Seawolves Look To Stay Undefeated In Big South Play Against Buccaneers
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
After a much deserved week off, Stony Brook will be back in action this week as it begins a key two-game stretch to end the season with a Big South championship at stake. The Seawolves come into their game at Charleston Southern (the team it tied for second in the Big South last year) with a perfect 4-0 mark in Big South play. Tied with Liberty at 4-0, a victory be each this weekend would mean that next week's game on Long Island between the Seawolves and Flames would determine the 2009 Big South champion. An SBU win would also extend its current win streak to four games, the longest since the 2006 season, as well as give SBU wins in its last five Big South games dating back to last season. Two weeks ago the Seawolves knocked Gardner-Webb from the ranks of the Big South undefeated with a 24-14 win in Boiling Springs. Stony Brook scored 17 unanswered second half points to secure the victory, getting a game-clinching 21-yard pass from Michael Coulter to Jordan Gush with 2:29 remaining. Senior Conte Cuttino accounted for 113 yards of all-purpose yards to pace the offense while the SBU defense came up with four fumble recoveries, one of which was returned for a score by safety Arin West. This will be the second straight game for Stony Brook against a top passing team as CSU has risen to the top of the conference rankings in passing offense. The
The Opponent
Winners of two straight and four of their last six, Charleston Southern will be playing just its fourth home game of the season, with the Buccaneers sporting a 2-1 record at CSU Stadium this season. Charleston Southern has seen its offense click recently, totaling 77 points over the last two games, including a 46-32 win last week at Presbyterian in which CSU interceped four passes. The Buccaneers have been doing it with an offense (currently No. 1 in the Big South) that averages 206 yards in the passing game and 164 on the ground. Through the air quarterback A.J. Toscano has thrown for 1,680 yards and 10 scores and is third in the league with his nearly 200 yards per game average. His favorite target is wideout Gerald Stevenson who leads the Big South with his 63.6 receiving yards per game. Stevenson is one of those do it all players for CSU, as he also leads the team in rushing (38.3 yards per game) and is second in the Big South with his 142.3 all-purpose yards. On defense CSU is one of the stingier teams in the league giving up yards via the pass, surrendering 160.7 yards to rank second. The Buccaneers have been hard hit on the ground, however, giving up 225.9 an outing.
The Series
This will be the second meeting between Stony Brook and Charleston Southern. In the first meeting last season on Long Island, the Seawolves got a TD pass from Dayne Hoffman to Adrian Sawyer with 1:06 to go to pull out a 20-19 victory. Conte Cuttino ran for 107 yards (going over the 2,000-yard career mark in the process) and caught a pair of passes for Stony Brook. Gerald Stevenson scored twice on 30+ yard passes and finished with 143 yards on seven catches.
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
After a much deserved week off, Stony Brook will be back in action this week as it begins a key two-game stretch to end the season with a Big South championship at stake. The Seawolves come into their game at Charleston Southern (the team it tied for second in the Big South last year) with a perfect 4-0 mark in Big South play. Tied with Liberty at 4-0, a victory be each this weekend would mean that next week's game on Long Island between the Seawolves and Flames would determine the 2009 Big South champion. An SBU win would also extend its current win streak to four games, the longest since the 2006 season, as well as give SBU wins in its last five Big South games dating back to last season. Two weeks ago the Seawolves knocked Gardner-Webb from the ranks of the Big South undefeated with a 24-14 win in Boiling Springs. Stony Brook scored 17 unanswered second half points to secure the victory, getting a game-clinching 21-yard pass from Michael Coulter to Jordan Gush with 2:29 remaining. Senior Conte Cuttino accounted for 113 yards of all-purpose yards to pace the offense while the SBU defense came up with four fumble recoveries, one of which was returned for a score by safety Arin West. This will be the second straight game for Stony Brook against a top passing team as CSU has risen to the top of the conference rankings in passing offense. The
The Opponent
Winners of two straight and four of their last six, Charleston Southern will be playing just its fourth home game of the season, with the Buccaneers sporting a 2-1 record at CSU Stadium this season. Charleston Southern has seen its offense click recently, totaling 77 points over the last two games, including a 46-32 win last week at Presbyterian in which CSU interceped four passes. The Buccaneers have been doing it with an offense (currently No. 1 in the Big South) that averages 206 yards in the passing game and 164 on the ground. Through the air quarterback A.J. Toscano has thrown for 1,680 yards and 10 scores and is third in the league with his nearly 200 yards per game average. His favorite target is wideout Gerald Stevenson who leads the Big South with his 63.6 receiving yards per game. Stevenson is one of those do it all players for CSU, as he also leads the team in rushing (38.3 yards per game) and is second in the Big South with his 142.3 all-purpose yards. On defense CSU is one of the stingier teams in the league giving up yards via the pass, surrendering 160.7 yards to rank second. The Buccaneers have been hard hit on the ground, however, giving up 225.9 an outing.
The Series
This will be the second meeting between Stony Brook and Charleston Southern. In the first meeting last season on Long Island, the Seawolves got a TD pass from Dayne Hoffman to Adrian Sawyer with 1:06 to go to pull out a 20-19 victory. Conte Cuttino ran for 107 yards (going over the 2,000-yard career mark in the process) and caught a pair of passes for Stony Brook. Gerald Stevenson scored twice on 30+ yard passes and finished with 143 yards on seven catches.
