STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Junior QB Joe Carbone (Wethersfield, Conn.) and senior WR Ray Bolden (Euless, Texas) both had career nights for the Stony Brook football team, but the Seawolves dropped a 24-20 decision to CAA Football foe Delaware on Saturday night in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. 
 
Carbone passed for a career-best 272 yards with 23 completions, including a pair of touchdowns, while Bolden pulled down a career-high 136 yards and caught both of Carbone's scoring passes.
 
Stony Brook dropped to 4-2 overall this season and 3-1 in the conference, while the Blue Hens improved to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the league.
 
Scoring

• Stony Brook got on the board first on their opening drive of the game when QB Joe Carbone found WR Ray Bolden in the corner of the end zone from four yards out. Alex Lucansky's PAT was good. The drive was 10 plays for 61 yards.
• Delaware tied the game up on a 23-yard pass from QB J.P. Caruso to  WR Jamie Jarmon with 12:37 left in the second quarter. The PAT was good by Frank Raggo. The drive was nine plays for 81 yards.
• The Seawolves answered on the next drive with a six-yard run by RB Jordan Gowins. The PAT by Alex Lucansky was good. The drive was four plays for 65 yards.
• Stony Brook added to the lead late in the second quarter when QB Joe Carbone hit WR Ray Bolden from 17 yards out. The PAT was blocked. The drive was seven plays for 55 yards.
• Delaware climbed closer with a 50-yard field goal off the leg of Frank Raggo with 8:47 left in the third quarter. The drive was eight plays for 49 yards.
• The Blue Hens scored on a 45-yard fumble return by CB Malcolm Brown with 4:04 left in the third quarter. The PAT by Frank Raggo was good.
• Delaware took the lead for the first time in the game on a six-yard run by RB Kani Kane with 13:03 left in the fourth quarter. The PAT by Frank Raggo was good. The drive was seven plays for 80 yards.

 
The Numbers

• Stony Brook gained 407 yards of total offense on 76 plays. Delaware had 288 yards of total offense on 55 plays.
• The Seawolves had the ball for 35:03 minutes of the game.
• PASSING: Stony Brook 23-36-0 for 272 yards, 2 touchdowns. Delaware: 8-17-1 for 85 yards, 1 touchdown.
• RUSHING: Stony Brook: 40 carries for 135 yards. Delaware 38 carries for 203 yards, 1 touchdown.
• Stony Brook QB Joe Carbone was 23-36-0 passing for 272 yards and two touchdowns.
• WR Ray Bolden had eight receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
• RB Stacey Bedell gained 80 yards on 16 carries.  
• LB Shayne Lawless recorded nine total tackles.

 
Quoting the Seawolves
Head Coach Chuck Priore
"Obviously, Delaware came out in the second half and capitalized on a couple of our mistakes and put points of the board. It was a well played game by two good football teams. Either team could have won when it was all said and done. I'm proud of our effort. We took the ball about 70 yards, but fell short a little bit at the end."
 
Notes

• Stony Brook broke out the New York Navy jersey for the first time tonight.
• Delaware's victory evened series at 1-1.
• QB Joe Carbone hit WR Ray Bolden in the end zone for a touchdown in the first quarter and the second quarter. The TD passes were the junior QB's ninth and 10th of the season and the 14^th  and 15^th of his career.
• QB Joe Carbone tossed a pair of touchdowns on Saturday night, marking the sixth time the junior tossed at least two scores in a game for his career and the fourth time this season.
• QB Joe Carbone's 272 passing yards are a career-high for the junior. It marks the second 200-plus yard game of his career as well.
• QB Joe Carbone's 23 completions also mark a career high.
• WR Ray Bolden's two touchdown receptions marked his fifth and sixth of the season and 11^th and 12^th of his career.
• WR Ray Bolden's 136 yard receiving marked his third 100-plus yard game of the season and the sixth of the seniors' career. His 136 yards are also a career-best and surpassed his 125 yards collected against Towson two weeks ago.
• LT Timon Parris extended his consecutive start streaks to 39 games (every game of his career).
• DB Darin Peart extended his consecutive starts streak to 27 straight games.
• DB Synceir Malone started for the first time in the sophomore's career.
• Captains for tonight's game were RB Stacey Bedell, DB Tyrice Beverette, TE Dennis Lestrange and WR Ray Bolden. Tonight's honorary captain was former DL Bryan Karp '04.

 
Up Next
The Seawolves remain on Long Island to host CAA Football rival New Hampshire for homecoming next Saturday for a 6 p.m. ET kickoff. Tickets are available here.