STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The Presbyterian College football team traveled to the most
northern point the program has ever been to and fell by a 52-14 score to Stony
Brook Saturday afternoon in its Big South Conference opener.
The Blue
Hose drop to 0-5 on the season and 0-1 in Big South Conference play. Stony
Brook improves to 2-3 overall and 1-0 against conference competition.
Leading the way for PC on the ground was Trandon Dendy, who scored both
touchdowns on the day. He rushed 11 times for 61 yards and one touchdown. Dendy also
caught three passes for 20 yards and the touchdown. Brandon Miley
connected on 17-of-23 passes for 146
yards and a touchdown.
Sean
Adegbola hauled in six passes for 73 yards while Patrick McKoy caught five
balls for 40 yards.
Stony
Brook's Conte Cuttino drove in for the game's first score from five yards out.
With the extra point, the Seawolves went up 7-0.
Dendy then helped the Blue Hose take the ball 91 yards on seven plays, taking 3:19 off the clock. He then scampered
four yards into the end-zone with just 2:54 to play in the first quarter. Aaron
Mayes' extra point tied the game at 7-7.
The
Seawolves tacked on two scores to start the second quarter to jump out to a
20-7 lead. Edwin Gowins rushed 44 yards for a touchdown and the Donald
Porter caught a touchdown pass from Michael Coulter for the 20-7 lead. The PC
defense then blocked the extra point, giving the team some momentum.
After PC
got the ball back, Brandon Miley guided the team to the end-zone. With just
four plays, the Blue Hose covered 63 yards. Miley hit Dendy out of the
backfield, who made a couple of beautiful moves before ending up with his
second touchdown on the day.
The Blue
Hose had just 240 total yards on the day. PC had seven turnovers, four of which
were interceptions. Stony Brook turned the ball over just once, but was penalized 17
times for 145 yards.
PC returns
to action next Saturday at Old Dominion. Kick-off is slated for 6 p.m.