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28
Southern Conn. St. SCS 1-3 , 0-2
31
Winner Saint Anselm STA 2-2 , 2-0
Southern Conn. St. SCS
1-3 , 0-2
28
Final
31
Saint Anselm STA
2-2 , 2-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SCS Southern Conn. St. 14 0 0 14 28
STA Saint Anselm 0 17 0 14 31
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Game Recap: Football |

SCSU Football Falls To Saint Anselm, 31-28

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Southern Connecticut football lost to Saint Anselm, 31-28, in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup in Manchester, N.H. With the loss, the Owls dropped to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the NE10 while Saint Anselm improved to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play.

Keith Ridley was 22-for-32 for 217 yards with two touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown. E'Lijah Gray broke 100 yards on the ground for the second time this season after running for 124 yards on 23 carries. Luke Gadson led the Owls with six catches for 55 yards and a touchdown catch while Mike Strachan also scored on a four-yard touchdown catch. Seth Westover recovered a fumble on a run by Gray and took the rest of the way for a 25-yard TD.

Defensively, Joenel Figueroa led the Owls with seven tackles, including five solo tackles, while Chris White, Josh Martinotti and Youseff Gamel had six tackles each. Martinotti and White broke up passes while Derek Omoregie had a sack.



Southern took a 7-0 lead on a three-yard keeper by Ridley midway through the first quarter. Ridley's touchdown scamper was setup by a 13-yard catch by Gadson and a 36-yard catch by Tarik Hetmyer that set up the Owls up inside the five yard line. With 2:33 to play, Gray rambled for eight yards before being tackled from behind and having the ball punched it. Luckily, it landed in the hands of Westover who took it the rest of the way to give Southern a 14-0 lead.

The second quarter was all Saint Anselm as the home team rattled off 17 unanswered points to take a 17-14 lead into halftime. The third quarter was back-and-forth as both teams traded possessions before the Owls got the ball with 1:44 to play. John Amaning broke free for a 45-yard run that gave the Owls the ball on the Saint Anselm 41 yard line. Ridley then hooked up with Jaylon Tucker at the 20, but the Owls' first-year receiver carried a defender another 16 yards before being taken down at the Hawks' four-yard line. The first play of the fourth quarter saw Ridley fake a handoff to Gray and throw a strike to Strachan to give Southern a 21-17 lead.

Saint Anselm regained the lead on a halfback-pass by John Croce for 65 yards before Croce pounded the ball in from the one-yard line to give Saint Anselm a 31-21 lead with 3:16 to play.

Running the hurry-up offense, Ridley connected on four-straight passes to move the Owls to the Saint Anselm 28-yard line. On a pass to the end zone to Gadson, the Hawks' defensive back was flagged for pass interference, setting Southern up on the 14-yard line. Ridley found Gadson again for 10 yards and then hit the senior receiver for a five-yard touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone. On the ensuing kick-off, with 30 seconds on the clock, Saint Anselm recovered the onside kick and took a knee to end the game.

The Owls are back in action when they host Assumption for its annual Homecoming Game on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. at Jess Dow Field.  
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter SCS STA
SCS
07:06 - SCS - K. Ridley, Jr. 3 yd run (Daniel Benzi kick), 8 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:55
7 0
SCS
02:33 - SCS - Seth Westover 25 yd run (Daniel Benzi kick), 6 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:01
14 0
2nd Quarter SCS STA
STA
13:51 - STA - Drew Forkner 1 yd run (Sean Hurley kick), 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 3:30
14 7
STA
06:34 - STA - Drew Forkner 1 yd run (Sean Hurley kick), 8 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:22
14 14
STA
00:06 - STA - Sean Hurley 31 yd field goal 5 plays, 24 yards, TOP 0:40
14 17
4th Quarter SCS STA
SCS
14:56 - SCS - Mike Strachan 4 yd pass from K. Ridley, Jr. (Daniel Benzi kick) 6 plays, 84 yards, TOP 1:48
21 17
STA
08:52 - STA - Will Twadell 65 yd pass from Jake Croce (Sean Hurley kick) 3 plays, 66 yards, TOP 1:20
21 24
STA
03:16 - STA - Jake Croce 1 yd run (Sean Hurley kick), 8 plays, 32 yards, TOP 3:34
21 31
SCS
00:30 - SCS - Luke Gadson 5 yd pass from K. Ridley, Jr. (Daniel Benzi kick) 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:40
28 31

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