Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Junior John Moscatel (Lexington, Mass.) amassed 201 all-purpose yards and scored a career-high four touchdowns to send the Southern Connecticut State University football team to its third win in a row, 47-18, over Pace on Friday evening.

The Owls improved to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in Northeast-10 Conference play. Pace is now 0-5, 0-4 in league action.

Moscatel had 159 rushing yards on 17 carries along with two kickoff returns for 42 yards. Gary Williams (West Haven, Conn.) registered six catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Vito Fornarelli (Colchester, Conn.) posted four catches for 91 yards. Quarterback Jacob Jablonski (Gales Ferry, Conn.)  finished 15-of-24 for 225 yards and two touchdowns.

The defense was led by Jonathan Balcacer (Peabody, Mass.), who had 10 tackles, while Brian Wilcox (Jericho, Vt.) added eight tackles.

Pace opened the scoring on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Washington to Cameron Davis with 5:48 remaining in the first quarter. The Owls went in front for good on their next possession, as Moscatel broke free through the middle of the line, sidestepped a defender and went the distance on a 52-yard run. Devin Silverman (Berlin, Conn.) added the PAT to make it 7-6 in favor of the Owls.

SCSU extended its lead to 14-6 early in the second quarter when Moscatel capped a 10-play, 61-yard drive with a six-yard touchdown run. Silverman added the PAT for an eight-point lead.



Pace trimmed the lead to two points on its next drive when Washington found Tunde Faitiregun on a 4-yard touchdown pass.

The Owls responded with a six-play, 70-yard drive that culminated on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Jablonski to Williams to make it 20-12. SCSU carried the eight-point lead into halftime.



The hosts put the game out of reach by scoring three third quarter touchdowns. The Owls took the opening kickoff of the second half and went 57 yards in five plays, capped by a five-yard touchdown pass from Jablonski to Williams. Silverman's PAT made it 27-12.



Later in the quarter, Moscatel ended a 50-yard, six-play drive with a three-yard run to pad the lead to 34-12 after the successful PAT. Moscatel added one more touchdown run, another three-yard scamper, in the final 90 seconds of the third quarter to push the lead to 41-12 after the PAT.



Pace stopped the Owls' 27 point run with a two-yard touchdown run from Delaney Wallace midway through the fourth quarter.

De'Vaghn Millington (Ridgefield, Conn.) then closed out the scoring with a two-yard touchdown run to make it a 47-18 final.

The Owls are back in action on Oct. 12 for the annual Homecoming contest. SCSU will face Stonehill in a 1 p.m. start.