Freshman Runs for 122 Yards Against No. 17 Elon
Charlotte, N.C. - Stony Brook University freshman running back Edwin Gowins (Bellport, N.Y.) made it two-for-two in Big South Conference awards this season when the league announced today that he has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week. For a second straight week he led the Seawolves in rushing, hitting the 100-yard mark for the second game in a row.
Gowins rushed 11 times for 122 yards and a touchdown against No. 17 Elon to become the first freshman in Big South history to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games, as well as the first with 100 rushing yards in each of the first two games to start a career. Gowins scored a 72-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the longest rush in LaValle Stadium history, and averaged 11.1 yards per rush against the Phoenix (fifth all-time at SBU). He now has two of the top five yards per carry averages in a game at Stony Brook.
Gowins rushed 11 times for 122 yards and a touchdown against No. 17 Elon to become the first freshman in Big South history to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games, as well as the first with 100 rushing yards in each of the first two games to start a career. Gowins scored a 72-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the longest rush in LaValle Stadium history, and averaged 11.1 yards per rush against the Phoenix (fifth all-time at SBU). He now has two of the top five yards per carry averages in a game at Stony Brook.
