Stony Brook Never Trails, Towson Falls to 0-5
Stony Brook scored first and never gave the lead back, which is a tidy way to put it considering Towson threw for 337 yards and outgained them 433 to 321. The Seawolves won 31-24 and Towson is still looking for its first win at 0-5.
Quinn Boyd did the early work. He hit James Dely from 15 yards out with 9:12 left in the first quarter, found Seth Sweitzer from 26 with 1:50 to go in it, and Michael Mannino added a 40-yard field goal in the second to make it 17-0. Towson got one back right before halftime when Jacob Davis threw 19 yards to Aaron Enterline, and the half ended 17-7.
The third quarter is where it got interesting. Davis found Xavier Pugh from 18 yards with 7:53 left to make it 17-14, and DaMario Crawford took the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown just 11 seconds later. Take away that return and the score is 24-24. Instead it was 24-14, Pugh ran in from 2 yards to pull Towson within 24-21, and Boyd scored on a 13-yard run with 9:15 left in the fourth for the 31-21 margin that held up.
Zaydaan Faridi kicked a 43-yard field goal with 11 seconds left, which only made the final score look closer. Towson also threw an interception and lost a fumble (Pugh's) while Stony Brook did neither, and that gap is the cheapest explanation for a game where the losing team had 112 more yards.
Stony Brook moves to 4-1. Towson stays at 0-5 with a lot of passing yards to show for it, which is cold comfort in a standings column.