BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Roland Dempster rushed for 179 yards and two first half scores, pushing Stony Brook past Campbell 24-17 in CAA action Saturday at Barker-Lane Stadium.
The Seawolves (3-1, 1-0 CAA) rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns, topping Campbell (1-3, 0-2 CAA) in its 2024 home opener.
Dempter punched in touchdowns on Stony Brook's first two drives, marching 75 yards on 11 plays, including 36 yards from the redshirt senior running back on its opening drive. The Seawolves then capitalized on a Campbell fumble on the ensuing kickoff, with Dempter running in another TD.
Johnny Martin's one-yard TD run made it 21-0 for Stony Brook with 10:10 to go in the second quarter before Campbell answered with an eight-play scoring drive, capped by
Mike Chandler II's five-yard TD pass to
Aiden Valdez, the first of sophomore's career.
Valdez added another score on Campbell's opening drive of the second half, a 37-yard scamper off
Chad Mascoe, Jr.'s toss over the middle, cutting the Stony Brook lead to 21-14.
The teams traded late fourth quarter field goals, including
Connor Lytton's 30-yarder for CU with 31 seconds remaining. Stony Brook then recovered the following on-side kick to close out the game.
Dempter rushed 36 times for 179 yards and two scores for the Seawolves, while Malachi Marshall completed 13-of-30 passes for 157 yards. Defensively, Jordan Jackson posted six stops, while A.J. Roberts tallied a sack with four total tackles.
Both of Valdez' catches went for Campbell touchdowns, totaling 42 yards, while
Sincere Brown hauled in six catches for 63 yards.
Allen Mitchell rushed for a team-high 46 yards, and Mascoe completed 9-of-14 passes for 160 yards and a TD.
Logan Livermon registered a game-high 11 tackles for the Camels, with
Jojo Pace and
CJ Tillman tacking on 10 stops apiece, including a sack from Tillman.
The Camels continue their homestand, stepping back out of CAA play to host Delaware State on September 28 at 2:00 p.m., the second of three straight home dates for Campbell.
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