Stony Brook running back Miguel Maysonet (Riverhead, N.Y.) has been named the Choice Hotels Big South Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Seawolves safety Dan Mulrooney (Prospect, Conn.) has been selected as the Defensive Player of the Week for games played the fourth week of the regular-season. Stony Brook placekicker Wesley Skiffington (Brandon, Fla.) is the Special Teams Player of the Week and Presbyterian College running back Demarcus Rouse (North Augusta, S.C.) is The Crons Brand Freshman of the Week.
Rouse scored two rushing touchdowns against Furman for his first career multi-touchdown game. He scored on a 2-yard run in the second quarter that was PC's first offensive touchdown since Week 2, and later capped an 11-play, 72-yard drive with a 7-yard run early in the fourth quarter. Rouse finished the day as the Blue Hose's top rusher against the Paladins with 38 yards on nine carries.
Maysonet tied a school, Big South and LaValle Stadium record with four rushing touchdowns in Stony Brook's 37-20 win over Lafayette. He rushed 22 times for a career-high 194 yards -- 156 of which came in the second half. He did not carry the ball until the middle of the first quarter and had just seven first-half rushes. Maysonet accounted for all of the Seawolves' four touchdowns in the final 30 minutes with scores from 35, 1, 30 and 9 yards, respectively, as Stony Brook earned its first win of the season.
Mulrooney finished with eight total tackles (five solo, three assisted), 1.5 TFL, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and an interception in Stony Brook's victory over Lafayette. In his first start with the Seawolves, he single-handedly ended three drives and made two touchdown saving tackles from behind. He ended Lafayette's second drive of the game with an interception, followed by a forced fumble on a 2nd-and-Goal situation to keep the Leopards out of the end zone in the second quarter. Mulrooney then recovered a fumble in Lafayette territory that led to a Seawolves' touchdown in the third period.
Skiffington was perfect on all seven of his placekicks against Lafayette and finished the game with 13 points. He made 3-of-3 field goals, connecting from 37 and 36 yards in the first half that brought Stony Brook back from a 6-0 deficit. Skiffington then added a career-long 46-yard field goal in the third quarter to give SBU a 10-point lead, and was accurate on all four PAT attempts. He also became Stony Brook's all-time leader in kick scoring with 164 points, breaking the old record of 156.
Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Matt Hazel (Coastal Carolina), Chris Summers (Liberty), Demarcus Rouse (Presbyterian College).
Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week: Derrick Frasier (Coastal Carolina), Walt Aikens (Liberty), Justin Bethel (Presbyterian College).
Also nominated for Special Teams Player of the Week: Andy Brown (Charleston Southern), Dushawn Davis (Coastal Carolina), Mike Larsson (Liberty).
