NEWSLETTER 29nov12

-Greg Logan of Newsday reported on SB Football advancing to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament by defeating Villanova 20-10: http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/on-campus-1.812060/stony-brook-defense-dominates-1.4257916

Photos of the game are here: http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/stony-brook-20-villanova-10-1.4257412

Junior RB Marcus Coker leads the 2012 Seawolves against the #2 Montana State Bobcats this weekend.  The game will be televised on ESPN3.


-SB Athletics announced that SB Football will head to #2 Montana State on Saturday night, 12/1/12 at 7pm.  The game will be televised on ESPN3.  More details here: http://www.goseawolves.org/genrel/112812aaa.html

You can find the direct link to the game from ESPN3 here: http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/687942/stony-brook-vs-montana-state-second-round


-SB Athletics reported that senior RB Miguel Maysonet has been named one of only three finalists for the Walter Payton Award: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112812aaa.html

Senior RB Miguel Maysonet has already amassed over 1,881 yards on the season and has garnered interest from nearly every NFL franchise.

-The SB Alumni Association has organized three game-watch parties for fans to watch the upcoming SB vs Montana State football game in Washington DC, New York, NY, and Stony Brook, NY: http://stonybrookalum.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/game-watches-stony-brook-seawolves-at-montana-state-university-12112/

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NEWSLETTER 28nov12

-Christine Sampson of the Three Village Patch published an article entitled "Rising SBU Athletics Program is no Illusion", citing a study indicating that SB Athletics have improved faster than any program in the country over the last four years

http://threevillage.patch.com/articles/rising-sbu-athletics-program-is-no-illusion

SB Athletics has improved in the Learfield Cup since 2008, going from #269 to #68, ahead of Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Georgia Tech, and others.

You can read the study from Winthrop Intelligence here: http://winthropintelligence.com/2012/11/19/the-di-directors-cup-an-introduction-to-recent-movers/

The 2011-2012 Seawolves were the top-ranked team in the America East conference and fifth-highest amongst all Football Championship Subdivision schools.

And you can read a summary about the success of SB Athletics here: http://www.goseawolves.org/genrel/112312aaa.html

-Corey McLaughlin of Lacrosse Magazine reported on the US Men's National Team tryouts, which Adam Rand '11 and Steve Waldeck '10 were invited: http://www.laxmagazine.com/teamusa/men/2012-13/news/092812_us_staff_to_eveluate_52_players_at_capital_lacrosse_classic 

Steve Waldeck '10 (center, orange) will be representing the USA on the field for the third time since his graduation in 2010.

NEWSLETTER 21nov12

-SB Football finished the season 9-2 (5-1), receiving a share of the Big South title and an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111812aaa.html

SB Football enters the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.  The at-large berth is the first ever for SB Athletics at the Division I level.


SB Football takes on Villanova at LaValle Stadium on Saturday, November 24th at 3pm.  Ticket and media info is here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111912aaa.html

SB Football finished the season ranked #10 in the FCS Coaches Poll and #11 in the TSN Poll.

You can find more special offers for tickets here: http://www.goseawolves.org/genrel/112012aab.html


-Senior RB Miguel Maysonet has been named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award and Coach Chuck Priore has been named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112012aaa.html

Walter Payton Award candidate Miguel Maysonet (left) is currently 133 yards away from 5,000 career yards, including 51 TDs (46 rushing, 4 receiving, and 1 kick return).

Maysonet was also named the Big South Offensive Player of the Year.  You can find all of the Big South awards here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112012aab.html

NEWSLETTER 8nov12

-Greg Logan of Newsday reported that NFL scouts from 28 of the 32 franchises have visited senior RB Miguel Maysonet for next year's draft: http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/nfl-scouts-eyeing-stony-brook-running-back-miguel-maysonet-1.4179093

Senior RB Miguel Maysonet has garnered by far the most interest from the NFL in SB Football history.

-SB Football continues to climb the FCS Polls, coming in at #6 in the Sports Network poll: http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/tsn-div-1aa-poll.htm

SB Football has also achieved a new best ranking in the FCS Coaches Poll at #8, with one vote for first place: http://www2.wspa.com/sports/2012/nov/05/wofford-falls-14th-fcs-poll-ar-4900298/

SB Football has received four first place votes in the Sports Network FCS Poll and one first place vote in the FCS Coaches Poll.

-USA Today posted the latest Sagarin Poll, which includes SB Football at an all time high computer ranking of #109 amongst all Division I football programs: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt12.htm

-Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse posted the rosters for the 2012 Hawaii Invitational, which included Robbie Campbell '12 and Kevin Crowley '11 playing for Dirty Lacrosse: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/10/26/hawaii-lacrosse-invitational-day-1-schedules-and-rosters

Foy also reported that Dirty Lacrosse lost the title game by one goal, though Kevin Crowley '11 scored twice: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/10/29/wimmer-wins-hawaii-invitational-elite-masters-titles-easton-takes-grand-masters

RECRUITING ROUNDUP (NOV12)

-Steven Marcus of Newsday featured incoming midfielder Ryan Bitzer '17 on the gridiron, including an interview and a photo: http://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/football/bitzer-riverhead-make-statement-in-season-opening-win-1.3984507

Incoming midfielder Ryan Bitzer '17 connected on a 46 yard touchdown on the first play of the season, leading Riverhead HS to a 42-0 victory.

Joe Werkmeister of the Riverhead News Review also featured Ryan Bitzer '17 in an article including an interview and a photo: http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2012/10/40285/football-riverhead-returns-the-favor-this-year-against-newfield/

-Ray Gallagher of the Examiner featured committed defensive midfielder Joe Fraietta '17 recording big wins on the football field for Hendrick Hudson HS: http://www.theexaminernews.com/fraietta-hen-hud-making-moves-somers-set-for-potown-showdown/

Joe Fraietta '17 (left) scored three rushing touchdowns to lead Hendrick Hudson HS to victory. Fraietta said: “I give most if the credit to my line, without them I’m not going anywhere."

-Adam Berger of USA Today also pictured Joe Fraietta '17 in an article and reported on Fraietta scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 3 seconds left in a victory against Lakeland. http://www.usatodayhss.com/lohud/article/football-reliable-source-lifts-hen-hud--2012309220064

NEWSLETTER 1nov12

-ImaSeawolf reported on the upcoming $5.7M expansion of LaValle Stadium to 10,000 and eventually 15,000 seats: http://www.imaseawolf.com/2012/10/5-7-million-expansion-in-the-works-for-lavalle-stadium/

SB Athletics has pushed the attendance record inside LaValle Stadium higher and higher- well past its official capacity of 8,300- every year.

-ImaSeawolf posed some questions about SB Athletics moving to the CAA in 2014 here: http://www.imaseawolf.com/2012/08/5-questions-about-stony-brooks-move-to-the-caa/

-SB Athletics unveiled a campaign for Miguel Maysonet to win the Walter Payton Award, which is annually awarded to the most outstanding player in FCS football: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103112aaa.html

Senior running back Miguel Maysonet leads the entire FCS with 1,502 rushing yards and 16 total touchdowns so far in 2012.  In 33 career games at SB, he has 4,263 yards and 46 total touchdowns.

You can find a dedicated webpage for the Walter Payton Award campaign for Maysonet, complete with videos and stats, here: http://www.goseawolves.org/m4p/

Greg Logan of Newsday also covered the campaign here: http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/stony-brook-trying-to-get-miguel-maysonet-votes-for-payton-award-1.4171437

-Real Time RPI posted the Division I Ratings Percentage Index, which includes SB Football ranked at #91 amongst all Division I programs (including both FBS and FCS): http://www.realtimerpi.com/football/ncaaf_Men.html

SB Football has achieved a program best #9 ranking in the FCS Coaches and Sports Network polls, including one vote for the top spot.