Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Book freshman running back Edwin Gowins (Bellport, N.Y.) was honored by the Big South Conference today when he was named the league's Choice Hotels Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Stony Brook's game at Iona on Saturday. It was the fifth time this season Gowins has been honored by the Big South; he has been honored four times with the league's Freshman of the Week award.
Gowins rushed for a Big South single-game record 278 yards and three touchdowns in Stony Brook's victory at Iona, breaking the league's single-game rushing record by 33 yards. He is the sixth Stony Brook back to record a 200-yard rushing game, with his total the third-highest single-game effort in the Stony Brook record books. Nine of his 19 carries went for more than 10 yards and he had touchdown runs of 3, 29 and 62 yards on the day. Gowins accounted for 43 yards on SBU's second drive of the game and finished the day with a 14.63 yards per carry average - the third-highest average in Big South history. Gowins now leads all freshmen in FCS (formally I-AA) in rushing and his performance pushed him over the 1,000-yard mark on the season, becoming the first Big South freshman and the second Stony Brook player to accomplish that feat.
Gowins rushed for a Big South single-game record 278 yards and three touchdowns in Stony Brook's victory at Iona, breaking the league's single-game rushing record by 33 yards. He is the sixth Stony Brook back to record a 200-yard rushing game, with his total the third-highest single-game effort in the Stony Brook record books. Nine of his 19 carries went for more than 10 yards and he had touchdown runs of 3, 29 and 62 yards on the day. Gowins accounted for 43 yards on SBU's second drive of the game and finished the day with a 14.63 yards per carry average - the third-highest average in Big South history. Gowins now leads all freshmen in FCS (formally I-AA) in rushing and his performance pushed him over the 1,000-yard mark on the season, becoming the first Big South freshman and the second Stony Brook player to accomplish that feat.
