Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University football team jumped out to a 21-0 lead and never looked back in a 28-7 triumph over American International College in a nationally televised game on the CBS College Sports Network on Thursday evening.

The Owls leveled out their overall mark at 2-2 and moved to 2-0 in Northeast-10 Conference play. AIC is now 1-3, 1-1.

Southern Connecticut opened the scoring late in the first quarter. The Owls put together an 11-play, 68-yard drive that culminated on a two-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kevin Lynch (Medfield, Mass.) to tight end Jerome Cunningham (Waterbury, Conn.). Christopher Hazelton (Bristol, Conn.) added the PAT for a 7-0 advantage.

The Owls quickly extended their lead to three scores with two touchdowns in a span of 4:55 early in the second quarter. SCSU marched down with a six-play, 81-yard drive capped by a 16-yard pass from Lynch to Willie Epps (Norwalk, Conn.). Hazelton added the PAT for a 14-0 cushion.

On their next possession, Southern put together a six-play, 36-yard drive that ended with a 5-yard touchdown run from John Wiechman (Buxton, Maine). Hazelton's PAT gave the Owls a 21-0 lead that they carried into halftime.

After a scoreless third quarter, AIC cut the lead to 21-7 early in the fourth on a 1-yard run from Rob Parent.

Southern put the finishing touches on the win on the ensuing drive when Wiechman scored from three yards out to conclude a 13-play, 67-yard drive.

Lynch finished 20-of-30 for 228 yards and two touchdowns. Epps led the receivers with five catches for 71 yards, while Cunningham has four catches for 56 yards. Wiechman finished with 68 yards on 19 carries.

Sam-uel Johnson (Newark, N.J.) led the Owls with 10 tackles. Dan Lamberton (Guilford, Conn.) also had a strong showing with six tackles and 1.5 sacks.

The Owls are back in action on Friday, October 1 for a 7 p.m. home game against Assumption.