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andre dessenberg
Doug Kapustin
27
Winner Stony Brook SBU 3-2 , 2-0
20
Towson TOWSON 1-4 , 0-3
Winner
Stony Brook SBU
3-2 , 2-0
27
Final
20
Towson TOWSON
1-4 , 0-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SBU Stony Brook 7 0 7 13 27
TOWSON Towson 7 10 0 3 20

Game Recap: Football |

Late Rally Not Enough Against Seawolves

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University football team had its fourth down pass fall incomplete with just under two minutes to play in the Tigers 27-20 loss to Stony Brook Saturday evening at Johnny Unitas® Stadium.
 
How it Happened
  • After an Aidan O'Neill field goal brought Towson within 27-20 with 3:44 left to play, the Seawolves fumbled the ensuing kickoff.  Keon Paye fell on the ball, setting up the Tigers at the SBU 28 yard line.
  • The Tigers offense ran the ball three times, setting up a 4th-and-9.  The fourth-down pass was broken up, turning the ball over on downs.
  • The Seawolves got on the board first as Stacey Bedell capped an 11-play drive with a three-yard touchdown run.
  • The Tigers answered back on their next possession with a six-play drive that culminated with a 14 yard scoring strike from Ellis Knudson to Andre Dessenberg. 
  • The defense would shut the Seawolves out in the second quarter, allowing the Tigers to take the lead midway through with a 23-yard field goal from Aidan O'Neill.
  • After forcing a three-and-out on the next drive, Knudson hit Sam Gallahan for 11 yards at midfield.
  • Shane Simpson, making his first career start, rattled off a 31-yard run to set up a first and goal.
  • Three plays later, Knudson hit Tanner Vallely in the back of the endzone for a two yard touchdown.
  • SBU scored the only touchdown of the third quarter, then took advantage of a later turnover to score what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown with 5:50 remaining.
 
Inside The Numbers
  • The Tigers had a balanced offensive attack as they ran the ball 32 times and threw it 33.
  • Shane Simpson led the Tigers ground attack with 76 yards on 13 carries.
  • Freshman Deshaun Wethington added 67 yards on 13 attempts.
  • Ellis Knudson finished the day 20-for-33 for 250 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions
  • Andre Dessenberg had seven catches for 70 yards, while Sam Gallahan had a career-high seven catches for 66 yards.
  • Christian Summers finished with 98 receiving yards on three catches.
  • Keon Paye led the defense with nine tackles and a fumble recovery.
  • Monty Fenner and Malik Jackson each added eight stops.
 
Up Next
The Tigers play their final non-conference game of the season as they travel to face Dartmouth.  Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.
 
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