Box Score

WALTHAM, Mass. – Behind a dominating ground attack that amassed 454 yards, the Southern Connecticut State University football team posted a 45-42 win at Bentley for its second victory a row. The 454 yards fell just 23 yards shy of the Owls' single-game team rushing record. SCSU totaled 477 rushing yards in a win over LIU-Post back during the 1984 season.

TEAM RECORDS: SCSU 3-5 (3-4 NE10) | Bentley 4-4 (4-3 NE10)

THE KEY STATS:
- Vochan Fowler (Bridgeport, Conn.) had a career-high 152 yards on 23 carries, along with two touchdowns. Fellow running back Eli Parks (Bristol, Conn.) recorded 149 yards on 21 carries, and also found the end zone twice.
- Senior quarterback Raymond Catapano (Franklin Square, N.Y.) finished with 82 yards on 15 carries and one rushing touchdown, while also completing 5-of-11 passes for 83 yards and another score.
- Sa'id Boykin (Bloomfield, N.J.) had a career-high 72 yards on 13 carries.
- Zhyaire Fernandes (Stratford, Conn.) hauled in five catches for 83 yards and a touchdown.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Each team scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, alternating along the way. Parks' eight-yard scamper opened the scoring and was followed by a PAT from Jose Conde (West Haven, Conn.). After Bentley tied it, Fowler's one-yard plunge put the Owls back in front, only to have the hosts even it up later in the frame.
- Southern scored the first 10 points of the second quarter to capture a lead that it wouldn't relinquish. Catapano found Fernandes from 22 yards out midway through the frame, and Conde's 36-yard field goal later in the period pushed the lead to 24-14. The Owls led 24-21 at the intermission.
- Each team also posted two third quarter touchdowns. Parks struck first from 13 yards out, followed by a 13-yard run from Catapano later in the quarter. The Owls led 38-35 after 45 minutes.
- The only scoring of the fourth quarter came in the closing minutes. The Owls assembled a remarkable 21-play, 85-yard drive that spanned 13:11. SCSU converted a pair of fourth-down attempts during the drive and finally found the end zone on a two-yard run from Fowler.
- Bentley scored on its next drive, but the Owls' recovered the ensuing onside kick to come away with the win.

UP NEXT: at Saint Anselm, Nov. 4