Box Score NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Assumption quarterback Trevor Vasey went up-and-over the top for a 1-yard touchdown with 1:15 remaining to provide the margin of difference as the Southern Connecticut State University football team lost a heartbreaking 13-12 decision to the Greyhounds on Saturday.
The Owls are now 1-4, 1-3 in Northeast-10 Conference play. Assumption improved to 2-3 and 2-2.
Quarterback
Raymond Catapano (Franklin Square, N.Y.) led all rushers for 20 carries for 127 yards and one touchdown on the ground, while connecting on 12-of-30 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown through the air.
Robert Thomas (Bronx, N.Y.) led the receivers with four catches for 49 yards.
Seth Sheridan (Ashburnham, Mass.) had a team-high 64 yards on three receptions. Running back
Jack Mallis (Windham, Maine) also contributed 55 yards on 16 carries.
Carlif Taylor (Bronx, N.Y.) recorded a team-high 11 tackles, while
Michael Cerisano (Newburgh, N.Y.) had nine tackles and a sack. Southern's defense held Assumption to only 218 yards on the afternoon.
The Owls appeared on their way to a victory thanks to some fourth quarter heroics. Trailing 7-6 in the final frame, SCSU assembled a 12-play, 80-yard drive to take the lead. Facing a 4th-and-1 at the Assumption 22, Catapano faked the handoff and scampered 22 yards for the go-ahead score. The Owls elected to go for two points, but the conversion failed.
Southern's defense then held Assumption on its next possession, and the Owls had a chance to run out the clock. However, SCSU was unable to convert a first down and was forced to punt. During that exchange, the Owls were called for an illegal kick, and after another penalty was tacked on against the Owls sidelines, Assumption was given the ball at the SCSU 5.
The Owls' defense gave it one last surge, but Vasey extended the ball just over the goal line on a 4th-and-goal from the SCSU 1 for the eventual winning score.
After a scoreless first quarter, Assumption took the lead with 4:13 before the intermission on a 17-yard touchdown run from De'Ontray Johnson. The PAT gave the visitors a 7-0 lead.
Southern Connecticut put the only points of the third quarter on the board at the conclusion of an 11-play, 77-yard drive. That series was punctuated on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Catapano to
Gary Williams (West Haven, Conn.). However, the ensuing PAT was blocked, and the Greyhounds hung on to the lead.
The Owls are back in action next Saturday for a road game at New Haven.
