The win marked the first for the Seawolves (2-0, 1-0 CAA Football) over the Wildcats (1-2, 0-1 CAA Football) and UNH was the highest ranked opponent SBU has ever defeated.

Junior RB Stacey Bedell (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) and sophomore WR Ray Bolden (Euless, Texas) led the offense, while senior DL Victor Ochi (Valley Stream, N.Y.) was the catalyst on the defensive side of the ball. Bedell rattled off 193 yards rushing on 21 carries, including two 50-plus yard runs in the second half and one touchdown. Bolden pulled down seven catches for 102 yards and two scores. Ochi collected a game-best 11 tackles, including 3.5 sacks.

Quoting the Seawolves
Head coach Chuck Priore
"I'm really proud of the program. The kids have worked hard and the biggest thing that I saw in yesterday's practice is that they expected to win. It wasn't that hope we win factor. The expectation was to win the game. They came and showed that when they took the field for four quarters."

"They (UNH) are a very good defensive team and we hung in there physically and made the plays in the passing game that we needed to make. We think he (Bolden) is a pretty special player and we can do things to feature him like we did tonight."

"This is a step that Stony Brook football needed to take. We've been in a lot of games, but the reality of it is that we have figured out how not to worry about losing and how to understand how to win and tonight was that explanation point."

WR Ray Bolden
"We were making big plays and leaving points on the board. I wouldn't say were where frustrated, but we knew that we needed to pick it up if we wanted to beat last year's conference champion."

RB Stacey Bedell
"We went into the half on that big play by Ray (Bolden) and that gave us momentum. We came out and used that momentum in the second half and we just played strong."

"I wasn't really looking at the numbers of this game. I just wanted to come out of this game with a win for my team. It is very important to start the conference off with a win."

DL Victor Ochi
"The biggest issue we had last year was finishing. All this off-season was dedicated to finishing so we knew the position we were in and the defense came out of the gates working. We all wanted to win and all have the same objective. I'm very proud of my boys."

Scoring

• Stony Brook struck first late in the first quarter working with a short field after at UNH fumble. QB Joe Carbone (Wetherfield, Conn.) found WR Ray Bolden (Euless, Texas) in the right corner of the end zone on a three-yard pass. Pryemyslaw Popek's (Yonkers, N.Y.) PAT was good.
• Popek added to the Seawolves lead with a 32-yard field goal with 10:00 left in the second quarter.
• UNH struck for what was believed to be the final score of the first half when QB Adam Riese found WR Rory Donovan in the right corner of the end zone from 17 yards away with 11 seconds on the clock. The two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.
• Stony Brook answered the Wildcats' late score with a 60-yard kick off return by Marvin Peart (Brooklyn, N.Y.) that left 0:01 on the clock. QB Conor Bednarski (Pasadena, Calif.) then found Bolden in the right corner of the end zone with no time left on the clock. Popek's PAT was good and the Seawolves went into the locker room with a 17-6 lead.
• The Seawolves got on the board first in the second half when RB Donald Liotine (Medford, N.Y.) scored in a four-yard run with 9:41 left in the third quarter. The score was set up by a 57-yard run by RB Stacey Bedell (Mastic Beach, N.Y.). Popek's PAT was good.
• Bedell broke off a 51-yard dash for his first touchdown of the game with 2:59 left in the third quarter. Popek's PAT was good.

Scoring

• SBU collected the program's first victory over UNH with tonight's 31-6 win over the Wildcats.
• Tonight's victory over the 13^th-ranked Wildcats of UNH marked the highest ranked opponent the Seawolves have ever beaten. The previous mark was a 36-33 win over 16^th-ranked Liberty on Nov. 21, 2009.
• SBU moved to 2-1 in CAA openers with tonight's win. The Seawolves also defeated Rhode Island to open the 2013 CAA schedule.
• Stony Brook has posted at least 30 points in each of the two games this season, marking the first time the Seawolves have scored at least 30 points in back-to-back games since at 57-17 win at Presbyterian on Oct. 27, 2012 and a 45-7 victory over VMI on Nov. 3, 2012.
• SBU's touchdown in the first quarter was the first passing touchdown for redshirt freshman QB Joe Carbone. It also marked the first score for WR Ray Bolden in his Stony Brook career.
• RB Donald Liotine's touchdown run in the third quarter marked his first collegiate score as well.
• RB Stacey Bedell rushed for 193 Yards, marking the second straight 100-plus yard game for the junior and the eighth career 100-plus yard rushing game if his career.
• Two Seawolves made their first career starts in tonight's game: TE Cal Daniels and WR Julius Wingate.
• DL Victor Ochi recorded 3.5 sacks in tonight's game give the senior 23.0 for his career. He is now 1.0 away from moving into third-place on SBU's all-time career sacks record book and 6.0 away from the career record.

Up Next
Stony Brook hits the road for the next two games, visiting William & Mary next Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff in Williamsburg, Va., before returning to the Commonwealth the following week to battle James Madison at Noon. The Seawolves return home on Oct. 17 to host Towson for Homecoming. For ticket information or to reserve your spot in Seawolves Town, call 631-632-WOLF.