Dec. 1, 2003

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook Seawolves garnered seven All-Northeast Conference picks in a vote of the leagues head coaches, the NEC announced on Monday. Four Stony Brook players were first-team selections, the most since Stony Brook joined the NEC in 1999.

Junior quarterback T.J. Moriarty earned first-team All-NEC accolades at quarterback. He ranked first in the conference in total offense with a 222.9 ypg. average and was the NEC's top-rated starter with 1,929 yards and a 58.3 completion percentage. He completed 169 of 290 passes and connected on 11 touchdown passes. The two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Week also ran for 300 yards and scored six rushing touchdowns.

Joining Moriarty on the first team was running back Clinton Graham who made a spectacular return to the lineup after missing two years. He ended the year third in NEC in yards per carry (6.3) and fourth in rushing yards (1,055). He became the first Stony Brook running back to reach the 1,000-yard mark since 1993 and tallied a school record 15 touchdowns, good for second in the conference. A two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Week, he set a SB Division I school record with 240 yards in a win over Iona on November 15.

Offensive lineman David Charles grabbed first-team honors for the first time after a second-team selection in 2002. Defensive end David Bamiro rounded out Stony Brook's first team selections. Bamiro tied for first in the league with 9.0 sacks (ninth in I-AA) and added 15.0 tackles for loss, the fourth best mark in the NEC.

The Seawolves also landed three second-team picks with Londre Blocker making his first appearance on the postseason awards chart since being named the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2001. Blocker was the second-leading receiver in the NEC with 48 receptions for 716 yards and seven touchdowns.

Linebacker Eddie Cobbinah turned in his strongest season in a Seawolf uniform, racking up a team-leading 100 tackles which tied for sixth in the NEC. Defensive back Ernie Williams found ways to get his hands on the ball and into the end zone, scoring two touchdowns off his five interceptions (tied for second in NEC) and three fumble recoveries (tied for fourth).

The seven all-conference picks equals the biggest group of all-star selections for Stony Brook since joining the NEC. The Seawolves also had seven following an 8-2 mark in 2002. Moriarty, Graham, Bamiro, Cobbinah and Williams are first-time all stars.