Stony Brook powers past Stonehill 37-10

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Roland Dempster ran for 160 and three touchdowns and Stony Brook built a 23-0 halftime lead and rolled to a 37-10 win over Stonehill in its home opener on Saturday.

The Seawolves bounced back from a 45-3 loss to Marshall in the season opener a week ago. It was the third meeting between the schools and the first since 1990.

Freshman Malachi Marshall was named the starter for the week and went 9-for-16 for 161 yards and a touchdown and did not throw an interception. Dempster, who was held to 37 yards against the Thundering Herd, averaged 8.4 yards per carry against the Skyhawks and scored on runs of 17 and 15 yards in the first quarter and added a 3-yard run in the third.

Sebastian Regis scooped up an Ashur Carraha fumble and returned it 69 yards for a touchdown to cap the Seawolves’ score.

Carraha completed 18 of his 36 pass attempts, one for a touchdown, but threw two interceptions in addition to his fumble in the third quarter.