Stony Brook Holds Off Bryant Despite Four Fumbles
Seth Sweitzer made this one. Eight catches, 122 yards and two touchdowns, the second of them a 25-yard grab to open the third quarter, and Stony Brook beat Bryant 27-17.
The Seawolves never trailed in the scoring. CJ Hester ran in from four yards out in the first quarter, Michael Mannino added a field goal, and after Bryant's Brennan Myer found Shamar Fowles from 10 yards to make it 10-7, Quinn Boyd hit Sweitzer from 12 for a 17-7 halftime lead. Sweitzer's 25-yarder made it 24-7. Bryant got within 24-17 on a Jaden Keefner nine-yard run late in the third, and then had to wait. Mannino's 43-yard field goal with 1:50 left put it away.
Here is the odd part. Bryant out-gained Stony Brook 372 yards to 317, and out-rushed them 193 to 53. Both teams lost two fumbles, and Bryant also threw an interception, which Stony Brook did not match. Boyd was credited with two of his team's lost fumbles and still threw for 264 yards on 19 of 26, so the passing game paid for the sloppiness.
Stony Brook's leads were 17-7 at the break and 24-7 early in the third, so Bryant spent most of the afternoon chasing. Sean Wilson caught seven passes for 103 yards on the losing side and lost a fumble of his own, which sums up the home team's day. Brennan Myer threw for 162 yards with one touchdown and one interception. James Dely, meanwhile, caught three for 71 yards for the winners, quietly.
Stony Brook moves to 5-2, and Bryant drops to 5-1 with a loss that its yardage says it should have avoided. The fantasy takeaway is simple: when this offense wins, it is through Sweitzer and Boyd, and Hester gets the short touchdowns.