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SCSU Football Falls To No. 17 Bentley In Homecoming Game

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University football team lost a Northeast 10 Conference matchup against Bentley, 34-20, in front of over 4,300 Owls fans at Jess Dow Field for Homecoming. With the loss, the Owls drop to 3-4 overall and 2-3 in the NE10 while Bentley improves to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in NE10 action.

Tylon Papallo (Meriden, Conn.) had 85 total offensive yards with one touchdown. Papallo went for 43 yards on the ground on five rushing plays out of the Wildcat, while also catching three passes for 42 yards including a 16-yard touchdown. Freshman Marc Reali (Biddeford, Me.) was 22-for-35 for 207 yards with one touchdown pass while also rushing for a touchdown.

Defensively, Robert Nunez (Valley Stream, N.Y.) led the Owls with seven tackles while Elijah Alexandre (Stratford, Conn.) had six tackles and a pass break-up. Szymon Gawlick (Newton, Mass.) was two-for-two on field goal attempts.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Bentley's Stephen Sturm put Bentley on the board with a two-yard run, before a failed point-after attempt gave Bentley a 6-0 lead.
  • Gawlick converted on a pair of field goal attempts, from 35 and 32 yards, to tie the game at 6-6.
  • After Sturm tossed a 35-yard touchdown pass to Abel Lopes to give the Falcons a 13-7 lead, an Owls fumble on the ensuing kick-off served as Southern's undoing.
  • Sturm hooked up with Chris Varone to give Bentley a 20-6 lead just before the half.
  • The Falcons scored again on their first drive of the second half to take a 27-6 lead.
  • The Owls answered after both teams traded possessions when Reali hooked up with Papallo for a 15-yard touchdown to cut Bentley's lead to 27-13.
  • Early in the fourth, Bentley capitalized on another Owls' turnover, scoring on Sturm's second touchdown toss to Lopes on the day to take a 34-13 lead.
  • Late in the fourth, Kwadir Delgado-McIntyre (Hamden, Conn.) returned a punt 26 yards to give the Owls the ball at their own 47-yard line. Reali guided the Owls on a seven-play drive, highlighted by a 20-yard run by Papallo out of the Wildcat formation, before Reali ran it in from eight-yards out to trim Bentley's lead to 34-20.
NOTES
  • Nine different Owls recorded a carry in the game while 11 different players recorded a catch.
  • Izaiah Sanders (Stamford, Conn.) had a team-high six catches for 48 yards while Jaylynn Cundiff (Brockton, Mass.) had three catches for 40 yards.
  • Diante Wilson (Union, N.J.) had six carries for a team-high 49 yards on the ground.
  • Marcel Walker (Paterson, N.J.) recorded his first career interception, which was also the Owls eight of the season. Southern has recorded an interception in three straight games, with a season-best three against AIC.
  • The Owls' eight interceptions are the most as a team since the 2019 team recorded nine.
UP NEXT
Southern will be on the road for their next two games, with a bye in between, when they travel to Franklin Pierce on Saturday, Oct. 23 and Pace on Saturday, Nov. 6. The Owls play their final home game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 13 against Stonehill. 
 
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