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Head coach Billy Cosh high fives #3 Jayden Cook after Saturday's game. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics

Stony Brook put together an impressive comeback Sept. 14, highlighted by a six-yard rushing touchdown from Brandon Boria, to erase a 21-17 third-quarter deficit to take down Fordham in the Bronx, 27-21. 

The Seawolves were led offensively by freshman quarterback Malachi Marshall in the air and the runningback duo of Brandon Boria and Roland Dempster on the ground. Marshall tossed for 268 yards (18-for-36), while Boria finished 65 yards on the ground and his first career touchdown, while Dempster notched 51 yards and his fourth touchdown in the last two games. Tyler Knoop gave the Seawolves a passing touchdown with his seven-yard strike to Jayden Cook.

RJ Lamarre reeled in seven catches for 96 yards. Dez Williams got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in three balls for 73 yards. The Seawolves also got 69 yards receiving from Jasiah Williams in the contest.

Rushawn Lawrence paced the Stony Brook defensive effort, collecting five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and one interception. Rudy Silvera added an interception and two pass breakups and Rodney Faulk had 1.0 TFL and one sack in the win. Chayce Chalmers led the way with a team-high nine tackles.

Stony Brook held the Fordham offensive attack in check, allowing the Rams 257 total yards. The Seawolves kept Fordham under 150 yards on both the ground and through the air, allowing 125 passing and 132 rushing yards. The Seawolves hassled the Fordham passing attack all game long, piling up seven sacks and adding two interceptions.

“Defensively, I thought we were outstanding. [Loughridge] is a really good player, he’s a big-time back. It was a great job by the [defense] tackling and making big plays. Our defense kept us in the game. Fordham was a great quality opponent, give credit to them, they’re really well coached. It was a hard-fought battle, we found a way to win and I’m just happy for our players,” head coach Billy Cosh said. 

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The Coastal Athletic Association announced its 2024-25 league slate on Tuesday afternoon, highlighted by four straight contests on the Island to close out the regular season.

The conference office previously announced each institution’s home and away opponents for the upcoming season last month. Game times and television information for the 2024-25 regular-season schedule will be released at a later date.

Stony Brook’s 18-game CAA slate, which features nine home games and nine away bouts, begins on the road at Northeastern on Jan. 3, followed by a trip down the shore on Jan. 5 to take on Monmouth.

The Seawolves return home welcoming William & Mary and Charleston, on Jan. 10 and 12, respectively before heading down south to take on Elon (Jan. 17) and North Carolina A&T (Jan. 19).

The squad makes their way back to Stony Brook Arena on Jan. 24 to wrap up their season series with Northeastern and later open their series against Campbell on Jan. 26.

Stony Brook will later face Charleston in South Carolina on Jan. 31 to conclude the month of January and as the calendar flips to February, the Seawolves travel to North Carolina to battle UNC Wilmington in their first and only regular season meeting (Feb. 2).

The Seawolves then play host for two straight weekends to Hofstra for the Battle of Long Island (Feb. 7) and Hampton (Feb. 14) before hitting the road the next two weekends (Towson, Feb. 16; Campbell, Feb. 23).

The Seawolves return to the Island for the next three games with back-to-back home contests (Delaware, Feb. 28; Monmouth, Mar. 2), before traveling to Nassau on Mar. 6 for a final road test of the season against Hofstra.

A rematch of the 2024 CAA Championship is set to close out the regular season as Stony Brook plays host to Drexel on March 8.

All 14 teams will qualify for the 2025 CAA Women’s Basketball Championship to be played March 12-16 at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

Season tickets and renewals are available now to be part of the action on Long Island! Click here or call 631-632-WOLF (9653) or email [email protected] and don’t miss a minute of Seawolves Athletics!

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Stony Brook’s Collin Gilstrap and Grace Weigele earned CAA Runner of the Week honors after finishing first and leading their respective squads to top finishes last weekend.

Gilstrap posted a first-place finish at the Jasper Fall Invitational in Richmond, VA, helping Stony Brook capture the team title. The sophomore covered the 8K course in a time of 24:41.9, a new personal best, and won the race by over nine seconds. It was the second team victory of the season for the Seawolves.

Weigele also captured the individual title at the Jasper Fall Invitational, leading Stony Brook to their first team victory of the season. Weigele finished the 6K course in a time of 20:24.2, taking the top spot by 1.4 seconds to earn her second win of the year.

Stony Brook’s cross country squads return to action on Saturday, October 5 at the Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh University.

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The Stony Brook University men’s basketball team announced its 2024-25 schedule on Wednesday afternoon.

“Our non-conference schedule is tough with many road games, which we hope will have us ready for CAA play. It’s going to be a very exciting season of CAA hoops,” head coach Geno Ford said. “The conference will have many new faces with only two of the 15 all-conference players returning. I expect it to be a wild conference tournament once again.”

As previously announced, Stony Brook opens year six under Ford on the road at Marquette on November 4, as part of the Marquette Challenge. The MTE sees the Seawolves turn around and face Central Michigan (Nov. 7) and George Mason (Nov. 11) on the road before returning home for the home opener on November 16 against St. Joseph’s Long Island.

The Seawolves stay on the Island, hosting Yale on November 20. Stony Brook faces Yale for the fourth straight season and the fifth time in the previous six seasons. A pair of fellow Ivy League foes follow, with Stony Brook making trips to Columbia (Nov. 23) and Brown (Nov. 27).

Stony Brook opens the month of December with a home game against Norfolk State on December 1 before heading to Texas to meet Air Force in a neutral site contest on December 7 as part of the inaugural Texas Legends Showcase.

The Seawolves round out the non-conference portion of the slate with a pair of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference foes before meeting two familiar foes from the America East. The Seawolves travel to Rider on December 14, then return home to face Marist on December 17. The Seawolves end the calendar year with a home matchup against Maine (December 21) and a road trip to Albany on December 29.

As the calendar turns to 2025, Stony Brook embarks on its third year as a member of the CAA. The conference slate begins with a road trip to Monmouth (Jan. 2), followed by three straight home contests (William & Mary, Jan. 4; Drexel, Jan. 9; Northeastern, Jan. 11). The Seawolves start a road swing at Delaware (Jan. 16) and end it with a trip to Towson on January 18 before returning to Long Island to host Campbell (Jan. 23) and North Carolina A&T (Jan. 25).

A rematch of the 2024 CAA Championship is on deck to end the month when Stony Brook heads down south to face Charleston on January 31. Stony Brook closes out the trip to the Carolinas with a road test at UNC Wilmington on February 1.

Stony Brook returns to the Island for the next three games, playing host to Towson (Feb. 6) and Monmouth (Feb. 13), with a trip to Nassau to play Hofstra (Feb. 8) sandwiched between. The Seawolves hit the road for the final road swing of the regular season (Northeastern, Feb. 15; Hampton, Feb. 20; North Carolina A&T, Feb. 22) before wrapping up the regular season at home against Hofstra (Feb. 27) and Elon (March 1).

Purchase your season tickets now to be part of the action on Long Island! Click here, call 631-632-WOLF (9653) or email [email protected] and don’t miss a minute of Seawolves Athletics.

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#7 Kristina Garcia takes a shot during Sunday's game. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics

The Stony Brook University women’s soccer team defeated New Hampshire, 1-0, on Sept. 15. Kristina Garcia provided the game-winning goal in the 78th minute, propelling the team to its third straight victory.

The two sides played a scoreless first half, with Nicolette Pasquarella stopping the lone shot she faced in the opening 45 minutes. Linn Beck had an early shot on goal that was turned away. Later on, Garcia had a shot on goal that was stopped as well.

With the match still level to start the second half, Pasquarella made a pair of saves in the opening 10 minutes of second-half action. Reilly Rich and Aneta Sováková had shots that were off target or blocked and Luciana Setteducate’s attempt to break the ice was stopped in the 73rd minute.

Minutes later, it was Garcia and Sováková who teamed up to put Stony Brook on top, 1-0, in the late moments of the contest. Sováková fed a ball into the box on a corner set-piece that Garcia volleyed off a defender and into the back of the net. The goal was the first of Garcia’s collegiate career.

The Wildcats had one last chance to find an equalizer, but Pasquarella was up to the task and neutralized the threat. Pasquarella and Stony Brook closed out a third consecutive clean sheet to end the non-conference slate.

“I’m proud of the team. The girls were challenged with the three games in seven days, two of them away, but they got it done,” head coach Tobias Bischof said. “Three wins, three shutouts and 10 goals scored isn’t easy. UNH is a physical team with some very good players, but we handled it well. Now we are going to recover and get ready for conference play.”

The team returns home to host Charleston in the CAA opener on Sept. 22 at noon.

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The Stony Brook University women’s soccer team scored five goals en route to a shutout victory over Le Moyne on Sept. 9 at LaValle Stadium. Four different Seawolves tallied a goal, with Reilly Rich scoring twice to help Stony Brook improve to 3-0 this season at home.

Stony Brook opened the scoring when Rich scored her first goal of the season in the seventh minute, assisted by Sammy Hannwacker on a set-piece from the far corner. The Seawolves added another score on a goal from Luciana Setteducate  in the 18th minute, assisted by Linn Beck and Mercy Sabuni Soderling. Stony Brook carried a 2-0 lead into the halftime break.

Stony Brook padded the lead to three goals on Beck’s 58th-minute goal, her first of the season. Setteducate and Rich assisted the goal. The Seawolves added another tally on a 65th-minute goal from Rich, her second of the contest. Hannah Maracina got in on the action, adding a goal in the 76th minute with an assist from Leah Rifas. The goal was Stony Brook’s fifth of the afternoon and the score would hold as the clock hit zeros at LaValle Stadium.

“The performance from the team today was very good, as I expected,” head coach Tobias Bischof noted postgame. “Today was a game where we could show what we can do offensively, and we did that. I was happy with the overall performance, both offensively and defensively.”

The team is back in action on Sept. 12 when they visit UMass Lowell. The game will streamlive at 5 p.m. on ESPN+.

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Teammates celebrate their victory on Saturday. Photos courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics
Coach Billy Cosh earns first career victory

The Stony Brook football team earned its first victory in nearly 700 days, defeating Stonehill 37-10 on Sept. 7 at LaValle Stadium.

The Seawolves were led by redshirt senior Roland Dempster, who helped the Seawolves score their most points since 2019. Dempster tallied a career-high three touchdowns and matched a career best with 160 yards on 19 carries. Dempster ignited the Stony Brook offense by tallying two of his three touchdowns in the first five minutes of the game on touchdown runs of 15 and 17 yards. He tallied his third score in the third quarter; his three-yard run put the Seawolves ahead 30-3.

Freshman Malachi Marshall made his first start for the Seawolves under center and shined, throwing for 161 yards (9-for-16 passing) with a touchdown. Marshall added 10 yards on six carries. The freshman from Rock Hill, South Carolina connected with redshirt senior Cole Bunicci on a 63-yard touchdown late in the second quarter. The score represented the first of Marshall and Bunicci’s collegiate careers.

Stony Brook saw six different players record a reception, while eight different players tallied a carry in the victory. Bunicci paced the Seawolves’ receivers with a team-high 63 yards. Graduate student RJ Lamarre finished with 30 yards and classmate Cal Redman secured a team-best three catches totaling 24 yards.

Dempster led the way in the backfield with his 160 yards. Redshirt sophomore Johnny Martin and sophomore Brandon Boria combined for 72 yards on 19 carries, while redshirt junior Shakhi Carson had 34 all-purpose yards (20 receiving and 14 rushing).

Stony Brook’s defense was tenacious, forcing two interceptions, a fumble, eight punts and posting six points in the victory. Leading the way for the Stony Brook defense was seniors Rudy Silvera, AJ Roberts, Shamoun Duncan-Niusulu, redshirt junior Rodney Faulk as well as freshmen Jaxson Witherspoon and Sebastian Regis.

Silvera tallied his first interception as a Seawolf and added two pass breakups. Roberts and Duncan-Niusulu paced the team with nine and six tackles, respectively. Faulk wreaked havoc, recording six tackles and a quarterback hit. Witherspoon ended the game with his first career interception as time expired. Regis, the East Islip product, scooped up a fumble and rumbled 69 yards down the field and into the endzone for Stony Brook’s first defensive touchdown under defensive coordinator Scott Lewis.

Stony Brook’s special teams unit continued to shine, seeing Enda Kirby knock through a career-best 40-yard field goal in the first quarter. Junior Clayton Taylor punted six times for 287 yards, downing two inside the 20-yard line and booming three that were 50 or more yards.

“Obviously proud of our players. They did a great job preparing. If you prepare right, you’re going to play well. I’m excited for the team. They deserve all the credit,” said head coach Billy Cosh after the game.

“The last two years have been hard. We were working but we weren’t seeing results. We’re just happy to have Coach Cosh here and we have a whole new energy,” said Roland Dempster. 

“The main focus going into this game was discipline. I think we executed that very well,” added Rudy Silvera.

The team returns to the road on Sept. 14, heading to the Bronx to take on Fordham at 1 p.m. The game will stream live on ESPN+.

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The Stony Brook football team opened up their 2024 season on Aug. 31 with FBS foe Marshall University, falling to the Herd 45-3 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in West Virginia.

The Seawolves (0-1, 0-0 CAA) led the time of possession and ran more plays than the Herd, but were unable to capitalize as the Herd finished with a 549-252 advantage in total yards.

The quarterback duo of Tyler Knoop and Malachi Marshall made their first career appearances for Stony Brook and combined for 158 yards through the air. Knoop got the start for the Seawolves and went 8-of-13 with 62 passing yards, including a 32-yard highlight-play by Jayce Freeman. Marshall went 10-of-20 for 96 yards with an interception and 11 carries.

Freeman led the receiver room by tallying a team-high 52 yards on two catches. West Virginia native Chance Knox made his first career appearance with the Seawolves and had a team-best five receptions. RJ Lamarre and Cole Bunicci each had 25 receiving yards, respectively.

Roland Dempster and Brandon Boria split the majority of the carries, with Dempster gaining 37 yards on 13 carries while Boria gained a career-best 22 yards on eight attempts on the ground. Anthony Ferreli finished with a career-high 14 tackles on the defensive side for Stony Brook, four of them solo, and Chayce Chalmers also tallied a career-best 10 tackles, four of them solo as well. 

Rudy Silvera made his Stony Brook debut this evening and led the team with six solo tackles, finishing with 10 total. Clarens Legagneur recorded seven tackles, while AJ Roberts finished his night with six. Tyson McCloud recorded the first sack of the season for the Seawolves.

On special teams, Clayton Taylor hit nine punts for 392 yards, averaging 43.6 yards per kick and putting two punts inside the 20. Enda Kirby gave the Seawolves three points with a 39-yard field goal in the third quarter. 

“Overall I thought we started strong. I thought we came out with the right mindset. I thought we played hard, we played physical. I like the way our defense played, I thought they wore down as the game went. We were way better on defense than we have been in the past. They had some guys that can run and make plays, that showed up at times,” head coach Billy Cosh said. 

“Offensively, there were moments but we’ve got to be a little more consistent. I thought Malachi did a nice job bringing us a spark. He’s young and he’s going to be a really good player. I like our outfit, I like our team,” he added.

Up next, the team returns home for its 2024 home opener against Stonehill on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. at LaValle Stadium. To purchase season, single game, mini plans or group tickets, call 631-632-9653.

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#21 Alex Fleury during last Thursday's game. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics

A tally late in the game was the difference maker on Aug. 29 as the Stony Brook men’s soccer team was defeated by the Rider Broncs, 1-0. The loss drops the Seawolves to 0-2-1 on the season.

Both Stony Brook and Rider kept each other off the scoreboard through the first half with a dominating display of defensive prowess. The Seawolves were able to fire off six shots through the opening 45 minutes on the back of Trevor Harrison.

Stony Brook was able to then tally another six shots in the second half and create a late flurry of possession and pressure, but a backwards pass wrangled by the Broncs’ Bryan Akongo would become the deciding goal for Rider in the 87th minute. 

One of Stony Brook’s best chances of the night came in the 62nd minute, when Alex Fleury fired a shot from the top of the box that ultimately hit the crossbar.

“Overall, from a performance standpoint, I thought we started off a little slow in the first half through the first 10-15 minutes, but then I thought we were pretty good, creating some chances and moving the ball pretty well,” head coach Ryan Anatol stated postgame.

“Second half, we were on top of them for large periods and created some good chances, one hit off the post. We got to score goals and put some of those away. We kept them in the game and then a mistake at this level, you get punished. I’m disappointed with the result, but I thought we defended well and were solid on both sides of the ball. We just have to finish our chances and can’t give up the ball like that,” he added.

The team was back on their home pitch looking for their first win of the season on September 3 as they took on George Washington. Results were not available as of press time.

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It was a victorious opening weekend for the Stony Brook volleyball team as they secured a five-set win over James Madison University in Harrisburg, PA on Aug. 31.The Seawolves were led by double-doubles from Quinn Anderson, who had 15 kills and 13 digs and Leoni Kunz, who had 12 kills and 16 digs. The win improved the Seawolves’ overall record to 3-0 on the season, their first 3-0 start since the 2006 season.
Offensively, Kunz recorded her 16th double-double of her career while Anderson tallied her first in just her third collegiate outing.  Kali Moore also added 16 kills to help the offense. Torri Henry dished out 48 assists to bring her invitational total to 139. On the defensive end, Julia Patsos chipped in with 19 digs to go with six blocks from Ayanna Pierre Louis.

HOW IT HAPPENED

SET 1 | The Seawolves found themselves in an early deficit, dropping a tough first set 25-12. Stony Brook trailed by as many as 13 points as JMU never surrendered the lead in a set that didn’t have a single tie before the Dukes took control.

SET 2 | Stony Brook rallied after dropping the first set to take the second set 25-21, evening the match at one set apiece. The Seawolves grabbed control of the set lead early on, at 6-5, and held the lead the rest of the way. Stony Brook led by as many as six points at 21-15 before closing out the set, totaling 16 kills while only notching two attack errors in the process. Stony Brook’s front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking four JMU attacks in the stanza.

SET 3 | JMU took a 2-1 match lead after taking down the Seawolves in the third set by a score of 25-20. JMU grabbed the advantage for good at 15-14 in a set that was tied up 10 times before the Dukes took over in the second half.

SET 4 | Stony Brook then responded to secure set four 25-23 to force a fifth set. A strong performance on the attacking side led the Seawolves to victory in the set. Stony Brook put together a .378 attack percentage with 17 kills in the set win. After the lead changed hands five times, the Seawolves took control for good at 24-23 and rode that advantage to victory. Stony Brook got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked five JMU attacks.

SET 5 | Down two sets to one, Stony Brook fought back to win sets four and five, culminating in a 15-9 fifth-set victory, to take the match 3-2. The Seawolves took control of the set-five lead at 3-2 and never looked back. Stony Brook ended strong, opening its biggest lead of six points, to finish off the set.

STATS AND NOTES

  • This marked the second time in program history that the Seawolves and Dukes met, and the first time since August 30, 2019. Stony Brook improved to 1-1 all-time against JMU.
  • Freshman outside hitter Quinn Anderson and graduate student outside hitter Leoni Kunz each registered double-doubles in the win.
  • Junior outside hitter Kali Moore had a team-high 16 kills for Stony Brook.
  • Graduate student setter Torri Henry recorded 48 assists in the victory, adding 14 digs, four kills, four blocks, and one ace.
  • Graduate student libero Julia Patsos led the Seawolves with 19 digs.
  • Sophomore middle blocker Ayanna Pierre Louis tied her career-high with six blocks.
  • With the win, the Seawolves start their season at 3-0 overall; the first time since the 2006 season.

“The fight in our group this weekend was incredible,” stated head coach Kristin Belzung postgame. “Today was a cat and mouse match and we made adjustments throughout both offensively and defensively. I’m so proud of our team for competing throughout and taking care of each other.”The team returns to action next weekend as they travel upstate to take on Buffalo, UConn, and Colgate in the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament. Friday’s match will begin at 4 p.m. with coverage available on ESPN+. Saturday and Sunday both have first serve scheduled for 2 p.m.

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