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After a week off for all of the schools in the NE10, the Southern Connecticut State University football team travels to LIU-Post for its first game of October. Game time is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday.

ALL-TIME VS. LIU-POST
The Owls lead the all-time series against the Pioneers by a 15-12 margin. LIU-Post has won the last four meetings since rejoining the NE10 for football back in 2013.

THE LAST MEETING WITH THE PIONEERS
Despite forcing the No. 14 ranked team in the country into six turnovers and amassing nearly 100 more yards of total offense, the Southern Connecticut State University football team came up just short in a 30-23 loss to LIU-Post on Oct. 15, 2016.
• Quarterback Raymond Catapano completed 19-of-45 passes for a career-high 318 yards and two touchdowns. 
• Devante Jenkins hauled in four passes for a career-high 137 yards and was on the receiving end of both touchdowns. Earl Myers caught a career-high eight passes for 70 yards. Eli Parks had a career-high 96 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.

LAST TIME OUT
Quarterback Raymond Catapano accounted for 359 total yards and two touchdowns, but the Southern Connecticut State University football team was defeated by the University of New Haven, 31-17, in a Northeast-10 Conference game on Sept. 29 at Jess Dow Field.
• Catapano finished 20-of-34 for 300 yards through the air and had 15 rushes for 51 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
• Senior wide receiver Isaiah Dockett posted new career-highs with five catches and 102 receiving yards.
• Redshirt junior defensive end John Strezo notched a career-high 12 tackles.

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.

CAREER NIGHT FOR DOCKETT
Isaiah Dockett has figured in as one of the Owls' targets at wide receiver throughout his career, but he had a career night in the game 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. 

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 19 receptions this season are tops on the club and 14th in the NE10.

SPREADING IT AROUND
Twelve different Owls have caught passes through the first five 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 39 tackles. Michael Cerisano ranks second with 37, while John Strezo has vaulted into third with 36 tackles. Vasilios Grigorakos is fourth with 35 and also leads the club with nine tackles for loss, a tally that also ranks tops in the NE10.

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 10 of his 11 extra points, along with both of his two field goal attempts, over the first five 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.

CERISANO LOOKING TO CLIMB THE CHARTS
Linebacker Michael Cerisano registered his 200th tackle as an Owl in the season opener against Gannon and has 230 coming into the game with the Pioneers. He currently stands one tackle behind Brian Wilcox (231) for sixth place on the all-time list and just eight behind Bob Wilson (238) for fifth place. If Cerisano maintains his average annual tackle total in 2017, then he would likely close his career fourth in SCSU history in that department.

CATAPANO MOVING UP THE RANKS
Quarterback Raymond Catapano eclipsed the 3,000 yard career passing mark in the opener against Gannon and now has 3,800 passing yards on 308-of-565 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 34 behind Kevin Lynch for third place in career completions. In addition, Catapano is also 307 yards shy of Rob Burns for seventh place in career passing yards at SCSU.

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
• Now currently 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 will welcome Merrimack for Southern's Homecoming on Oct. 21.