Game No. 6 | Oct. 13, 2018 • 1 p.m. • Worcester, Mass.
Southern Connecticut State University Owls (3-2, 2-2 NE10)
at Assumption College Greyhounds (4-1, 4-0 NE10) 

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Southern Connecticut State University football will travel to Worcester, Mass. on Oct. 13 to face the first-place Assumption Greyhounds in a Northeast-10 Conference match-up set for 1 p.m. The Owls are coming off a bye on Oct. 6 and will face an Assumption currently undefeated in conference play and tied for first place.

All-Time Against Assumption

• Southern Connecticut and Assumption have met 16 times on the gridiron, with the Owls holding a 10-6 advantage in the all-time series.
• Assumption has won six-straight games against the Owls, while SCSU's last win against the Greyhounds came during the 2011 season with a 38-24 win in Worcester.
   

The Last Time They Played | Recap: Assumption 25, SCSU 8 (Sept. 15, 2017)

• The Owls outgained Assumption – 368-287 – and ran 93 plays compared to the Greyhounds' 63.
• Southern's defense forced two interceptions and also had several key stops in short yardage situations.
• Quarterback Raymond Catapano (Franklin Square, N.Y.) completed 15-of-37 passes for 149 yards, but was sacked seven times.
• Paris Crawford (Bayonne, N.J.) led the receivers with six catches for 51 yards.
• Eli Parks (Bristol, Conn.) rushed for 68 yards on 12 carries while Jaron Cogdell (Meriden, Conn.) had 67 yards on 11 carries.
   

THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT

• Senior running back Eli Parks(Bristol, Conn.) rushed for two touchdowns, redshirt freshman quarter Matthew Sapere (Old Lyme, Conn.) threw for two more and the defense merited just 214 yards as the Southern Connecticut State University football team rolled past St. Anselm, 43-7.
• The Owls actually came one defensive play away from their second shutout in six games, but the Hawks found the end zone on the final play of the game. In addition, freshman Jaylynn Cundiff (Brockton, Mass.) totaled 121 return yards, including a 50 yard punt return touchdown, the first for the Owls since 2014.
• Parks' 20 carries for 88 yards, while Vochan Fowler (Bridgeport, Conn.) registered 20 carries for 76 yards and a score.
• Sapere completed 13-of-25 passes for 200 yards and also rushed six times for 17 yards.
• Julian Chung (Franklin Square, N.Y.) had four catches for 85 yards and a score, while Earl Myers (Uniondale, N.Y.) had three catches for 85 yards.
• Kwadir Delgado-McIntyre (Hamden, Conn.) had a team-high six tackles, as well as an interception and a pass breakup.
• The Owls had the ball for 40:50 of the contest, limiting the Hawks to just 19:10 with the ball. SCSU allowed only 18 rushing yards on the day.
• Southern's defense had six sacks and also posted eight quarterback hurries on the day.
   

40-40 Club

• Southern Connecticut has now scored 40 points in its last two games – a 42-21 win against Stonehill and a 43-7 win against Saint Anselm.
• The last time SCSU scored 40 points in consecutive games came in the 2013 season when the Owls rattled off three-straight 40 games against Merrimack, Saint Anselm and Pace.
   

Among The Best

• SCSU currently boasts the top rushing offense in the NE10, which also ranks 25^th among all NCAA Division II programs, at 219.2 yards per game.
• The Owls' running game has accumulated 1,096 yards on the ground, while averaging 4.81 yards-per-carry, and has scored 12 touchdowns.
• The Owls' 32.0 points per game ranks 44^th in the NCAA.
• SCSU's offense line has also allowed just four sacks in five games for a 0.8 per-game average, good for the ninth fewest in NCAA Division II football.
   

Parks and Wreck

• Senior running back Eli Parks (Bristol, Conn.) has been on a tear this season, leading the NE10 in yards (556), rushing attempts (119), yards per game (111.2) and touchdowns (6).
• Parks has three games of 125 yards to his credit this season, including 127 against Gannon; 135 against Bentley and 140 against Stonehill.
• Parks' 111.2 yards per game rank 16^th among all NCAA Division II backs while his 556 yards from scrimmage rank 35^th.
• His six rushing touchdowns rank 29^th nationally while his 118.4 all-purpose yards-per-game rank 61^st.
   

Forming Like Vochan

• Senior Vochan Fowler (Bridgeport, Conn.) enters the weekend on a two-game scoring streak after finding the end zone against Stonehill and Saint Anselm.
• His top two games of the season, Fowler rambled for a season-high 96 yards on 12 carries -  with a 53-yard outburst – before following with a 76-yard day against Saint Anselm.
• Fowler has also returned eight kicks for 183 yards and ranks 68^th nationally with 22.9 yards per return.
• His 22.9 yards per return also rank fourth in the NE10.
   

Passing Sapere

• Redshirt freshman quarterback Matthew Sapere (Old Lyme, Conn.) has started the Owls' last two games after entering late in SCSU's match-up against New Haven on Sept. 15. In his first two career starts, Sapere is 28-for-47 (59.6%) for 369 yards with five touchdowns.
• Against New Haven, Sapere was 3-for-3 for 36 yards and a touchdown. In his first career start against Stonehill, he was 15-for-22 for 169 yards and three touchdowns before posting a 200-yard day with two touchdowns in the Ows' 43-7 win against Saint Anselm.
• Sapere has done it on the ground as well, rushing for 85 yards on 18 carries including a 10-carries for 57-yard day against Stonehill.
• Sapere's six touchdowns rank fifth in the NE10 while he also boasts a 165.6 efficiency rating.
   

What Does Jhaaron Wallace Look Like?

• Senior inside linebacker Jhaaron Wallace (Hartford, Conn.) leads the Owls, and is tied for NE10 lead, in total tackles (48) and solo tackles (22) while also recording a sack, one forced fumble and recovery and four pass breakups.
• Wallace's top game of the season came in the Owls' 42-21 win against Stonehill as he registered a season-high 15 tackles while also recovering a fumble and returning it for a touchdown.
   

All-Around Defensive Specialist

• Junior defensive back Kyle Armour (Newington, Conn.) ranks second in the Owls' line-up with 33 tackles to date, while also recording three pass break-ups and a forced fumble.
• Armour also ranks among the NE10 in punting, as he averages 35 yards-per-punt with five inside the 20 and two touchbacks.
   

It Means Moor(er)

• Senior defensive lineman Jarred Bennett-Moorer (Bronx, N.Y.) ranks second in the NE10 with seven tackles-for-loss, while his 38 yards-for-loss leads the conference.
• Bennett-Moorer also ranks third with 3.5 sacks.