STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Stony Brook football clicked on all cylinders during Saturday night's season opener at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in the 38-9 victory over visiting Central Connecticut State.

The Seawolves gained 475 yards of total offense led by a running attack that rattled off 345 of those yards. SBU's defense held CCSU to just 120 total yards of offense and just 69 yards after the Blue Devils' 51-yard touchdown pass on the first possession.

Junior RB Stacey Bedell (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) and freshman RB Isaiah White (Medford, N.Y.) led the ground game. Bedell carried the ball 22 times for 133 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, while White had 17 carries for 103 yards. Redshirt freshman QB Joe Carbone (Wethersfield, Conn.) added two rushing touchdowns in the victory.

Defensively, senior DB Naim Cheeseboro (King of Prussia, Pa.) led the Seawolves with five tackles, while senior LB Julian Quintin (East Brunswick, N.J.) added his second career interception.

Quoting the Seawolves
Head coach Chuck Priore
"We ran a lot of plays and played great defense so we controlled the game for the most part. We had a couple mishaps at the end of the first quarter and in the middle of the second quarter. A couple of penalties offensively, but I think they only ran 16 offensive plays in the first half so we had control of the game. I really liked our intensity of how we played throughout the game."

RB Stacey Bedell
"The game being cut short last week just made us more hungry to come out here today and play this game. We lived up to the test. Everybody played well."

"The offensive line did a great job tonight. They worked very hard during the offseason. They have been practicing hard and did everything they were supposed to do to open up holes for me."

QB Joe Carbone
"I was ready to play. Coach told me at halftime that I would be starting the second half so I came out ready to go."

LB Julian Quintin
"During the interception a lot of the young kids were saying that I was old and that was why I got caught from behind. When the play was happening all I had to do was do my job and that is what the coaches stress to us."

Scoring

• CCSU got on the board first with a 51-yard pass from Jacob Dolegala to Dan Herbert. The pass went off a teammates shoulder right into Herberts hands and he scampered into the end zone. The PAT was missed. The drive was 4 plays, 65 yards.
• Stony Brook answered on the ensuing possession when Stacey Bedell (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) capped an 11-play, 76-yard drive with an eight-yard run to the left side. Pryemyslaw Popek's (Yonkers, N.Y.) PAT was good.
• Popek knocked a 32-yard field goal through the uprights to take advantage of a CCSU turnover.
• Bedell scored his second rushing touchdown the game on a two-yard run that capped a five-play, 58-yard drive. Popek's PAT was good to give SBU a 17-6 lead at halftime.
• SBU's redshirt freshman QB Joe Carbone (Wethersfield, Conn.) got the second half scoring started when he rushed two yards that capped the opening drive of the half. Popek's PAT was good. The drive went 11 plays and 57 yards.
• Bedell put the ball in the end zone for the third time of the night with a 25-yard run late in the third quarter. Popek tacked on the PAT to give SBU a 31-6 lead.
• CCSU's Ed Groth tacked on a 35-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter that came after a Stony Brook turnover.
• Carbone capped the games' scoring with a three-yard run with 4:26 left in the game. Popek added the extra point. The drive went 14 plays for 82 yards.

Notes

• Stony Brook is now 9-8 in season openers since moving to Division I in 1999. The Seawolves have also now won three of the last four openers.
• SBU improved to 9-3 all-time against CCSU, including remaining a perfect 7-0 at home.
• Junior RB Stacey Bedell's three rushing touchdown in the game is his career high for the most rushing touchdowns in a game. His previous high was two scores against both AIC and Rhode Island last season.
• Bedell finished the game with 22 carries for 133 Yards for his seventh career 100-plus yard rushing game of his career.
• Freshman RB Isaiah White not only recorded his first career carry, but he also posted his first career 100-yard rushing game. He finished with 17 carries for 103 yards.
• Both Bedell and White gaining over 100 rushing yards each marks the first time that two Seawolves' backs gained at least 100 yards in the same game since last year's AIC game. It is just the second time since late in 2012 that the feat has happened.
• Redshirt freshman QB Joe Carbone ran two yards into the end zone early in the third quarter for his first career touchdown. He added a second rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
• Junior PK Pryemyslaw Popek posted a career high for points in a game with eight tonight (One FG and five PATs). His previous high was seven points against Maine last season.
• Seven Seawolves made their first career starts in tonight's game: OL Connor Davis, TE P.J. Edwards, WR Ray Bolden, DL John Haggart, DB Tyrice Beverette, DB Kye Morgan and DB Travon Reid-Segure.
• There were 13 players that saw action for the first time of their collegiate career in tonight's game: DB Jake Carlock, RB Isaiah White, LB Shayne Lawless, LB Noah McGinty, TE Cal Daniels, K Alex Lucansky, P Marc Nolan, QB Joe Carbone, RB Travis Liburd, OL James Rizzo, DL Josh Valentin, WR Angelo DeShields and OL Ryan Hovan.
• Four more played their first game with Stony Brook tonight: WR Ray Bolden, DB Marquise Dixon, DB Chris Cooper and DL Ryan Sloan.

Up Next
Stony Brook opens the CAA schedule when they host New Hampshire on September 19 at LaValle Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. For ticket information or to reserve your spot in Seawolves Town, call 631-632-WOLF.