The Lindenwood football team (1-1, 1-0 OVC) fell on the road at Stony Brook (1-1, 0-0 CAA) by a score of 36-32 on Thursday night in Stony Brook, N.Y.
GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood got the ball first and put together a nine-play 73 yard drive that stalled in the red zone and the Lions had to settle for a field goal, going up 3-0 courtesy of
Will Graham. Following a quick three and out,
Christopher Bennett Jr. set the offense up with good field position with a big return. Just two plays later,
Pops Battle rushed up the middle from 24 yards out, putting the Lions up 10-0 halfway through the quarter.
Stony Brook responded with a score of their own, cutting the deficit to 10-7 with 5:27 to play in the opening frame. The Black and Gold would lead 10-7 after one.
The Lindenwood offense kept rolling and capped off a 10-play 82-yard drive with a
Pops Battle 24-yard touchdown run to grow the lead to 17-7 early in the second. Defensively, the Lions picked up a pair of sacks, including one from
Mason Burke. Midway through the second, Graham connected from a career-long 50 to push the Lindenwood lead to 20-7. The Black and Gold added a safety before the end of the half and led 22-7 at the break.
Both teams traded stops to begin the third quarter. On the next Stony Brook drive, the Seawolves found the end zone to close the gap to 22-14. Lindenwood answered back with
Will Graham's third field goal of the night to regain a double-digit lead at 25-14 with 5:08 to go in the third. Stony Brook got a field goal of their own just before the end of the frame and trailed 25-17 after three.
Stony Brook scored early in the fourth but failed on the two-point conversion and Lindenwood maintained a 25-23 lead. The offense responded with a quick score on five plays that covered 75 yards and was capped off by a
Jared Rhodes rush that put the Lions up 32-23. The Seawolves answered in just 26 seconds and made the score 32-30 with 12:11 to play.
Following a Lindenwood three-and out, Stony Brook took its first lead of the game. The Seawolves converted a fourth down and punched it in a few plays later to grab a 36-32 advantage. Halfway through the quarter, Lindenwood began to put a drive together looking for a go-ahead score. However, Stony Brook made a big stop on fourth down just outside the red zone and remained in front. The Seawolves were able to see the game out and hold on for the win.
GAME LEADERS
Pops Battle (19-of-28, 209 yards, 53 rushing yards, two touchdowns)
Jared Rhodes (16 carries, 59 yards, one touchdown)
Drew Krobath (five catches, 81 yards)
UP NEXT
The Lions will head to FBS Missouri State on Saturday, September 12. Kickoff from Springfield, Mo. is set for 6:00 p.m.
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