Syracuse 28, Stony Brook 17
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 15, 2012
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Tracy Jones
Attendance:
34512
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Syracuse 28, Stony Brook 17: Ryan Nassib threw for 335 yards and three touchdown passes, including a go-ahead score to Jarrod West, as host Syracuse thwarted an upset attempt by FCS Stony Brook.
Nassib tossed the 13-yard scoring pass to West on Syracuse’s initial drive of the third quarter as the Orange (1-2) snapped a seven-game home losing streak. Nassib also connected on a 61-yard first-quarter touchdown to Prince-Tyson Gulley and a 19-yard fourth-quarter score to Marcus Sales.
Miguel Maysonet rushed for 158 yards and scored on a spectacular 71-yard run late in the second quarter to give Stony Brook (2-1) a 17-14 halftime lead.
The Seawolves, ranked 17th in The Sports Network’s FCS poll, led 10-7 after one quarter on Kyle Essington’s 63-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Norrell and a 20-yard field goal by Wesley Skiffington.
Syracuse went ahead 14-10 on Ashton Broyld’s 22-yard scoring run with six minutes left in the half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Sales had five receptions for 117 yards. The touchdown catch was his fourth of the season. … Maysonet went over the 3,000-yard career rushing mark since joining Stony Brook’s program after playing his freshman campaign at Hofstra. His Seawolves’ total stands at 3,148. … Syracuse twice came up empty in the second half on drives that reached the Stony Brook 3 and 1-yard lines as the Seawolves delivered two impressive goal-line stands.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Stony Brook |
|
Syracuse |
Kevin Norrell
| Player |
Marcus Sales
|
3 |
Receptions |
5 |
82 |
Yards |
117 |
27.3 |
Avg Yards |
23.4 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Stony Brook
|
310 |
216 |
94 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
Syracuse
|
549 |
214 |
335 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |