STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Junior QB Joe Carbone (Wethersfield, Conn.) found graduate WR Harrison Jackson (Round Hill, Va.) in the end zone during overtime to lift the Stony Brook football team to a thrilling 28-21 victory over CAA Football and in-state rival UAlbany to reclaim The Golden Apple on Saturday afternoon at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
 
The Seawolves' (7-2, 6-1 CAA Football) defense held the Great Danes (3-6, 1-5 CAA Football) in their overtime possession to hang onto the lead and the victory.

Carbone tossed a pair of touchdowns for Stony Brook, including that one in overtime to Jackson and one in the second quarter to junior WR Donavin Washington (Glendora, Calif.). Stony Brook also scored twice on the ground with touchdowns by senior RB Stacey Bedell (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) and another by junior RB Donald Liotine (Medford, N.Y.).
 
Scoring

• Stony Brook got on the board first when RB Donald Liotine scored from six yards out. The touchdown was set up when the Seawolves forced and recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff. PK Nick Courtney's PAT was good. The drive was four plays for 16 yards.
• UAlbany tied it up on the ensuing drive when QB Will Brunson hit WR Brad Harris on the right side of the end zone with a seven-yard pass. The PAT by PK Ethan Stark was good. The drive was 12 plays for 62 yards.
• The Seawolves retook the lead when RB Stacey Bedell scored from four yards away with 3:31 left in the first quarter. The drive started when Stony Brook once again forced and recovered a fumble. The PAY by Nick Courtney was good. The drive was two plays for nine yards.
• Stony Brook QB Joe Carbone found WR Donavin Washington on a 26-yard catch and run for a touchdown with 7:02 left in the second quarter. PK Nick Courtney's PAT was good. The drive was eight plays for 65 yards.
• The Great Danes cut the deficit to seven with a 15-yard touchdown pass from QB Will Brunson to WR Donovan McDonald with less than a minute left in the first half. The PAT by PK Ethan Stark was good. The drive was 10 plays for 72 yards.
• UAlbany tied it up at 21 when RB Karl Mofor put it in from three yards out with 1:34 remaining in the fourth quarter. The PAT to tie the score by PK Ethan Stark was good. The drive was 19 plays for 96 yards.
• Stony Brook scored the only points in overtime when QB Joe Carbone hit WR Harrison Jackson in the end zone with a 13-yard pass. PK Nick Courtney's PAT was good.

The Numbers

• Stony Brook gained 297 yards of total offense on 60 plays. UAlbany had 301 yards of total offense on 70 plays.
• The Seawolves had the ball for 33:24 minutes of the game.
• PASSING: Stony Brook 21-29-0 for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns. UAlbany: 23-25-0 for 216 yards, 2 touchdowns.
• RUSHING: Stony Brook: 31 carries for 79 yards, 2 touchdowns. UAlbany: 35 carries for 85 yards, 1 touchdown.
• Stony Brook QB Joe Carbone was 21-29-0 passing for 218 yards and two touchdowns.
• WR Ray Bolden had nine receptions for 82 yards, while WR Donavin Washington has six catches for 75 yards.
• RB Donald Liotine gained 48 yards on 11 carries.  
• DB Tyrice Beverette recorded eight total tackles. 

Quoting the Seawolves
Head Coach Chuck Priore
"I'm really happy for this team. We knew Albany was a good football team and had lost a lot of close games throughout the year."
 
"You don't ever deserve to win because you work hard, but you like to see things happen for good people and this team is a bunch of good people who stayed focused."
 
QB Joe Carbone on the winning touchdown in OT
"That was all about Harrison (Jackson). He had his corner beat twice in a row. I probably should have thrown to him more during the game. Harrison did a great job."
 
WR Harrison Jackson on the winning touchdown in OT
"I was just happy to make a play for my team. I was just waiting for my number and was just making sure I was ready to make the play."
 
Notes

• Stony Brook reclaimed The Golden Apple and improved to 2-1 in games with the trophy was a stake.
• Stony Brook played its first overtime game since a 27-21 loss to William & Mary on Sept. 27, 2014. Today's game was just the third OT game for the Seawolves since becoming a member of CAA Football in 2013.
• Today's overtime win marked Stony Brook's first since a 30-23 2 OT victory on Oct. 20, 2007 against Maine.
• WR Ray Bolden became the fifth player in school history to gain at least 2,000 career receiving when he reached the milestone with his first catch of the third quarter. He finished the game with 82 yards to improve his career total to 2,037.
• WR Ray Bolden also moved into second on Stony Brook's career receptions list with his second reception of the game. He finished the game with nine catches to increase his career total to 165.
• RB Donald Liotine scored his 13^th career rushing touchdown and sixth of the season with a six-yard run in the opening quarter.
• RB Stacey Bedell scored the 30^th touchdown of his career today when the senior scored on a four-yard run in the first quarter. The score was his seventh of this season.
• RB Stacey Bedell is just the second player in school history to record at least 30 rushing touchdowns. He joined Miguel Maysonet (2010-12) who collected 48 during his career.
• QB Joe Carbone tossed his 15^th and 16^th touchdown of the season and 20^th and 21^st of his career with a pair of TD passes, one to WR Ray Bolden and the second to WR Harrison Jackson. 
• QB Joe Carbone tossed a pair of touchdowns on Saturday, marking the ninth time the junior tossed at least two scores in a game for his career and the seventh time this season.
• WR Donavin Washington pulled down his second career touchdown and second of the season with a 26-yard catch and run in the second quarter.
• WR Harrison Jackson pulled down his third touchdown reception of the season and his career with his game-winner in overtime.
• LT Timon Parris saw his consecutive start streak snapped at 41 games due to an injury.
• DB Darin Peart extended his consecutive starts streak to 30 straight games.
• DB Tyrice Beverette has now started 20 straight games, while OL Jackson Miller and LBs Shayne Lawless and Noah McGinty extended their start streak to 19.
• Captains for today's game were RB Stacey Bedell, DB Tyrice Beverette, TE Dennis Lestrange and WR Ray Bolden.
• Today's honorary captain is former Seawolves DL David Bamiro (2001-04). 

Up Next
The Seawolves host Wagner next Saturday in the final home game of the regular season in LaValle Stadium. Kickoff for Senior Day against the non-conference foe will be at 1 p.m. ET.