Boxscore

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Running backs Jarom Freeman (Peekskill, N.Y.) and John Wiechman (Buxton, Maine) each broke the 100-yard mark as the Southern Connecticut State University football team won its fourth game in a row, 41-6 over Stonehill on Saturday afternoon.

The Owls are now 6-3, 5-2 in Northeast-10 action. Stonehill dropped to 4-4, 4-3 in league play.

SCSU wasted no time in scoring first. The Owls took the opening kickoff and went 72 yards in nine plays, closing with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Steve Armstrong (Nutley, N.J.) to wide receiver Jerrell Milligan (Inwood, N.Y.).

Following an interception by Owls' linebacker Chris Lorenti (Cromwell, Conn.), the Owls cashed in on the Stonehill turnover quickly. Armstrong hit Jonathan Lee (Norwalk, Conn.) on a 25-yard strike to extend the lead to 13-0.

On the ensuing possession, cornerback Martin Manson (Bloomfield, Conn.) stepped in front of a Stonehill pass and took it 36 yards the other way for a 20-0 cushion.

The Owls scored once more before the end of the opening quarter. Craig Toulouse (Whitefield, Maine) found the end zone from one yard out on a score set up by a 57-yard run by Wiechman.

In the second quarter, Freeman put the finishing touches on a 14 play, 88-yard drive with an eight yard run that extended the lead to 34-0.

The Owls tallied their final touchdown of the day early in the third quarter, as Freeman punched it in from one yard out.

Freeman finished with 123 yards on 21 carries. Wiechman had 118 yards on 12 carries. In all, the Owls had 332 rushing yards in the contest.

Armstrong finished 9-of-10 for 140 yards and two touchdowns.

SCSU is back in action on Friday, November 2 for a 7 p.m. home game against No. 24 nationally ranked Bryant.