FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 56 (4-5, 3-3 CAA)
Stony Brook 17 (0-9, 0-7 CAA)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University football team won its third straight home game in convincing fashion with a 56-17 victory over Stony Brook on Saturday afternoon at Kessler Stadium.

The Hawks scored touchdowns on five of their six first-half drives to build a 35-3 lead at intermission. Quarterback Marquez McCray was on point from the start, going 13-of-14 passing and averaging 11.5 yards per attempt in the first half with a pair of TD passes. The ground game was equally as impressive with Jaden Shirden totaling 150 yards and two touchdowns, while Sone Ntoh ran for 40 yards and a score. An interception by Eddie Morales III on the opening drive of the game set the tone for a Monmouth defense that forced four punts in the first half.

In total, Dymere Miller racked up a career-high 150 yards through the air with 11 receptions and a touchdown and McCray finished his day with 323 yards on 22-of-27 with four touchdowns. Assanti Kearney also set a new career-high with 124 yards receiving and a touchdown, while Jack Neri and Dre Tucker each also scored touchdowns. Shirden had his fifth straight 100-yard performance with 171 yards.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"First of all, starting on the offensive side Dymere Miller had an exceptional day. He demonstrated how dynamic he can be when he gets the ball in his hands. And then you have Jaden Shirden, he had another electric day with some key tough yardage inside. I can't say enough about what Marquez McCray did today, he was nearly flawless. On the offensive side we had a lot of guys step up with season highs and do a great job. On defense I thought we did a great job, particularly in the first half. Eddie Morales III got us started in the first half with the key interception and that got us going on both sides of the ball. "
Head Coach Kevin Callahan on the win

The Kessler Stadium crowd of 3,876 was the fifth largest since 2017.
Monmouth leads the all-time series against Stony Brook, 7-4.
Monmouth's 39-point win was the largest margin of victory in the series.
Monmouth has won three straight games at Kessler Stadium and has outscored its opponents 166-34 during the winning streak.
Running back Makhi Green made first-career start on offense.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
Jaden Shirden recorded the 17th 100-yard rushing game of his career. It was Shirden's fifth straight 100-yard game. 
Shirden increased his career rushing touchdowns total to 26 and sits alone in eighth in team history.
Shirden is up to 1,344 rushing yards on the year, the fifth most in a single season in program history. 
Dymere Miller equaled his career-high with 11 catches and set a new career standard with 150 yards and a touchdown. Miller's touchdown was his seventh of the season and the 15th of his career, good for seventh in Monmouth history.
Miller now has 74 grabs this season, which is tied for first on the single-season receptions list with Reggie White Jr. and Lonnie Moore IV.
Miller recorded the ninth 100-yard game of his career. 
Miller became the eighth player in program history to reach the 2,000 yard mark. He is up to 2,004 yards for his career. Miller's 910 yards this season are the seventh most in a single season in Monmouth history.
Sone Ntoh scored his CAA leading 13th touchdown of the season. His 13 touchdowns are tied for seventh on Monmouth's single-season list.
Assanti Kearney set a new career high with 124 yards. He scored his fourth touchdown of the season.
Makhi Green ran for a career-high 48 yards and his first touchdown as a Hawk.
Jack Neri scored his second career touchdown.
Marquez McCray threw for 323 yards, his second game over 300 yards this season.
Eddie Morales III registered his third interception of the year and the ninth of his career. His nine interceptions are tied for fifth in Monmouth history.
Jake Brown led Monmouth in tackles for the second straight game with 10.
Monmouth was 6-for-6 in the red zone.
Mike Reid registered the 25th pass breakup of his career, the fifth most in Monmouth history.

UP NEXT
Monmouth will host New Hampshire at Kessler Stadium on November 11 for a 12 p.m. kickoff.