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Robert Morris Halts Football's Four Game Win Streak 21-6
Oct. 28, 2006
Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook football team had its four-game winning streak snapped by Robert Morris, 21-6, on a rain soaked afternoon at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on Saturday. The Seawolves were plagued with bad field position and committed four turnovers as they fall to 4-5 overall and 4-1 in Northeast Conference play. Robert Morris improves to 6-3 overall and moves into a tie for first place with Stony Brook at 4-1 in the NEC. "It was fairly even statistically, but we made more mistakes than they did and you can't do that against a talented football team," said head coach Chuck Priore. "Lightning bolts are critical in life and this lightning bolt will help us, meaning the shock of losing when you expect to win. You learn more from losing than winning if you handle it correctly and we will handle it correctly." The Colonials struck first in the opening quarter when they were able to take advantage of good field position after forcing the Seawolves to punt into the gusting winds at LaValle Stadium. Brian Harden took a handoff from Erik Cwalinski and cut back for a 20-yard touchdown to cap off a short three-play, 38-yard drive and hand the visitors an early 7-0 lead. On the next drive the Seawolves found themselves at fourth-and-two at their own 31-yard line. Following a Robert Morris timeout, Stony Brook faked a punt and snapped the ball directly to Richie Richards who scampered down the far sideline for a 21-yard gain to give the Seawolves a first down at the Robert Morris 48-yard line. With the wind at their backs, the Seawolves scored in the second play of the second quarter when Lynell Suggs hauled in a Josh Dudash pass and eluded three defenders for a 48-yard touchdown. After a missed extra-point the Seawolves were down 7-6.
Robert Morris extended its lead to 14-6 as Vince Magnone plunged one-yard for the touchdown with 4:14 left for the final score of the first half. The Colonials scored the final points of the game with six seconds left in the third period when Rion Listhrop rushed in for a two-yard score to seal the game at 21-6. Dudash ended the game 18-for-36 with one touchdown and two interceptions. Suggs hauled in four passes for 110 yards and a score and Dwayne Eley caught six passes for 35 yards. Conte Cuttino paced the Seawolves on the ground with 69 yards on 16 carries. Chris Tomasky led the Stony Brook defense with 13 tackles. Milo Otis contributed nine tackles, one interception and a pass breakup and Shawn Broome totaled eight tackles and a fumble recovery. The Colonials utilized a four-man rushing attack for a combined 132 yards and Cwalinski was an efficient 12-for-18 for 128 yards and one interception. Chad Wengert anchored the Robert Morris defense with nine tackles and Jordan Howard added seven. The final home game of the season marked the last home contest for 17 Stony Brook seniors who were honored during a pre-game ceremony. The Seawolves return to action on Saturday, November 4 when they hit the road to take on Wagner in an NEC match-up. Kick-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. |
