Season Preview It doesn’t seem that long ago when in the spring of 2007,
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he touches the ball.
associate member in football. And it didn’t take that long to
Certainly having him
prove that the Seawolves belonged, as in their second year as
and Conte the last two
a member in the predominantly-southern-school conference,
years afforded us a
SBU’s football team claimed a share of the Big South title.
nice combination, and
The conference title, the Seawolves’ first since 2005, when
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they won a share of the Northeast Conference, came down
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the game every time
the Big South invited Stony Brook to join the conference as an
to the final week of the season, as Stony Brook outlasted #16
now Eddie will move into the lead role.” Gowins has led
Liberty, 36-33. Not only did the win clinch a title, but it also was
Stony Brook in rush-
Stony Brook’s first victory over a ranked opponent and snapped
ing in each of his two
the Flames’ Big South winning streak at 16 games.
seasons and now will
“There are still a lot of expectations with this team,” coach
be the featured back
Chuck Priore said. “Expectations of getting better, expectations
in a running game
of improving where we were. At the end of the day, we were a
that figures to remain
6-5 team even though we were 5-1 in conference. We would
effective.
like to build our non-conference wins and be consistent in a very
Complement-
competitive league. It’s really important for us to focus on the
ing Gowins are a
little things; games are won and lost during preparation in the
pair of transfers in
summertime and preseason.’’
junior Brock Jackol-
Priore, in his fifth season at Stony Brook, will have to replace standouts Conte Cuttino, Tyler Santucci and Chris Richards as well as losses on the offensive and defensive line, all due
Junior Edwin Gowins led Stony Brook in rushing for a second straight season en route to earning All-Big South honors.
ski (Shirley, N.Y.) and sophomore Miguel Maysonet (Riverhead, N.Y.). Jackolski was an all-around threat for two years at Hofstra,
to graduation. So what does Priore expect from his squad? A
leading the Pride in all-purpose yards (109.1 per game), touch-
continued commitment to getting better each and every day and
downs (eight), rush average (6.3), kick return average (23.8)
the goal of staying atop the Big South Conference.
and scoring (48) as a freshman. The New York State Player of
This season has a different wrinkle to it, as the winner of the Big South will gain an automatic bid to the 20-team Football
the Year in Class AA as a high school senior, Jackolski earned the Hansen Award as Suffolk County’s most outstanding player.
Subdivision Championship (FCS) playoffs.
Maysonet comes to Stony Brook with
Come November 20, when Stony Brook
his own list of gaudy credentials. Also a
travels to face Liberty, the showdown that
New York State Player of the Year and
took place at LaValle Stadium in 2009
Hansen Award winner, Maysonet led
could be for the conference title.
Hofstra in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns as a true freshman. “We
Running Backs
have a nice situation with our two transfers from Hofstra,” Priore said. “They
Despite the graduation of Cuttino, the
will both see plenty of playing time. Both
position remains in good hands as junior
competed in the CAA and have had suc-
Edwin Gowins (Bellport, N.Y.) takes
cessful seasons.’’
over the starting duties in 2010. Gowins
The depth at running back will be aided
already has totaled 2,200 yards in two sea-
by redshirt freshman Vincent Polo (Wan-
sons, ranking fourth all-time in school his-
tagh, N.Y.).
tory. An All-Big South first-team selection
Quarterbacks
as a freshman and sophomore, Gowins was named to the preseason first team.
Junior Michael Coulter (Yorba Linda,
“We’re excited to have Eddie back for another year and hopefully a healthy one,” Priore said. “He’s got the ability to change
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Junior Michael Coulter led the Big South with 15 touchdowns in 2009.
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Calif.) stepped in for sophomore Dayne Hoffman (Ada, Mich.), starting every