THE BASICS:

- Score: Assumption 60, Southern Connecticut 50

- Records: Assumption (6-1, 5-1 NE-10); Southern Connecticut (2-5, 2-4 NE-10)

- Location: New Haven, Conn. (Jess Dow Field)

- The Lead: The Assumption College football team scored 16 points in a 34-second span of the fourth quarter to key a rally past Southern Connecticut for a 60-50 road victory over the Owls at Jess Dow Field. The win extends Assumption's winning streak to five straight as the Hounds have taken four in a row in the all-time series with Southern Connecticut.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- The Hounds piled up 326 yards on the ground, including a career-high 184 yards from senior James Ward (New Haven, Conn./Williston Northampton). Junior Alex Shain (Sanford, Maine/Sanford) also piled up a 100-yard day as he rushed for 124 yards on 14 carries that included three touchdowns as he now has five 100-yard rushing performances in 2015.

- Freshman receiver Deonte Harris (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) was the team's leading receiver as he caught seven passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns, including a 51-yard scoring strike in a high-scoring fourth quarter. The 100-yard receiving game is the first for Harris in his collegiate career.

- Quarterback Brendan Tobey (Lynn, Mass./Malden Catholic) completed 11 passes on the afternoon that included three touchdown passes in the win. He finished the game with 185 yards and now has a trio of games with three touchdowns each.

- Defensively, junior captain Jarrod Casey (Milford, Mass./Bridgton Academy) led the Hounds with 17 total tackles, while Andrew Benson (East Bridgewater, Mass./East Bridgwater) also added a 14-tackle effort in the victory.

- Assumption is currently receiving votes in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II National Poll.

- The 6-1 start for the Hounds is the first for the program since the 1994 season.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Southern Connecticut built to an early 21-7 lead just 10 seconds into the second quarter as Seimou Smith caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Robert Nittolo. The Hounds cut the lead to just 28-24 at the half as Shain scored from 24 yards out for his first of three rushing touchdowns on the game.

- Assumption trailed 35-24 early in the third period after a four-yard touchdown by John Moscatel before the Hounds ignited a 22-0 scoring run for the team's first lead of the contest.

- The Hounds cut the lead to 35-31 with 11:06 on the clock in the third after a 29-yard touchdown catch from sophomore Ashton Grant (Manchester, Conn./Manchester). That began a quick scoring run as the Hounds found the end zone with both Shain and Ward in that stretch, along with a safety, to take control at 46-35 with 11:46 remaining in the game.

- Assumption sealed the win with two late touchdowns as Harris caught a 51-yard scoring strike and Shain rumbled in from 22 yards out to cap a four-play, 77-yard drive.

UP NEXT:

- Assumption is back in action on Saturday, October 24th as the Hounds travel to American International for a 1 p.m. start at Abdow Field in Springfield, Mass. Live stats are available at www.assumptiongreyhounds.com, while the video broadcast will be carried nationally on ESPN 3. Links for that broadcast will also be posted at www.assumptiongreyhounds.com when available.

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