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Football Travels To American International On Saturday, Sept. 27

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (0-3, 0-1 NE10)
at American International College (1-2, 0-1 NE10)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 27, 2019
Time: 12 PM
Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field (Springfield, Mass.)
Live Video | Live Stats

The Southern Connecticut State University football team will travel to Springfield, Mass. on Saturday, Sept. 27 to take on American International College in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup at Ronald J. Adbow Field at 12 p.m. The Owls enter the game at 0-3 on the season while American International is 1-2. Both teams lost their NE10 openers, with the Owls falling to Assumption, 19-7, while AIC lost to New Haven, 37-7.

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

ALL-TIME AGAINST AIC
• Southern Connecticut and AIC have met 63 times, with the Owls winning 34 of them and three ending in ties.
• Southern is coming off a 48-21 win at Jess Dow Field in their last meeting, which fell on the Owls Homecoming last season. 

THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT
  • In its 2019 NE10 opener, the Owls took a 19-7 loss at home to Assumption on Friday, Sept. 20.
  • Jonmichael Bivona (Stamford, Conn.) ran for a team-leading 89 yards, including a season-best 45-yard run.
  • Senior quarterback Matt Sanzaro (Wethersfield, Conn.) passed for 124 yards and scrambled for 22 more while also throwing one touchdown. Sanzaro hooked up with Izaiah Sanders (Stamford, Conn.) in the second half for his first touchdown of the season. Sanders had four catches for 46 yards. 
  • Defensively, Kyle Armour (Newington, Conn.) registered a team-best nine tackles, including six solo bids. 
  • Harrison Smith (Rochester, Mass.) and Hasan Dominick (Jersey City, N.J.) both tallied five tackles apiece while JayChar Howell (Yonkers, N.Y.) had three tackles, a pass break-up and a fumble recovery. 

NOTES
  • Bivona currently leads the Owls with 218 yards through the Owls first three games for a 72.7 yards-per-game average. With 49 carries to date, the Owls are averaging 4.4 yards per carry.
  • Sanzara has totaled 460 yards in the are and 102 yards on the ground and leads the Owls in passing touchdowns (2) and rushing touchdowns (2).
  • Izaiah Sanders has totaled 142 receiving yards through his first three games. With a team-high 11 receptions, he has averaged 12.9 yards per reception while he and Jaylynn Cundiff have one receiving touchdown each.
  • Through three games, JayChar Howell has totaled a team-leading 19 tackles for a team-best 6.3 tackles per game. Howell has a team-best 14 tackles two pass break-ups and a fumble recovery. 
  • Kyle Armour sits behind Howell with 18 tackles while Mehki Barnett has 16 tackles, including a sack, and two pass breakups. 
  • Rich Souffrant leads the team with 2.5 sacks to date. 

UP NEXT
Following the Owls tilt against AIC, the Owls will host Franklin Pierce on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 12 p.m. at Jess Dow Field. 
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Players Mentioned

Kyle Armour

#2 Kyle Armour

FS
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Jonmichael Bivona

#25 Jonmichael Bivona

RB
5' 8"
Sophomore
Jaylynn Cundiff

#2 Jaylynn Cundiff

WR
5' 8"
Sophomore
JayChar Howell

#4 JayChar Howell

FS
5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Izaiah Sanders

#9 Izaiah Sanders

WR
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Matt Sanzaro

#6 Matt Sanzaro

QB
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Harrison Smith

#40 Harrison Smith

OLB
6' 1"
Sophomore
Rich Souffrant

#8 Rich Souffrant

LB
5' 10"
Sophomore
Hasan Dominick, Jr.

#51 Hasan Dominick, Jr.

ILB
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kyle Armour

#2 Kyle Armour

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
FS
Jonmichael Bivona

#25 Jonmichael Bivona

5' 8"
Sophomore
RB
Jaylynn Cundiff

#2 Jaylynn Cundiff

5' 8"
Sophomore
WR
JayChar Howell

#4 JayChar Howell

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
FS
Izaiah Sanders

#9 Izaiah Sanders

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
WR
Matt Sanzaro

#6 Matt Sanzaro

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
QB
Harrison Smith

#40 Harrison Smith

6' 1"
Sophomore
OLB
Rich Souffrant

#8 Rich Souffrant

5' 10"
Sophomore
LB
Hasan Dominick, Jr.

#51 Hasan Dominick, Jr.

5' 11"
Freshman
ILB