Football Rolls Past Stony Brook 37-13

Thursday, August 31

Stony Brook, N.Y.

7 PM

University of Delaware

Stony Brook

8/31/2023 11:33:00 PM | Football

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STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The University of Delaware football team used a strong first half and then pulled away in the fourth quarter, defeating Stony Brook 37-13 on Thursday night in a CAA matchup to open the 2023 season.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Ryan O'Connor finished 24-of-38 passing for 346 yards and a touchdown.
Zach Marker also completed four passes for 68 yards
Marcus Yarns led the rushing attack with 107 yards on 11 carries with two scores
Chandler Harvin caught five passes for 100 yards, while Kym Wimberly also had five catches for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Nine different receivers caught a pass.
Tyron Herring led the defense with eight tackles, while Jackson Taylor added seven.
Herring, Christian Pierce and Ty Davis all had interceptions.
UD outgained Stony Brook 559-327.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blue Hens scored first on their second drive of the game. Two deep completions to Harvin and another to Townsend drove them into the red zone before O'Connor found Wimberly for a 14-yard score late in the first quarter.
After a turnover to start the second quarter that set up Stony Brook on the edge of the red zone, the UD defense kept the Seawolves out of the end zone. A field goal made it a 7-3 game with 11:59 on the clock.
Delaware answered quickly as Marker drove the offense down the field and Nate Reed drilled a 34-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10-3 midway through the quarter.
The Blue Hens marched 84 yards down the field in nine plays, capped by a 5-yard scoring rush by Yarns just 35 seconds before halftime. Kyron Cumby kept the drive alive with a 25-yard catch-and-run on third-and-19.
On UD's first possession of the second half, Yarns broke free for a 53-yard touchdown rush to make it a 24-3 game just 2:22 into the third quarter.
Stony Brook responded with 10 points on its next two drives to make it a 24-13 game at the end of the third quarter.
Following an interception by Pierce, UD turned to the ground game as seven-straight runs by Yarns and Kyron Cumby drove the ball down the field. Cumby capped things off with a 13-yard scoring run.
Davis came away with an interception on the next drive, tipping the ball to himself at midfield and returning it 50 yards for the score to provide the final 37-13 score.

GAME NOTES

In his first career start, O'Connor set career highs in both completions and passing yards.
It was the first career 100-yard rushing game for Yarns and the first time he found the end zone twice in a game.
Davis' pick-six was Delaware's first since 2019 when Johnny Buchanan also returned an interception for a score against Stony Brook.

UP NEXT
Delaware will head back out on the road next weekend for a matchup at FBS opponent Penn State. Kickoff in Happy Valley is scheduled for noon and the game will be streamed on Peacock.

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