Gowins, Cuttino Earn National, Conference Honors
Freshman Breaks Single-Season Rushing Record vs. VMI
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Book freshman running back Edwin Gowins (Bellport, N.Y.) has earned a pair of honors for his play against VMI this past weekend. He was honored by both The Sports Network and the Big South Conference; getting the National Offensive Player of the Week nod from TSN and the Choice Hotels Offensive Player of the Week from the Big South. Gowins and junior Conte Cuttino (Uniondale, N.Y.) were also honored by the College Sporting News as National All-Stars for the week. It is the second straight week that Gowins has taken the Big South Offensive Player of the Week award and the sixth time overall that he has been honored by the conference. It is also the first time that a Stony Brook player has earned national player of the week honors in the program's Division I history.
Gowins continued his dominance over the second half of the season, leading Stony Brook with 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns against VMI. It was his second-straight 200-yard rushing game, in addition to the most rushing yards in a Big South game and the second-highest overall single-game rushing performance in League history. Gowins averaged 12.5 yards per carry, and on his second carry of the game, he ran for 36 yards and a score to give Stony Brook its first touchdown of the game. With the Seawolves leading by just three in the third quarter, Gowins broke off a 65-yard run for a score that answered a VMI scoring drive. In the fourth stanza, he answered another Keydet score with a 32-yard touchdown run that iced the game for Stony Brook. His 1,310 yards this season is a school record and the highest total for a freshman in FCS this season. Cuttino almost matched Gowins' totals, picking up 233 yards against VMI on his way to becoming Stony Brook's new career rushing leader with 2,807 for his career.
Freshman Breaks Single-Season Rushing Record vs. VMI
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Book freshman running back Edwin Gowins (Bellport, N.Y.) has earned a pair of honors for his play against VMI this past weekend. He was honored by both The Sports Network and the Big South Conference; getting the National Offensive Player of the Week nod from TSN and the Choice Hotels Offensive Player of the Week from the Big South. Gowins and junior Conte Cuttino (Uniondale, N.Y.) were also honored by the College Sporting News as National All-Stars for the week. It is the second straight week that Gowins has taken the Big South Offensive Player of the Week award and the sixth time overall that he has been honored by the conference. It is also the first time that a Stony Brook player has earned national player of the week honors in the program's Division I history.
Gowins continued his dominance over the second half of the season, leading Stony Brook with 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns against VMI. It was his second-straight 200-yard rushing game, in addition to the most rushing yards in a Big South game and the second-highest overall single-game rushing performance in League history. Gowins averaged 12.5 yards per carry, and on his second carry of the game, he ran for 36 yards and a score to give Stony Brook its first touchdown of the game. With the Seawolves leading by just three in the third quarter, Gowins broke off a 65-yard run for a score that answered a VMI scoring drive. In the fourth stanza, he answered another Keydet score with a 32-yard touchdown run that iced the game for Stony Brook. His 1,310 yards this season is a school record and the highest total for a freshman in FCS this season. Cuttino almost matched Gowins' totals, picking up 233 yards against VMI on his way to becoming Stony Brook's new career rushing leader with 2,807 for his career.
