NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Junior Emily Sundel (West Hartford, Conn.) of the women’s swimming and diving team and senior Chris Roberts (New Britain, Conn.) of the football team have been named as the Comcast/Southern Connecticut State University Athletes of the Month for November. Sundel helped guide the Owls to a pair of dual-meet victories while excelling on the individual front. Meanwhile, Roberts led the football squad into the NCAA Playoffs for the fourth straight season thanks to a great month.
Sundel reached an NCAA A-Cut in the 1,650 freestyle during a November competition against C.W. Post. An All-American in that event in each of the past two seasons, she also claimed second in the 500 freestyle against C.W. Post to help the Owls’ to victory. Sundel also won the 500 and 1,000 freestyle against the College of New Jersey in another dual meet victory for the team. She also excelled in a pair of meets against Division I opponents, taking second in the 1,000 freestyle against Central Connecticut State and second in the 200 backstroke and third in the 500 freestyle against Yale.
For her efforts, Sundel was named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll twice during the month of November.
Roberts concluded his spectacular run as a starting quarterback with seven straight wins to close the regular season. Thanks to that seven-game winning streak, the Owls were able to once again qualify for the NCAA Playoffs.
He started the month of November by going 22-of-38 for 244 yards and three touchdowns in the 28-12 win over Assumption. The following week, with the season hanging in the balance, he threw for a career-high 312 yards and three touchdowns in the 27-17 win over No. 16 nationally ranked AIC. Roberts also had a strong statistical showing in the NCAA Playoff game against West Chester, as he set another new career-high with 350 yards passing and three more touchdowns.
In all, Roberts finished 67-for-108 (62-percent) through the air for 906 yards and nine touchdowns in November. He averaged 302 yards per game passing.
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