THE BASICS:

- Score: Assumption 23, New Haven 17

- Records: Assumption (5-1, 4-1 NE-10); New Haven (3-3 3-2 NE-10)

- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Multi-Sport Stadium)

- The Lead: After building to a 10-0 lead at the halftime break, the Assumption College football team held off the University of New Haven for a 23-17 home win in a battle atop the Northeast-10. The Hounds are now on a four-game winning streak.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Quarterback Brendan Tobey (Lynn, Mass./Malden Catholic) completed 14-of-23 passes for 96 yards as the Chargers held a 307-96 advantage in the air.

- New Haven held a 443-189 edge in total offense for the game, along with a 28-12 advantage in overall first downs.

- Sophomore kicker Cole Tracy (Camarillo, Calif./Newbury Park) converted a 20-yard field goal and a pair of extra points as Tracy now has 12 field goals on the season.

- Sophomore wideout Ashton Grant (Manchester, Conn./Manchester) was the top receiver for the Hounds as he had six catches for 62 yards.

- Defensively, junior Jarrod Casey (Milford, Mass./Bridgton Academy) led the Hounds with 12 total tackles, including six solo stops and one tackle for loss.

- After today's victory, the Hounds are off to the program's first 5-1 start since the 2010 season.

- The all-time series now sits at 5-4 in favor of the Hounds as Assumption has taken three straight over New Haven.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Assumption jumped on the board just 6:09 into the first quarter as Tobey got around the right edge and made it just inside the pylon from three yards out for the 7-0 advantage.

- Special teams contributed to the team's field goal from 20 yards out by Tracy as the Hounds blocked a punt and recovered at the two yard line before Tracy converted the turnover into the 10-0 edge.

- To close the first half, the Assumption College defense came up with a stop on fourth and goal from the one as the Hounds took the 10-0 lead into the break.

- New Haven got on the board with 10:22 remaining in the third quarter as Henry Adegunle pulled down a 28-yard touchdown in double coverage to cut the lead down to 10-7. The Chargers then forced a turnover on the ensuing kickoff and recovered the fumble at the Assumption 28 yard line. New Haven turned the mistake into points as Danny Stock knocked in a career-long 43 yard field goal with 8:53 on the clock to tie the game at 10-10.

- The Hounds went back in front at 16-10 in the final seconds of the third quarter as senior James Ward (New Haven, Conn./Williston Northampton) went up the middle from seven yards out to cap a 10-play, 56-yard drive. The two-point conversion attempt on the play was unsuccessful as the Hounds held the six-point lead.

- With 10:12 remaining in the game, the Chargers went for it on fourth down and as Ajee Patterson was trying to convert, junior Bakari Blunt (Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Burke) picked off Patterson and took it back 76 yards up the near sideline for the 23-10 advantage. New Haven drove into Assumption territory on the following possession, but that was ended on an interception by Hounds senior Kendall Dardy-Jones (Dorchester, Mass./St. Sebastian's School).

- Trevor Officer found the end zone for New Haven with 4:09 left as he rumbled in from eight yards out to cap a seven-play, 54-yard drive as the Chargers pulled within 23-17. That was as close as the Chargers would get though as a last-second Hail Mary on the final play gave the Hounds the single-digit victory.

UP NEXT:

- Assumption is back in action on Saturday, October 17th as the Hounds travel to Southern Connecticut for a 5 p.m. start at Jess Dow Field in New Haven, Conn. Links for live stats and live video are available at www.assumptiongreyhounds.com.

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