Providence, R.I. (November 19, 2009) – Despite battling Brown for over 103 minutes and give it all it had, the Stony Brook men’s soccer team fell to the Bears, 1-0, in the first round of the NCAA College Cup on Thursday evening.  Sean Rosa scored three minutes into double overtime for Brown.  It was the first goal the Seawolves have given up in over 400 minutes of action.  Stony Brook ends its season 6-10-4 while Brown is 11-2-5 and plays North Carolina on Sunday.

“I was proud of the team’s effort,” head coach Cesar Markovic said.  “We gave everything we had but came up a bit short.”

In the first minute of action, Brown’s Dylan Remick set up a quality shot for Austin Mandel, but his header went two and half feet over the crossbar.  The Bears’ best opportunity of the first half came when Remick’s service found leading scorer Nick Elenz-Martin, but shot went wide right of the goal.  It wasn’t until the 25th minute that freshman Raphael Abreu (New York, N.Y.) recorded Stony Brook’s first shot on goal.­

Freshman Berian Gobeil (Montreal, Quebec) and sophomore Wilber Bonilla (Brentwood, N.Y.) each recorded shots for Stony Brook, but senior Collin Geoghegan (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) produced the best chance in the first half for the Seawolves, stealing a pass 10 yards from the midfield line then dribbling in, but his shot was saved by Brown keeper Paul Grandstrand.

Brown out shot Stony Brook, 14-4, in the first 45, and redshirt freshman Anthony Rogic (Boonton, N.J.) made four saves to Grandstrand’s two.

A hand ball seven yards outside the 18-yard box allowed Stony Brook its best opportunity of the game.  In the 53rd minute, freshman Leonardo Fernandes (North Babylon, N.Y.), who scored off a free kick in the America East Championship against UMBC, nearly scored but the attempt went over the crossbar.  The Seawolves continued their offensive momentum, producing quality shots on their next possession.  Bonilla had the angle on his attempt, but it was blocked over the goal line setting up a corner kick.  Following the corner kick, Gobeil’s shot was blocked and Fernandes’ attempt was saved by Grandstrand.

Brown’s best chance to that point came late in the second half when TJ Thompson’s shot hit the left post.