had assists on both Thornton markers.
• The Seawolves notched back-to-back goals to finish the half with a 9-4 lead, getting both goals from Ohlmiller.
• Stony Brook's high-powered offense scored another four-straight goals to open second half, getting a pair from Kennedy, book-ended by goals from Ohlmiller and Sabella.
• Kerri Thornton ended a long scoreless drought for Towson with 12:51 to play in the half, getting a feed from fellow Long Islander Kerri Liucci.
• Another Towson sister, Nicole Liucci, scored shorthanded on a perfect feed from Porter, her fourth helper of the night with 4:23 to play in regulation. 
• Towson scored the final two goals of the game in unsettled situations with 80 seconds to play as Stack scored a free position goal with Towson on the woman-up before Kerri Liucci added the final goal in a woman-up situation with Stack on the assist.

Behind the Numbers

• Towson scored the game's final four goals over the last 12:51. Kerri Thornton's goal at the mark snapped a 29-minute scoring drought, running back to the 12:05 mark of the first half.
• Offense was tight throughout as Stony Brook got off 24 shots while the Tigers managed 22. Goalkeeping was the edge for the Seawolves as Halsall made eight saves. Towson split time between starter Carly Merlo, who made three saves, and Sara Tyssowski, who made three saves of her own.
• Both sides caused five turnovers. Towson had 12 unforced errors while Stony Brook had five.
• Towson held a slight advantage on draw controls, winning 12 of the 23 in the game, overcoming a slow start in the circle.
• Stony Brook grabbed 13 ground balls while Towson had a dozen.

Next up for Towson

• The Tigers are idle this weekend before returning to Johnny Unitas ® Stadium next week.
• Towson hosts Ohio State on Tuesday evening with opening draw set for 7 p.m.
• The midweek game will be just the second-ever meeting between the programs. Towson won the first matchup 16-6 during the 1996 campaign.