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29
Southern Conn. St. SCS 4-3 , 2-2
32
Winner Bentley BEN 4-3 , 3-2
Southern Conn. St. SCS
4-3 , 2-2
29
Final
32
Bentley BEN
4-3 , 3-2
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SCS Southern Conn. St. 0 14 7 8 29
BEN Bentley 7 0 15 10 32
Brandon Jorgenson

Game Recap: Football |

Jorgensen and Westover Set Career Highs; SCSU Football Edged 32-29 at Bentley on Last-Second Field Goal

WALTHAM, Mass. - Career games from Brandon Jorgensen and Seth Westover powered the Southern Connecticut State University passing game in a back-and-forth battle on the road, but Bentley hit a 33-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Owls 32-29 in Northeast 10 Conference showdown in Waltham, Mass. With the loss, Southern dropped to 4-3 over and 2-2 in the NE10 while Bentley improved to 4-3 overall and 3-2 in conference play.

Jorgensen set career highs in passing yardage and passing touchdowns, completing 20 of 31 passes for 317 yards and four touchdowns. The senior quarterback topped his previous bests in both categories and averaged 10.2 yards per attempt.

Westover also set a career high, catching seven passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns, topping his total of 164 against Post last season. Defensively, Tyler Coard led Southern with 12 tackles, while Alex Perez and Jordan Eli had 10 each. Eli and Emeka Yearwood each had an interception with Yearwood's standing as his NE10 leading fourth of the season.



Southern trailed 7-0 after a Bentley 4-yard run late in the first quarter. The Owls answered in 58 seconds. Starting at its own 20, Southern covered 80 yards in two plays. Jorgensen hit Westover deep down the left sideline for a 66-yard touchdown with 14:18 left in the second quarter to tie it at 7-7. The play was the longest of the game for either team.

An interception by Jordan Eli, returned 41 yards to the Bentley 37, set up the go-ahead score. Jorgensen found Isaac Lynch for an 8-yard touchdown with 3:36 left in the half to give Southern a 14-7 lead at the break.

The Owls extended their lead to 21-7 early in the third. Westover caught a 37-yard touchdown from Jorgensen with 12:39 left in the third quarter, capping a six-play, 70-yard drive. It was Westover's second score of the day and Jorgensen's third touchdown pass of the afternooon.

The Falcons answered with 15 straight points to take a 22-21 lead with 47 seconds left in the third quarter. The Falcons made it 29-21 with 1:55 left in the fourth on a 4-yard touchdown pass, finishing a 13-play, 84-yard drive.

Jorgensen led a quick tying drive. Taking over at the Bentley 36 with 1:46 left, he completed three passes to move inside the 15. He found Lynch on a diving stab across the middle before throwing a 40-yard strike to Westover. He hit Andres Perez for a 13-yard touchdown with 45 seconds left and then connected with Perez again on the two-point conversion to tie the game at 29-29.

Bentley moved 64 yards in six plays in 41 seconds to set up for the winning kick as time expired.

Perez finished with four catches for 71 yards and a touchdown, and Lynch had five catches for 44 yards and a score.

Southern is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 31 when it hosts Franklin Pierce 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 BEN
BEN
04:57 - BEN - Andrade,Mason 4 yd run (Vafiadis,Peter kick), 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 03:31
0 7
2nd Quarter SCS BEN
SCS
14:18 - SCS - Westover,Seth 66 yd pass from Jorgensen,Brandon (Benzi,Daniel kick) 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:58
7 7
SCS
03:36 - SCS - Lynch,Isaac 8 yd pass from Jorgensen,Brandon (Benzi,Daniel kick) 8 plays, 37 yards, TOP 03:48
14 7
3rd Quarter SCS BEN
SCS
12:39 - SCS - Westover,Seth 37 yd pass from Jorgensen,Brandon (Benzi,Daniel kick) 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:15
21 7
BEN
06:18 - BEN - Vafiadis,Peter 38 yd field goal 13 plays, 54 yards, TOP 06:21
21 10
BEN
02:24 - BEN - Woodring,Parker 2 yd pass from Warnock,Luke ( ) 7 plays, 13 yards, TOP 03:39
21 16
BEN
00:47 - BEN - Andrade,Mason 2 yd run ( ), 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 01:29
21 22
4th Quarter SCS BEN
BEN
01:55 - BEN - Edouard,Telly 4 yd pass from Warnock,Luke (Vafiadis,Peter kick) 13 plays, 84 yards, TOP 06:33
21 29
SCS
00:45 - SCS - Perez,Andres 13 yd pass from Jorgensen,Brandon (Perez,Andres pass) 6 plays, 36 yards, TOP 01:01
29 29
BEN
00:00 - BEN - Vafiadis,Peter 33 yd field goal 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 00:41
29 32

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