NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior Megan Lyons (Cold Spring, N.Y.) of the volleyball team and senior Rashaad Slowley (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) of the football team have been named as the Southern Connecticut State University Athletes of the Month for October.
Lyons helped the Owls post a 9-4 mark during the month, including six wins in nine tries in Northeast-10 Conference play. She totaled 143 kills in the 13 matches and also recorded six double-doubles in the process. Lyons posted a month-best 16 kills against Philadelphia Univ. on Oct. 15 and recorded a month-high 17 digs in a double-double performance against Pace on Oct. 11.
Slowley continued his dominant play in the month of October as the Owls posted a 4-1 mark. He rushed for 883 yards in the five games along with 14 touchdowns. Slowley also caught 13 passes for 167 yards and scored a touchdown through the air. He leads all of college football, at all three levels, in scoring with 27 touchdowns and 162 points, an average of 18.0 points per game. Slowley also ranks No. 3 in the Division II and No. 7 in all of college football in rushing yards per game (151.7) and No. 8 in Division II in all-purpose yards (176.3).
For the fourth consecutive year, Comcast is serving as the title sponsor of Southern Connecticut State University’s ‘Athlete of the Month’ recognition program. Initiated in September, 2007, the ‘Athlete of the Month’ program recognizes one female and one male student-athlete each month for demonstrated excellence on the playing field.
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