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bivona
27
Franklin Pierce FPU 1-4 , 0-3
55
Winner Southern Connecticut SCS 1-4 , 1-2
Franklin Pierce FPU
1-4 , 0-3
27
Final
55
Southern Connecticut SCS
1-4 , 1-2
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FPU Franklin Pierce 0 7 7 13 27
SCS Southern Connecticut 28 7 10 10 55

Game Recap: Football |

Football Posts 55-27 Win Against Franklin Pierce

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University football team rolled to a 55-27 win against Franklin Pierce in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup at Jess Dow Field in New Haven, Conn. The Owls picked up their first win of the season to improve to 1-4 overall while also improving to 1-2 in the NE10.

Jonmichael Bivona led the Owls with three rushing touchdowns on a day when Southern featured nine different players rush the football. Bivona posted 77 yards on 15 carries with a career-best three touchdowns while Jordan Knight and Octovio Thomas also had a touchdown apiece. Julian Chung accumulated 131 yards in the air on five catches, two of which went for touchdowns, while Izaiah Sanders had seven catches for 117 yards. Freshman quarterback Jackson Ostrowsky was 14-for-22 for 267 yards with two touchdown passes.

Defensively, senior captain Matthew Weiss was a mainstay in the Franklin Pierce backfield as he record two of the Owls' four sacks while also registering four addition QB hurries. Weiss blocked a point-after attempt late in the game. Charles Ritchel and Anton Juncaj both tallied seven tackles each while Vance Upham had a sack and an interception. Kyle Armour also picked off a ball in the Owls' end zone to deny the Ravens of an early scoring opportunity.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Southern used a four-touchdown first quarter, which ultimately stood as the difference in the game, to give itself a comfortable lead. Chung corralled a 10-yard touchdown strike from Ostrowsky less than two minutes in the game on the Owls' first possession.
  • Bivona then scored his first of two first-quarter TD's, and first of three for the day, on a nine-yard run less than three minutes later.
  • After a botched snap on a punt attempt by Franklin Pierce gave the Owls the ball on the Ravens' 5-yard line, Knight powered his way in to give Southern a 21-0 lead.
  • Bivona scored again with three minutes to go in the first quarter to cap a 62-yard drive with a 14-yard run.
  • Midway through the second quarter, Chung scored the second time on the afternoon on a 46-yard touchdown reception to push the Owls lead to 28-0.
  • Franklin Pierce quarterback Drew Campagnale hooked up Lo Jackson for a 31-yard touchdown pass to put the Ravens on the board, 35-7, heading into halftime.
  • Coming out of the half, K.O. Gastin scored on the Ravens' first possession of the half to cut the Owls' lead to 35-14.
  • Freshman place kicker Gavin Toth converted from 22 yards out for his first collegiate field goal to make it 38-14 before Bivona's third touchdown run of the day came on a 1-yard scamper to push Southern's lead to 45-14.
  • Jackson scored again for Franklin Pierce, this time on a 63-yard reception that saw him catch the ball across the middle and then take off downfield.
  • After Toth converted on a 30-yard field goal for his second of the day, Nathan Selby scored on a 15-yard touchdown.
  • Octovio Thomas had a productive 4th quarter for Southern, totaling 62 yards on seven carries including a one-yard touchdown run to cap the scoring for the day.
NOTES
  • Chung's two touchdowns were his first points of the season. Following a break-out, and record-breaking, performance against American International last week, Chung has totaled 267 yards on 17 catches over his last two games.
  • Jaylynn Cundiff was the Owls' do-everything guy on the field, posting a 22-yard run, two catches for 39 yards while also returning two kicks for 43 yards to give him 104 all-purpose yards for the afternoon.
  • Ostrowsky is now 41-for-70 (58.5%) for 549 yards with four touchdowns in two starts under center to his collegiate career.
  • Chung and Sanders become the first Owls' receivers to total 100-plus receiving yards in the same game since Andre Privott and Willie Epps did it against American International in a 48-47 win on Oct. 22, 2011. The last time two receivers did it at Jess Dow Field was Sept. 11, 2010 against West Liberty when Privott and Epps accomplished the feat.
  • Bivona's first quarter touchdown was the first of his career. He also becomes the first Owl since Eli Parks last season to rush for three touchdowns in a game.
  • As a team, Southern's 55 points against Franklin Pierce are its most in a single game since a 61-0 win against Pace on Sept. 23, 2011.
UP NEXT
Southern will travel to Waltham, Mass. to take on Bentley on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. The Owls will then host New Haven for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m.
 
 
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