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Stony Brook, NY - After suffering their first loss of the season, the Wagner Seahawks (1-1) return to action at defending America East Regular Season Champion Stony Brook (3-1) on Sunday, November 21 at 2:00 pm. The game will televised regionally by MSG+. For Wagner it will be the second game of a grueling seven-game road trip that will see the Seahawks battle four teams that participated in the postseason a year ago.

TIP-OFF TIME
Wagner (1-1) heads to Stony Brook (3-1) on Sunday, November 21 at 2:00 pm looking for its second win of the season and the first victory on the road against a battle-tested Seawolves squad that advanced to the program's first NIT appearance while winning 22 games a year ago. The Seahawks fell by a 73-57 count to Lehigh on Monday, November 15 at Stabler Arena while the Seawolves are fresh off a 66-59 win at Fairleigh Dickinson.

TUNE IN!
Today's game will be broadcast regionally via MSG+. Carl Reuter will be calling the game with Frank Sullivan providing the color and Eric Singer producing. Those wishing to follow the game online via the radio can tune in via the Stony Brook audio link.

MURRAY LEADS THE WAY
Through the first two games, junior Tyler Murray has shown the consistency that head coach Dan Hurley and his staff were expecting out the Canadian native. Murray scored 18 points in each outing and is shooting 44.4 percent (12-27) from the floor, including a team-leading 50.0 percent (6-12) from beyond the arc with a team-best 3.0 apg. In the win over Lafayette, Murray, despite struggling to the tune of 5-of-16 shooting, matched freshman Latif Rivers with a team-high 18 points. He twice quelled big Leopard runs, hit all six free throws, including two with under a minute remaining, and added a game-high six assists with five rebounds. Murray followed that up with an impressive 7-for-11 shooting performance that included a 4-for-5 outing from beyond the arc en route to a team-best 18 points at Lehigh (11/15). At times, he looked like the best player on the floor against a Mountain Hawks team that won 22 games a year ago and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

HE'S GOING THE DISTANCE
Murray has played in 77 of a possible 80 minutes on the year, averaging 38.5 minutes per contest thus far. Despite that stat, he has turned the ball over just five times.

RIVERS EARNS ROOKIE HONORS
Freshman Latif Rivers was named the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week for his performance against Lafayette. Rivers delivered the game-winning shot with 42 seconds remaining in the team's 63-58 victory over the Leopards en route to 18 points.

Rivers' shot put the Green & White up for good at 59-58 and was the Elizabeth, NJ native's fourth trifecta of the night. He also pulled down a team-high six boards and dished for three assists while shooting 7-of 12 from the field, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. Rivers scored the first points of the Dan Hurley era with a three pointer at the 18:42 mark of the first and finished the opening stanza with 13 points as Wagner built a 14-point lead. The first-year sharpshooter also turned the ball over just three times in 36 minutes of action, second most of the night.

He is the first Seahawk student-athlete to win rookie honors since junior Chris Martin was cited by the league on February 9, 2009 and just the second since the beginning of the 2005-2006 season. On the year, Rivers is second on the team in scoring (13.5 ppg) and rebounding (4.5 rpg) while shooting 42.9 percent (9-21) from the floor, including 45.5 percent (5-11) from beyond thar arc, while playing an average of 33.0 minutes over the first two games.

WHAT A DEBUT
Rivers' debut against Lafayette was a prime reason that coach Hurley exited the Spiro Sports Center a winner in his collegiate head coaching debut. Rivers looked like a seasoned pro while knocking down the game-winning shot after the Leopards rallied for their first lead since early in the opening period. For comparison's sake, high-scoring junior guards Murray and Martin each notched just three and nine points, respectively, in their collegiate debuts against Lafayette two years ago.

MUNDY AIMING FOR BIG SOPHOMORE YEAR
Sophomore Danny Mundweiler has started the season strong, averaging 10.0 ppg off the bench while shooting 50.0 percent (6-12), including 44.4 percent (4-9) from beyond the arc. He has also turned the ball over just twice in 41 minutes. Against Lehigh, Mundweiler scored seven of his 13 points in the second half while going 3-for-6 from long range. This comes on the heels of a solid seven-point outing in a win over Lafayette. Last year, the Kansas native averaged 5.3 ppg off the bench.

MARTIN FROM DOWNTOWN
Martin scored 16 points in the win over Lafayette, highlighted by 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc. While everyone knows that junior guard can shoot the ball it was his accuracy that was on display against the Leopards as Martin didn't force the issue while also converting all four free throw attempts, including two in the final eight seconds tp put the game on ice. He followed that up with nine points, four assists and two steals at Lehigh (11/15). On the year, the Garden State native is averaging 12.5 ppg while shooting 43.8 percent (7-16) from the floor and 50.0 percent (5-10) from long range.

GOOD NEWS: GUARD PLAY ON DISPLAY
While most Seahawk fans know that the team will be a guard-oriented offense, following in the footsteps of head coach Dan Hurley, himself a standout guard at Seton Hall, no one could have forseen the play of the perimeter players in the team's first two games. Guards Martin, Mundweiler, Murray and Rivers have shot 44.7 percent (34-76) from the floor, including 47.6 percent (20-42) from beyond the arc.

BAD NEWS:
While the aforementioned quartet is shooting the lights out, the rest of the team has struggled to shoot just 4-for-26 (15.4 %). Wagner is also being outrebounded by 10.5 rebounds per game and has been outscored 68-22 in the paint.

LEADING THE WAY
Wagner paces the NEC in the early going from beyond the arc with a 45.5 percent (20-44) success rate while holding the opposition to 14.3 percent (2-14) shooting from long range.

HITTING THE ROAD
Today's game will be the second of seven-straight games away from home. The road swing is the longest for the school since the 1992-1993 version of the Seahawks opened the year with a seven-game road trip. The Green & White would love to replicate that team's success as Wagner went 18-12 en route to the NEC Championship Game.

NON-CONFERENCE NOTES
Included in the Seahawks 11-game non-conference schedule are four games against teams that won 20 games (@ Lehigh, @ Stony Brook, Princeton and @ Texas A&M) in 2009-2010, two games (@ Lehigh, @ Texas A&M) against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament and four games (@ Stony Brook (NIT), @ Hofstra (CBI), @ St. John's (NIT) and Princeton (CBI)) vs. teams that participated in other post-season tournaments. Additionally eight of the 11 teams posted winning records a year ago and the first four (Lafayette, @ Lehigh, @ Stony Brook and @ Hofstra) went a combined 82-49 with each winning at least 19 games a year ago.

NON-CONFERENCE PLAY A YEAR AGO
With a win against Stony Brook, Wagner will match their non-conference win total from a year ago when the Seahawks went a dismal 2-11. The Green & White were outscored by an average of 9.2 points per game while also dropping five games by 10 points or less, including three by five or less.

TALE OF TWO HALVES
In the first half of their two games the Seahawks are outscoring the opposition by an average of 4.5 ppg while shooting 40.7 percent from the floor, including a blistering 54.5 percent (12-22) from long range. Wagner has also turned the ball just seven times, including only four from the guards, while the D has limited the opposition to 36.6 percent shooting (15-41), including 14.3 percent (1-7) from beyond the arc. In the second half, however, the Green & White is shooting just 33.3 percent (16-48), compared to a 50.0 percent (24-48) for the opposition while being outscored by 10.0 ppg.

A GAME OF RUNS
The Wagner defense has held its opponents without a field goal for at least four minutes on five occasions this season, but conversely the offense has been held without a bucket for at least four minues on five occasions. In the season-opening win over Lafayette, the Seahawks allowed just one basket over the first 7:46 in racing out to a 14-4 lead en route to the 63-58 victory. The Green & White capped that win with a 7-0 run over the final 42 seconds as the Leopards did not record a field goal in the final 3:40. Unfortunately in the loss at Lehigh, Wagner connected on just two field goals over the final 10:57 and faced three field-goal droughts of three minutes, including one that stretched 7:03 in the second half of a 73-57 setback in Bethlehem, PA.

SECOND-HALF LETDOWN
The opposition has had its way with Wagner at the beginning of the second half, as Lafayette ripped off a 16-2 run after halftime while Lehigh scored the first six points.

TONIGHT'S COACHING MATCH-UP
Dan Hurley vs. Steve Pikiell. Hurley is 1-1 in this his first year at Wagner following an outstanding nine-year run at St. Benedict's Prep (see page 10 of the notes for his complete bio). Pikiell is in his sixth year at Stony Brook, having led the Seawolves to a 61-92 record. Last season, the Seawolves advanced to post-season play for the first time since the school moved up to the Division I Level during the 1999-2000 season.

THE SERIES
Wagner leads the all-time series with Stony Brook by a 4-2 count. Since the Seawolves moved up to the Division I level the teams have split four meetings. Last year Stony Brook won by a 72-48 count after the Seahawks were victorious by a 65-62 score in Pritchard Gymnasium the year before.

THE LAST MEETING
Stony Brook shot a blistering 57.9 percent (22-38) in the first half en route to a decisive 52-30 lead before rolling to a 72-48 victory at the Spiro Sports Center one year ago to the date on November 21, 2009. Junior Bryan Dougher led five Seawolves in double-figures with 12 points. Junior Tyler Murray was the lone double-figure scorer for the Seahawks, notching 13 points with six rebounds. In two career games against the Long Island-based school, he is averaging 8.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg while shooting 50.0 percent from the floor.

MUNDWEILER IN PRITCHARD GYM
While the game on Sunday will be Danny Mundweiler's first at the Stony Brook home court, it will be the second time a Mundweiler brother has played there. Two years ago, Joey Mundweiler hit for 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting in a 65-62 Green & White victory.

CLOSE GAMES IN PRITCHARD
Since Stony Brook moved to Division I each game with Wagner at Pritchard Gymnasium has come down to the wire. In the Seawolves' 65-64 victory on December 30, 2004 Sean Munson split a pair of free throws with 21 seconds remaining and Mark Porter missed a pair of potential game-winning shots as the Stony Brook escaped with the win. Two years ago, the Green & White withstood a late rally en route to a 65-62 win.

SCOUTING STONY BROOK
The Seawolves were picked to finish second in the America East Conference after returning three starters fro mlast year's 22-win teams. However, Stony Brook lost last year's leading rebounder junior Tommy Brenton (9.7 rpg) to a season-ending knee injury and are currently without sophomore Marcus Rouse, who started 11 games a year ago. Stony Brook is led by junior guard Bryan Dougher, who is averaging a team-best 16.5 ppg with 4.0 rpg. Senior Chris Martin is second with 10.0 ppg and 6.8 rpg. Freshman Dave Coley is next with 8.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Junior Dallis Joyner leads the team with 7.5 rpg.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?
About the only guarantee for Sunday's game is the fact that Chris Martin will win the game. The question is which one? Wagner features 5-11 junior guard Chris Martin, who is averaging 12.5 ppg, while Stony Brook's 6-1 senior guard Chris Martin is averaging 10.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg.

THE LAST TIME...
Dan Hurley had won a collegiate game prior to the 63-58 win over Lafayette was on February 21, 2001 when he helped Rutgers to a 75-57 win over Seton Hall on February 21, 2001 while serving as an assistant coach ... It was also the first collegiate victory for Bobby Hurley since he led Duke to a 105-70 win over Southern Illinois on March 18, 1993 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.

THE LAST TIME (Part 2)...
The announced crowd of 1,857 was the highest attendance in the Spiro Sports Center since February 7, 2009 when Wagner drew 1,921 in a 75-58 win over Saint Francis (PA).

THE LAST TIME (Part 3)
Wagner won a road game was on January 21, 2010 at LIU by a 65-59 mark. The Seahawks, who have lost five-straight games away from home and were 2-14 for the season.

TODAY'S GAME MARKS ...
A game between former Big East point guards in Dan Hurley and Steve Pikiell. Hurley played from four years at Seton Hall before graduating in 1996 with 1,070 points while leading the Pirates to 80 wins and two NCAA Tournaments. Pikiell was a two-year captain while earning four letters at UConn from 1987-1991.

BOBBY HURLEY & PIKIELL
Pickiell and his UConn team played assistant coach Bobby Hurley's Duke squad in the East Regional Final in 1990. In that game, the Blue Devils bested the Huskies 79-78 in overtime on a last-second shot from Christian Laettner. Click HERE to see the play.

KEY MATCH-UP
For the second-straight game the key match-up will be Wagner's ability to play its game while doing the little things. The match-up is a good one for the Seahawks as Stony Brook is still learning to adjust to the loss of their leading scorer and rebounder a year ago. The Seawolves lost 39.9 percent of its scoring and 43.1 percent of their rebounding. Wagner needs to play a complete 40 minutes and avoid defensive breakdowns in the paint and foul trouble that have plagued the Seahawks the first two games.

SEAHAWKS LIKE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
The 63-58 victory over Lafayette was the first of at least five confirmed television appearances for Wagner on the season. The Seahawks played live before a Time Warner audience and will play Stony Brook today on MSG+. Time Warner will show the Friday, December 17th game against Princeton, slated to start at 7:00 pm. The Green & White will also host two TV games as part of the Northeast Conference (NEC) TV package, kicking off the TV slate against Saint Francis (PA) on Saturday, January 8 at 7:00 pm.

STONY BROOK & THE NEC
Today's game with Wagner will be the third-straight for the Seawolves against the Northeast Conference. Stony Brook defeated Monmouth 51-49 on Tuesday morning before besting Fairleigh Dickinson 66-59 on Thursday night in Teaneck, NJ.

BOBBY HURLEY SR. HONORED
Head coach Dan Hurley's father Bobby Hurley Sr. was honored with a prestigious Joe Lapchick Character Award earlier this week at Madison Square Garden.

HURLEY SIGNS TWO FOR NEXT SEASON
Wagner coach Dan Hurley announced the signing of Marcus Burton (Matthews, NC / David W. Butler) and forward Mario Moody (Orange, NJ / East Orange Campus) for the 2011-2012 academic year. Both student-athletes will be freshmen and have four years of eligibility.

A 6'0” point guard from North Carolina, Burton averaged 13.7 points and 4.5 assists per game at David W. Butler High School last season under the direction of Kurt Wessler while earning inclusion on the Southwestern 4A All-Conference team. A powerful point guard, Burton has outstanding ball handling skills and can shoot with consistency from beyond the arc.

Burton, who hit a game-winning 40-foot shot against Providence Day High School in a playoff game, led Butler to the school's fourth-straight Southerwestern 4A Conference title a year ago. He also played AAU ball for the Charlotte Royals under the tutelage of Rod Seaford.

A 6'7” forward from New Jersey, Moody averaged 11.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game for East Orange Campus under the guidance of Daron Hoges. Last year as a junior, he helped the Jaguars to a 15-10 record and showcased his outstanding athleticism in a playoff game against Paterson East Side, blocking 12 shots.

Moody, who is an outstanding athlete who can play either the small or power forward position, played AAU ball last summer with Success University Team Izod under the direction of Brian Coleman and Ed Bright.

UP NEXT
Wagner breaks for the Thanksgiving Holiday before returning to action on Friday, November 26 at Hofstra. Tip time is 7:00 pm.