SBU Sports: Stony Brook football earns first Golden Apple victory since ’21

Behind a dominant defensive effort that forced four turnovers, Stony Brook football took down UAlbany 24-6 at home on Nov. 9 to bring back the Golden Apple to Long Island. The Seawolves improved to 8-2 on the year and 5-1 in Coastal Athletic Association play, while the Great Danes fell to 3-7 and 1-5.

Tyler Knoop led Stony Brook’s passing attack with 229 yards through the air, tossing one touchdown without throwing an interception. Roland Dempster led all Seawolves rushers with 98 yards and two touchdowns in the contest. Dempster also added 49 receiving yards. Brandon Boria also added four yards on the ground, averaging 4 yards per carry. Jasiah Williams reeled in seven catches for 74 yards. Jayce Freeman got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in two balls for 56 yards and one touchdown.

Shamoun Duncan-Niusulu showed out for the Stony Brook defense, totaling 11 tackles and one recovered fumble. Anthony Ferrelli added seven tackles and one recovered fumble and Rudy Silvera had six tackles, one forced fumble, and one recovered fumble in the win.

The Seawolves won the turnover battle in Saturday’s game, forcing four turnovers while coughing the ball up one time, with Stony Brook turning those takeaways into 10 points. Stony Brook converted on 42.9 percent of third-down attempts on the day.

Stony Brook took care of business in the red zone, scoring three times on three trips inside UAlbany’s 20-yard line, with all of those scores being touchdowns.

The team returns to the field next weekend as they head to Durham to take on New Hampshire on Nov. 16. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. and can be streamed live on FloFootball.