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Football Travels To Saint Anselm For Week 8 Matchup

Southern Connecticut State University Owls (2-5, 2-3 NE10)
at Saint Anselm College Hawks (2-5, 2-2 NE10)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Kavanagh Field (Manchester, N.H.)

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The Southern Connecticut football team will travel to Saint Anselm for a Northeast 10 Conference matchup on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. at Kavanagh Field in Manchester, N.H. The Owls look to rebound from a loss last weekend and stand at 2-5 overall and 2-3 in the NE10 while Saint Anselm is 2-5 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

MULTIMEDIA
Live video will be available courtesy of the Northeast 10 Conference at NE10 Now. Live statistics will be available at SaintAnselmHawks.com.

FOLLOW THE OWLS
For the latest news, scores and highlights as well as up-to-the-minute schedule changes or announcements, visit SouthernCTOwls.com/SCSUFB. In addition, in-game highlights will be available on the Official Twitter Account of SCSU Football, @SCSUFB. 

THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT
  • Southern dropped a 23-20 decision to Elm City rival New Haven on Homecoming weekend. The Owls trailed 14-7 at halftime and 23-7 after the third, but mounted a fourth-quarter comeback that fell short.
  • Jonmichael Bivona (Stamford, Conn.) totaled 77 yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns while freshman quarterback Jackson Ostrowsky (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) was 19-for-33 for 209 yards with one rushing touchdown. 
  • Brandon Swain-Price (Stoughton, Mass.) led all Owls receivers with five catches for 80 yards.
  • Defensively, the Owls were led by Rich Souffrant's seven tackles, which included ½ sack. He also tallied a pass break-up and one quarterback hurry. 
  • Anton Juncaj had six tackles, including one for a loss, while Mekhi Barnett and Matthew Weiss both had five tackles apiece. Weiss had a ½ sack and two quarterback hurries while Barnett also had an interception.

ALL-TIME AGAINST SAINT ANSELM
  • The Owls and Hawks have met 19 times since their first meeting in 2000, with Southern owning a 16-3 record in the all-time series.
  • Two of Saint Anselm's three wins against Southern came in the first three games of the all-time series, while Southern is 15-1 in the last 16 games.
  • Southern has won the last four games against St. A's, with the Owls last loss to Saint Anselm's was in overtime, 23-20, in 2014.
  • Last season saw Southern post a 43-7 win at home, which were the second-most points scored by the Owls in a game last season.

NOTES
  • With his 209 passing yards against New Haven last week, Jackson Ostrowsky eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark and currently sits at 1,163 through the first four games of his career.
  • The last SCSU freshman quarterback to pass for 1,000 yards in a season was Robert Nittolo in 2015.
  • Jonmichael Bivona's two-touchdown day against the Chargers gives him a team-leading five for the season.
  • The Owls game against New Haven was the fourth-straight game in which the Owls had a player score multiple touchdowns as Bivona followed Brandon Swain-Price against Bentley, Julian Chung against Franklin Pierce and Swain-Price against AIC.
  • After opening the season 6-for-15 in the Red Zone in their first four games, the Owls have now converted on 15 of their last 16 possessions inside their opponents' 20-yard line.
  • Mekhi Barnett leads the Owls with 36 tackles for the season, with 16 coming in his last three games.
  • Barnett's interception against UNH was also his first of the year and the fifth of the season for the Owls.
  • Matthew Weiss leads Southern with 4 ½ sacks, all coming in his last three games. Weiss also leads Southern with six QB hurries.
  • Vance Upham's fumble recovery against New Haven puts him in the lead on the Owls' defense in take-aways after also recording two interceptions this season.

UP NEXT
Saturday's game at Saint Anselm is the first of the Owls' final three games of the 2019 season. Next weekend, Southern travels to Stonehill for its final road game of the year before hosting Pace on Nov. 16 for Senior Day at Jess Dow Field. 
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Players Mentioned

Mekhi Barnett

#24 Mekhi Barnett

ILB
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jonmichael Bivona

#25 Jonmichael Bivona

RB
5' 8"
Sophomore
Julian Chung

#1 Julian Chung

WR
5' 9"
Sophomore
Rich Souffrant

#8 Rich Souffrant

LB
5' 10"
Sophomore
Vance Upham

#34 Vance Upham

OLB
5' 11"
Junior
Matthew Weiss

#70 Matthew Weiss

DL
6' 2"
Senior
Jackson Ostrowsky

#11 Jackson Ostrowsky

QB
6' 0"
Freshman
Anton Juncaj

#99 Anton Juncaj

DE
6' 4"
Freshman
Brandon Swain-Price

#10 Brandon Swain-Price

WR
6' 4"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Mekhi Barnett

#24 Mekhi Barnett

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
ILB
Jonmichael Bivona

#25 Jonmichael Bivona

5' 8"
Sophomore
RB
Julian Chung

#1 Julian Chung

5' 9"
Sophomore
WR
Rich Souffrant

#8 Rich Souffrant

5' 10"
Sophomore
LB
Vance Upham

#34 Vance Upham

5' 11"
Junior
OLB
Matthew Weiss

#70 Matthew Weiss

6' 2"
Senior
DL
Jackson Ostrowsky

#11 Jackson Ostrowsky

6' 0"
Freshman
QB
Anton Juncaj

#99 Anton Juncaj

6' 4"
Freshman
DE
Brandon Swain-Price

#10 Brandon Swain-Price

6' 4"
Graduate Student
WR