ELM CITY CUP
Southern Connecticut State University Owls (2-1, 1-0 NE10)
at University of New Haven Chargers (1-1, 0-0 NE10)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 | 1 PM
Location: Ralph Dellacamera Field (West Haven, Conn.)

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Southern Connecticut State University heads to West Haven, Conn. to take on University of New Haven for the Elm City Trophy on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. at Ralph Dellacamera Field. The Owls enter the weekend with a record of 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Northeast 10 while New Haven is currently 1-1 on the season and head into their first conference game of the season this weekend.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
Saturday's game at New Haven will be available on the NE10Now.tv network. Owls fans can access the video by visiting SCSUOwls.com/theowlsnetwork. Live stats will also be available for the game.

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

ALL-TIME AGAINST NEW HAVEN
New Haven has won 24 of the 31 games all-time between the two teams dating back to the first game between the two teams on Oct. 31, 1981, which was a 28-28 tie at Bowen Field.

THE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED

• Southern's come-back bid against New Haven fell short as the Chargers took a 23-20 decision to win the Elm City Cup at the Owls' Homecoming game.
• 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.

THE OWLS' LAST TIME OUT

• Southern is coming off a thrilling NE10 opening that saw the Owls knock off Saint Anselm, 34-31, with time expired on a game-winning field goal by Szymon Gawlick.
• Gawlick, a transfer from Johnson & Wales where he played soccer, booted the game-winner with no time on the clock. After a mishandled snap teased overtime, Saint Anselm was whistled for a penalty, given Gawlick another shot. Gawlick split the uprights from 27 yards to give the Owls the win in their home opener.
• Izaiah Sanders (Stamford, Con.) pulled in eight catches for 85 yards including a pair of touchdowns while Tye Hodge (Alexandria, Va.) had five catches for 89 yards and a touchdown. 
• Tylon Papallo (Meriden, Conn.) also scored for the Owls while T.J. Gardner turned in an 11-carry, 102-yard performance.
• Defensively, Hasan Dominick (Jersey City, N.J.) and Aaron Kelly (Washington, D.C.) – making his SCSU debut after transferring from UMass – both picked off passes while Dominick had four tackles and one quarterback hurry.  

NOTES

• Jackson Ostrowsky finished the day 17-for-23 for 203 yards and three touchdown passes. Joe Bernard played the second half and was 9-for-16 for 75 yards and a touchdown.
• Ostrowsky's three touchdown passes match his season high that he matched in the Owls' win at Central Connecticut. He now has three touchdown passes in five of his last six games played.
• T.J. Gardner's 100-yard day was his first for the Owls. On just 11 carries, Gardner averaged 9.3 yards per carry with a 56-yard run for the Owls' longest of the season.
• Sanders' eight catches were the most in a game this season for the Owls, while Hodge's 57-yard touchdown reception was the longest score of the season for Southern.
• Shawn Martin (Scotch Plains, N.J.) returned five kicks for 129 yards including a season-best 31-yard return.
• In addition to his two field goals, Gawlick was also 4-for-4 on point-after attempts.
• Elijah Alexandre (Stratford, Conn.) led all Owls with eight tackles while Kwadir Delgado-McIntyre (Hamden, Conn.) and Ja'Kai Young (Stamford, Conn.) both finished with six.

WHERE THEY RANK

• For the year, Ostrowsky is 55-for-90 (61.1%) for 757 yards in three games for a 252.3 yards per game average.
• Ostrowsky is one of three NE10 quarterbacks to complete 60% of his passes this year.
• Ostrowsky's 757 yards and 252.3 yards per game average both rank second in the NE10 behind AIC's Jayson DeMild.
• Ostrowsky also has seven touchdowns on the season, including a pair of three-touchdown games, to just three interceptions for the year. Both rank second to DeMild.
• T.J. Gardner has posted 27 carries for 147 yards and one touchdown. Gardner is one of seven NE10 running backs to average five yards (5.4) per carry.
• The Owls feature the top two pass catchers in the NE10 as Tylon Papallo leads the conference with 16 receptions followed by Izaiah Sanders with 14.
• The duo are two of the six receivers in the league to accumulate 200 yards receiving to date, and also rank in the top 10 in yards per game. Papallo averages 81.3 while Sanders ranks at 74.7.
• Sanders (3), Papallo and Tye Hodge (2 each) make the Owls the only team in the NE10 with three receivers with multiple touchdowns to date.
• Szymon Gawlick is 2-for-2 on field goal attempts this season, and 11-for-11 on extra-point attempts, making him the only kicker in the league at 100% on PATs.
• Kwadir Delgado-McIntyre is one of six players in the NE10 with 15 solo tackles to date while his 21 total tackles rank ninth overall.
• Hasan Dominick is right behind Delgado-McIntyre with 19 tackles. Dominick also ranks seventh in the conference with two sacks.
•  Southern is 9-for-10 in the Red Zone this season with seven touchdowns.