Stony Brook was self-destructing. An interception and a fumble had led to 10 Fordham points in 23 harsh seconds in the third quarter for the Seawolves, and their 13-point advantage had suddenly shrunk to three.

Now they were facing second-and-13 and the other end zone was 93 yards away.

The play call came from offensive coordinator Anthony Davis II. Chris Zellous looked to throw, and there was MarQeese Dietz streaking open down the middle. The senior receiver caught the football at his own 40.

“With me having so much space, there was no way I could let myself get caught,” Dietz said. “ . . . It was too good of a play not to get in the end zone.”

Dietz turned it into a 93-yard touchdown, the second-longest pass play in Stony Brook history. And the Seawolves went on to beat the Rams,

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