BOILING SPRINGS - Gardner-Webb head coach Ron Dickerson, Jr., met with members of the media and Bulldog Club Wednesday for his weekly press luncheon at the Bulldog Quik Snak on Main Street.

On The Most Important Thing Taken From Last Week's Game
"We won. That was important. We've been preaching to the guys to keep playing when things don't look the best, when things aren't going our way. They haven't quit all year, but at some point you've got to get a 'W' in the column to help your confidence."

On Tanner Burch
"Tanner is a guy who saw some spot duty last year, watched and learned mostly, and he's now taking advantage of his opportunity to shine. He's going to be around the football. He plays very hard and studies the game. Tanner is a big, physical guy, but he's a smart football player who studies the game. He's playing at a high level."

On Stony Brook
"They've got great talent, they're physical and they play very hard. A well coached team. [Miguel] Maysonet might be the best back in the country, he's averaging over 150 yards per game. They aren't on dimensional, they can beat you down the field throwing the ball and have done that well this year. They're still very physical on defense all over the field."

NOTES
* In the past two seasons, Gardner-Webb has coughed up 13 combined turnovers that led directly to 59 points for Stony Brook. The Seawolves have scored three non-offensive touchdowns in those two games.

* Gardner-Webb is the only team to deliver Stony Brook a Big South loss at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, coming from behind to top the Seawolves 34-33 on Nov. 1, 2008 behind 392 yards passing from Devin Campbell - and big receiving games from Dobson Collins and James Perry III.

* GWU rushed for 248 yards against Stony Brook last season, the second-most allowed by SBU during the regular season.

* Four Gardner-Webb players spent their final prep seasons in the Empire State - quarterback/receiver Jordan Paul (Brooklyn, N.Y. / New Utrecht HS), safety Lonnie Johnson (Syracuse, N.Y. / Milford Academy), defensive tackle Matt Goods (East Orange, N.J. / Milford Academy) and right tackle Steve Demilio (Severna Park, Md. / Milford Academy).