Steve Mazzurco Signs Free Agent Contract With Traverse City Beach Bums

Mazzurco becomes 30th player to sign professional contract under head coach Matt Senk.

Dec. 9, 2009

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Former Stony Brook outfielder Steve Mazzurco '09 has signed a free agent contract with the Traverse City Beach Bums of the Frontier League, the organization recently announced. Mazzurco is the 30th Stony Brook player to sign a professional contact under head coach Matt Senk and the 22nd to sign since the Seawolves made the move to Division I in 2000.

Mazzurco played in 168 games in his four years at Stony Brook and hit .348 with 12 doubles and 37 runs scored as a senior. As a junior, he led the team with 70 hits, 16 doubles and a .368 batting average, which ranked third in the America East. The Selden, N.Y. native was also named to the America East All-Academic team.

Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 America East tournament, Mazzurco posted a batting average of .455 in helping the Seawolves to their second America East title in five years. He then hit .375 in the NCAA Tempe Regional, going 3-for-4 against Vanderbilt. His 42 career doubles rank seventh in program history. 

Men's Basketball Falls At Fordham, 93-77

Sophomore Dallis Joyner tallies 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Final Stats
Bronx. N.Y. - Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) scored a team-high 16 points and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds to record his first career double-double but the Fordham Rams shot 51.7 percent from the field and hit 13 three-pointers on its way to a 93-77 victory over the Stony Brook University men's basketball team on Tuesday night at Rose Hill Gymnasium. Stony Brook falls to 6-3 with the loss while the Rams improve to 2-5.
"We just didn't play well enough on the defensive side of the ball to win tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "But give Fordham credit, they played a terrific basketball game."
El-Amin grabbed seven rebounds and went 6-for-6 from the line, while Joyner recorded career-highs in points and rebounds. Chris Gaston and Brenton Butler scored 25 points apiece to lead Fordham.
Stony Brook jumped to an 8-6 lead five minutes in behind four early points from El-Amin. But Fordham then went on a 12-3 run over the next three minutes to go in front 18-11.
El-Amin ended the Rams spurt with an off-balance jumper and then followed with two free throws to cut the Seawolves deficit to three. Fordham scored nine of the next 11 points though to take its largest lead of the game, 27-17, with 8:33 left in the first half.
The Seawolves climbed back within four with just over five minutes left on a three from sophomore Danny Carter (London, England) before Butler hit his fourth three of the half to push the Ram lead back to seven. The Fordham advantage eventually grew to nine before Joyner sandwiched two hoops around a Lance Brown free throw to chop the SBU deficit to six.

The teams traded hoops over the final 30 seconds of the half as Fordham went into the break with a 44-38 advantage. El-Amin scored a team-high 10 points in the opening 20 minutes for the Seawolves, while Joyner added seven points and six rebounds. Fordham shot 55.2 percent in the first half and knocked down eight three-pointers.
The Rams pushed their lead up to 13 five minutes into the second half before junior Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored four straight points to cut the Stony Brook deficit to nine. But Fordham responded with five straight points, including a three from Butler, to take a 62-48 lead with 12 minutes left in the game.
Fordham took its largest lead of the game to that point, 69-54, on a Brown three with eight minutes remaining before El-Amin scored on a driving lay-up to bring Stony Brook within 13. The Seawolves still trailed by 14 with five minutes left but Carter got free for a dunk off an in-bounds play as the Seawolves scored five of the next six points to cut its deficit to 10.
But Eastwick then sandwiched two three-pointers around an El-Amin hoop as Fordham pushed its lead back to 14. The Seawolves go no closer than 12 the rest of the way as the Rams went on to the victory.
Stony Brook returns to action on Saturday, traveling to take on Colgate. Game time is set for 2 p.m.

Markovic and 2003 St. Peter's Men's Soccer Team To Be Inducted Into Peacocks' Hall of Fame

Markovic and 2003 St. Peter's Men's Soccer Team To Be Inducted Into Peacocks' Hall of Fame
Team will be inducted on Saturday evening following St. Peter's game vs. Wagner

Jersey City, N.J. - Stony Brook men's soccer coach Cesar Markovic, who recently led the Seawolves to their second NCAA College Cup, and his 2003 St. Peter's men's soccer team will be inducted into the Peacocks' Hall of Fame on Saturday. The class, which includes seven individuals, will be honored at halftime of St. Peter's men's basketball game against Wagner and the induction ceremony will take place on campus following the game.
St. Peter's had its most successful season in 2003, winning the MAAC Championship and advancing to the second round of the NCAA College Cup. Markovic, who was the conference's Coach of the Year in `03, took Stony Brook to the tournament two years later.
Included in the team to be inducted are former Seawolves Adam Ciklic '07, Dorin Djura '06, Rob Fucci '06, Chris Megaloudis '06, John Moschella '06, Douglas Narvaez '08 and Mark Zajkowski '06.

Women's Basketball Dominant in Win Over St. Francis (N.Y.) 71-40

Three Seawolves score in double-figures

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Behind a pair of double-doubles from senior Joia Daniels (Silver Spring, Md.) and sophomore Destiny Jacobs (Glen Burnie, Md.), Stony Brook University's women's basketball team toppled St. Francis (N.Y.), 71-40, on Sunday afternoon in Pritchard Gymnasium. Junior Kirsten Jeter(Elmont, N.Y.) led all scorers with 20. Stony Brook improves to 2-5 with the win while St. Francis drops to 0-7 (0-1 NEC).

"This victory is big for our confidence," said head coach Michele Cherry. "This was the closest we've come to playing a complete game all year and I'm proud of the energy we came with today."

Proof of the Seawolves' energy could be found in the way they attacked the offensive glass. Stony Brook grabbed a season-high 26 offensive rebounds and 57 total rebounds. Jacobs had a team-best 11 boards while Daniels, who was named the America East Player of the Game, finished with ten.

All the offensive rebounds gave the Seawolves extra chances to score, which they took advantage of to the tune of 27 second chance points. One of those buckets came during a 8-0 run by the Seawolves when Daniels grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds before scoring a layup to put SBU in front 14-7.

When Stony Brook wasn't using the offensive glass to score points they were capitalizing off mistakes made by St. Francis. The Seawolves forced the Terriers into 22 total turnovers, converting them into 29 points.

Leading by 12 at intermission, SBU used a 20-8 run to start the second half to pull away from the Terriers. Stony Brook's lead would grow to as many as 27 on a jumper by Daniels with 9:31 remaining before St. Francis made a run. Behind five points from Jacinda Williams, the Terriers rattled off eight unanswered points in just under two minutes to pull within 19 at 56-37. However, a baseline jumper from junior Misha Horsey (Wyncote, Pa.) would snap a four-minute scoreless streak from the Seawolves and return the lead to more than 20 points. Stony Brook's defense would close the game out as they held the Terriers without a field goal for the final 4:48 of the half. 

Stony Brook's starting backcourt of Horsey and freshman Sam Landers (Springfield, Va.) combined to score 16 points, grab seven boards and dish out five assists. Senior Crystal Rushin (Valley Stream, N.Y.) was solid for the Seawolves off the bench, recording eight points and seven rebounds.

SBU's next game will be a home contest against Fairfield on Wednesday night. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m. and tickets can be bought online at www.goseawolves.org.

Men's Basketball Rallies For 63-60 Victory Over Columbia

Post Game Press Conference

Final Stats

Junior Chris Martin (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) scored a game-high 18 points and the Stony Brook University men’s basketball team rallied from a 12-point second half deficit for a 63-60 victory over the Columbia Lions on Saturday afternoon at Pritchard Gymnasium. Stony Brook improves to 6-2 with the victory, its best start since 1992-93. 

“What a terrific win for our guys against a very good and experienced Columbia team,” Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. “We really played well on the defensive end in the second half and then made enough plays down the stretch to get a hard-earned victory. I couldn’t be prouder of my team.”   

Martin and sophomore Danny Carter (London, England) combined for 16 points in Stony Brook’s game-ending 25-10 run. Carter finished with 12 points while sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) chipped in with 12 as well. Martin finished 10-for-11 from the foul line. 

Columbia (3-4) took its largest lead of the game, at 50-38, with 14:11 remaining following a 10-0 run. But the Seawolves came roaring back, running off nine straight points over the next two and half minutes to close within three. The Lions would push their lead back to six but Carter drilled back-to-back threes to tie the game at 54 with seven and a half minutes left. 

The teams traded baskets over the next minute before sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) stole the ball and took it the length of the court for a thunderous dunk that put the Seawolves up by two. Stony Brook maintained the two-point lead until Martin scored on a driving hoop with under two minutes left to put SBU up 60-56. 

Columbia would close within two on a Noruwa Agho bucket and then stopped the Seawolves on the ensuing possession, giving them the ball with 40 seconds left. SBU forced a miss on the next possession though and Martin then hit two free throws to push the Stony Brook lead back to four. 

Patrick Foley answered with a layup for the Lions and Dougher then missed the front end of a one-and-one to give Columbia a chance to tie or take the lead with 11 seconds left. But Foley missed on a jumper with four seconds left and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) grabbed the rebound. 

Carter then hit one of two from the line with one second left and the Lions were unable to got a shot off before time expired as the Seawolves improved to 3-0 at home this season. Stony Brook’s bench outscored Columbia’s bench, 34-12.   

Columbia jumped to an early 7-6 lead but freshman Preye Preboye (Springfield, Mass.) then scored an inside hoop from to give SBU an 8-7 advantage. Columbia answered with a 7-2 run to take a three point lead before Martin scored on a three-point play to tie the game with 11 minutes remaining in the half. 

Dougher followed with a three and senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) then knocked down a fade-away jumper, after a Columbia free throw, to put the Seawolves on top by four. SBU pushed its lead to six a possession later as Martin set-up Joyner for an alley-oop that forced a Columbia timeout. 

The Lions closed within two but El-Amin then drilled a three from the right wing to push the Stony Brook lead back to five. The Seawolves would eventually build their lead back to six with six minutes left on a put-back from Carter. 

Columbia rallied to tie the game at 29 with just under three minutes remaining in the half, but Martin then knocked down two free throws to put SBU back on top by two. But the Lions scored five straight points to take a 34-31 advantage going into the break. 

The Columbia lead grew to five early in the second half before Dougher scored four straight to bring SBU within one. The Lions answered with four of their own before Dougher knocked down three to make it 40-38. 

Brenton grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for the Seawolves, his third straight game with double-digit boards. SBU held the Lions to 38.2 shooting for the game, the sixth time this season it has held its opponent under 40 percent shooting. 

Stony Brook returns to action on Tuesday, traveling to take on Fordham. Game time is set for 7 p.m. 

Men's Basketball Battles But Falls To St. John's, 63-55

Sophomore Bryan Dougher leads Seawolves with 13 points.

Queens, N.Y. - Sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) led three Seawolves in double-figures with 13 points and the Stony Brook University men's basketball team held the St. John's Red Storm to 39.6 percent shooting but D.J. Kennedy scored a game-high 19 points as the Red Storm built an early lead and then held on late for a 63-55 victory over the Seawolves on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena. Stony Brook falls to 5-2 with the loss while St. John's improves to 6-0.

"I'm really proud of the way our team competed out there tonight," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We just weren't able to execute on the offensive end like we needed to. But give credit to St. John's, they're a very good basketball team."

Senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) and sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va) each added 11 points for the Seawolves, who have held five of their seven opponents under 40 percent shooting this season. Sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) chipped in with four points and a game-high 12 rebounds for SBU.

The Red Storm jumped to a 12-1 lead four minutes in before Dougher hit a tough runner in the lane to jump start a 6-0 Seawolves run that cut the St. John's lead to five. The Red Storm would score five of the next seven points to boost their lead to 10 midway through the half before Joyner scored on an inside hoop to make it 19-11.

St. John's then went on a 7-1 run to build its lead to 14 with five minutes left before Dougher scored on a driving lay-up to make it 26-14. Stony Brook would go into the break trailing by 10, at 30-20, following a tip-in from senior Desmond Adedeji (Landover, Md.) with 20 seconds remaining.

The Seawolves would get within nine early in the second half on an Adedeji dunk before the Red Storm answered with four straight to push their lead to 35-22. Senior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.) answered with a runner in the lane and then scored again seconds later when Dougher saved the ball on the St. John's end-line and flung it to Castellanos, who corralled the ball just beyond midcourt and dribbled in for the easy layup to cut the SBU deficit back to nine.

But Kennedy answered with eight straight points for the Red Storm to give SJU its largest lead of game, at 43-26, with 12 minutes remaining. Joyner would score five of the Seawolves next seven points to help trim the SJU lead to 12 but Justin Brownlee scored four points in a row to make it 49-33 in favor of the Red Storm.

The Seawolves would not go away though, trimming their deficit to 11 with just over five minutes remaining following a long Dougher three and a Joyner free throw. But the Red Storm had an answer, scoring seven straight points to take their largest lead of the game, 57-39, with 2:18 remaining.

Stony Brook trimmed its deficit to eight with under a minute left on an El-Amin three but that is as close as they would get as St. John's held on and handed SBU its second loss of the season. Sean Brown added 12 points for the Red Storm, while Brownlee chipped in with 11.

Stony Brook returns to action on Saturday, when they play host to Columbia at Pritchard Gymnasium in a game that will be televised live on MSG Plus. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.goseawolves.org or by calling the Seawolves ticket office at 631-632-WOLF.

Men's Basketball Uses Big First Half To Defeat Lehigh, 71-52

Sophomore Bryan Dougher knocks down a career-high six three-pointers,

Final Stats

Bethlehem, Pa. - Sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) knocked down a career-high six three-pointers on his way to a game-high 18 points and the Stony Brook University men's basketball team used a 27-3 first half run to defeat the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 71-52, on Monday night at Stabler Arena. Stony Brook improves to 5-1 with the victory, matching its best start since the 1992-93 season.
"This was a quality win on the road against a very good Lehigh team," head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We shared the ball well offensively and played outstanding defense for 40 minutes."
Dougher knocked down five of his six three-pointers in the first half for the Seawolves, who held the Mountain Hawks to 30.2 percent shooting. Sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) tied a career-high with 14 points while sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) added four points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
The Seawolves jumped to an early 7-5 lead behind five points from senior Muhammad El-Amin (Lansing, Mich.) and two from freshman Marcus Rouse (Upper Marlboro, Md.). A Marquis Hall three would gave Lehigh a brief one-point lead but Dougher answered with a three from the right wing to spark a 9-0 Seawolves run that put Stony Brook up 16-8 with 12 minutes remaining.
Lehigh would end that run with a three from Rob Keefer but the Seawolves answered with 18 straight points, capped by a put-back dunk from Brenton, to take a 34-11 lead with eight minutes left in the half. Joyner had seven points during the run for the Seawolves, while Dougher added six. The Seawolves held the Mountain Hawks to just one field goal over an almost nine minute span during the 27-3 run.

Lehigh responded with an 11-2 spurt to cut the Seawolves advantage to 14 with three minutes left in the half but Dougher then sandwiched two more threes around a Rouse driving lay-up to push the Stony Brook lead back to 22. Holden Greiner hit two free throws on the other end but sophomore Danny Carter (London, England) drilled a three with time running down to send SBU into the half with a 47-24 advantage.
Lehigh would cut the Seawolves lead to 18 early in the second half but Joyner completed a three-point play and freshman Preye Preboye (Springfield, Mass.) followed with a fast-break hoop to push the SBU lead back to 23 with just over 15 minutes left in the game. A Carter three just over a minute later would give Stony Brook its largest lead of the game to that point at 58-34.
Lehigh would cut the Seawolves lead to 18 with 5:56 remaining on two Keefer free throws. But Brenton answered with a put-back hoop and Dougher followed with his sixth three of the game to push the lead back to 23.
The Mountain Hawks would get no closer than 20 the rest of the way as the Seawolves improved to 3-1 on the road, its best start away from home since the 1990-91 season. John Adams led Lehigh with 13 points.
Stony Brook returns to action on Wednesday, traveling to take on Big East foe St. John's in a game that will be televised on SportsNet New York (SNY).Game time is set for 7 p.m.

Dougher's Career-High 25 Points Leads Men's Basketball To 60-46 Victory Over NJIT

Seawolves off to best start since 1993-94.

Stony Brook, N.Y. - 

Sophomore Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) scored a career-high 25 points and tied his career-best with five three-pointers as he led the Stony Brook University men's basketball team to a 60-46 victory over the NJIT Highlanders on Saturday afternoon at Pritchard Gymnasium. Stony Brook improves to 4-1 with the win, its best start since the 1993-94 season.

"This was an excellent win for us against a very good NJIT team," Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said. "We played outstanding on the defensive end of the court and Bryan was terrific."

The America East Player of the Game, Dougher shot 7-for-13 from the field and went 5-for-8 from three-point land in addition to tying his career-high with eight rebounds. Dougher's previous career-best in points came last season when he scored 24 at NJIT.

Sophomore Dallis Joyner (Norfolk, Va.) added five points and tied a career-high with nine rebounds while sophomore Tommy Brenton (Columbia, Md.) grabbed nine boards in addition to recording a career-high five steals. The Seawolves held NJIT to 32.7 percent (16-for-49) shooting and forced the Highlanders into 18 turnovers.

Both teams struggled to score in the early going, with NJIT (2-3) taking a 3-2 lead after four minutes. But the Seawolves scored five of the next six points including a three from sophomore Danny Carter (London, England) to take a 7-3 advantage. The Highlanders would close to within 7-6 but Dougher scored the Seawolves next five points and then set-up Joyner for a reverse lay-up as SBU took a 14-8 lead with 11 minutes remaining in the half. 

Stony Brook led by three with just under six minutes remaining but Dougher nailed his third three of the half to push the Seawolves lead back to six. NJIT would cut the SBU lead to one on a Drejon Scott three with two minutes left but Joyner dunked home a Dougher miss, following a Stony Brook timeout, to put the Seawolves on top 24-21.

The teams traded baskets over the final minute of the half as SBU took a 26-23 lead into the break. Dougher scored a game-high 13 points in the first half for the Seawolves, who held the Highlanders to 33.3 percent shooting. Scott tallied eight points in the opening period to lead NJIT.

Brenton got free for a dunk for the first basket of the second half and Dougher followed with two free throws to give the Seawolves their largest lead of the game to that point at 30-23. NJIT would cut the SBU lead back to four on an Isaiah Wilkerson three but senior Desmond Adedeji (Landover Hills, Md.) then completed a three-point play and followed with a put-back hoop to kick start a 9-3 spurt that put SBU up 39-29 with just under 14 minutes remaining in the game.

SBU pushed its lead to 12 less than minute later on a driving lay-up from senior Eddie Castellanos (Jersey City, N.J.). NJIT would slice the lead to eight, midway through the period but Castellanos then set-up Dougher for a three from the left corner to push the Stony Brook lead back to 11.

Stony Brook still led by nine with six minutes left but Dougher drilled his fifth and final three of the game to make it 50-38 and freshman Preye Preboye(Springfield, Mass.) and Castellanos each followed with baskets to give the Seawolves their largest lead of the contest to that point at 54-38 with 4:38 remaining.

NJIT would get no closer than 12 the rest of the way as the Seawolves defeated the Highlanders for the fourth straight time. Wilkerson led three NJIT players in double-figures with 13 points.

Stony Brook returns to action on Monday, traveling to take on Lehigh. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

Stony Brook Second In Commissioners Cup Standings After Fall Seasons

Seawolves Claim America East Championships in Women's Cross Country and Men's Soccer
Nov. 24, 2009
Boston, Mass. - Stony Brook University's Athletics Department's outstanding fall seasons have propelled it into second-place in the 2009-10 Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup standings after completion of the fall season the America East Conference announced today. Stony Brook won a pair of championships in the fall and totaled 117 points, trailing first-place New Hampshire by just three points. It was the best fall season showing in the Cup standings for Stony Brook since joining the America East.
Stony Brook started off the championship portion of the fall season at the America East Cross Country Championships where the women's team captured its third consecutive conference crown while the men's team finished third. On the soccer pitch the men's and women's teams both put together outstanding conference seasons. The SBU men finished second in the regular season standings and then went on to win the America East Championship with a 2-0 victory over UMBC in the final in LaValle Stadium, the team's second conference championship. On the women's side the Seawolves tied for third in the regular season and advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament. In volleyball Stony Brook finished tied for second in the regular season.
Stony Brook's 117 points are 25 more than it scored in the fall last year. In the final Commissioner's Cup standings last season the Seawolves finished third overall, a program record, winning one conference championship and a pair of regular season titles.

Santucci, Priore Earn Top Honors in Big South Annual Awards; Seven Seawolves Named All-Big South

Santucci Named Defensive Player of the Year, Priore Coach of the Year

Stony Brook, N.Y. - After claiming a share of the Big South Championship on Saturday with a victory over Liberty, the Stony Brook University football team picked up a pair of the major Big South awards when the conference announced its 2009 all-conference teams. Senior Tyler Santucci (New Kensington, Pa.) was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Head Coach Chuck Priore was selected as the Coach of the Year. Joining Santucci on the All-Big South first team were senior running back Conte Cuttino (Uniondale, N.Y.), junior center Paul Fenaroli (Monroe, Conn.), junior safety Arin West (Toms River, N.J.) and sophomore running back Edwin Gowins (Bellport, N.Y.). Second team recognition went to senior defensive lineman Christopher Perri (Alameda, Calif.) and senior defensive back Chris Richards (Quartz Hills, Calif.). Senior offensive lineman Jeff Santos (Irvine, Calif.) was also recognized by the conference, getting named to the academic all-conference squad.
Santucci capped off his outstanding career with the Seawolves by leading the team in tackles for a second straight season. A preseason All-Big South selection and a second team all-conference pick in 2008, he tied for second in the Big South in tackles with a career-high 93 and tied for first in tackles for loss as well with 14 for a total of 57 yards in losses. Second among linebackers in the league in tackles, he tied the SBU school record for career solo tackles in the final game against Liberty with 145.

In his fourth season as head coach, Priore guided Stony Brook to a 5-1 Big South record and a share of the 2009 conference championship with Liberty. The Seawolves won four of their last five, including the 36-33 thriller over the 16th ranked Flames that was the first win for Stony Brook over a ranked Division I FCS program.
Like they did in the preseason, Stony Brook's two running backs took both running back positions on the all-conference first team. Cuttino finished as Stony Brook's all-time leading rusher with 3,607 yards, becoming the first SBU back over the 3,000-yard mark. He led SBU in all-purpose yards, finishing third in the Big South in rushing (800 yards) while leading the league in rushing attempts and posting career highs in receptions and receiving yards. Despite being slowed by injury for most of the season, Gowins led Stony Brook in rushing for a second straight year with 890 and led the Big South in yards per game and yards per carry. He went over the 2,000-yard mark for his career this season and is already fourth all-time at Stony Brook with 2,200 yards. Fenaroli was named to the all-conference squad for the first time in his career. He has started 25 consecutive games at center, the second longest starting streak on the team, and anchored a line that allowed just 1.36 sacks per game to rank among the top 24 in the nation.
West set career highs in every category for Stony Brook and was a two-time Big South Defensive Player of the Week selection. He finished second on the team and sixth in the league in tackles (80) and was second among defensive backs in the league in stops. West was tied for second in the league in passes defended with nine and shared the team lead with three interceptions while leading the team and conference with three fumble recoveries, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
A first team selection in 2008, Richards led Stony Brook in passes broken up from his cornerback position. A preseason All-Big South selection, he tied for third in the league with eight passes defended and blocked a kick for a second straight season. Perri started every game along the defensive front for the Seawolves, leading SBU's defensive linemen in tackles for loss and passes broken up. He finished among the top-10 linemen in the Big South in tackles during league contests.
Another key component of the Stony Brook offensive front, Santos played in every game for a second consecutive season at right tackle. A business major, it is the second consecutive year that he has been selected to the all-academic team.