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STONY BROOK, N.Y. – With 294 rushing yards, the Stony Brook football team ran past visiting Sacred Heart in the 2017 home opener of Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in a 45-7 non-conference victory on Saturday night.
 
The Seawolves (2-1) had six different players score a touchdown, including running backs Stacey Bedell (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) and Bedell's second cousin Jordan Gowins (Bellport, N.Y.), while QB Joe Carbone (Wethersfield, Conn.) tossed a career-high three scores to three different receivers, including junior WR Donavin Washigton's (Glendora, Calif.) first career touchdown in the second quarter. 
 
Stony Brook's special teams scored its second touchdown of the season on the fifth blocked punt for a touchdown in the past 15 games. Redshirt freshman DB EJ Fineran (Bethlehem, Pa.) blocked Sacred Heart's (2-1) second punt attempt of the game in the first quarter and freshman WR Seba Nekhet (Brooklyn, N.Y.) fell on it in the end zone.
 
The defense also came up big in the Seawolves' second straight victory. Stony Brook held SHU, who entered the game averaging 40.0 points per game, to just seven point and 206 yards of total offense.
 
Scoring

• Stony Brook once again scored first when TE Cal Daniels pulled down a nine-yard pass from QB Joe Carbone in the end zone with 9:41 left in the first quarter. Alex Lucansky's PAT was good. The drive was five plays for 38 yards.  
• The Seawolves' special teams added to the score when DB EJ Fineran blocked Sacred Heart's punt attempt and WR Seba Nekhet fell on the ball in the end zone with 7:49 left in the opening quarter. Alex Lucanksy added the PAT.
• Sacred Heart cracked the scoreboard with 3:55 remaining in the first quarter when RB Ose Imeokparia took it in from one-yard out. Josh Freiria's PAT was good. The drive was five plays for 55 yards.
• QB Joe Carbone found WR Donavin Washington on the left side of the end zone from seven yards out with 10:09 left in the second quarter. Alex Lucansky's PAT was good. The drive covered 10 plays and 80 yards.
• The Seawolves added to the lead when QB Joe Carbone hit WR Ray Bolden for a 25-yard touchdown with 6:31 in the second quarter. Alex Lucansky's PAT was good. The drive was seven plays for 47 yards.
• Stony Brook capped the first half scoring when RB Stacey Bedell used a misdirection to scamper 52 yards for the touchdown with 4:37 on the clock. Alex Lucansky's PAT was good.
• The sixth different Seawolf crossed the goal line when RB Jordan Gowins pushed his way 10 yards for the score with 2:52 left in the third quarter. Alex Lucansky's PAT was good. The drive was 11 plays for 66 yards.
• Alex Lucansky capped the score with a career-long 43-yard field goal with 8:24 left in the fourth quarter. T/he drive was 14 plays for 64 yards. 

The Numbers

• Stony Brook gained 393 yards of total offense on 68 plays. Sacred Heart had 206 yards of total offense on 66 plays.
• The Seawolves had the ball for 33:07 minutes of the game.
• PASSING: Stony Brook 9-15-0 for 99 yards, 3 touchdowns. Sacred Heart: 14-26-2 for 115 yards, 0 touchdowns.
• RUSHING: Stony Brook: 53 carries for 294 yards, two touchdowns. Sacred Heart 39 carries for 91 yards, 1 touchdown.
• Stony Brook QB Joe Carbone was 9-14-0 passing for 99 yards and three touchdowns.
• WR Ray Bolden had four receptions for 43 yards and one touchdown.
• RB Donald Liotine had 84 yards on 11 carries, while RB Jordan Gowins gained 78 yards on 17 carries with one touchdown.  
• DB Chris Cooper recorded eight total tackles.
• Stony Brook recorded seven tackles for a loss and a pair of interceptions (Darin Peart and Travon Reid-Segure). 

Quoting the Seawolves
Head Coach Chuck Priore
"This was a good team win. Sacred Heart was 2-0 and certainly has a very good offensive team and they were letting up 29 yards a game rushing. So I think we imposed our will physically, played with a focus, we executed the fundamentals and our kids had fun and that's important."
 
QB Joe Carbone
"I don't think this was a vengeance game, but we definitely came out ready to play tonight and we remembered what happened last year. Tonight we got the better hand."
 
Notes

• Stony Brook blocked a Sacred Heart punt in the first quarter and recovered in the end zone for touchdown (blocked by EJ Fineran and recovered by Seba Nekhet). The blocked punt is the fifth block for a touchdown for Stony Brook in the last 15 games, including the second this season.
• QB Joe Carbone tossed a career-high three touchdowns, surpassing his previous high of two that he accomplished twice before including last weekend at Rhode Island.
• WR Donavin Washington reached the end zone for the first time in his career with a seven-yard reception from Joe Carbone in the second quarter.
• QB Joe Carbone has tossed five touchdowns this season, one shy of his career total heading into the season.
• PK Alex Lucansky connected on six PAT for a career-high. He surpassed his mark of five that he made last week at Rhode Island.
• PK Alex Lucansky is now 2-2 on field goal attempts this season and nailed a career-long 43-yarder in the forth quarter.
• Stony Brook's 45 points are the most scored in a game since 2012 vs. VMI in 45-7 win on Nov. 4.
• RB Stacey Bedell scored on a 52-yard run in the second quarter for his forth rushing touchdown of the season and the 27th of his career. His 27 touchdowns are the second most in school history.
• Both LT Timon Parris and LG Armani Garrick extended their consecutive start streaks to 36 games (every game of their career).
• DB Darin Peart extended his consecutive starts streak to 24 straight games.
• Today's first time players were: DL Peterson Octavien, QB Hasan Farraj, OL Brennan Souhrada and OL Jaelen Vazquez.
• Captains for tonight's game were RB Stacey Bedell, DB Tyrice Beverette, TE Dennis Lestrange and WR Ray Bolden. Tonight's honorary captain was Bob Burden. 

Up Next
Stony Brook host Towson in a CAA Football contest next Saturday at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET. Tickets are available here.