STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Redshirt sophomore RB Seba Nekhet (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fort Hamilton) busted out for a career-best 182 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns to help propel the Stony Brook football team to a 45-10 victory over visiting Fordham on Saturday night in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
 
The Seawolves' (3-1) victory marked the 12^th straight at home.
 
Fellow RB, redshirt senior Isaiah White (Gordon Heights, N.Y./Longwood), also tallied a career-high with 132 yards on the ground, while graduate transfer WR Jean Constant (Delray Beach, Fla./Village Academy/Bryant) collected 154 all-purpose yards that included his first touchdown as a Seawolf. Redshirt freshman TE Isaiah Givens (Teaneck, N.J./Bergen Catholic) pulled down a pair of touchdowns for Stony Brook as well.
 
Stony Brook's defense, a unit that has allowed an average of 10.0 points in the three home victories, held Fordham (1-3) to just 38 rushing yards on 30 carries.
 
 
SCORING

• Stony Brook cracked the scoring column first when RB Ty Son Lawton punched it in the end zone from five yards out with 5:29 remaining in the first quarter. The PAT by K Nick Courtney was good. The drive was 12 plays for 93 yards and took 5:28 off the clock. The drive was highlighted by a 33-yard reception from QB Tyquell Fields to WR Andrew Trent.
• K Nick Courtney nailed a 44-yard field goal late in the first quarter to expand the Stony Brook lead. The drive was seven plays for 49 yards and took 2:16 off the clock.
• Fordham got on the board with a 32-yard field goal by K Andrew Mevis in the second quarter. The drive was eight plays for 52 yards and took 4:11 off the clock.
• The Seawolves answered when TE Isaiah Givens pulled down a 30-yards pass from QB Tyquell Fields and dragged a Fordham defender into the end zone in the second quarter. The PAT by K Nick Courtney was good. The drive was four plays for 75 yards and took 1:27 off the clock. A 36-yard rush by RB Isaiah White highlighted the drive.
• QB Tyquell Fields and TE Isaiah Givens connected one more time in the quarter on a two-yard pass with 4:45 remaining. The PAT by K Nick Courtney was good. The drive was three plays for five yards and took 1:01 off the clock. The drive was highlighted by a 71-yard punt return by WR Jean Constant.
• Stony Brook added a late first-half touchdown when RB Seba Nekhet scored on a nine-yard rush. The PAT by K Nick Courtney was good. The drive was five plays for 81 yards and took 2:16 off the clock.
• WR Jean Constant broke the scoreless second half on a 55-yard pass from QB Tyquell Fields with 13:36 left in the fourth quarter. The PAT by K Nick Courtney was good. The drive was three plays for 54 yards and took 1:21 off the clock.
• Stony Brook capped its scoring when RB Seba Nekhet scampered 35 yards and crossed the goal line with 7:27 left in the fourth quarter. The PAT by K Nick Courtney was good. The drive was just one play for 35 yards and took 0:08 to run it.
• Fordham scored its lone touchdown of the game with 5:51 remaining when WR Fotis Kokosioulis reached the end zone on a 33-yard catch and run pass from QB Tim DeMorat. The PAT by K Andrew Mevis was good. The drive was four plays for 43 yards and took 1:36 off the clock. 

THE NUMBERS

• Stony Brook gained 601 yards of total offense on 68 plays. Fordham had 223 yards of total offense on 68 plays.
• The Seawolves had the ball for 27:38 minutes of the game.
• PASSING: Stony Brook: 10-14-0 for 233 yards, three touchdowns. Fordham: 21-38-0 for 185 yards and one touchdown.
• RUSHING: Stony Brook: 54 carries for 368 yards, two touchdowns. Fordham: 30 carries for 38 yards.
• QB Tyquell Fields had 232 passing yards with three touchdown.
• WR Jean Constant had two catches for 83 yards.  
• RB Seba Nekhet collected 182 rushing yards on 20 carries and a pair of touchdowns.
• DB Justin Burns each had five total tackles.

QUOTING THE SEAWOLVES
Head Coach Chuck Priore
"Once again we are defined by our practice week. It was the best practice week we've have since we started preseason. We were the healthiest we were since the start of preseason too. Seba (Nekhet) and Isaiah (White) really stepped up tonight. Tyquell (Fields) was extremely accurate early, especially with the long ball and our kids made some plays."

"Defensively, we dominated the line of scrimmage and stopped the run game early. If you stop the run you normally can control what goes on. So overall it was a good day."
 
PRIORE'S PRESS CONFERENCE
STUDENT-ATHLETE'S PRESS CONFERENCE

NOTES

• Stony Brook extended its winning streak at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium to 12 straight games.
• RB Ty Son Lawton scored his first career rushing touchdown in the first quarter of Saturday's game against Fordham.
• RB Seba Nekhet scored his first career rushing touchdown in the second quarter of Saturday's game. He recovered a blocked punt in the end zone against Sacred Heart in 2017 for his only other score. He later scored his second career rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
• RB Seba Nekhet collected his first career 100-plus yard rushing game on Saturday with 182 yards on a career-high 20 carries.
• RB Isaiah White also recorded the third 100-plus yard rushing game of his career when he gained a career-high 132 yards against Fordham. It also marks his second 100-plus yard game of the season and second in as many games.
• RB Seba Nekhet and RB Isaiah White both recording 100-plus yard rushing games on Saturday, marking the first time two Seawolf backs accomplished the feat since Donald Liotine and Jordan Gowins did so on Oct. 20, 2018
• K Nick Courtney nailed a career-best 44-yard field in the first quarter of Saturday's game. His previous best was 33 yards kicked against Richmond in 2017.
• K Nick Courtney's field goal was Stony Brook's longest since Oct. 20, 2012 when Wesley Skiffington connected on field goals from 45 yards and 48 yards in that game against Gardner-Webb.
• TE Isaiah Givens pulled down the first two touchdown receptions of his career in the second quarter. The first was a 30-yard pass from QB Tyquell Fields and the second was a two-yarder from Fields.
• QB Tyquell Fields tossed his third, fourth and fifth touchdown passes of the season and his fifth, sixth and seventh of his career on Saturday night. Two went to TE Isaiah Givens and one went to WR Jean Constant.
• QB Tyquell Fields surpassed 200-plus yards pass for the second time of his career and for the second game in a row with 232 on Saturday against Fordham. Saturday also marked his first career-three touchdown game.
• WR Jean Constant produced 154 all-purpose yards on Saturday night that included a 71-yard punt return, a 55-yard reception for his first receiving touchdown as a Seawolf.
• OL Mason Zimmerman extended his consecutive starts streak to 35 games, while DL Sam Kamara and DB Gavin Heslop extended their streaks to 29 straight games. DB Augie Contressa and DB TJ Morrison all extended their consecutive starts streak to 16 games.
• TE Isaiah Givens picked up the first start of his career.
• Stony Brook won the toss and deferred to the second half.
• Captains for tonight's game were RB Isaiah White, DB Gavin Heslop and DL Sam Kamara. The honorary captains of the game were former Seawolves QB Timm Schroeder (1991-95) and LB James Leach (1993-96).

UP NEXT
Stony Brook will hit the road to open CAA Football play when they visit Meade Stadium on Sept. 28 to take on Rhode Island at 7 p.m. The Seawolves return home for Homecoming on Oct. 5 and welcome No. 2 James Madison to LaValle Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. (GET YOUR TICKETS NOW).