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• Monmouth elected to receive the opening kickoff and marched down the field in eight plays, covering 75 yards and finishing with a 28-yard touchdown pass to take an early 7-0 lead.
• After the Seawolves were stopped on fourth down at their own 41-yard line with 10:41 left in the first, Monmouth struck again with another passing touchdown to go up 14-0.
• Stony Brook answered right away. Freeman returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards to the house, cutting the deficit to 14-7.
• AJ Roberts came up with a sack on third and 15 at the MON 20-yard line to force a punt.
• Stony Brook then drove 54 yards in seven plays but fumbled at the MON 1-yard line, with the ball rolling into the end zone and giving Monmouth possession with 2:44 left in the first quarter.
• The Hawks capitalized on the turnover, scoring on a 15-yard touchdown pass to make it 21-7.
• Stony Brook responded with an 11-play, 42-yard drive but came up short on fourth down at the MON 35-yard line with 8:34 left in the half.
• The defense held firm. After a 17-play Monmouth drive reached the SBU 5-yard line, DaMario Crawford broke up a pass in the end zone on fourth down to force a turnover on downs.
• Using the momentum, Stony Brook went 95 yards in 11 plays, capped by a one-yard rushing touchdown from Dempster to make it 21-14. Freeman and Zellous connected throughout the drive, including a 33-yard sideline grab by Freeman.
• Coming out of halftime, the Seawolves received the kickoff and started strong with a 15-yard run by Zellous. However, Monmouth came up with a strip-sack, recovering the ball at the SBU 26-yard line.
• Once again, the defense stood tall, forcing a quick three-and-out capped by a sack from Sebastian Regis.
• Monmouth then extended its lead to 28-14 with a 50-yard pick-six at the 6:16 mark in the third quarter.
• Stony Brook's next possession ended in a three-and-out, but the defense responded with one of their own, getting the ball back with under four minutes left in the third.
• Zellous opened the next drive with a 22-yard connection to Dietz, followed by a 19-yard run to the MON 38. The drive ended in a creative trick play — a touchdown pass from Dietz to Zellous in the corner of the end zone — cutting the gap to 28-21.
• Monmouth answered quickly with a touchdown pass to push the lead to 35-21.
• The Seawolves defense forced two more three-and-outs in the fourth quarter, but Monmouth added two late touchdowns to secure the 49-21 win.

• Freeman posted a career-high 220 yards, including his first career kick return touchdown. He's the first Seawolf to return a kick for a touchdown since Sherman Alston in 2016 (at Richmond). He now has 60+ receiving yards in three of his last four games.
• Zellous rushed for over 100 yards for the second time this season (107) and has posted 200+ total yards in five straight games.
• Boyd made his collegiate debut, throwing for 26 yards on 4-of-7 passing.
• Dempster has now rushed for at least 80 yards in six straight games, topping 100 total yards in each. He leads the team with seven rushing touchdowns.
• Stony Brook outgained Monmouth 423-415 overall, including 210 rushing yards to Monmouth's 150.
• The Seawolves had 26 first downs (14 rushing) compared to Monmouth's 20.
• Stony Brook ran 23 more plays than Monmouth (91 to 68).
• The Seawolves racked up 157 kick return yards while holding Monmouth to just 20.
• Stony Brook is now 12-39 all-time vs. nationally ranked FCS teams.
• The Seawolves are 4-9 all-time vs. Monmouth.