Running Game And Big Defensive Stops Lift Seawolves Over Towson
TOWSON, MD – Stony Brook football gained 205 yards on the ground led by 125 from junior RB Stacey Bedell and the defense made some key fourth quarter stops as the Seawolves earned a 27-20 CAA Football victory over Towson at Johnny Unitas Stadium on Saturday night.
The win moved the Seawolves to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference, while Towson dropped to 1-4 and 0-3 in the league.
Scoring
- Stony Brook scored first when RB Stacey Bedell scored on a three-yard rush. The play capped an 11-play, 77-yard drive. Przemyslaw Popek‘s PAT was good.
- Towson tied the score with a 14-yard pass from QB Ellis Knudson to WR Andre Dessenberg. The play capped a six-play, 61-yard drive. The PAT by Aidan O’Neill was good.
- The Tigers broke the tie with a 23-yard field goal by Aidan O’Neill. The kick capped a six-play, 62-yard drive.
- Towson extended the lead with a two-yard passing touchdown from QB Ellis Knudson to TE Tanner Vallely. That play capped an eight-play, 66-yard drive.
- QB Joe Carbone scampered 12 yards for a rushing touchdown to open the second in the second half. The run capped an eight-play, 91-yard drive for the Seawolves. Przemyslaw Popek‘s PAT was good.
- Stony Brook retook the lead on a one-yard run by RB Jordan Gowins that capped a 13-play, 87-yard drive. Przemyslaw Popek‘s kick was no good.
- RB Stacey Bedell increased the Seawolves’ lead with a 23-yard run late in the fourth quarter. His second touchdown came two plays after DB Jaheem Woods‘ interception. Przemyslaw Popek‘s PAT was good.
- Towson completed the scoring with a 27-yard field goal by Aiden O’Neill that capped a nine-play, 42-yard drive.
The Numbers
- Stony Brook gained 370 yards of total offense on 64 plays. Towson had 406 yards of total offense on 65 plays.
- RB Stacey Bedell led the ground game with 125 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries.
- RB Jordan Gowins added 62 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.
- QB Joe Carbone was 15-for-23 for 165 yards passing.
- WR Ray Bolden had a team-high five receptions for 82 yards.
- DB Jaheem Woods collected 10 tackles and an interception. LB Shayne Lawless and DB Tyrice Beverette each recorded nine stops. Beverette also had an interception.
Quoting the Seawolves
Head coach Chuck Priore
“I was proud of how we came back in the second half and we controlled the third quarter and swung the momentum after not having a great second quarter. It was a good win against a good team.”
Notes
- RB Jordan Gowins, the Boston College transfer, scored on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter for his first touchdown as a Seawolf and his first collegiate touchdown.
- QB Joe Carbone scored his first rushing touchdown of the season in the third quarter. It was the fifth rushing touchdown of his career.
- RB Stacey Bedell scored a rushing touchdown in the first quarter, his sixth of the season and 19th of his career.
- Bedell reach 100 yard on the ground tonight, marking his second 100-yard game of the season and the 10th of his career. His 10 moves him into a tie for fourth-place on Stony Brook’s career 100-yard rushing games.
- Redshirt freshmen WR Andrew Trent started tonight’s game. His first career start.
- Freshman DL Jordan Scarbrough made his collegiate debut in tonight’s game.
- Captains tonight were WR Tim Keith, RB Stacey Bedell, DB Tyrice Beverette and DB Jaheem Woods.
Up Next
Stony Brook returns home to host CAA Football foe Rhode Island on Oct. 15 for Homecoming. The Seawolves and Rams will kickoff at 4 p.m. in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
Photo: Running back Stacey Bedell -William Floyd High School-at a post-game press conference earlier this season. (Stony Brook Athletics-Jim Harrison)
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