Eisfeld’s Fourth-Quarter Prowess Sends Stony Brook to 2026 NCAA Quarterfinals
Dylan Smith
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Junior attacker Haydin Eisfeld came up clutch to help Stony Brook (19-2) secure a 10-9 victory over Boston College (10-8) in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship inside Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Bayport, N.Y., native scored the eventual game-winning goal with just under 12 minutes to play in the fourth quarter, weaving through heavy contact and taking a hit while netting her second goal of the contest. With a 10-7 lead, the Eagles registered a pair of goals down the stretch to pull within one, but the CAA’s top defense stopped the opposition in their tracks.
Defender Hailey Huebner drew a charge with just over 90 seconds to play and forced a turnover. The Eagles reclaimed possession shortly after and saw Avery Hudson earn a free-position opportunity with 16 seconds to play. Eisfeld utilized her speed to rush the attacking Hudson and forced the ball loose, preventing an attempt from getting on frame to seal the victory.
The Seawolves will make their third appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals in the last six seasons, making their first since the 2022 campaign. Stony Brook will look to avenge one of its two setbacks this season when it takes on fourth-seeded Johns Hopkins (16-4) on Thursday, May 14. ESPNU will carry the national telecast, with game time to be determined following the conclusion of today’s second-round matchups.
Isabella Caporuscio led the scoring charge with a four-goal effort on Sunday, adding four draw controls, two ground balls and a pair of turnovers. Natalia Altebrando made eight massive stops in net to avenge the Seawolves’ 2025 NCAA opening round setback to the Eagles. Huebner also caused a trio of miscues in the victory.
Four different goal scorers helped Stony Brook to a 4-0 lead through 15 minutes of action. Julia Fusco opened the scoring just 5:09 into the stanza, corralling a feed from Mirabella Altebrando and ripping her shot into the left corner.
After an early second-quarter goal from Boston College’s Marissa White, Caporuscio responded just seven seconds later. The CAA Midfielder of the Year picked up the loose ball off the draw, broke free into open space and beat the keeper in tight for a 5-1 edge. Stony Brook took a 7-3 lead into the break.
Caporuscio opened the second half with a free-position snipe and a woman-up goal less than five minutes in to expand SBU’s lead back to six, 9-3. The Eagles rattled off four straight goals to pull within two, 9-7, with 15 minutes to go.
Eisfeld found the back of the net just over three minutes into the fourth stanza before the junior and Seawolves’ defense staved off the Eagles’ late surge to punch SBU’s ticket to the quarterfinals.
With Stony Brook’s win, Boston College saw its earliest exit from the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship since 2016, also falling at the hands of the Seawolves, 11-9, in the opening round. The Eagles had made the NCAA Semifinals in each of the last eight postseason slates, including the title game in seven of those runs.
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