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A NEW YEAR BEGINS
The 2010 season begins on Saturday for the Southern Connecticut State University football team as the Owls travel to Indiana (Pa.) to kick off the campaign.The Owls are coming off a 6-4 season in 2009 in which they won the Northeast-10 Conference title for the second time in the past four years.Fans can follow all of the action with Don Boyle on the call at www.sportingnewsct.com.

IN SEASON OPENERS
The Owls are 35-26-1 all-time in season openers. The 2010 season is the 63rd in program history.

SCSU PICKED FIRST IN NE-10 PRESEASON POLL
The Owls were selected first in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll for the fourth consecutive year in a vote of the league's coaches.

A PRESENCE IN THE AFCA POLL AGAIN
Southern Connecticut received six votes in the first American Football Coaches Association poll of 2010.

ALL-AMERICA HONORS COMING ALREADY
Two Owls - seniors James Economou and John Wiechman - were named preseason All-Americans by various media organizations. Wiechman was selected by www.d2proday.com, while Economou took home honors from Consensus Draft Services.

THE CAPTAINS
Seniors Daniel Allen, Richard Kirkland and John Russell, along with junior Kevin Lynch, will serve as team captains for the Owls this fall.

THIRTEEN OWLS RECOGNIZED WITH NE-10 HONORS
Thirteen members of the SCSU football program were honored by the Northeast-10 Conference in its year end laurels. Four players earned First-Team All-Conference honors - Jarom Freeman (RB), Greg Tuba (OL), Eric Holter (DL) and Martin Manson (CB). Seven players were named to the Second-Team - Jeff Querusio (OL), Daniel Allen (DE), Richard Kirkland (CB), John Wiechman (RB), Rashaad Slowley (RB) and Pete DiGangi (TE). In addition, wide receiver Willie Epps was named to the All-Rookie Team.
• In terms of major awards, Tuba was chosen as the Offensive Lineman of the Year.

OWLS TO FACE AIC ON CBS COLLEGE SPORTS
Southern Connecticut has been selected to play AIC on the CBS College Sports Network in a nationally televised game on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. as part of the network's national Division II football package. 

TUBA NAMED ALL REGION, ALL-NEW ENGLAND
Senior offensive lineman Greg Tuba was named an All-Region performer by Don Hansen's Football Gazette in 2009. In addition, he was also named as an All-New England honoree.

ALL-ECAC HONORS PREVALENT AGAIN FOR SCSU
Four student-athletes - Jarom Freeman, Martin Manson, Greg Tuba and Christopher Hazelton - were recognized as All-ECAC picks last fall.

SCORING APLENTY AGAINST SAINT ANSELM
Southern Connecticut scored 71 points in its regular season finale against Saint Anselm, the third highest single-game total in school history.

OWLS FARE WELL IN THE CLASSROOM
Thirty-two members of the football squad were honored as Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selections during the 2009-10 academic year.

CHARETTE COLLECTS ACADEMIC LAURELS
Spencer Charette was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Football All-Academic Team for his efforts in the classroom and on the playing field in 2009.

SLOWLEY NEARLY SETS A MARK
Sophomore running back Rashaad Slowley finished the year with a yards/carry average of 7.9, the second highest single-season total in school history. Tom Sacramone, who rushed for 8.2 yards/carry in 1955, still holds the mark

OFFENSE CLICKED LATE IN THE YEAR
The Owls scored at least 42 points in five of their last six games in 2009.

CONGRATS TO COACH CAV
Head coach Rich Cavanaugh recorded win No. 150 with the Owls in the 42-14 victory over Stonehill. He is ranked tied for 11th among active Division II coaches and is also 41st all-time in wins.

POST-SEASON SHOWCASES FOR THE OWLS
Seniors Jerome Pinckney, Martin Manson and Jarom Freeman were all tabbed to play in the East Coast Bowl following the conclusion of the year. In addition, Manson and Freeman were selected for the Cactus Bowl.

OWLS FINISH RANKED NO. 9 IN ECAC RANKINGS
The Owls finished the year ranked No. 9 in the ECAC Lambert Meadowlands Division II poll. To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if half of their schedule features eligible teams. 

THE WINS KEEP ON COMING
With the win over Stonehill, the Owls extended their streak to 16 consecutive seasons with a record at or above .500. The last time that SCSU posted a season with a losing record was back in 1993. In addition, the Owls also posted their ninth consecutive winning campaign.

MANSON GETS THE JOB DONE
Senior Martin Manson became just the second player in Owls history to collect Northeast-10 Conference honors in each of his four seasons. He joined Sir Snowden, who reached that feat from 2001-04. Manson signed a contract with the Hamilton TigerCats of the Canadian Football League following the season.

FREEMAN JOINS ELITE COMPANY
Senior tailback Jarom Freeman became just the 10th player in Northeast-10 Conference history to record at least 3,000 rushing yards for his career. He finished the year ranked seventh on the all-time list for 3,360 yards.

CAPTAIN KIRK (LAND)
Richard Kirkland tallied three interceptions in the last four games for the Owls, including a pair against Bentley.

ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
Southern Connecticut saw its streak of 26 regular season wins on or after Oct. 1 come to an end against Bentley. Prior to that, the last loss took place on Oct. 15, 2004, a 14-7 loss to C.W. Post. Otherwise, the only four losses for the Owls after Oct. 1 the last four years had been in the NCAA playoffs.

THE ELM CITY TROPHY STAYS IN NEW HAVEN
The Owls claimed the Elm City trophy against New Haven on Oct. 2 with a convincing 54-26 win. It was the first meeting between the two schools since 2000 and the first win for the Owls since 1998.

CENTURY CLUB GAINING MEMBERS
After not having an occurrence of two Owls rush for 100 yards in the same game over 17 games, the duo of Jarom Freeman and Rashaad Slowley accomplished that feat twice in four games from Sept. 11-Oct. 2. The pair both broke the century mark in the games against Pace and New Haven.

BATTLING OUT OF THE CORNER
Martin Manson became the first Owl in over a year to record a two interception game in the win over UNH. The stretch actually spanned 15 games dating back to the 2008 season opener, when Kyle Sandberg picked off three passes in the win over West Virginia Wesleyan. Coincidentally, Richard Kirkland also picked off two passes in the game against Bentley in the next outing.

FIRST THING'S FIRST
Sophomore Rashaad Slowley and freshman Patrick Collins both tallied their first collegiate touchdowns in the game against Assumption.

SCORE EARLY, SCORE OFTEN
Southern Connecticut outscored its opponents by a 109-49 margin in the first quarter and a 220-100 tally in the first half.

DEFENSE HOLDING THE FORT DOWN
SCSU merited only 14.3 points per contest in its six wins on the year.

ON DECK
The Owls host West Liberty State on Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. in the 2010 home opener.