WORCESTER, Mass. - The Southern Connecticut State football team lost a nail-biter to Assumption, 26-20 in overtime, as the Owls held the nation's second-highest scoring offense to its fewest points of the season. With the loss, SCSU drops to 3-3 overall and 2-3 in the Northeast 10 while Assumption improves to 5-1 overall and 5-0 in conference play. 

Matthew Sanzaro (Wethersfield, Conn.) rushed for one touchdown, and threw another while Eli Parks (Bristol, Conn.) pounded out 118 yards on the ground. Julian Chung (Franklin Square, N.Y.) had 76 receiving yards and another 30 rushing for 106 all-purpose yards. Defensively, Kwadir Delgado-McIntrye (Hamden, Conn.) had two interceptions while David Spears, Jr. (Springfield, Mass.) had and interception and also recorded a safety.

SCORING

• 2:39, 1st: Assumption 7, SCSU 0: Assumption's Cody Williams connects with This Boykin for a 10-yard touchdown.
• 00:45, 2nd: SCSU 7, Assumption 7: After Kwadir Delgado-McIntyre's second interception of the afternoon set-up the Owls deep in the Greyhounds' territory, Matt Sanzaro found John Wells in the corner of the Assumption end zone to tie the game at 7-7.
• 9, Assumption 7: After Assumption forced a turnover SCSU9:46, 3rd: of downs and took possession on their own 1-yard line, David Spears, Jr. piled through the Greyhounds' line and sacked Assumption's Williams for the safety to give SCSU a 9-7 lead. 
• 5:41, 3rd: SCSU 12, Assumption 7: Jose Conde connected on his third field of the year from 32-yards out to give SCSU a five-point lead. 
• 1:08, 3rd: Assumption 14, SCSU 12: Doug Santos scored from three-yards out to give Assumption the lead for good. 
• 7:39, 4th: Assumption 20, SCSU 12: Williams' 18-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Falaki gave Assumption an eight-point lead, while Easton Turner's two-point conversion was stopped. 
• 00:38, 4th: SCSU 20, Assumption 20: A 10-play, 65-yard drive ended with a Sanzaro touchdown, followed by a 2-point conversion on a pass to Mike Howell. 
• 20: Cody Williams' SCSUOT: Assumption 26, play action pass found Kyle Sonnie for a 22-yard, game-winning touchdown. 

NOTES

• Kwadir Delgado-McIntyre's (Hamden, Conn.) had two interceptions against Assumption. He is the first player to pick off two passes in a game since Justin Potts recorded three against American International on Sept. 23, 2016. 
• David Spears, Jr. (Springfield, Mass.) had an interception and also a safety for SCSU's first safety since Sept. 29.
• Eli Parks (Bristol, Conn.) carried the ball 26 times and accumulated 118 yards on the day, including a 38-yard run in the second half. 
• Parks' day signaled his fourth 100-yard game of the season, and second in his last three games. 
• Parks' 38-yard run was his second-longest of the season after he burst for 39 yards against Bentley on Sept. 7.
• , Conn.) returned from injury to post a 95-yard passing day, with one Wethersfield (SanzaroMatt touchdown, and also rushed seven times for 44 yards and a touchdown. 
• Julian Chung (Franklin Square, N.Y.) led all receivers in the game with five catches for 76 yards, including a 27-yard reception. Chung also had four carries for 30 yards to give him 106 all-purpose yards for the afternoon. 
• John Wells (East Hartford, Conn.), making his first career appearance at SCSU, caught a one-yard touchdown from Sanzaro for his first career reception and touchdown. 
• with nine tackles (6 SCSU Howell (Yonkers, N.Y.) led Jaycharsolo, 3 assisted) while Jhaaron Wallace (Hartford, Conn.) totaled eight tackles (5-3) including one for a loss. 
• Assumption entered the game with the nation's second-highest scoring offense at 49.2 points per game, but the Owls' defense held the Greyhounds to their lowest point total of the season. 
• It marked just the second time this year that Assumption was held to a single touchdown in the first half. 

• Southern Connecticut returns to action for its Homecoming Game on Saturday, Oct. 20 when its hosts American International College at 3 p.m. at Jess Dow Field in Hamden, Conn.