Stony Brook’s Football Season Ends At Albany
– Stony Brook Athletics
Albany – The Stony Brook football closed out the 2016 season on Saturday afternoon with a 13-6 loss to rival UAlbany in the fourth annual Empire Clash at Casey Stadium in a CAA Football Conference game.
The Seawolves ended the season with 5-6 overall record and a 4-4 conference record. The Great Danes complete the regular season 7-4 and 4-4 in the league. UAlbany also earned the Golden Apple trophy for the first time with the victory.
Scoring
- Stony Brook got on the board first with a 22-yard field goal by PK Przemyslaw Popek with 5:01 left in the second quarter. The kick capped a five-play, 1-yard drive that began after an interception by DB Tyrice Beverette.
- UAlbany tied the score with a 50-yard field goal by PK Ethan Stark with 1:18 left in the second quarter. The kick capped a 10-play, 53-yard drive.
- The Great Danes took the lead with a 21-yard field goal off the foot of PK Ethan Stark with 10:31 left in the third quarter. The points capped a six-play, 31-yard drive.
- UAlbany extended the lead when CB Rayshan Clark returned a fumbled snap two yards for a touchdown. The PAT by Ethan Stark was good.
- PK Przemyslaw Popek added a 24-yard field goal with 3:08 left in the fourth quarter. The kick capped an 11-play, 74-yard drive.
The Numbers
- Stony Brook had 252 yards on 62 plays, while UAlbany recorded 201 yards on 61 plays.
- The Seawolves defense held UAlbany to just 64 rushing yards on 39 carries.
- RB Donald Liotine had 66 rushing yards on 21 carries.
- QB Jack Cassidy was nine-of-24 for 125 yards passing in his collegiate debut.
- WR Ray Bolden pulled down three receptions for 74 yards.
Quoting the Seawolves
Head coach Chuck Priore
“There is no such thing as scoreboard winning. You are not defined by the scoreboard. You are defined by the class you have and the character you have. We fought back in every game. When the last play was played the other team had to play to the last play in each of the last three weeks. To me that is character.”
Notes
- QB Jack Cassidy started for the first time in his career. He became the first true freshman to start a game at quarterback for head coach Chuck Priore and the first for the Seawolves since T.J. Moriarty started against Jacksonville on Oct. 27, 2001.
- Cassidy’s first career completion was a 15-yarder to RB Donald Liotine on the second drive of the game.
- DL Keegan Henderson made his first career start on Saturday.
- DL Aaron Thompson picked up a sack in the second quarter for his 13.5 of his career to move him into a tie for ninth-place on Stony Brook’s career list along with Emeka Ibekweh and George Karafantis.
- P Marc Nolan blasted a career-long 63-yard punt late in the third quarter. His previous high was a 57-yarder at James Madison last year.
- DB Tyrice Beverette‘s two interceptions on Saturday are his career-high for a game. The picks are the third and fourth of the season for the junior and the fourth and fifth of his career.
- LN Noah McGinty tied his career-high with 11 total tackles in Saturday’s game. It marked his third straight game with 11 tackles.
- PK Przemyslaw Popek kicked a pair of field goals in Saturday’s game to bring his career total to 14, the sixth most in school history.
- Captains for today’s game were WR Tim Keith, DB Tyrice Beverette, DB Jaheem Woods and DL Aaron Thompson.
Seawolves’ football team member Joe Feminella (Friends of Jaclyn) celebrated his 18th birthday on Friday.
Photo: Stony Brook Athletics-Jim Harrison | Stony Brook’s Donald Liotine (Stony Brook School) leaps over a defender in the first half against Albany on Saturday.
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