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Winners of two in a row, the Southern Connecticut State University football team will look to continue its winning ways on Saturday. The Owls close a two-game homestand as St. Anselm visits Jess Dow Field in a 12 p.m. start.

SENIOR SENDOFF
The Owls will honor 14 seniors prior to the game with the Hawks - Oladimeji Bamishile, Edgar Boahene, Kayjuan Bynum, Corey Chaffee, Devante Jenkins, Tyler Loring, Brandon Martin, Jahmal Mitchell, Geovonnie O'Gilvie, Nick Salza, Donald Thomas, Mark Anthony Thomas, Dylan Vano and Tyler Williams.

ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ANSELM
The Owls have a 13-3 edge in the all-time series between the schools.

THE LAST MEETING WITH SAINT ANSELM
Behind a career-best 184 yards and two touchdown runs from Robert Thomas and two touchdown passes from Robert Nittolo to Devante Jenkins the Southern Connecticut State University football team defeated Saint Anselm on Oct. 24, 2015, 28-14.
• Thomas finished with new career-highs in carries (26), along with yards and touchdowns. 
• Jenkins had nine catches for 116 yards and two scores. Nittolo was 14-of-24 for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Brandon Pelzer led the defense with 10 tackles.

LAST TIME OUT
Thanks to another outstanding team effort in all three phases of the game, the Southern Connecticut State University football team rolled to a 35-13 victory over Bentley on Oct. 29.
• Vochan Fowler rushed for a game-high 114 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns. Paris Crawford totaled a career-high 84 yards on 18 carries. The Owls rushed for 203 yards on the ground and held Bentley just 218 yards of offense. Southern's defense forced two turnovers and registered three turnovers on downs, while a blocked punt from Justin Potts turned into another score.
• Raymond Catapano was 9-of-12 for 149 yards with two touchdowns (one rushing, one passing). Devante Jenkins caught five passes for 93 yards. Michael Cerisano had a team-high eight tackles, while Vasilios Grigorakos had seven tackles and two sacks.

ONE WIN FROM A WINNING SEASON
A victory over St. Anselm would get the Owls to six victories and assure them of a winning season regardless of the result of the Nov. 12 game.

30 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Southern Connecticut is 4-0 in games this year when scoring 30 points. Ironically, the Owls have totaled exactly 35 points in three of their victories this year.

THE FLYING V
Vochan Fowler and Vasilios Grigorakos were both selected to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for their play in the win over Bentley.

SOUTHERN DEFENSE STAYS STRONG
In its last three wins, the Southern Connecticut defense has merited just an average of 14.7 points per game. However, that stat is even a bit misleading. Merrimack's offense did not account for any of its 15 points, while Bentley registered seven of its points off a short field creating by a SCSU turnover.

OWLS AMONG THE NE-10 LEADERS
• Devante Jenkins is second in touchdown receptions (8) and fourth in both receiving yards and receiving yards/game.
• Michael Cerisano is seventh in total tackles (71) and ninth in tackles/game (7.9).
• Kendall Thomas is tops in kickoff return yards (564) and average (29.7).
• Mike McNally is third in punting average (41.1), which is on pace to break the SCSU single-season record in that category. Frank Biancamano averaged 40.8 yards per punt in 1996.

THOMAS AMONG THE NCAA LEADERS
Kendall Thomas is currently ranked No. 12 in Division II in kickoff return average.

JENKINS MOVING UP THE CAREER LIST
With another touchdown reception against Bentley, Devante Jenkins is now tied for fifth place - with the Owls' current offensive coordinator Chris Bergeski - on Southern's career list with 23 touchdown receptions. Jenkins is one back of Travis Tucker, who went on to play with the Cleveland Browns after his collegiate career. Jenkins is also ninth with 109 career receptions.

NEW YEAR, SAME RESULTS FOR CERISANO
After missing most of last year with an injury, senior Michael Cerisano is back in a familiar place - leading the Owls' in tackles. He had 98 to lead the club in 2014 and is tops on the team with 71 through the first nine games.

BREAKOUT YEAR FOR STREZO
Sophomore John Strezo is currently second on the team with 42 tackles. He posted just four in a reserve role with the Owls last year but has been a steady force on the defensive side of the ball in 2016.

A FIRST FOR DAVIS
Devon Davis registered his first touchdown as an Owl in the win over Bentley.

CATAPANO HONORED AGAIN
Raymond Catapano was named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for his play against Merrimack.

A RESULTS ANOMALY
This marked the first time in program history has alternated results through its first eight games of the year. The Owls had lost their odd numbered games through the first eight games, and won all of their even numbered contests.

HALF A DOZEN REASONS...
The six turnovers forced by the Owls against LIU-Post marked the most for a SCSU squad in five years. Prior to that game, the last time that the Owls had forced at least six turnovers in a game was on Sept. 10, 2011 when they forced West Liberty into eight turnovers (six interceptions, two fumbles).

JENKINS NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Devante Jenkins was named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for his play in the win over LIU-Post.

CATAPANO POSTS FIRST 300-YARD DAY
Raymond Catapano set a new career-high with a 318-yard passing performance against LIU-Post.

MYERS MARCHING FORWARD
Sophomore wide receiver Earl Myers has already surpassed his reception and receiving yard totals from his rookie year. Myers is currently second on the team with 26 catches and 314 receiving yards.

SPREADING THE WEALTH
Three Owls had at least 70 yards receiving against LIU-Post - Earl Myers (70 yards), Shaquan Hall (95 yards) and Devante Jenkins (137 yards).

THE P-RICE IS RIGHT
Freshman placekicker Joe Rice connected on his first collegiate attempt, a 25-yarder against LIU-Post, along with two extra points in the game.

FOWLER NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Vochan Fowler was named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for his play in the win over Pace.

A WELL-TIMED ENTRY
Robert Nittolo threw a touchdown in his lone passing attempt in the win over Pace - a 17-yard connection with Mark Thomas.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
Vochan Fowler's interception return for a touchdown was the first for the Owls since 2014, when Brian Wilcox accomplished the feat in a win over Stonehill.

CATAPANO EARNS WEEKLY HONOR
Raymond Catapano was named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for his play against UNH.

ETCHING HIS NAME IN THE RECORD BOOK
With his 46 passing attempts against UNH, Raymond Catapano registered the fourth-highest single-game effort in that category in school history.

FOWLER OVER THE CENTURY MARK
Redshirt sophomore Vochan Fowler set a new career-high with 103 rushing yards on 16 carries against New Haven. It was his first game as a collegian over 100 yards on the ground.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS WIN BY ONE
It had been five years since the Owls were on the winning end of a one-point decision. Coincidentally, that last triumph also came over AIC on Oct. 22, 2011. In that game, quarterback Kevin Lynch hit wide receiver Willie Epps for their third touchdown connection of the day with just three seconds left, as the Owls rallied from down 12 with under five minutes to play to claim a 48-47 victory.

A VERY BUSY SECONDARY
The Owls totaled four interceptions as a team in the win over AIC - three by Justin Potts and one by Brandon Martin. The last time the Owls had registered four interceptions in a game was Oct. 25, 2014 in a victory at Stonehill.

POTTS HAS A DAY FOR THE BOOKS
Justin Potts became the first Owl in eight years to register three interceptions in a game with his performance against AIC. Kyle Sandberg had been the last to do so in the 2008 season opener, at win at West Virginia Wesleyan.

POTTS EARNS WEEKLY HONORS
Justin Potts was named as both the Northeast-10 Conference and the ECAC Defensive Player of the Week for his play in the win over AIC.

JENKINS SCORING IN BIG SPOTS
Devante Jenkins ranked among the NCAA leaders a season ago with 15 touchdown receptions in his first year as an Owl. This year, he continues to lead the club in all major receiving categories and his four of his eight touchdowns have been big ones - the game-winning scores in triumphs over Stonehill, Merrimack, AIC and Pace.

CATAPANO PROVIDES A SPARK
Raymond Catapano has seen plenty of time under center in his three years as an Owl and was selected to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team as a freshman. Last year, he came off the bench to engineer a victory against Pace, and he did the same in the win over AIC on Sept. 23. Catapano completed 3-of-4 passes for 40 yards and also rushed for 17 yards on the eventual game-winning drive against the Yellow Jackets.

PARKS PROVES VERSATILE
Running back Eli Parks totaled 107 all-purpose yards in the win over AIC with career-highs of 68 yards (12 carries) rushing and 39 yards (two catches) receiving.

SPEEDING TO A DAY FOR THE AGES
Wide receiver/kickoff returner Kendall Thomas had a night to remember in the win over Stonehill. He set a new Northeast-10 Conference record with 246 kickoff return yards. The old mark of 215 was set by Stonehill's Tom O'Connell in 2001. Thomas had three returns greater than 40 yards, including a 98-yard touchdown return.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE
Kendall Thomas' kickoff return for a touchdown was the first for an Owl since 2002, when Jeff Cupe last accomplished the feat.

RECORD NIGHT WELL-RECOGNIZED
Kendall Thomas received a host of honors following his performance against Stonehill. He was named the Northeast-10 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, the ECAC Special Teams Player of the Week, and received the weekly Division II-III Gold Helmet Award from the New England Football Writers Association.

THOMAS, JENKINS EARN WEEKLY LAURELS
Kendall Thomas was named the Northeast-10 Special Teams Player of the Week and Devante Jenkins was tabbed for the weekly honor roll following the Owls' win over Stonehill.

TWO OWLS NAMED TO NE-10 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Devante Jenkins and Ahmed Hourani were both named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for their play against Gannon. Complete Release

IN SEASON OPENERS
Following this year's result, the Owls are 35-33-1 all-time in season openers. The 2016 season was the 69th in program history.

IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL
SCSU was selected eighth in the Northeast-10 preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches.

THE CAPTAINS
Kayjuan Bynum, Vasilios Grigorakos, Devante Jenkins and Dylan Vano will serve as team captains for the Owls this fall.

FOUR OWLS NAMED ALL-AMERICANS
SCSU had a quartet of players named All-Americans at the conclusion of the 2015 season. Kayjuan Bynum, Devante Jenkins, Kameron Tedder and Jhaaron Wallace were all selected as All-Americans by USA College Football. Jenkins and Bynum were both named First-Team All-Americans, while Tedder was a Second-Team pick and Wallace was tabbed for the Freshman All-American Team.

QUARTET HONORED BY ECAC
The Eastern College Athletic Conference also recognized four Owls for their play in 2015 - Kayjuan Bynum, Devante Jenkins, Kameron Tedder and Robert Nittolo. Bynum, Jenkins and Tedder were named All-ECAC, while Nittolo was selected as the Division II Offensive Rookie of the Year.

SIX EARN CONFERENCE HONORS
Six members of the Southern Connecticut State University football team – Kayjuan Bynum, Devante Jenkins, Kameron Tedder, Robert Nittolo, Jhaaron Wallace and Seimou Smith - were awarded with year-end honors from the Northeast-10 Conference, as selected by the league's coaches. Bynum, Jenkins and Tedder were named All-Conference, while Nittolo, Wallace and Smith were tabbed for the All-Rookie Team.

JENKINS NAMED ALL-REGION
Devante Jenkins was recognized as well as an All-Region selection by Don Hansen's Football Gazette for his play during the 2015 season.

IN THE MIX
With a few bounces here or there, the Owls' overall record could have been a lot different in 2015. SCSU lost four games (Gannon, Bentley, LIU-Post and Merrimack) by a combined 16 points. In addition, the Owls led in the fourth quarter of the losses to Assumption and Merrimack and were tied in the fourth quarter of the loss to New Haven.

NEAR THE TOP IN TIME OF POSSESSION
Southern Connecticut ranked No. 6 in Division II in time of possession in 2015. The Owls hung on to the ball for an average of 33:44 a game. 

A BIG IMPACT ON A NATIONAL STAGE
Devante Jenkins certainly made his presence felt in his first year as an Owl. His 15 touchdown receptions were No. 4 in Division II in that category.

SCHOOL RECORD BOOK SEES SOME SHIFTING
The 2015 campaign provided several notable efforts:
Devante Jenkins
• Registered second-highest single-game receptions total (11, at Bentley)
• Posted third-highest single-season reception total (66 - record - 68)
• Registered second-best single-season touchdown reception figure (15 - record - 17)
Robert Nittolo
• Posted top-two single-game marks for total offense plays - 65, vs. Assumption and 63, vs. LIU-Post (old record - 60)
• Set new single-game record for total offense (442 yards, vs. Assumption)
• Second-highest single-game passes completed total (28, vs. Assumption)
• Third-highest single-game passes attempted total (49, vs. Assumption)
• Set new single-season record for total offense plays (442)
• Notched third-highest single-season total for passes attempted (337)
Michael McNally
• Registered fifth-best single-season punting yard total (2,184)
Team
• Second-most passing attempts in a season (357 - record - 361)

AMONG THE 2015 NE-10 LEADERS
• Devante Jenkins was first in the league with 15 touchdown receptions. He also ranked second in receiving yards per game, third in total yards and fourth in receptions.
• The Owls had three of the top nine leaders in sacks. Kayjuan Bynum was third with 7.5 sacks. Kameron Tedder finished eighth (6) and Jamie Holbrook was ninth (5.5).
• Robert Nittolo was third in the league in passing attempts and touchdowns and fifth in completions, yards and yards per game.
• Robert Thomas finished third in rushing touchdowns, fourth in rushing yards/game and fifth in total rushing yards.

GRIESENAUER EARNS NE-10 ACADEMIC HONORS
Tight end Ryne Griesenauer was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Football All-Academic Team for his work in the classroom and on the field at the conclusion of the 2015 season.

ON DECK
The Owls will play one more game on Nov. 12 against a Northeast-10 Conference opponent that will be determined based on this week's results.