THE BASICS:

- Score: No. 18 Assumption 17, New Haven 14

- Records: Assumption (10-1, 8-1 NE-10); New Haven (7-4, 7-2 NE-10)

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

- The Lead: Junior captain Jarrod Casey (Milford, Conn./Bridgton Academy) intercepted New Haven in the end zone with 2:56 left in the game to help seal a 17-14 victory for No. 18 Assumption College in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship Game on Saturday afternoon. Casey went on to earn NE-10 Conference Championship MVP honors and was named to the All-Championship Team.

The title is the team's first in program history as the Hounds have now won a program-record 10 games, including nine straight dating back to mid-September.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- The Hounds got on the board just 5:25 into the game on a 26-yard field goal by sophomore Cole Tracy (Camarillo, Calif./Newbury Park) for the 3-0 edge. The score was set up by a 34-yard run from freshman Deonte Harris (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) that got Assumption to a first-and-goal situation at the Charger eight yard line.

- New Haven's Tyler Condit intercepted a pass from sophomore Brendan Tobey (Lynn, Mass./Malden Catholic) and returned it 54 yards to the Assumption 21-yard line. The Chargers turned that into points with 6:02 remaining in the first half as Ajee Patterson jumped up to throw a two-yard touchdown to DeeJay White for the 7-3 New Haven edge at the break.

- Tracy connected for a second time early in the third as this one came from 37 yards out for the 7-6 UNH edge. Tracy put the Hounds in front again with 9:24 on the clock in the third as this field goal came from 23 yards out and made it 9-7 Hounds. That field goal was set up by a fumble recovery by junior Andrew Benson (East Bridgewater, Mass./East Bridgewater).

- The game of turnovers continued late in the third as the Chargers took advantage of an Assumption fumble and punched it in from five yards out on an Andre Anderson run for the 14-9 lead.

- The game-winning score came with 8:03 on the clock as the Hounds faced a fourth-and-goal play from the one-yard line. Appearing to be a run play by junior Alex Shain (Sanford, Maine/Sanford), Shain instead took the ball and threw a jump pass to sophomore tight end Cody Lynn (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) for the 15-14 lead. Sophomore Marc Monks (Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon) then completed the two-point conversion to a leaping Ashton Grant (Manchester, Conn./Manchester) to make it 17-14.

- With the Chargers driving, Casey made a tremendous interception with 2:56 remaining in the contest to end the New Haven drive as he just got his feet down in the end zone after the pick. After an Assumption punt, the Hounds ended the game on a sack by sophomore Joe Bruno (Old Forge, Pa./Old Forge).

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Shain was Assumption's leading rusher with 77 yards as the Hounds picked up 189 yards on the ground as a team. Tobey was the team's leading passer as he completed 17-of-26 passes for 139 yards, while Harris had five catches for 56 yards.

- The Hounds held a 340-195 advantage in yards of total offense, including 151-95 in the air as New Haven completed 13 passes and threw a pair of interceptions.

- Defensively, Casey and sophomore Kyle Contreras (Wappinger's Falls, N.Y./John Jay) led the Hounds with nine tackles each, while Matt Zakrzewski had a game-high 17 stops for New Haven that included 13 assisted stops.

- Assumption is ranked No. 18 in the D2Football.com National Poll and No. 23 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II National Poll. Both rankings are the highest in program history. In addition, the Hounds are ranked No. 5 in the NCAA Super Region I rankings, with the top seven earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

- Joining Casey on the All-Championship Team from Assumption was Harris, senior James Ward (New Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross) and sophomore Levi Fancher (Beacon Falls, Conn./Woodland Regional).

UP NEXT:

- Assumption now awaits the announcement of the 2015 NCAA Division II National Tournament field, which will be announced on Sunday evening at 5 p.m. on www.ncaa.com.

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