STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Redshirt freshman RB
Donald Liotine's 204 yards and two touchdown paired with 12 sacks by the Stony Brook defense led the Seawolves to a 14-9 victory over visiting Howard on Saturday afternoon at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium that snap a five-game losing streak.
Liotine (Medford, N.Y.) carried the ball a career-high 38 times and gained a career-best 204 yards to go with rushing touchdowns of 14 yards and five yards.
The Stony Brook (3-5, 1-5 CAA Football) defense registered 12 sacks, the most by a NCAA Division I team this season. Senior DE Victor Ochi (Valley Stream, N.Y.) and sophomore DL Ousmane Camara (Bay Shore, N.Y.) each collected three of those sacks. Ochi's three tied him for the Stony Brook career record with a total of 29.0.
In addition to the sacks, the Seawolves defense held Howard (1-8, 1-5 MEAC) to 109 total yards of offense, including minus 42 rushing yards. Stony Brook collected 309 yards of total offense, including 212 on the ground.
Scoring
- Howard opened the scoring with a 33-yard field goal by John Fleck on the final play of the first quarter. The kick capped a six-play, five-yard drive.
- Stony Brook battled right back and took the lead with a 14-yard rush by Donald Liotine. Przemyslaw Popek's PAT was good. The drive went 58 yards in 11 plays.
- Liotine extended Stony Brook's lead late in the third quarter with a five-yard rush up the middle. Popek's PAT was good. The Seawolves' drive was three plays and 25 yards.
Quoting the Seawolves
Head coach Chuck Priore
"I'm just really happy for Stony Brook in general and the kids. It has been a long five weeks. For the kids it is awesome. They can enjoy it now and that is the most important thing."
"We thought the best part of their team was their offensive line. Aaron Thompson talked to the team yesterday about playing angry. We were playing well defensively, but we were not playing angry. We played angry today."
"Victor has obviously accomplished great things on the field, but over the last four weeks I've seen a tremendous person. He has an NFL career ahead of him potentially and he could have said I want to stay healthy and I don't want to practice, but he has done just the opposite. That takes a lot of character."
RB Donald Liotine
"We went with the game plan of putting it up the middle and running hard. The game plan worked out. When they call my name is need to be ready to answer. Fatigue doesn't really take in until after the game."
DE Victor Ochi
"It was a great performance today by those up front. We came to play. Everybody did their job and made some plays. Nobody was trying to be selfish and all followed the assignments and executed. For me personally, I want to thank the boys up front for opening up the holes for me."
Notes
- Junior C Mike White started today's game for the first start of his career. He is the 16th first-time starter this season for Stony Brook.
- DE Victor Ochi recorded three sacks in today's game against Howard to move his career total to 29.0 and into a tie for the all-time Stony Brook record with David Bamiro (2001-04).
- Ochi also recorded 3.0 tackles for a loss against Howard to move his career total to 44.0. He is now tied for the Seawolves' all-time record of 44.0 held by John Kostkowicz (1995-99).
- RB Donald Liotine rushed for over 100 yards in today's game marking his first 100-yard game of his career. He finished with 204 Yards on a career-best 38 carries.
- Liotine also recorded the first multi-touchdown game of his career with a pair of rushing scores today.
- Stony Brook's 12 QB sacks in today's game was the NCAA College Football season-high. South Carolina State registered the 11 against Hampton earlier this season for the previous best.
Up Next
Stony Brook will hit the road for the final time in 2015 when they visit Rhode Island next Saturday for a 12:30 p.m. kickoff against the Rams. The Seawolves then return home for the season finale against Albany on Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. For ticket information or to reserve your spot in Seawolves Town, call 631-632-WOLF.
