Nov. 24, 2009

Boston, Mass. - Stony Brook University's Athletics Department's outstanding fall seasons have propelled it into second-place in the 2009-10 Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup standings after completion of the fall season the America East Conference announced today. Stony Brook won a pair of championships in the fall and totaled 117 points, trailing first-place New Hampshire by just three points. It was the best fall season showing in the Cup standings for Stony Brook since joining the America East.

Stony Brook started off the championship portion of the fall season at the America East Cross Country Championships where the women's team captured its third consecutive conference crown while the men's team finished third. On the soccer pitch the men's and women's teams both put together outstanding conference seasons. The SBU men finished second in the regular season standings and then went on to win the America East Championship with a 2-0 victory over UMBC in the final in LaValle Stadium, the team's second conference championship. On the women's side the Seawolves tied for third in the regular season and advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament. In volleyball Stony Brook finished tied for second in the regular season.

Stony Brook's 117 points are 25 more than it scored in the fall last year. In the final Commissioner's Cup standings last season the Seawolves finished third overall, a program record, winning one conference championship and a pair of regular season titles.