How It Happened
In a loss that is hard to fathom, Rhode Island scored two touchdowns in a span of 37 seconds inside of two minutes to take its first lead of the night, only to see Stony Brook score the winning points on a 50-yard scramble that came on fourth-and-6.

The stunning end resulted in Stony Brook leaving Kingston with a 31-27 victory Saturday night that dropped Rhode Island to 0-4, and 0-3 in league play. The three CAA Football losses are by a combined 15 points, and all three have gone down to the final play.

Trailing 21-7 following an Isaiah White touchdown for Stony Brook (3-1, 1-0 CAA) with 14:30 remaining, the Rams found life in the form of a 99-yard kick return for a score by Ahmere Dorsey. A Stony Brook field goal pushed the deficit to 24-14, which is where the score stood when Rhode Island took possession at its own 8 yard line with 6:29 to go.

Vito Priore led an 11-play, 92-yard drive that culminated in a 24-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Coulter. With just 1:41 remaining, the Rams needed an onside kick, and they executed perfectly. C.J. Carrick's kick took a high second bounce, and Coulter skied to pull the ball down at the Stony Brook 49.

Three plays later, Priore connected with Aaron Parker on a 29-yard strike to put Rhode Island up, 27-24 and send the Meade Stadium crowd into a frenzy. A missed extra point kept it a three-point game as Stony Brook took over at its own 25 with 1:00 on the clock.

The Seawolves moved the ball to their own 37 over the next three plays, then got a pass interference call set up 1st-and-10 at the Stony Brook 46. A short pass on second down put the ball at midfield, making it third-and-6 with 26 seconds left, forcing Stony Brook to use its final timeout. An incompletion made it fourth down.

On the next play, quarterback Tyquell Field scrambled to his right, found a seam and cut back across the field, going 50 yards for the winning score with just 11 seconds on the clock. 

Inside the Box Score

• Senior Ahmere Dorsey's 99-yard kick return tied for the second longest in program history and was the third of his impressive career. All three of Dorsey's kickoff returns for scores have been for 95 yards or more. He and Harold Cooper (2014-17) are the only players in team history with three kick return touchdowns of 90 yards or more.
• Dorsey also caught four passes for 45 yards.
• Senior Aaron Parker and junior Isaiah Coulter were spectacular again, combining for 10 catches for 179 yards and three touchdowns. Both had five grabs. Parker went for 80 yards and two scores, while Coulter had 99 yards and one touchdown.
• Junior Ivory Frimpong had his best career performance, catching three passes for 33 yards.
• Redshirt junior Vito Priore continued his impressive campaign, completing 26-of-39 for 295 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He now has nine touchdowns passes and just three picks.
• Redshirt senior safety Momodou Mbye played a role in two turnovers. He made a goal line hit in the first half to force a fumble that was recovered by senior Brian Campbell, preventing a Stony Brook score. He also recorded an interception for the fourth straight game, picking off a pass in the end zone to end the first half.
• In addition to his fumble recovery, Campbell had 11 tackles, a forced fumble, a pass break up and a quarterback hurry.
• Senior linebacker Branyan Javier-Castillo - the CAA's leading tackler - had 11 tackles.
• Senior defensive end Keith Wells had three tackles, one tackle for loss and three quarterback hurries.
• Senior defensive tackle Brandon Ginnetti had six tackles and broke up a pass.
• Junior linebacker Andre Blackett had nine tackles, including two for loss.
• Redshirt sophomore Davey Schaum-Bartocci had a strong game punting, averaging 42.5 yards on six attempts, including a long of 49 yards.
• Senior Joey Kenny served as the game captain, while senior Raees Johnson was the anchor bearer.
• The attendance for the game was 6,104.

What's Next
Rhode Island will take on in-state rival Brown Saturday, Oct. 5. Game time for the annual Governor's Cup is 12:30 p.m. in Providence.