MANCHESTER, N.H. - It was an emotional and eventful Saturday in Worcester as the Greyhounds upset the No. 25 the University of New Haven at Brian Kelly '83 Stadium, 14-13. Again, the run game and the dominant defense was the storyline, as they held the conference leaders to zero points in the second half. The Greyhounds improved to 6-2 overall with two games left in the season. They're back on the road this Saturday as they travel to Manchester, New Hampshire, to take on Saint Anselm College. 
 
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The Greyhounds' defense and running game was the story again. When the Greyhounds control those aspects of the game, they hold on to win. New Haven struggled to get any offense going in the second half and couldn't score a single point, as Assumption held on for the win and leveled their record with the Chargers. It was the first time Assumption had beaten the Chargers since 2017 when they won 41-6 at Brian Kelly 83' Stadium. As the season comes to a close soon, the Greyhounds need to keep the energy going as they travel to New Hampshire to take on the Hawks from Saint Anselm College.
 
Assumption has 17 career wins vs. Saint Anselm and only six losses. From 2005 to 2019, they went on a 15-game win streak. The home and away record is pretty even, with the Greyhounds going 9-3 at home and 8-3 on the road. Last year, Assumption beat Saint Anselm 44-35, with Jake Cady rushing for 124 yards and four touchdowns. This is the second time Cady has done that, with the previous being against Franklin Pierce at Polar Park earlier this year. Khaleed Exum-Strong had 113 yards as well. It was not a dominant passing day for Assumption, with the team only having 93 passing yards total. Quinn Sieger had one big catch for 39 yards.
 
Saint Anselm is 5-3 this season, going 2-3 in the conference. They opened up their season with four straight wins, including a 27-0 shutout vs. Franklin Pierce University and a home victory vs. Southern Connecticut State University. They lost to New Haven and Bentley, bounced back against Post, and then recently lost to Pace this weekend. To close out the season after their upcoming game vs. Assumption, they'll travel to Springfield, Massachusetts, to take on American International College.
 
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Last Time Out vs. University of New Haven

• The Greyhounds picked up their second win over a nationally-ranked team on October 29th, upsetting No. 25 University of New Haven 14-13 in a Northeast-10 Conference battle
• Jake Cady continued his strong season leading the Assumption offense, tallying 178 yards going 9-19 through the air for 126 yards with one touchdown pass while racking up 52 yards on the ground
• Berrell Neal was the leading running back on the ground, recording 56 yards on ten carries while scampering for an eight-yard touchdown.
• Quinn Sieger grabbed three receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown, while Keith Mancini and Connor Milks combined for four catches for 64 yards
• On the defensive side of the ball, Dion Kuinlan had a game-high nine tackles, while Joseph MacDougall and Brandon Santell had sacks
• Tre'Sean Bouie had an outstanding day defending the wideouts for the Chargers. He paced Assumption with three big pass breakups, while Roderick Boyd, Isaiah Huff, and Kuinlan had a pair of breakups
• Nick Chodak went a perfect 2-2 on his extra points, while Gabriel Bertolazzo launched eight punts for 341 yards, which including a 57-yard punt
• Assumption is now 2-0 against nationally-ranked opponents this season
• The Greyhounds are now 6-1 when rushing for 100 yards in a game
• This was the first time all season that New Haven did not score when they reached the red zone
• Assumption now leads the all-time series 9-7

 
Saint Anselm Falter Against Pace, 17-14

• Saint Anselm was unable to complete a dramatic comeback over the Setters from Pace University, falling 17-14 after going down 14-0 after the first quarter
• Saint Anselm had multiple opportunities to tie the game or take the lead as the fourth quarter ended. However, the Hawks failed to convert twice on fourth down as quarterback Anthony Santino was sacked a total of four times for a combined loss of 27 yards in that span
• Throwing his first passes of the season, Santino finished the day 17-27 through the air, racking up 202 yards and two touchdowns, but he was sacked six times. Junior quarterback Drew Willoughby completed three of his first six passes before departing the game in the first half
• Taylor Pawelkoski led Saint Anselm on defense with nine tackles, including six of the solo variety. In total, Brandon Hudgins recovered two fumbles for the Hawks, tying the program record established six times prior, most recently by Kyrel Jaundoo '17 against Pace on Sept. 12, 2015
• Senior Anthony Brown, along with a team-leading six pass receptions, also logged two lengthy punt returns totaling 48 yards, becoming the second student-athlete in team history (Aaron Jeanson '05) to post at least 400 punt returns yards in a career
• Saint Anselm returns home for the first time since Oct 1st to host Assumption as part of their College's Homecoming Weekend festivities

 
Greyhounds come in at Number Four in NCAA Regional Rankings.

• The second NCAA Regional football rankings have been released, and Assumption University is ranked four and one of the three Northeast-10 teams under consideration in Super Region one
• In addition to Assumption, the other two NE10 schools include Bentley University and the University of New Haven
• Assumption travel to Saint Anselm on Saturday, November 5th at noon, currently tied for the top spot with Bentley and New Haven
• The NE10, the Great Midwest Conference (GMAC), the Mountain East Conference (MEC), and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) make up the 45-team NCAA Super Region One this season
• The Division II Football Championship provides for a maximum field of 28 teams. Twelve (12) first-round games will be conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions. The top seed in each selection region (super region) will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs
• The NCAA DII Football selection show will air on NCAA.com on Sunday, November 13, at 5 p.m. (EST)

 
NE10 Preseason Poll

• The Greyhounds were predicted to come in second in the Northeast-10 Conference, according to the league's preseason coaches poll released on August 15th
• Assumption looks to improve off of their 2021 campaign, which saw them finish tenth with a 5-5 overall record and a 5-3 record in conference action
• New Haven was ranked first in the poll with 49 points
• Assumption was 12 points behind them and 4 points ahead of third place, which was Bentley

 
A Look at the Matchups Ahead

• Assumption closes the regular season on the road at Post University on Saturday, November 12^th at 1:00 pm.

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