Jankowski, Cantwell and Johnson contribute at 2011 Cape Cod All-Star Game

East Pitching Shuts Down West Offense in 4-1 All Star Game Victory at Fenway Park

By: Mike Campbell - CCBL Intern

 

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FENWAY PARK, Mass—As the 2011 Cape Cod League All-Stars found themselves taking the field at Fenway Park, walking the same steps that Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and many of the best to ever play the game have walked, no one could blame them for being a little nervous. Those butterflies translated into some uncharacteristic hiccups in a frantic first three innings of the 2011 Cape Cod League All-Star Game, which the East won 4-1. The West wasted no time getting on board, opening the scoring in the first inning off East starter Taylor Rogers (Kentucky). Bourne’s Travis Jankowski (Stony Brook) led off with a single, and scored on an error by East first baseman Ben Waldrip (Jacksonville State). The RBI was credited to Eric Stamets (Evansville) of Hyannis, who bunted for a base hit before Waldrip threw the ball away. The jitters continued in the top of the second, where the East scored two runs off Scott Firth (Hyannis). Y-D’s Stephen Piscotty (Stanford) reached on an infield single to begin the inning, and teammate Mason Katz (LSU) picked him up with a double. The throw home was high, and Firth threw the ball into left field in an attempt to catch Katz at third. Katz would score on his own double, helped home by two errors. “We made a couple mistakes in the second inning there,” said West coach Harvey Shapiro, manager of Bourne, “they probably should have got one run, but we threw the ball around there a little bit.” Before fans could catch their breath, the East struck again in the top of the third. Ryan Jones (Michigan State) of Brewster singled off Bourne’s Josh Conway (Coastal Carolina), moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by teammate Jason Monda (Wahington State). That was all the East staff would need, as the West did not sniff the scoreboard again for the rest of the game. Matt Koch (Louisville) of Chatham, Tony Bucciferro (Michigan State) of Brewster, Tyler Johnson (Stony Brook) of Orleans, J.T. Chargois (Rice) of Brewster, Chris Overman (NC State) of Harwich all posted consecutive scoreless innings for the East. “When you get these starters and closers who can go out for one inning and blow it out…pretty nice, isn’t it?” said Y-D manager and East coach Scott Pickler, in reference to the strong pitching of the East staff. Chris Beck (Georgia Southern) was able to throw a scoreless top of the fourth for the West, but the East stuck again in the fifth, when Y-D’s James Ramsey (Florida State) laced a John Farrell (William and Mary) offering into the bullpen in right-center for a solo home run. “Just got a fastball, put good wood on it,” Ramsey said. “The adrenaline’s obviously going, playing in this park.” Hyannis’ Dietrich Enns (Central Michigan) was able to survive the sixth unscathed for the West despite surrendering a leadoff double. Bobby Wahl (Cotuit) followed suit with mid-90s fastballs to leave the score at 4-1 after six and a half. After the crowd belted out “Sweet Caroline” during the seventh innings stretch, the East pitching picked up where it had left off, as Brewster’s Austin Voth (Washington), Harwich’s Carter Capps (Mount Olive), and Trevor Gott (Kentucky) of Orleans finished off a flawless three innings for the East. Wareham’s Konner Wade (Arizona) and John Simms (Rice)of Falmouth would also throw scoreless innings to end on a high note for the West. All told, the East staff would surrender only one unearned run to the acclaimed West lineup. The final score of the 2011 Cape Cod League All-Star Game ended in a victory for the East, 4-1. “Their pitching was a little bit better than ours, and it showed up in the score,” Shapiro said. The official attendance for the game was 7,007. Ramsey was named East MVP, while Stamets was named West MVP. Rogers was the winning pitcher, while Firth took the loss. Gott earned the save for the East.

Stony Brook Baseball at Cape Cod League All-Star Game Tonight!

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After leading SBU to a school record 42 wins, the members of the Stony Brook baseball team have carried that momentum to summer ball. SBU recently had three players- Travis Jankowski, Pat Cantwell and Tyler Johnson - selected to play in the Cape Cod League All-Star game on Friday, July 29 at Fenway Park. The three selections is the most of any program in the nation.

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Five Stony Brook Seawolves named preseason All-Big South

Charlotte, N.C. -
Five Stony Brook football student-athletes have been named preseason All-Big South, the conference announced at its 10th annual Media Day/Luncheon. Junior running back Miguel Maysonet (Riverhead, N.Y.), senior running back Brock Jackolski (Shirley, N.Y.) and senior wide receiver Matt Brevi (Tampa, Fla.) represent the Seawolves on offense, while senior defensive end Ryan Haber (Lafayette Hill, Pa.) and junior middle linebacker Craig Richardson (Malden, Mass.) are the defensive honorees.

Stony Brook, which won a share of the Big South championship for a second year in a row in 2010, has been picked to finish second, earning two first-place votes behind Liberty.

Maysonet rushed for 1,128 yards and 12 touchdowns in his first season for the Seawolves. A first-team All-Big South selection, he was part of a rushing attack that ranked eighth in FCS with 218 yards per game. The 1,128 yards are the fifth most in a season in school history, and the 12 touchdowns were the most by a Stony Brook running back in eight seasons.

Jackolski, who also was named preseason all-conference at kick returner, returns with Maysonet to form one of the best one-two punches in all of FCS. He ran for 1,029 yards and nine touchdowns in his first season at Stony Brook, earning first-team all-conference honors. As a kick returner, Jackolski totaled 788 yards and a touchdown. He accounted for nearly 2,000 yards of total offense when his 149 receiving yards are included.

Jackolski and Maysonet are the second pair of running backs to earn preseason recognition by the Big South, joining Edwin Gowins and Conte Cuttino '10 in 2009.

Brevi, who earned second-team All-Big South honors last season, led all Seawolves receivers with 668 yards and five touchdowns. He caught TD passes of 67 and 61 yards, and had a season-high 157 receiving yards against Brown.

A two-year starter, Haber has been an integral part of the defensive line during Stony Brook's rise in the Big South. He was second on the team in tackles for loss with seven and recorded a forced fumble and an interception.

Richardson made 85 tackles last season en route to second-team honors. He recorded two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, the only Stony Brook player to do so, despite nursing a severe arm injury.

Stony Brook kicks off its 2011 season when it travels to face the University of Texas at El Paso on
Saturday, September 3.


2011 Big South Football Preseason All-Conference Team

OFFENSE SCHOOL YR HOMETOWN
QB Mike Brown Liberty R-Sr. Charlottesville, Va.
RB Miguel Maysonet Stony Brook Jr. Riverhead, N.Y.
RB Brock Jackolski Stony Brook Sr. Shirley, N.Y.
WR Chris Summers Liberty R-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla.
WR James Perry III Gardner-Webb R-Sr. Greensboro, N.C.
WR Matt Brevi Stony Brook Sr. Tampa, Fla.
TE David Duran Coastal Carolina R-Sr. Marietta, Ga.
OL Jamey Cheatwood Coastal Carolina R-So. Boiling Springs, S.C.
OL Jamie Dunaway Gardner-Webb Jr. Duncan, S.C.
OL Malcolm Boyd Liberty Jr. Spartanburg, S.C.
OL Levi McFatter Charleston So. R-Sr. Lake City, Fla.
OL Max Travis Presbyterian Sr. Irmo, S.C.

DEFENSE SCHOOL YR HOMETOWN
DL Asa Chapman Liberty Sr. Orange, Va.
DL Preston Pemasa Gardner-Webb So. Garden Grove, Calif.
DL Matt Goods Gardner-Webb R-So. East Orange, N.J.
DL Ryan Haber Stony Brook Sr. Lafayette Hill, Pa.
LB Andrae Jacobs Coastal Carolina Jr. Tabor City, N.C.
LB Marty Patterson Gardner-Webb R-Sr. Mt. Airy, Ga.
LB A.J. Gross VMI R-Sr. Waldorf, Md.
LB Craig Richardson Stony Brook Jr. Malden, Mass.
DB Josh Norman Coastal Carolina Sr. Greenwood, S.C.
DB Charles James Charleston So. R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.
DB Justin Bethel Presbyterian Sr. Blythewood, S.C.
DB Byron Allen VMI R-Sr. Massaponax, Va.

SPECIAL TEAMS SCHOOL YR HOMETOWN
PK Matt Bevins Liberty Sr. Newport News, Va.
P Mike Larsson Liberty Sr. Monroe, N.C.
LS Hudson Smith Gardner-Webb So. Aiken, S.C.
KR Brock Jackolski Stony Brook Sr. Shirley, N.Y.
PR B.J. Hayes Liberty R-Sr. Valentines, Va.

PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mike Brown, QB, R-Sr., Liberty

PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Andrae Jacobs, LB, Jr., Coastal Carolina
2011 Preseason Poll (first-place votes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points
1. Liberty (15) 105 18 -- -- -- -- -- 123
2. Stony Brook (2) 14 60 30 -- -- -- -- 104
3. Coastal Carolina (1) 7 30 55 4 -- -- -- 96
T-4. Charleston Southern -- -- 5 20 30 4 -- 59
T-4. Gardner-Webb -- -- -- 36 18 4 1 59
6. VMI -- -- -- 12 6 22 2 42
7. Presbyterian College -- -- -- -- -- 6 15 21

Maysonet, Priore head to Charlotte for Big South Media Day

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Stony Brook, N.Y. -
Junior running back Miguel Maysonet (Riverhead, N.Y.) and coach Chuck Priore will represent Stony Brook in Charlotte at the Big South's tenth annual Media Day/Luncheon on Thursday afternoon.

The day kicks-off at noon with the introduction of the conference's preseason poll and all-conference teams. Fans can watch a video preview at www.BigSouthSports.com at 1 p.m.

Live interviews with Maysonet and Priore as well as the other school's student-athlete and head coach will be broadcast live online at approximately 1:40. Fans can submit questions in advance at www.facebook.com/bigsouthsports.

Big South Student-Athletes To Be At Media Day
Charleston Southern - Charles James, R-Jr., DB
Coastal Carolina - Andrae Jacobs, Jr., LB
Gardner-Webb - Jamie Dunaway, Jr., OL
Liberty - Mike Brown, R-Sr., QB
Presbyterian - Justin Bethel, Sr., CB
Stony Brook - Miguel Maysonet, Jr., RB
VMI - Rob Bailey, Sr., OL

Fenaroli agrees to deal with Atlanta Falcons (SBU release)

Paul Fenaroli Highlight Video

Flowery Branch, Ga. - Former Stony Brook center Paul Fenaroli '11 agreed to a three-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday morning. Fenaroli will head to Georgia on Wednesday for the starting of training camp."I'm thrilled for Paul," head coach Chuck Priore said. "Paul was one of the toughest kids I've ever coached. I see Atlanta's blocking schemes as a great fit for Paul."

A two-time first-team All-Big South selection, Fenaroli started 38 straight games for the Seawolves. In his four seasons, he blocked for two 1,000-yard rushers in a season twice.

At an NFL pro-day at Fordham University, Fenaroli bench pressed 225 pounds 34 times, leading all players. He measured at 6-2 1/2 and 300 pounds. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.15 seconds and recorded a vertical leap of 32 1/2 inches.

Stony Brook Baseball sends 3 to Cape League All-Star game; Most of any team in the nation

Stony Brook, N.Y. - After leading the Seawolves to a school record 42 wins and its first America East regular season title, the members of the Stony Brook baseball team have carried that momentum to summer ball. SBU recently had three players- Travis Jankowski, Pat Cantwell and Tyler Johnson - selected to play in the Cape Cod League All-Star game on Friday, July 29 at Fenway Park. The three selections is the most of any program in the nation.For the first time, Comcast SportsNet New England will televise the CCBL All-Star Game from Fenway Park in Boston. The telecast will also be carried on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet MidAtlantic, The Mtn and CSS, reaching an estimated 34 million homes. Eric Frede and Lou Merloni return to handle play-by-play and analyst duties. Air time will be 7 p.m. with first pitch set for 7:07.Playing for the Bourne Braves, Jankowski leads the league in hits (50) and triples (seven) and is second in batting average (.336) and runs scored (26). He also is third in RBI (21) and fourth in steals (12).
Jankowski's teammate on Bourne, Cantwell has started 26 games at catcher and is hitting .278. Johnson has 1.59 ERA in eight appearances, including five starts, for the Orleans Firebirds.
Tanner Nivins will join Jankowski, Cantwell and Johnson at the Cape League All-Star festivities, as he will participate in the pre-game Home Run Derby. Nivins has played in 37 games for the Brewster Whitecaps and is second on the Cape in home runs (six), fifth in runs scored (21) and 10th in RBI (18).
Considered the top collegiate summer league in the country, the Cape Cod League currently has 230 alumni on Major League Baseball rosters. The Seawolves sent six players to the Cape this summer with Arizona, Florida, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Stanford the only programs that sent more players.

The three Cape League All-Stars were not the Seawolves only summer All-Stars as Sal Intagliata and Joshua Mason were named All-Stars in their respective leagues.
Playing for the Silver Spring Takoma Thunderbolts of the Cal Ripken League, Intagliata has played in 37 games and is hitting .293 with 20 runs scored. Mason is playing for Orange County Pioneers of the California Collegiate League. He has made nine appearances out of the bullpen and is 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA and three saves.
Click here to follow the progress of all of the Seawolves in the summer ball.

Fenaroli signs 3-year deal with Atlanta Falcons

Paul Fenaroli, a rookie center from Stony Brook '11, has agreed to a 3-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons.

Stony Brook Women's soccer adds Eric Teepe to coaching staff

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Head coach Sue Ryan and the Stony Brook women's soccer team announced the addition of Eric Teepe as an assistant coach on Tuesday. Teepe previously served as an assistant coach at Stony Brook from 1994-2002. Most recently, Teepe was the head women's soccer coach at Iona College between 2006-10.
"We are thrilled to add Eric Teepe to our women's soccer staff," Ryan said. "Eric's experience and expertise will make an immediate positive impact on our program."
While at Iona, Teepe helped the Gaels to their highest standing in MAAC play in over 15 years when the squad placed third in 2009. The team's success on the pitch coincided with a stellar year in the classroom as well as the team was recognized with the NSCAA Team Academic award, the program's first such honor.
In addition to experience at the intercollegiate level, Teepe has also immersed himself at the international level, where he is the current head coach of the Under-15 U.S. Youth Soccer Region I team. Teepe recently led the squad on a trip to Brazil and came away victorious in all three matches, including a win over the top Brazil senior club team. Teepe's international pedigree is further bolstered by his work as a National Team scout for the U.S. Soccer Federation.
In more than 20 years as a soccer coach, Teepe has also worked as the Director of Training with the Long Island Lady Riders of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) and has heavily invested himself in the Northport, N.Y. soccer community. Teepe coached at Northport High School (1988-94) and served as the Assistant Director of Coaching with the Northport Youth Center Soccer League (1998-99).
Teepe earned his bachelor's degree in sports management from Averett College in 1987. He is certified with the U.S. Soccer Federation "B" License and holds National and Advanced diplomas from the NSCAA.

In addition to Teepe joining the Stony Brook women's soccer program, Ryan also announced that volunteer assistant coach Mark Nash will return for a second season with the Seawolves. Nash will be involved in assisting with camps, clinics and team training.

Stony Brook Football ranked No. 15 by Phil Steele's College Football Review

Seawolves achieve highest preseason ranking in school's FCS history
Cleveland, Ohio - The Stony Brook football team is ranked No. 15 in Phil Steele's College Football Review, the magazine announced over the weekend. The ranking is the Seawolves' highest since joining 1-AA/FCS in 1999.
The magazine earlier announced its All-Big South performers as the Seawolves garnered 14 all-conference selections.
Stony Brook returns 41 letterwinners, including 19 starters, on a team that went 6-5 and captured its second straight share of the Big South Championship.
Junior running back Miguel Maysonet (Riverhead, N.Y.) and head coach Chuck Priore will head to Charlotte for the Big South's Media Day on Thursday at which time the conference will announce its preseason honors.

Phil Steele Top 40:

1) William & Mary

2) Eastern Washington

3) Georgia Southern

4) Northern Iowa

5) Appalachian St

6) Delaware

7) James Madison

8) Montana St

9) Wofford

10) Sacramento St

11) Jacksonville St

12) Montana

13) Central Arkansas

14) New Hampshire

15) Stony Brook

16) Lehigh

17) Southern Illinois

18) South Carolina St

19) Chattanooga

20) North Dakota St

21) Murray St

22) Sam Houston St

23) Massachusetts

24) Southern Utah

25) Jackson St

26) Albany

27) Colgate

28) UT Martin

29) Harvard

30) Indiana St

31) Liberty

32) Florida A&M

33) Jacksonville

34) Grambling

35) McNeese St

36) Richmond

37) Youngstown St

38) UC Davis

39) SF Austin

40) Bethune-Cookman

2011 Stony Brook Football: SUMMER REPORT: 7/23/11

Visited Stony Brook Football team camp today, 21 teams from metro-area including Stonington, Conn., 10th annual Chuck Downey Golf Outing, Monday, Two weeks till 2011 preseason camp starts...First game, 9/3 at UTEP...Follow all Stony Brook Football News, including this week's signing of Pitt- transfer Fernando Diaz... ALL 2011 STONY BROOK FOOTBALL GAMES LIVE ON WUSB 90.1 FM
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Stony Brook lands Pitt transfer Diaz (Newsday, Marcus Henry)

Stony Brook can’t fool us. While the school hasn’t officially talked about making the jump to the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision – Formerly Division I-A), you can’t help but notice the way the Seawolves have upgraded their recruiting in recent years.
Stony Brook announced the addition of 6-2, 285 pound offensive lineman Fernando Diaz to the roster on Friday. Diaz, a 2009 graduate of Cardinal Hayes (Bronx), transferred from the University of Pittsburgh. It certainly isn’t the first time Stony Brook landed a former FBS player and it won’t be the last.

It helps that Stony Brook is the only major college football program area that appears to be on the rise. While the Seawolves aren’t likely to make a jump to the FBS level anytime soon, we touched on the possibility of the program looking to move on to a higher profile FCS (Football Championship Subdivision – Formerly Division I-AA) conference in an earlier post.
Including Diaz, Stony Brook has six FBS transfers on its roster. There’s no doubt the Seawolves will be looking to add more. At this rate, the FBS players on Stony Brook’s roster could nearly equal the FCS players on the team. That might be stretching it, but it’s evident that Stony Brook coach Chuck Priore is playing for keeps.

“We’re excited to get a premier player like Fernando,” Priore said in a statement. “It’s always a goal of ours to recruit quality local talent to give Stony Brook as much of a local flair as possible.”
Diaz, who will be eligible this fall, is expected to battle for a starting position at right guard.

Stony Brook Football adds offensive lineman Fernando Diaz to 2011 roster

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Offensive lineman Fernando Diaz (Bronx, N.Y.) has accepted a grant-in-aid offer to play football for Stony Brook, head coach Chuck Priore announced on Friday. Diaz, a transfer from the University of Pittsburgh, will compete for a starting spot at right guard."We're excited to get a premier player like Fernando," Priore said. "It's always a goal of ours to recruit quality local talent to give Stony Brook as much of a local flair as possible."
A 2009 graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School, Diaz was considered one of the top prospects in New York. He was a three-year starter for coach C.J. O'Neil, earning All-Catholic League and All-New York City honors.
In 2008, he won the heavyweight title at the AthElite National High School Strongman Championship after he pushed an SUV 50 yards in 18 seconds.
Diaz was rated the eighth-best prospect in the state by Rivals.com and tenth-best by SuperPrep, choosing Pitt over Connecticut and Army.

Stony Brook Men's Basketball player, Dallis Joyner highlight video...

Check-out Stony Brook Men's Basketball player DALLIS JOYNER...Joyner has been working very hard at Stony Brook this summer, and should be a force in his senior season...VIDEO (the audio is explicit - warning)

Stony Brook Football places 24 student-athletes on Big South Presidential Honor Roll

Senior quarterback Michael Coulter
Stony Brook has the second-most among football-playing institutions

	Football Home HEADLINES Football places 24 student-athletes on Big South Presidential Honor RollStony Brook to hold free clinic and scrimmage at Burns Park Seawolves honored By Phil Steele's College Football Review RELATED LINKS • CollegeSports.com Wire • Email this to a friend

July 21, 2011

Charlotte, N.C. -
The Big South Conference has announced that 24 Stony Brook football student-athletes have been named to the 2010-2011 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

To be named to the Presidential Honor Roll, student-athletes must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better for the recently-completed academic year.

Stony Brook had the second-most student-athletes (Coastal Carolina, 42) among Big South football institutions.
2011 Big South Presidential Honor Roll
Matt Acey
Brett Arce
Sean Burgwardt
Janna Chukumerije
Jonathan Coats
Michael Coulter
Peace Edafe
Kyle Essington
Kevin Famulari
Paul Fenaroli
Christopher Fenelon
Patrick Gecewicz
Joshua Gibson
Kevin Hauter
Scott Hernandez
Elias Martinez
Tanner Nehls
Adam Nowak
Armand Poole
Christian Ricard
Stephen Schwicke
Shane Scorzelli
Victor Spinelli
Arin West

Stony Brook Athletics mourns the loss of Frank Conti `11

Long Island native was a great teammate and friend
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Former Stony Brook University and Sachem High School football player Frank Conti '11 died suddenly on Sunday night while working at his summer job. He was 23 years old.

"The Stony Brook football family lost a great person and role model," head coach Chuck Priore said. "His smile and work ethic was contagious to his teammates, coaches and staff. Frank's positive impact on our community and football program will last a lifetime."

Conti, who played in six games in 2010, was one of the most well-liked players on the team. The consummate teammate, he always was smiling and was there for support and encouragement.

"This is a very sad time for the entire Stony Brook University community as we mourn the loss of a great person, teammate and friend," Director of Athletics Jim Fiore said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Frank's family and friends."

A viewing will be held on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 at the St. James Funeral Home on 829 Middle Country Road in St. James. On Thursday, there will be a prayer at the funeral home at 12 p.m., with the burial to follow. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Stony Brook Football Fund for Excellence in Frank's name. Please make all donations in Frank's memory payable to the Stony Brook Foundation and send to: Stony Brook Office of External Services, c/o Rob Emmerich, Stony Brook University, Indoor Sports Complex, Stony Brook, N.Y. 11794-3500.

Donations also can be made online at https://alumniandfriends.stonybrook.edu/sslpage.aspx?pid=469. Please be sure to list Frank Conti in the tribute section of the online form.

Conti, who graduated in the spring with a degree in sociology, is survived by his mother, Francine, and father, Charlie.

SBU's Beth O'Boyle adds two transfers (Marcus Henry's Newsday Blog)

6:11 PM By Marcus Henry

Just because it’s the middle of July doesn’t mean there’s nothing to be done. Newly hired Stony Brook women’s basketball coach Beth O’Boyle has had a busy summer.
O’Boyle announced the addition of two transfers to the Seawolves program earlier this week. Sabre Proctor, a 6-foot forward, transfers to Stony Brook after one season at North Carolina A&T. The Harrisburg Pa. native averaged 7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 18 minutes per game last season. She’ll be eligible for the 2012-2013 season.
Brooklyn’s Jessica Previlon also join the Seawolves after a two-year run at Monroe Community College in the Bronx. The 5-11 forward averaged 10.4 points and 9 rebounds per game and helped lead the Mustangs to the NJCAA Division II National Championship last season. She’ll be eligible for the 2011-2012 season.
"Jess is an extremely athletic player who will add an intensity and competitiveness to our team," O'Boyle said in a release. "She has an excellent knack for rebounding and her winning mentality will be a great addition to our program."
O’Boyle also is excited about Proctor.
"Sabre is an aggressive player who has the ability to create her own offense and is also a strong rebounder," O'Boyle said. "We look forward to working with her during her redshirt year and believe she will have a positive impact on our program."
Earlier this summer O’Boyle filled out her staff with the hiring of assistant coaches Jesse Fleming, Crishna Hill and Cori Chambers. Andrea Doneth was named director of basketball operations.
O'Boyle hopes to improve a program that finished 7-23 last season. The Seawolves ended their season on a high note, winning two of their final three games, including their first-round America East Tournament game against Maine.
Stony Brook returns some of its key role players including Destiny Jacobs, Tamiel Murray and Sam Landers

Women's Basketball adds two transfers

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University head women's basketball coachBeth O'Boyle has announced the addition of two transfers to the program. Sabre Proctor (Harrisburg, Pa.) and Jessica Previlon (Brooklyn, N.Y.) have each signed a grant-in-aid agreement to play for the Seawolves.

Proctor comes to Stony Brook after one season at North Carolina A&T University. Due to NCAA transfer rules, she will have to sit out the 2011-12 season. She will have three years of eligibility remaining.

Previlon played two seasons at Monroe College in Brooklyn for head coach Seth Goodman, leading the Lady Monarchs to the 2011 NJCAA Division II women's basketball national title. She has two years of eligibility remaining beginning with the upcoming season.

A 6-0 forward, Proctor appeared in 20 games for North Carolina A&T last season including three starts. Proctor averaged 18.0 minutes per contest and averaged 7.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

"Sabre is an aggressive player who has the ability to create her own offense and is also a strong rebounder," O'Boyle said. "We look forward to working with her during her redshirt year and believe she will have a positive impact on our program."

Proctor was a four-time All-Mid Penn player at Harrisburg High School and earned third team Class 4A All-State honors as a senior after averaging 18.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. She finished her career at Harrisburg with more than 1,600 points and 1,000 rebounds

Previlon led Monroe to a 29-5 record last season, averaging 10.4 points and a team-high 9.0 rebounds per game. The 5-11 forward averaged 13.0 points per game on 67 percent shooting in the Lady Monarchs run to the championship and was named to the All-Tournament team. She had 11 points, nine rebounds and three steals in Monroe's 78-74 win over Pima CC in the title game.

"Jess is an extremely athletic player who will add an intensity and competitiveness to our team," O'Boyle said. "She has an excellent knack for rebounding and her winning mentality will be a great addition to our program." 

In her first year at Monroe, Previlon led the team in scoring (12.8 ppg.) and rebounding (8.8 rpg). As a senior at Midwood High School in Brooklyn, she averaged 18.5 points and 19.2 rebounds per game and earned first team All-Brooklyn and second team All-City honors

Stony Brook is making big statements - ESPN Men's Basketball Blog - By Diamond Leung

 

Stony Brook made an eye-catching announcement last week. The Seawolves are going to play in Europe in August, and they aren't messing around and going to be budget travelers. The tour will consist of not one, but three countries with games in Dublin, London and Paris on the itinerary.

"With thousands of years of history and culture to visit, this will be an educational trip for our student-athletes," coach Steve Pikiell said in a statement. "We also look forward to the practice time and the exhibition games that the trip allows us to use, which will give our athletes the chance to play together, especially the newcomers, in preparation for our regular season."

The trip is just one in a number of signs that Stony Brook is looking to become a major player in college basketball, according to the New York Post, which talks to athletic director Jim Fiore about thinking big -- UConn big.

The Seawolves, under Steve Pikiell, will play Rutgers in the Garden this season at the MSG Holiday Festival. All of the athletes can study in a new 5,000-square foot academic center.

Fiore is sitting on $25 million of frozen state funds that have been allocated to expand and renovate the basketball arena. He bemoans the fact that until funds are released, "It's holding Stony Brook back from being recognized as one of the nation's best research universities."

"We're going to embark on a 4,000-seat, state-of-the-art arena that will be commensurate with most research universities on the East Coast," Fiore said. "It will be nicer than Gampel [Pavilion at UConn], not that that's saying much. Gampel is bigger, but ours will be beautiful."

This is an America East team that is searching for its first NCAA tournament bid and came close last season after advancing to the conference tournament championship game for the first time. The Seawolves are hoping for another shot now that they have junior Tommy Brenton back after he suffered a season-ending knee injury in September that left the team without the league's rebounding champion from the previous season.

Stony Brook gave Pikiell a contract extension after the season that left them one win away from dancing, and now he has nearly his entire team returning. The Seawolves will get an early start while in Europe and are also creating expectations for themselves in the preseason thanks to Fiore.

As he told the New York Post, "our basketball team is pretty damn good."

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MLL season update

Stony Brook University Athletics to Host Free Movie Night at LaValle Stadium on Aug. 1

Stony Brook, N.Y. - On Monday, August 1, Stony Brook University Athletics will host FREE "Movie Night" presented by Team Ardolino and Realty Connect USA at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at 7 p.m (Raindate Tuesday, August 2nd). The gates will open at 6:30 p.m. Admission for all spectators is FREE.

The 2nd Annual FREE "Movie Night" will feature a presentation of the Universal Pictures film "Despicable Me" (PG) on the stadium jumbo video board. Concessions will be available and spectators will be able to watch the movie from the stands or on the stadium field.
Moviegoers are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or beach towels to watch the movie from the field of LaValle Stadium.
For more information on FREE "Movie Night", call 631-632-WOLF or visit us on the web at www.GoSeawolves.org.

Jackolski named to CFPA watch list at kick returner

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Senior Brock Jackolski (Shirley, N.Y.) has been named to the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) watch list at kick returner, the organization announced on Monday.Jackolski, who also was named to the organization's list at running back, had 30 kick-off returns for 788 yards and a touchdown, a 94-yard return to open the second half against Gardner-Webb. He tallied a season-high 207 yards against Liberty, including a 85-yard return.

ATLANTIC LEAGUE TO EXPAND TO NASSAU COUNTY

(Mineola, N.Y.,) – Nassau County officials today announced that the rights to operate a minor league baseball team as part of the new Coliseum development has been awarded to the Atlantic League and Frank Boulton, founder and CEO of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Boulton’s group was one of two groups to answer the County’s request for proposals, along with the New York Mets.


As a member of the Atlantic League, the Nassau County expansion team will compete against the Long Island Ducks, who have more than 18 years remaining on their lease to play in Suffolk County at Bethpage Ballpark, instantly forming an “Expressway Rivalry”.


“We are pleased to have been awarded this opportunity,” said Boulton. “We look forward to helping County Executive Ed Mangano bring affordable, family entertainment to the taxpayers of Nassau County in the same fashion the taxpayers of Suffolk have enjoyed for 12 years with the Ducks.”


The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs has brought a high level of professional baseball and affordable family entertainment to selected communities since 1998. Since beginning play 13 years ago, the contracts of more than 600 Atlantic League players have been purchased by Major League organizations. For further information, please contact the Atlantic League at (856) 541-9400.

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Highlights

SUNY school continues to grow (New York Post)

Lenn Robbins

ROBBINS' NEST

Consider this the first Robbins Nest quiz: Which New York university will send its basketball team to Europe this summer for a five-game exhibition tour to prepare for the 2011-12 season, when it will play one game in the Garden?

St. John's? Nope. Steve Lavin needs every second to make sure his Fresh Princes of Jamaica know how to get to Taffner Field House.

Hofstra? No. Mo Cassera is losing sleep over the thought he won't have the majestic Charles Jenkins to depend on.

The answer is Stony Brook.

Stony Brook is the surprise answer to a lot of college sports questions these days. Under athletic director Jim Fiore, who could convince Joey Chestnut that hot dogs are bad for you, the once quaint SUNY school in Suffolk County is poised to become a big-time player in college athletics.

Paul J. Bereswill

 

GIVE 'EM 'L': Lenn Robbins says Stony Brook University is poised to become a big-time player in college athletics -- and fans of the Seawolves are starting to take notice. "When I took this job, I was cocky, arrogant and thought I had all the answers," Fiore told The Post. "After six minutes in the AD's chair it was clear I had no answers. We had won one conference title in our history. We didn't have a marching band. No one knew the school colors.

"I went back to my roots," he said. "My dad was a cop and owned a bar in Long Beach. Long Beach: where the beach is long and people are strong. I rolled up my sleeves and went to work."

Eight years later, Fiore, who still can be cocky, along with brash and proud, has a department that could serve as a model.

Consider this:
* He used a $500,000 donation from former Stony Brook pitcher Joe Nathan of the Twins to build a $1.3 million baseball stadium.
* He has a $3 million track and field complex.
* He has a 200-strong marching band that performs in the new 9,000-seat football stadium, where an FCS program (formerly Division I-AA) with the maximum 63 scholarships plays.
* He has an 8,000-square foot training facility, courtesy of a $4.5 million donation from hedge fund guru Glenn Dubin, who recently returned to his alma mater after a 30-year absence and was blown away by the campus's growth and Fiore's rhetoric.

"I wanted the community to be engaged and to have this be Long Island's team," Fiore said. "So we went right after Hofstra. We went right after them. And I think we've taken over the marketplace on Long Island, to be perfectly honest with you.

"You talk about the fall, we own the fall market," he added. "You talk about the winter, let me tell you what, our basketball team is pretty damn good. And you talk about the spring, our men's lacrosse team lost 10-9 to Virginia [for a chance] to go the Final Four last year. So we're right there."
The basketball team -- without one of its best players, forward Tommy Brenton, who was injured for the season -- lost in the America East championship game to Boston University, has a real chance to garner the university's first NCAA Tournament appearance.

When I was a junior at Stony Brook in 1980 and the mascot was a bland patriot figure, the team went to the Division III Final Four in some place called Rock Island, Ill., and lost in the semifinals.
The Seawolves, under Steve Pikiell, will play Rutgers in the Garden this season at the MSG Holiday Festival. All of the athletes can study in a new 5,000-square foot academic center.
Fiore is sitting on $25 million of frozen state funds that have been allocated to expand and renovate the basketball arena. He bemoans the fact that until funds are released, "It's holding Stony Brook back from being recognized as one of the nation's best research universities."

"We're going to embark on a 4,000-seat, state-of-the-art arena that will be commensurate with most research universities on the East Coast," Fiore said. "It will be nicer than Gampel [Pavilion at UConn], not that that's saying much. Gampel is bigger, but ours will be beautiful."

Is Fiore looking to turn my alma mater into a jock school? Will Stony Brook one day join the ranks of USC and Ohio State by facing serious NCAA allegations because some AD thought the athlete is more important than the student?

"My vision when I got here was to have the athletics program reach the same profile and standard of the university's research and academic standard," Fiore said. "We're a top 50 research institution. We're a member of AAU."

That would be the same prestigious Association of American Universities, which recently dropped Nebraska, preventing the reconfigured Big Ten from boasting that all of its members have AAU affiliation.

So what's the future of Stony Brook?

This is certain: Fiore won't rest until he has done for Stony Brook what John Toner and Lew Perkins did for Connecticut.

"My thing is, we got to have some swagger," Fiore said. "We have an institution that lacked swagger when I got here. I think the athletic program has brought a swagger to this institution."
lenn.robbins@nypost.com

Donna Woodruff named NACWAA Administrator of the Year

Donna (Mulhern) Woodruff, the executive associate director of athletics at Stony Brook, has been named a recipient of the 2011 National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) Administrator of the Year award.
The Administrator of the Year Award, sponsored by Jostens, is presented annually to NACWAA members for significant contributions made as administrators in intercollegiate athletics. Selected by the NACWAA Awards Committee, top nominees are awarded from seven categories: NCAA Division I FBS, FCS, and Division I; NCAA Division II; NCAA Division III; NAIA/NJCAA/Community College and Association/Organization. Woodruff and the other winners will be honored Oct. 11 at the Administrator of the Year Dinner held at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh.

"I want to congratulate Donna on her much deserved recognition," Stony Brook Director of Athletics Jim Fiore said. "Donna runs the daily operation of our department and in that role she has proven to be a spectacular resource to our University community, our staff and our student-athletes. Her loyalty to Stony Brook, work ethic, leadership and her ability to continually go above and beyond what has been asked of her is unprecedented. She is a rising star in this industry and will make an incredible Division I athletics director one day."

Woodruff, who was promoted to executive associate director of athletics in July 2010, currently serves as Fiore's chief of staff and as a member of the senior management team, she manages the daily operation of Stony Brook's athletics department. She oversees student-athlete development, compliance, facilities & events operations while also supervising the men's and women's basketball, men's soccer and women's lacrosse teams.

This past athletic year Woodruff has had facility project oversight responsibility for Stony Brook's $3 million University Track project, $1.2 million Joe Nathan Baseball Field project and the $4.3 million Dubin Family Athletic Performance Center projected, all of which have started or have been completed in 2010-11. She also has served as a committee member for the 2011 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship, the America East Conference Championship and Competition committee and the search for the Stony Brook University Provost, as selected by President Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., M.D. Woodruff also completed the prestigious Sports Management Institute Program, Class of 2011.
Woodruff arrived at Stony Brook in April 2004 after serving for seven years as an athletic administrator at both Villanova University and the University of Pennsylvania. The former director of administrative services for athletics at Villanova, Woodruff represented its 24 teams on residence life, dining services and financial aid issues while coordinating all athletic camp operations. She was also responsible for the oversight of program operations for men's ice hockey, men's crew, men's volleyball, men's water polo and the athletic department equipment room. As a member of the compliance office staff, she was connected to all day-to-day operations and in charge of specific programs such as the NCAA Special Assistance Fund, the Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund and drug testing. During her tenure at Villanova, she spearheaded the Athletic Department Internship Program that supported 18 full-time interns.

Woodruff was also a member of the Villanova University Community Committee and leader of the Villanova Quality Enhancement team. She served on VU's NCAA Certification Steering Committee, the ECAC Field Hockey Selection Committee and as a representative at the first round of the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.
Prior to Villanova Woodruff spent four years as an athletic administrator at the University of Pennsylvania, serving as the contest scheduler for all 34 intercollegiate sports while creating and monitoring contest contracts for each sport. In addition, she collaborated on the coaches' yearly budget process and acted as the department's liaison between facilities and operations personnel, the athletic communications office and the associate athletic directors.
Woodruff began her career as an assistant field hockey and lacrosse coach at Penn in August of 1991. She stayed in that position for five years before assuming the dual role of assistant field hockey coach and athletic administrator. Along with her duties at Penn, from 1993-1996 she was a Regional Administrative Director for the U.S. Field Hockey Association where she was directly responsible for overseeing the USFHA Olympic Development Field Hockey program in Pennsylvania, the largest of 11 regions throughout the nation. She managed and organized over 650 athletes, 80 coaches, 15 athletic trainers and 15 site directors for participation in six months of training sessions following a curriculum developed by the United States National Coaching Staff. Woodruff currently serves as a member of the University of Pennsylvania Field Hockey Alumnae Board.
Woodruff earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1990 from the University of Pennsylvania where she earned All-America status as a field hockey player. She helped lead her team to the Final Four of the 1988 NCAA Championship and remains the only player in school history to be named to the NCAA All-Tournament team. She also was an All-Ivy and Regional All-America pick in lacrosse. She later went on to receive her Master of Science degree in education in 2000 also from the University of Pennsylvania.

Stony Brook hoops heading to Europe

By ZACH SCHONBRUN zachary.schonbrun@newsday.com

Fresh off its first appearance in the America East championship game, the Stony Brook men's basketball team will mark another milestone: its first trip to Europe.

The Seawolves announced Tuesday they will play five exhibition games in Dublin, London and Paris next month. The Aug. 11-22 trip will be the first time the program will play outside of North America.
"We've been planning it for a couple of years and we just thought it was a great time," coach Steve Pikiell said. "There's a lot of exciting things going for our program right now. It gives us a chance to do something new."
The Seawolves will play five exhibition games against European club teams, giving the team a chance to practice together, play advanced opponents and get away from Long Island for a while.
The Seawolves will face two teams Aug. 13-14 in Dublin, two Aug. 17-18 in London -- a homecoming for British forward Danny Carter -- and finish Aug. 20 in Paris against Charenton, a French club program that Pikiell expects will be the strongest opponent. He guesses most of the clubs will be older, experienced and tough.
The team also will have a chance to do some sightseeing, and, as Pikiell joked, "get a chance to interact with Coach off campus."
Pikiell sounded ready to begin the season Wednesday, be it in Europe or elsewhere. He is optimistic about his team, which features 12 lettermen, including second-team all-conference selection Bryan Dougher and former second-team all-conference player Tommy Brenton, who missed last season with a knee injury.
"He's doing good; he's back, his knee is fine," Pikiell said of Brenton. "Getting him back is like having a new recruit."

Men's hoops to take European tour Aug. 11-22

The Seawolves will play five exhibition games in three European cities in preparation for the 2011-12 season.
In preparation for the 2011-12 season, the Stony Brook University men's basketball team will embark on an 11-day tour of Europe through Dublin, London and Paris Aug. 11-22 and will play five exhibition games against local club teams. It is the program's first-ever trip outside North America."I am very excited that we have the opportunity to visit three historic cities in Europe as a team," head coach Steve Pikiell said. "With thousands of years of history and culture to visit, this will be an educational trip for our student-athletes. We also look forward to the practice time and the exhibition games that the trip allows us to use, which will give our athletes the chance to play together, especially the newcomers, in preparation for our regular season."

The team will leave for Europe on Aug. 11 and arrive in Dublin the morning of Aug. 12. While there, the team will have the chance to visit the James Joyce Centre, dedicated to the city's most celebrated author, the Old Library, home to the Book of Kells and Book of Durrow, and Kilmainham Jail, which has been converted into a museum.

While in Dublin, the Seawolves will take on Killester on Aug. 13 at the Irish Wheelchair Association and UCD Marian on Aug. 14 at the UCD Sports Centre.

On Aug. 15, the team will make its way to London, where it will get to see Buckingham Palace, home to the British Monarchy, Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and London Tower, the ancient fortress founded by William the Conqueror. London will also serve as a homecoming for senior forward Danny Carter, who is a native of Windsor, a mere 25 miles from London.

The team will play Midnight Madness on Aug. 17 at the Crystal Palace National Indoor Arena and the MK Lions on Aug. 18 at MK Lions Arena.

On Aug. 19, Stony Brook will travel to Paris, where it will get to see the Eiffel Tower, the world's tallest building for 42 years from 1889-1931, the Louvre, home to some of the most important art collections in the world, including the Mona Lisa, and Notre Dame, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.

On Aug. 20, the team will take on Charenton at Complexe Nelson in its final exhibition of the tour.
In accordance with NCAA rules regarding foreign exhibition trips, the Seawolves will get to hold 10 practice days prior to the trip to get into game-ready shape. The Seawolves return 12 lettermen from last season's team that advanced to the America East Championship final for the first time in program history, including All-America East senior guard Bryan Dougher and All-America East junior forward Tommy Brenton, who is returning from an injury that sidelined him for the entire 2010-11 season. Also, the team will welcome freshman forward Scott King and junior transfer forward Ron Bracey.
The trip was set up through Basketball Travelers, Inc. All games played will be under FIBA Rules.

2011-12 Stony Brook Men's Basketball European Tour (All games scheduled on WUSB)

Schedule on www.wusb.fm/sports