Stony Brook (1-1, 0-0 CAA Football) at Fordham (0-2, 0-0 Patriot)
LOCATION	Jack Coffey Stadium (7,000) | Bronx, N.Y.
DATE  | TIME	Saturday, Sept. 15 | 6 p.m.
TICKETS	Buy Season Tickets | Buy Single Game Tickets
COACHES	Stony Brook: Chuck Priore (UAlbany '82) 117-71   Fordham: Joe Conlin (Pittsburgh '02) 0-2
RANKINGS	Stony Brook: 21 AFCA Coaches/24 STATS FCS | Fordham: --\--
RADIO	103.9 FM LI News Radio (Josh Caray - pxp; Curt Hylton - analyst; Brian Miller - sideline)
GAME NOTES	Stony Brook | Fordham | CAA Football
COVERAGE	Live Stats | Live Stream
SOCIAL	@StonyBrookFB | #SeawolvesUnited | #HOWL
UP NEXT	Stony Brook vs. Richmond | Sept. 22 | 6 p.m. | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | Stony Brook, N.Y.

BRONX, N.Y. - Sophomore DB EJ Fineran (Bethlehem, Pa.) has made the most of his first two starts of his career with 13 total tackles, two fumble recoveries and a pick-six, and on Saturday he will lead the Stony Brook football team into the final non-conference game of the season.

Fineran and the Seawolves (1-1) battle Fordham (0-2) at 6 p.m. at Jack Coffey Stadium.

THE SERIES
This will be the third meeting between the two schools. Each program has a win under their belt. Stony Brook earned a 3-0 win in 1988, while Fordham claimed a 14-6 win in 1987. This is the first of a six-year deal for the two programs to play each season. Next year and in 2021 and 2023 the game will be play at LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook.

ALL IN THE FAMILY
Stony Brook's roster includes a pair of brothers for the 2018 season. Junior DL Brandon Lopez will be joined this season by his brother Ryan, a freshman DL.  Junior WR Kyle Vadis is joined on the roster by his brother Ryan, a freshman WR.

FIRST TIME STARTERS
Six 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.

FIRST TIMERS
A total of six 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.  Transfers RB Kameron Pickett, WR Marshall Ellick, TE Tyrone Wheatley Jr., DB Kareem Gaulden, DL Casey Williams and DB CeQuan Jefferson made their Stony Brook debut as well this season.

IN THE RANKS
The Seawolves are ranked in both polls for the eighth straight time this week. Stony Brook sits ranked 22nd in the AFCA Coaches' poll and sit 24th in the STATS FCS poll this week.

LET'S GO STREAKING...
LBs Noah McGinty and Shayne Lawless have started 25 straight games...TE Cal Danels has started 17 straight games.

HOME OPENER
Stony Brook opened the home potion of the schedule with the first of five games in LaValle Stadium last weekend. The Seawolves are now 9-4 in the home opener under head coach Chuck Priore, including a victory over Sacred Heart last season.

SEAWOLVES PICKED FOURTH IN THE LEAGUE
The Seawolves were picked to finished fourth in the CAA by the league's head coaches and SIDs. Conference team. (first place votes)
1. James Madison (21)  241
2. New Hampshire (2)  206
3. Delaware  182
4. Stony Brook  169
5. Elon (1)  168
6. Villanova  164
7. Richmond  127
8. Maine  81
9. UAlbany  78
10. Towson  74
11. William & Mary  55
12. Rhode Island  39

CARBONE CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Senior QB Joe Carbone sits among the top in several career records at Stony Brook. The Wethersfieldm, Conn., native enters the Fordham game ranked third in career passing attempts, fourth in career completions and passing yards and sixth in passing touchdowns. He is 20 completions away from moving up to third, 228 attempts from moving up to second, 546 passing yards away from sliding up to third and two passing touchdowns from moving up to fifth.

LIOTINE CRACKS THE TOP 10
Senior RB Donald Liotine sits ninth in Stony Brook's career all-purpose yards list with 2786 yards entering the Fordham game. He has 1816 rushing yards, 169 receiving yards and 801 kick return yards. Liotine needs 16 yards to move up into eighth place, 20 yards to move into seventh and 120 yards to move into sixth.

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, TWICE
Stony Brook returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns in the home opening win over Bryant on Sept. 8. Sophomore DB EJ Fineran tipped a pass and proceeded to scamper 79 yards for the touchdown in the second quarter. 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.

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.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns to LaValle Stadium next Saturday to open CAA Football play by hosting Richmond. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. Get your tickets here: Buy Season Tickets | Buy Single Game Tickets