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robert nunez
48
Winner Shepherd SHP 1-0 , 0-0
7
Southern Conn. St. SCS 0-1 , 0-0
Winner
Shepherd SHP
1-0 , 0-0
48
Final
7
Southern Conn. St. SCS
0-1 , 0-0
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SHP Shepherd 14 13 21 0 48
SCS Southern Conn. St. 0 0 7 0 7

Game Recap: Football |

SCSU Football Falls To No. 6 Shepherd

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University football fell to nationally-ranked No. 6 Shepherd University, 48-7, in a non-conference matchup at Jess Dow Field in New Haven, Conn. With the loss, Southern opens the season at 0-1 while the Rams open at 1-0.

Diante Wilson (Union, N.J.) scored the Owls' lone touchdown of the game on a 19-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Marc Reali (Biddeford, Me.). Sophomore linebacker Robert Nunez (Valley Stream, N.Y.) posted a game-high 12 tackles while Hasan Dominick (Jersey City, N.J.) totaled nine for the game. Joe DiGello (Orange, Conn.) had nine tackles in the game while Ja'Kai Young (Stamford, Conn.) had an interception. NE10 All-Rookie returner Shawn Martin (Scotch Plains, N.J.) returned four kicks for 108 yards including a 40-yard return in the second half. 
Wilson's touchdown came with 5:34 to play in the third quarter and capped a seven-play, 78-yard drive. Reali moved the Owls' downfield, with Wilson moving the ball on the ground, before Southern's quarterback hooked up with Jevon Jones for a 41-yard reception for the Owls largest gain of the game. After a six-yard reception by Kevin Degnan, Reali hooked up with Wilson for the 19-yard score. 
Shepherd's Tyson Bagent, the 2021 Harlon Hill Award winner, was 33-for-43 for 394 yards and five touchdowns. Running back Ronnie Brown had 10 carries for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan Beach had eight catches for 78 yards and three touchdowns while Marlon Cook had eight receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns.
The Owls are back in action on Saturday, Sept. 10 when they travel to West Haven, Conn. to take on University of New Haven for a non-conference matchup at 1 p.m. 
 
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