KINGSTON, R.I. – Redshirt junior running back
Ty Son Lawton was the driving force behind Stony Brook's (1-4, 0-2 CAA) offense as he rushed for a career-high 154 yards and a touchdown in the Seawolves' 27-20 overtime defeat at No. 21/23 Rhode Island (4-0, 2-0 CAA) on Saturday.
Lawton rushed behind a Stony Brook offensive line that opened up gaps for the redshirt junior to run through all afternoon long. The running back got the scoring going with 4:10 to play in the first quarter as he rushed through a huge hole that was opened up by
Justin Morgan,
Kyle Nunez, and
Anthony Catapano and found the end zone from 30 yards out.
Graduate quarterback
Tyquell Fields scored the second touchdown of the day for Stony Brook with 9:48 to play in the third quarter. Fields ran for his first of two touchdowns, the first was a nine-yard run that put the Seawolves up, 13-10.
Stony Brook and Rhode Island went back and forth on Saturday with the Seawolves coming up just a bit short in the end. The Seawolves forced overtime by tying the game up at 20-20 with 7:40 to go in the fourth quarter. Fields converted a crucial fourth and three by pulling the ball down and running for his second touchdown of the game from eight yards out.
The Rams had two chances to go ahead towards the end of the fourth quarter, but their kicker C.J. Carrick missed a pair of field goals (45 yards, 51 yards) following key third down stops by the Stony Brook defense. Carrick's second miss, a 51-yarder, came as time expired in the fourth quarter and forced overtime.
Rhode Island struck on its second play of the overtime period as Kasim Hill found Caleb Warren for a 27-yard touchdown to put the Rams ahead, 27-20. The Seawolves got the ball back and moved the chains on a third and 10 from the Rhode Island 25-yard line as Fields found redshirt sophomore
Shawn Harris Jr. for a 14-yard connection.
Stony Brook marched down to the Rhode Island two-yard line, but were denied by the Rams' defense on fourth and one. The goal line stop clinched the game for Rhode Island and concluded the overtime period.
STATS AND NOTES
- Lawton continues his standout season as he rushed for a career-high 154 yards on a career-high tying 28 carries. The running back found the end zone with a 30-yard run in the first quarter. The 30-yard rush was the longest of the year by a Seawolf. Lawton's touchdown run was his fourth of the season, which is tied for the team lead, and 14th of his career. He has scored touchdowns in four out of five games this season.
- Fields went 9-19 for 101 yards and an interception through the air. He rushed for 14 yards and two touchdowns on six attempts. Fields upped his rushing touchdown total to four, which is tied for the team lead this season. He now has rushed for 10 touchdowns in his career and it marked the second time in his career that he ran for two touchdowns in a game (also ran for two TDs at Villanova on Oct. 26, 2019).
- Redshirt senior wide receiver Delante Hellams Jr. caught a season-high tying four passes for a season-high 66 yards. Hellams Jr. recorded a 36-yard catch in the fourth quarter. He pulled down the pass from Fields falling out of bounds as he streaked down the left side of the field.
- Redshirt freshman linebacker Tyler King notched a team-high eight tackles (six solo, two assists) and a half of a sack.
- Graduate defensive back Carthell Flowers and redshirt senior Reidgee Dimanche each tallied seven tackles apiece. All seven of Dimanche's tackles were of the solo variety.
- Redshirt junior defensive lineman Brandon Lopez, redshirt junior Makye Smith, and graduate cornerback Dajon Owens each were credited with half of a sack.
- Graduate punter Mitchell Wright averaged 44.4 yards per punt on seven attempts and dropped three inside the Rhode Island 20-yard line. He booted a season-long punt of 58 yards in the game.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was a good college football game from a fan's perspective, I thought both teams played really hard and we really competed. We lost to a good football team. We were able to get back into the game, go ahead, and unfortunately ended up on the wrong side of an overtime defeat," said head coach
Chuck Priore.
"I think we are a good football team. If we play like we played today we will win plenty of games. You can look back at your other losses, but the CAA is a competitive conference and these games are going to be close," said Priore.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook continues CAA play as it travels to Towson, Md. to face the Towson Tigers on Saturday, October 9, at 4 p.m. The game is set to air on
FloFootball.
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