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College SportsERIK BOLAND'S PICKS

SBU enjoys conference

ERIK BOLAND

 

October 6, 2006

 

 

Last week: 2-2; this season: 16-6.

 

 

 

ALBANY (3-2, 1-0 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE)

 

AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY (1-4, 1-0)

 

Tomorrow, 2 p.m.

 

Radio: WUSB (90.1 FM).

 

The matchup: Albany lost, 23-21, last week at Cornell, but has notched impressive victories against Lehigh, Central Connecticut and, most significantly, Delaware. Albany has been average on offense (16.2 ppg), but is impressive on defense, allowing only 14.4 ppg. Stony Brook, by comparison, is scoring 11.6 ppg and giving up 30.2 ppg. No team was happier than Stony Brook to have conference play begin and it showed in last week's 36-17 victory over previously unbeaten Monmouth. Interesting statistic of the week: Despite its punishing non-conference schedule, Stony Brook is plus-3 in turnover ratio with six turnovers compared to nine for the opposition. Say this for the Seawolves, they are not careless with the ball.

 

The lowdown: A victory here against the conference's preseason No.1 team on its homecoming day would suddenly push Stony Brook into favorite status to repeat as champions. Why the heck not?

 

The pick: Stony Brook.

[JonUA97]

College SportsERIK BOLAND'S PICKS

SBU enjoys conference

ERIK BOLAND

 

October 6, 2006

 

 

Last week: 2-2; this season: 16-6.

 

 

 

ALBANY (3-2, 1-0 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE)

 

AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY (1-4, 1-0)

 

Tomorrow, 2 p.m.

 

Radio: WUSB (90.1 FM).

 

The matchup: Albany lost, 23-21, last week at Cornell, but has notched impressive victories against Lehigh, Central Connecticut and, most significantly, Delaware. Albany has been average on offense (16.2 ppg), but is impressive on defense, allowing only 14.4 ppg. Stony Brook, by comparison, is scoring 11.6 ppg and giving up 30.2 ppg. No team was happier than Stony Brook to have conference play begin and it showed in last week's 36-17 victory over previously unbeaten Monmouth. Interesting statistic of the week: Despite its punishing non-conference schedule, Stony Brook is plus-3 in turnover ratio with six turnovers compared to nine for the opposition. Say this for the Seawolves, they are not careless with the ball.

 

The lowdown: A victory here against the conference's preseason No.1 team on its homecoming day would suddenly push Stony Brook into favorite status to repeat as champions. Why the heck not?

 

The pick: Stony Brook.

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Newsday is a rag of a paper and I value their opinion just above The Star and the National Enquirer.

 

They are just a bunch of homers!

 

SSS

SBSS

[UAalum72]

T-U game preview mainly about SB football leaving the NEC, and a story about Ford's straw hat

 

UAlbany visits Stony Brook

 

UAlbany tradition wears well

 

They also did a story of a Japanese women's lax team visting $iena, but I saw them leaving the RACC before the volleyball game last night, as they played at our field.