Elon, N.C. - Behind a strong running attack and sound defense, the Stony Brook football team earned its third straight victory with a 20-3 win over Elon Saturday at Rhodes Stadium.
Sophomore Stacey Bedell (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) led all players with 118 yards and a touchdown. The Seawolves (4-4, 3-1 CAA) ran for 181 yards as the team ran 47 plays on the ground to 13 passes.
Senior James Kenner (Willingboro, N.J.) added a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
The defense, which ranks first in Division I in total defense (216.3), FBS or FCS, held Elon (1-6, 0-3) to 250 yards of total offense, with 72 yards coming on the Phoenix's final drive.
Redshirt freshman Marvin Hart (Minneola, Fla.) recorded two of Stony Brook's three interceptions.
Scoring Drives
• EU Gallagher 41 yd field goal, 5-18, 2:00, 0-3
• SBU Bedell 39 yd run (Ball kick), 7-75, 4:17. 7-3
• SBU Coxson 18 yd pass from Bednarski (Ball kick), 6-44, 3:11, 14-3
• SBU Kenner 3 yd run (Ball kick failed), 7-43, 3:10, 20-3
Quotes . . .
Head Coach Chuck Priore - "We wanted to control the wind in the first half and keep them off the field. We ran the ball effectively; we just couldn't get the passing game off the ground. Our defense played well. They're a good passing team with the ability to move the ball well. You can't blitz them because of their effective passing game. We needed to control the other aspects defensively, which I thought we did."
News & Notes
• Today's contest was the 100th career game for head coach Chuck Priore at Stony Brook. He's 56-44 in nine-plus seasons.
• Stony Brook ran 17 straight plays on the ground before a 15-yard pass play early in the second quarter.
• Bedell extended his consecutive games streak with a rushing touchdown to five. He also totaled his second straight game with 100 rushing yards and fourth out of the last five.
• Stony Brook has not allowed an opponent to score in double figures for a Division I program-record three straight games. In 1985, Stony Brook posted three shutouts in a row, allowed six points and another shutout.
• Hart's third-quarter interception was #Seawolves sixth in as many games.
• This was the third meeting between Elon and Stony Brook. The Phoenix lead the series, 2-1.
• During Stony Brook's three-game winning streak, opponents have been outscored 53-13 and have not scored in the second half.
• Senior Luke Allen (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) booted a school-record 72-yard punt in the fourth quarter.
Up Next
Stony Brook will head to New England to face No. 5 New Hampshire (5-1, 3-0) on Saturday, October 25 at 3 p.m.
