Despite a late fourth quarter drive that put the Seawolves within spitting distance of the end zone, Stony Brook lost their first conference game of the season and ended a four game winning streak.
On Saturday, in a 24-20 loss against Delaware at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, No. 23 Stony Brook Football (4-2, 3-1 CAA) allowed its opponent to score 17+ unanswered second-half points for the second week in a row.
Stony Brook Football (3-1, 2-0 CAA) kept rolling on Saturday, grinding out a 25-17 victory over the Towson Tigers (2-2, 0-1 CAA) at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
On Saturday evening, Stony Brook Football (3-1, 2-0 CAA) continued its stretch of impressive performances to begin the 2017 season, outplaying Colonial Conference Association rival Towson University in a 25-17 victory.
Fifty-one weeks ago, Stony Brook Football hosted Sacred Heart University at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium and lost 38-10. On Saturday, the Seawolves flipped the script and dominated the Pioneers in nearly every aspect of their 45-7 victory.
Stony Brook Football (2-1, 1-0 CAA) had its most dominant performance in years on Saturday evening, beating Sacred Heart University (2-1) 45-7 in the Seawolves home opener.
Stony Brook Football recovered from a week one loss with a dominant performance in a 35-18 win at Rhode Island’s Meade Stadium, a Colonial Athletic Association conference opponent.
“The main difference is our mental approach as a team, our mental toughness,” Priore said. “I think that’s going to be the difference in this upcoming year.”
The team has nearly three weeks of training camp and scrimmages to play before they decide who will get the starting job for the Seawolves’ first game of the season.
