BRONX, N.Y. – The Stony Brook football team fell to Fordham, 45-14, on Saturday night at Jack Coffey Field in the Bronx. Freshman quarterback
Charlie McKee earned his first-career start for the Seawolves and tossed two touchdown passes in his second collegiate game.
Stony Brook got on the board with 10:36 to play in the fourth quarter when freshman quarterback
Charlie McKee found redshirt sophomore
Tedy Afful for a 30-yard touchdown pitch and catch on fourth and six. It was Afful's first career touchdown catch as he became the fourth different Seawolf to haul in a touchdown pass this season.
McKee threw his second touchdown of the night late in the fourth quarter when he found graduate wide receiver
Khalil Newton from four yards out. For Newton, it was his second touchdown catch of the season and fifth of his career.
On the defensive side of the ball, Stony Brook was able to force one turnover. Redshirt senior defensive back
Isaiah Givens laid a hit on Fordham's Trey Sneed that jarred the ball loose and was recovered by graduate linebacker
Reidgee Dimanche.
STATS AND NOTES
- McKee made his first career start and went 18-36 with 239 yards and two touchdowns. The 18 completions matched his total from a week ago. He set new personal bests in yards and touchdowns. His 30-yard touchdown pass to Afful was his longest completion of his young career.
- Afful made two catches for 40 yards and a touchdown. The touchdown was the first of his career. Newton hauled in two passes for 17 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown grab was the fifth of his career and fourth at Stony Brook.
- Redshirt sophomore wide receiver RJ Lamarre caught two passes for a career-high 55 yards. Graduate wide receiver Delante Hellams Jr. made three catches for 42 yards.
- Redshirt sophomore running back Jayden Cook made his return to the lineup and rushed the ball 18 times for 55 yards.
- Dimanche made a team-high 10 tackles (eight solo, two assists) and recovered a fumble. It was the third time this season that the linebacker has made 10 or more tackles in a game.
- Redshirt senior defensive lineman Dakar Edwards recorded three tackles, two TFLs, and a sack. Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Taylor Bolesta notched three tackles, 1.5 TFLs, and a half of sack as he and redshirt sophomore linebacker AJ Roberts brought down Fordham's Tim DeMorat early in the second quarter.
- Redshirt freshman punter Tommy Dellaporta attempted his first eight collegiate punts and totaled 339 yards for 42.4 yards per punt. He dropped four of his eight punts inside Fordham's 20-yard line.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Fordham is a very good football team and we didn't represent ourselves correctly. Offensively, we continued to struggle. Defensively, we played well early, but it was hard to hang on. We went up against an offense that has performed to this level all season," said head coach
Chuck Priore.
"Charlie (McKee) is going to be a good player. We are excited to have him – it's a learning experience (for him). He's a competitor, he competed and we are excited about his overall performance," said coach Priore as he discussed
Charlie McKee's first career start."
"It was a tough second quarter. We kept them off the scoreboard for the third quarter and pretty much the beginning of the fourth quarter before they scored. It's tough, but our kids will play hard in between the white lines," said coach Priore as he shared his thoughts on the defense continuing to fight in the second half.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves are back in action on Saturday, October 22, when they return to LaValle Stadium to host Maine for Homecoming at 3:30 p.m. Stony Brook has won two of its last three games against Maine, including a 22-17 victory last season over the Black Bears on November 6, 2021.
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