Stony Brook (7-3, 5-2 CAA Football) at UAlbany (2-8, 0-7 CAA Football)
LOCATION	Casey Stadium (8,500) | Albany, N.Y.
DATE  | TIME	Saturday, Nov. 17 | 3:30 p.m.
COACHES	Stony Brook: Chuck Priore (UAlbany '82) 123-73   UAlbany: Greg Gattuso (Penn State '83) 118-57
RANKINGS	Stony Brook: 10 AFCA Coaches/10 STATS FCS | UAlbany: -- AFCA Coaches/-- STATS FCS
BROADCAST	Fox College Sports/Fox Sports Go (Matt Janus - pxp; Ken Dunek- analyst)
RADIO	103.9 FM LI News Radio (Josh Caray - pxp; Brian Miller - sideline)
GAME NOTES	Stony Brook | UAlbany | CAA Football
COVERAGE	Live Stats | Watch Live | Fox College Sports/Fox Sports Go (click here for viewing information (PDF))
SOCIAL	@StonyBrookFB | #SeawolvesUnited | #HOWL
UP NEXT	TBD

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A lot is at stake for the Stony Brook football team when they take the field against UAlbany at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Casey Stadium. The 10th-ranked Seawolves will be looking to retain the Golden Apple Trophy with a victory as well as possibly claim a share of the CAA Football title.

A Seawolves' (7-3, 5-2 CAA Football) win paired with a Maine loss at home to Elon would give Stony Brook a share of the conference title.

THE SERIES
This will be the 20th meeting between the two in-state SUNY rivals and the fourth edition of the "Battle for the Apple." UAlbany owns a 11-8 series lead, but Stony Brook has claimed two of the three games that have involved the Apple Trophy, including a 28-21 overtime victory last season in LaValle Stadium. (Complete series history on page 6).

THE BATTLE FOR  THE APPLE
Stony Brook and UAlbany will be playing for the Apple Trophy for the fourth time. The Seawolves claimed the first victory back in 2015 and won it again in 2017. UAlbany was able to keep the trophy in the capital city in 2016.  
 
QUICK HITTERS
• Senior RB Donald Liotine became the 11th Stony Brook player to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season.
• The Seawolves claimed the program's 11th win against a ranked opponent with the week 10 17-3 victory over No. 11 Delaware.
• Stony Brook's captains for the 2018 season are senior QB Joe Carbone, senior TE Cal Daniels, senior LB Shayne Lawless, senior LB Noah McGinty and senior DL John Haggart.
• Senior TE Cal Daniels was named preseason STATS FCS All-American.
• Stony Brook, who finished the 2017 season ranked 12th in both polls, sit 10th in the AFCA Coaches poll and 10th in the STATS poll this week.

IN THE RANKS
The Seawolves are ranked in both polls for the 17th straight time this week. Stony Brook sits 10th in the AFCA Coaches' poll and sits 10th in the STATS FCS poll this week.

AGAINST THE FCS RANKS
Stony Brook in now 11-22 all-time against FCS ranked opponents with the wins over No. 13 Villanova in week five and No. 11 Delaware in week 10. The Seawolves had victories over No. 12 New Hampshire and No. 17 Richmond in 2017. The Seawolves' also posted two ranked wins in 2016. Stony Brook earned a 42-14 win over No. 2 Richmond and a 13-9 season-opening victory against No. 19 North Dakota. Richmond's No. 2 ranking equals the highest ranked opponent to come into Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (No. 2 Towson on Sept. 28, 2013). The win over Richmond also marked the program's first victory over a top 10 team.

LONG ISLAND EXPRESS ROLLING
Senior RBs Donald Liotine and Jordan Gowins, dubbed the Long Island Express, have both recorded 100-yard rushing games four times this season. Gowins (146 yards vs. Bryant, 160 yards at Fordham , 192 yards vs. Richmond and 117 yards vs. URI) and Liotine (107 yards vs. Bryant, 106 yards at Fordham, 133 yards vs. Richmond and 119 yards vs. URI) are tied the Stony Brook record for the most 100-yard games by a duo in a season. Miguel Maysonet and Brock Jackolski accomplished the feat in four straight games in 2011, while Eddie Gowins (Jordan's older brother) and Conte Cuttino had four 100-yard games together in 2008.

CARBONE CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Senior QB Joe Carbone sits among the top in several career records at Stony Brook. The Wethersfield, Conn., native enters the UAlbany game ranked third in passing attempts, third in completions, third in passing yards and fourth in passing touchdowns. He became just the fourth Seawolf to reach 5,000 career passing yards in the game at Towson. Carbone is 73 completions away from moving up to second, 36 attempts from moving up to second and three passing touchdowns from moving up to third.

LIOTINE ALSO CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Senior RB Donald Liotine sits in the top 10 of several career offensive categories entering the UAlbany game. He is fourth in all-purpose yards, fourth rushing carries, fourth in rushing yards and tied for fifth in rushing touchdowns. The Medford, N.Y., native needs 20 carries to move into third and one rushing touchdown to move up to fourth.

DEFENSIVE TRIO AMONG THE RANKS
Senior LBs Shayne Lawless and Noah McGinty along with senior DL John Haggart all enter the UAlbany game ranked in the top among several defensive categories in Stony Brook history. Lawless sits fifth in career tackles, fourth in career tackles for loss and 10th in career sacks. McGinty is seventh in career tackles and 11th in career tackles for loss. Haggart is sixth in career tackles for loss.

LIOTINE REACHES BIG MILESTONE
Senior RB Donald Liotine became the 11th player in Stony Brook history to reach the 1,000 rushing yards in a season milestone with his 170 yards in the win over Delaware on Nov. 10. The Medford, N.Y., native enters the UAlbany with 1,025 yards this season.

BLOCK AND TOUCHDOWN, AGAIN
Stony Brook's special teams have blocked six punts for touchdowns in the past three-plus seasons, including one against Bryant on Sept. 8. The Seawolves accomplished this at USF and against Sacred Heart in 2017, against North Dakota and William & Mary in 2016 and at Rhode Island in 2015.

PICK SIX TIMES FOUR
Stony Brook has returned four interceptions for touchdowns this season. Against Bryant, sophomore DB EJ Fineran tipped a pass and proceeded to scamper 79 yards for the touchdown in the second quarter, while junior DB Damarcus Miller did him one better and snagged a pass on the five-yard line and took it to the house, 95 yards later as time expired in the fourth quarter. Sophomore DB TJ Morrison  joined the party with a 35-yard pick-six in the win at UNH. Stony Brook also has a pick-six game against Fordham.

HOW ABOUT A COUPLE SCOOP-SIXES?
Junior DB Gavin Heslop decided he wanted to join in on the defensive touchdown caravan when he scooped up fumble and raced 87 yards for a score in the first quarter against Richmond. Senior LB Shayne Lawless got his defensive score with a 54-yard scoop and score at New Hampshire.

LONG RETURNS
Junior DB Damarcus Miller and sophomore DB EJ Fineran had interception returns for touchdowns against Bryant and both cracked the record books in the process. Miller's 95-yard return is the third longest pick-six in school history and the longest since Ernie Williams' 99-yarder against St. Francis on Nov. 17, 2001. Fineran's 79-yard pick-six is the fourth longest pick-six and fifth longest interception return in the program's history...DB Gavin Heslop returned a fumble 87 yards against Richmond for the longest fumble return for a TD.

LET'S GO STREAKING...
LBs Noah McGinty and Shayne Lawless have started 33 straight games...TE Cal Daniels has started 25 straight games...QB Joe Carbone, DL Sam Kamara and DB Gavin Heslop have each started 23 straight games...Stony Brook has won nine straight games in LaValle Stadium.

FIRST TIME STARTERS
Seven Seawolves picked up their first career starts at Stony Brook in the season-opener at Air Force. RT Chris Infantino, WR Marshall Ellick, RG Jaelen Vazquez, CB TJ Morrison, S EJ Fineran and DT Brandon Lopez. Two more - DL Odean Gilzene and TE Tyrone Wheatley Jr. - started for the first time as Seawolves against Richmond. DL Casey Williams picked up his first career start against Villanova. Right Guard Kyle Nunez picked up his first career start at New Hampshire.

FIRST TIMERS
A total of 21 Seawolves saw their first collegiate action so far this season. AIR FORCE: TE Peter McKenzie, OL Kyle Nunez, WR JP Roane, K Jack Pruban and OL Cameron Lucas. BRYANT: DB Jabari Reddock. FORDHAM: LB Reidgee Dimanche, DL Petey Wilks Jr. and WR Delante Hellams Jr.  RICHMOND: WR Anthony Millan, DL Lorenzo Worrell and LB Anthony Del Negro. TOWSON: LB Chris Higgins, DB Randy Pringle, WR John Corpac and P Mitchell Wright. UNH: TE Isaiah Givins and DB Calique Cato-Jacobs. URI: DS Anthony Santorelli. JMU: DB Randall Hepburn Jr. and LB Jaylyn Stover. Six more transfers - RB Kameron Pickett, WR Marshall Ellick, TE Tyrone Wheatley Jr., DB Kareem Gaulden, DL Casey Williams and DB CeQuan Jefferson - have also made their Stony Brook debut this season.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook will turn in to the NCAA Division I Football Championships selection show on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU to determine if they were selected to participate for the second straight season.