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THE FINAL ROAD GAME AWAITS
Winners of two in a row, the Southern Connecticut State University football team plays its final road game of the season on Saturday at St. Anselm. Game time is set for 1 p.m. 

ALL-TIME VS. ST. ANSELM
The Owls lead the all-time series with the Owls by a 14-3 margin.

THE LAST MEETING WITH THE HAWKS
In a game in which it never trailed, the Southern Connecticut State University football team secured a winning 2016 campaign with a 28-25 victory over St. Anselm on Senior Day.
• Raymond Catapano completed 13-of-23 passes for 235 yards and a career-high four passing touchdowns. Running back Vochan Fowler closed with 98 yards on 18 carries. Tight end Ryne Griesenauer had three catches for 56 yards, two of which were touchdown receptions. Kayjuan Bynum had a team-high 11 tackles.
• The Owls led by scores of 14-0, 21-3 and 28-10. However, St. Anselm scored the final 15 points of the game and recovered an onside kick in the closing minutes. The Hawks were in Owls' territory driving for the winning score when Corey Chaffee intercepted a pass and returned it to the Hawks' 3 with 2:01 left. SCSU ran out the clock from there for the win.

LAST TIME OUT
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 win 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.
• Vochan Fowler had a career-high 152 yards on 23 carries, along with two touchdowns. Fellow running back Eli Parks recorded 149 yards on 21 carries, and also found the end zone twice.
• Senior quarterback Raymond Catapano 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 had a career-high 72 yards on 13 carries.
• Zhyaire Fernandes hauled in five catches for 83 yards and a touchdown.

FOWLER, PARKS TABBED FOR WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Following their performances in the win over Bentley, Vochan Fowler and Eli Parks were both named to the NE10 weekly honor roll.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
For the first time since the 2009 season, the Owls have posted a pair of games in which two players rushed for at least 100 yards. Eli Parks and Raymond Catapano accomplished the feat against Stonehill earlier this year, while Parks and Vochan Fowler did the same in the win over Bentley. SCSU actually accomplished the feat three times in 2009 - in the games against Pace, New Haven and Saint Anselm.

HALL MOVES ATOP THE CHARTS
Thanks to a fine afternoon in which he totaled four kickoff returns for 113 yards, senior Shaquan Hall moved past former teammate John Moscatel for the top spot in SCSU history in both kickoff returns and kickoff return yardage. Hall now has 60 career returns for 1,257 yards, which eclipsed Moscatel's career totals of 56 returns and 1,237 yards.

GRINDING IT OUT
Over the course of the past two games, both wins, the Owls have recorded 660 rushing yards. Raymond Catapano has rushed for 222 yards in that stretch, while Eli Parks has 211 yards on the ground.

SPEARS, CATAPANO LAUDED BY NE10
Two members of the Southern Connecticut State University football team – junior David Spears, Jr. and senior Raymond Catapano – were recognized by the NE10 for their play in the Owls' 28-9 win over Merrimack on Homecoming. Spears was named the league's Defensive Player of the Week, while Catapano was named to the weekly honor roll.

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW LOGO
In conjunction with the 2017 Homecoming Weekend festivities, the Southern Connecticut State University athletic department announced a redesign of its Owl logo, effective Oct. 21, 2017. SCSU partnered with Phoenix Design Works of Maplewood, New Jersey for the development of the new athletics logos.

CERISANO CLIMBS THE CHARTS
Linebacker Michael Cerisano registered his 200th tackle as an Owl in the season opener against Gannon and has 250 coming into the game with the Hawks. He moved into fourth place past Dexter Alexander (245 tackles) in the game against Merrimack.

CATAPANO MOVING UP THE RANKS
Quarterback Raymond Catapano eclipsed the 3,000 yard career passing mark in the opener against Gannon and the 4,000 yard mark in the game against LIU-Post. He now has 4,276 passing yards on 340-of-624 attempts. 
• He moved into sole possession of fourth place all-time in completions during the game against New Haven, surpassing former Owls John Esquivel (301), Mike Abate (305) and Chris Roberts (307) during the contest. He's now two behind Kevin Lynch for third place in career completions.
• Catapano moved into third place in career attempts in the game against Merrimack. Only Kevin Dickinson (1,051) and Steve Armstrong (961) have more in SCSU history.
• Catapano moved past  John Esquivel for sixth place in career passing yards in the game against Bentley. He's now 50 yards behind Chris Roberts for fifth place.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
A troika of Owls posted their first collegiate touchdowns in the contest against LIU-Post - Mike Howell, Paris Crawford and Sa'id Boykin. Howell and Crawford both hauled in touchdown receptions, while Boykin had a 12-yard touchdown run.

DOCKETT GETTING IT DONE
Isaiah Dockett has figured in as one of the Owls' targets at wide receiver throughout his career, but he posted back-to-back career games for the Owls against New Haven and LIU-Post. Against New Haven,  his five receptions exceeded his previous single-game best of three, while his 102 receiving yards easily eclipsed his old top mark of 48 yards. Then, in the game against LIU-Post, Dockett hauled in six catches for 111 yards with a career-long reception of 64 yards as well.
• In the process, Dockett became the first Owl receiver to post consecutive 100-yard games since Devante Jenkins accomplished the feat against Gannon and Stonehill in the first two games of the 2016 campaign.

PARKS WITH A BIG RUN
Eli Parks' 73-yard run against LIU-Post was the first Owls' run of over 70 yards since 2011, when Rashaad Slowley broke a 75-yard scamper against New Haven in 2011.

GRIESENAUER A CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST
Senior tight end Ryne Griesenauer has been named as a semifinalist for the 2017 Campbell Trophy, as announced by the National Football Foundation.
• The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Nov. 1, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 60th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 5, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 28th William V. Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.

A LITTLE BIT OF PARIS
Sophomore Paris Crawford has blossomed in a wide receiver role this season after seeing action as a returner and at running back last year. His 24 receptions this season are tops on the club and 20th in the NE10.

SPREADING IT AROUND
Fourteen different Owls have caught passes through the first eight games.

SPEARS SACKS THE JACKETS
David Spears, Jr. notched three sacks in the game against American International back on Sept. 22. He's the first Owl to record at least three sacks in a game since Kayjuan Bynum had 3.5 against Stonehill back in October, 2015.

TACKLING THE COMPETITION
Jhaaron Wallace leads the Owls with 59 tackles, while Michael Cerisano is second with 57 tackles. John Strezo has 56 stops, while Vasilios Grigorakos has posted 53.
• Wallace is fifth in the NE10 in tackles/game, while Cerisano sits seventh in that category.

CATAPANO NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Raymond Catapano was selected to the NE10 weekly honor roll on Oct. 2 for his play in the contest against New Haven.

COGDELL POSTS FIRST COLLEGIATE TD
Freshman Jaron Cogdell's 21-yard touchdown run in the game against Assumption was his first as an Owl.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
With their performances against Stonehill, Eli Parks and Raymond Catapano became the first Owls duo to each rush for 100 yards in a game since John Moscatel and Dequane June accomplished the feat against St. Anselm in 2013.

CATAPANO, PARKS HONORED
Raymond Catapano was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll for his play against Stonehill, while Eli Parks was tabbed as the SCSU/Chick-fil-A of North Haven Male Athlete of the Week for his efforts.

IMPACTING FROM DAY ONE
True freshman Zhyaire Fernandes joined an exclusive club with two touchdowns in his Owls' and collegiate debut. He became the first true SCSU freshman since Greg Douglas in 1998 to find the end zone in his first game as an Owl. Douglas had an 86-yard touchdown run in the opener against Stony Brook that season. 
• Two other players accomplished the feat more recently in their redshirt freshman seasons. Brandon Toles hauled in an 80-yard touchdown reception in his first game on the field for SCSU in 2004, and Kofi Wilson did the same three years earlier in 2001. 

NEWCOMERS GETTING A LOOK
In total, eight true freshmen saw the field for the Owls in the season opener against Gannon. In addition to Zhyaire Fernandes' efforts that were noted earlier, Jaron Cogdell rushed nine times for 24 yards and Jose Conde connected on both of his extra points. A.J. Pearl, Sharayad Letellier, Charles Ritchel, Bobby Valeri and Andrew Wille also played for the Owls.

CONSISTENT CONDE
Freshman Jose Conde has hit on 25 of his 26 extra points, along with all three of his field goal attempts, over the first eight games for the Owls.

FERNANDES NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Zhyaire Fernandes earned a spot on the NE10 weekly honor roll for his play in the season opener against Gannon.

THE CAPTAINS
Southern Connecticut State University football coach Tom Godek has announced team captains for the 2017 season. Raymond Catapano, Vochan Fowler, Vasilios Grigorakos, Shaquan Hall, Brandon Pelzer and Isiah Roberts will lead the Owls this fall.

IN SEASON OPENERS
The Owls are 35-34-1 all-time in season openers. The 2017 season was the 70th in program history.

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

GODEK HONORED AS COACH OF THE YEAR BY GRIDIRON CLUB OF GREATER BOSTON
In leading the Owls to a 6-5 record in 2016, along with a third place finish in the NE10 Conference standings. head coach Tom Godek was named the Division II Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. 

FOUR EARN CONFERENCE HONORS
Seniors Devante Jenkins and Dylan Vano were both named Second-Team All-Conference, while Joe Buissereth and Matthew Weiss were all named to the All-Rookie Team at the conclusion of the 2016 season. 

GRIESENAUER COLLECTS COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT LAURELS
Tight end Ryne Griesenauer received Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America. Griesenauer played a pivotal role in the Owls' offense last fall. He posted nine catches for 127 yards and  three touchdowns, while also serving as a key blocker as a part of the SCSU rushing attack.

GRIESENAUER REPEATS WITH NOD TO NE10 FOOTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
For the second year in a row, Ryne Griesenauer was also selected to the NE10 Football All-Academic Team.

A WINNING SEASON SECURED
The Southern Connecticut State University football team secured a winning 2016 campaign with a 28-25 victory over St. Anselm on Senior Day.

30 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Southern Connecticut was 4-0 in games in 2016 when scoring 30 points. 

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls have welcomed 42 newcomers to the roster for this fall through a combination of January, 2017 additions and incoming freshmen and transfers for this fall.

CONSISTENCY FROM CATAPANO
Senior quarterback Raymond Catapano is coming off a junior year in which he completed 53.7 percent of his passes (102-for-190) with 13 touchdowns and only six interceptions. He also rushed for six touchdowns in the 2016 season.

FAMILIAR FACES IN THE BACKFIELD
In total, the Owls' top five rushers are back from a season ago. Vochan Fowler led the Owls in rushing attempts (138) and yards (666) last year, while also totaling four rushing touchdowns. Eli Parks added 451 yards on 116 carries and four scores as well.

THEY'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE
The returning receiving corps is paced by Earl Myers (29 catches, 384 yards in 2016) and Shaquan Hall (23 catches, 313 yards in 2016).

THAT'S A LOT OF TACKLES
Southern Connecticut boasts the return of eight of its top 10 tacklers from a year ago, including Michael Cerisano, who had a team-best 88 in 2016. In addition, Southern's sack leader from last year, Jhaaron Wallace (4.5) is also back this fall.

SCHOOL RECORD BOOK SEES SOME SHIFTING
The 2016 campaign provided several notable team and individual efforts:
Devante Jenkins
• Tied for fourth place with former Cleveland Brown Travis Tucker on Southern's career list with 24 touchdown receptions.  He also finished eighth all-time in receptions (115) and ninth in receiving yards (1.720).
Michael McNally
• Registered the second-best single-season punting yard average (40.6)
Raymond Catapano
• Recorded the fourth-most pass attempts in a game with 46 at New Haven.
Shaquan Hall
• Finished the year ranked second all-time in kickoff returns (41) and second in kickoff return yards (803).

AMONG THE NE-10 LEADERS
• Devante Jenkins was third in the league in touchdowns (9), fifth in total yards (850) and second in yards average (17.3).
• Michael Cerisano finished sixth in total tackles with 88.
• Mike McNally was third in punting average (40.6).
• Raymond Catapano finished fifth in the league with 13 touchdown passes.

DID YOU KNOW?
Southern Connecticut players hold the Division II records for the most rushing yards gained in a quarter, in a half and in a game.
• Vaughn Magee rushed for 187 yards (of his 297) in the fourth quarter of the win over St. Anselm on Sept. 29, 2012.
• Jarom Freeman set a new single-game record with 418 yards in a win over Bryant on Nov. 2, 2007, and also set a new record for yards in a half with 251.

ON DECK
The Owls close the 2017 season on Nov. 11 against Pace in a 12 p.m. start.