Miguel Maysonet ran for 212 yards and two touchdowns, while teammate Marcus Coker added 144 yards on the ground and another two TDs to lead the ninth-ranked Stony Brook Seawolves to the 56-17 win over the Presbyterian College football team in action this afternoon at Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, S.C.
PC dropped to 2-7 overall and 0-4 in the Big South while SBU improved to 8-1, 4-0.
Maysonet led all rushers with his 212 yards off 19 carries on the ground and two touchdowns. He was followed by Coker with 144 yards off 16 carries and two TDs. Kevin Norrell led the Seawolves with 138 yards off six catches and three touchdowns. Kyle Essington was 10-of-14 for 185 yards with three TDs.
Joel Ruiz led PC with nine carries for 28 yards and one TD. Kaleb Griffin, who was 20-for-33 with one interception, ran for 31 yards and had one TD, the first of his career. His 202 passing yards was a career-high. Jeremiah Mckie had four catches for 65 yards while Anderico Bailey posted five catches for 25 yards.
Maysonet finished with 242 all-purpose yards to lead Stony Brook while Michael Ruff recorded 119 yards for PC.
As a team Stony Brook had 601 yards of total offense, with 416 of it coming from the ground. The Seawolves had 26 first downs and controlled the ball for 36:10 minutes.
PC had 306 yards of total offense, 202 coming from the air. The Blue hose had 17 first downs and held the ball for 23:50.
Stony Brook went three and out in its first drive and were forced to punt away. McKie fumbled the return at PC's own 17-yard line to give the Seawolves the ball back. On third and seven from the PC 14-yard line, Essington completed the touchdown pass to Norrell to give the Seawolves the 7-0 lead after the successful PAT.
PC took over at its own 25-yard line and drove the length of the field. The drive was capped off by a 12-yard rush by Lance Byrd to put the Blue Hose at the SBU 27-yard line. The Seawolve defense held and PC's Aaron Mayes converted the 42-yard field goal to cut the margin to four, 7-3, with 5:16 left in the first quarter.
Maysonet returned the ensuing kick-off 30 yards to give Stony Brook good field position at its 45-yard line. Five plays later Essington hit Norrell again, this time for a 41-yard touchdown to give SBU the 14-3 lead with 2:23 before the end of the first quarter.
PC was driving early in the second quarter and had advanced to the SBU 43-yard line before Griffin's pass was intercepted by Anderson, who ran it back to the 50-yard line. Stony Brook used a 16-yard catch by Adrian Coxson to advance to the PC 14-yard line before Maysonet rushed in for the three-yard TD. After the successful PAT, Stony Brook led 21-3 with 14:05 to go before halftime.
The Blue Hose took over at their 22-yard line and capitalized on a 24-yard completion to McKie, an 11-yard catch by Bailey and an 18-yard reception to Ruff that helped PC set up the eventual eight-yard touchdown carry by Ruiz to make it 21-10 in favor of SBU.
Stony Brook scored on its next possession after starting at its own 25-yard line. On the first play Maysonet rushed for 50 yards to the PC 25-yard line. After penalties pushed Stony Brook back, Essington found Norrell in the end zone for a 51-yard completion as SBU took the 28-10 lead with 3:11 left in the second.
PC drove all the way down to the Stony Brook 32-yard line, highlighted by a 32-yard catch by McKie, but couldn't get any further and attempted a 49-yard field goal. It hit the crossbar, giving SBU the ball at the 32-yard line.
The Seawolves used a 37-yard and 25-yard rush to help drive all the way to the PC one-yard line with just four seconds on the clock. SBU went for a quarterback keeper to try and sneak the last second TD in but Cory White caught hold of the QB for a loss of four as time the first half expired.
Stony Brook started the second half with the ball and used a 58-yard run by Coker to get the Seawolves to the PC 16-yard line. Coker put together several short gains the next three plays, including a two-yard TD run as the Seawolves went up 35-10 with 10:53 to go in the third.
After PC's next drive stalled, Stony Brook took over at its 21-yard line after a 45-yard punt by Patrick Morgano, who had five punts on the day with an average of 41.0 yards. After an 11-yard catch by Myles Campbell, Maysonet took over on the next play and ran the ball 66-yards to the PC two-yard line. He followed it with a two-yard TD carry as the Seawolves went up 42-10.
After a touchback on the Stony Brook kick, PC took over at the 25-yard line and used a 40-yard reception by Arthur Williams to put the Blue Hose at the SBU 25-yard line. Griffin rushed for 18 yards and followed it with a two-yard TD carry two plays later to cut the margin to 17-42 late in the third quarter.
Stony Brook took over at the 25-yard line and began its drive down the field. Maysonet took a 28-yard rush, which was followed by a PC penalty, to put the Seawolves at the PC 33-yard line. SBU continued to make inroads in PC territory, advancing to the 13-yard line as the third quarter ended.
Two plays into the fourth quarter, Coker ran a yard in for the score to make it 49-17 in favor of the Seawolves with 14:16 left in the game.
The Seawolves used a 19-yard carry by J. Williams and a 19-yard completion to D. Shukri to help Stony Brook drive to the PC on-yard line in their next possession. Williams took the ball in for the the game's final score as Stony Brook led 56-17 with 6:33 remaining.
PC takes a week off before hosting Coastal Carolina Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. at Bailey Stadium. Stony Brook returns home to host VMI at 6 p.m. Nov. 3.
