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New Haven UNH 5-2 , 4-1
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Winner Assumption ASM 5-2 , 4-1
New Haven UNH
5-2 , 4-1
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Final
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Assumption ASM
5-2 , 4-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UNH New Haven 0 7 0 7 14
ASM Assumption 0 10 6 3 19

Game Recap: Football |

Special Teams Shine in Football's 19-14 Homecoming Win over New Haven

WORCESTER, Mass.— The Assumption University football team forced three turnovers and capitalized on special teams as the Greyhounds upended the University of New Haven 19-14 in a vital Northeast-10 Conference win at Brian Kelly '83 Stadium Saturday afternoon. 

THE BASICS:
Score: Assumption University 19, University of New Haven 14
Records: Greyhounds (5-2, 4-1 NE10), Chargers (5-2, 4-1 NE10)

HOW IT HAPPENED
A quiet and scoreless first quarter came and went. The final play in the quarter was a 42-yard reception for the Charger's Mikey Cainse, putting New Haven on Assumption's eight-yard line. On the second play of the second quarter, New Haven QB Daelen Menard would sneak in on a quarterback option to take the early lead. On the very next play, the lead would vanish. 

Jason Wonodi received the kickoff on the 11-yard line for the Hounds and took it back 89 yards for a touchdown as fast as he could. Massimo Sgambati completed the PAT to tie the game at 7-7. Following a Tyler Royall interception, Sgambati would make a 39-yard field goal for Assumption to take a 10-7 heading into halftime. 

On the opening play of New Haven's next drive, Jaron Wilson picked off a pass, which was hurried thanks to defensive end Owen Fitzgerald. The Greyhound kicker had an outstanding performance, going 4-5 on his field goal attempts, which included a career-long 48-yard blast that extended the Hound's lead to 16-7 on the same drive. Another one off the laces of Sgambati early in the fourth quarter made it a 19-7 game.

Late in the fourth, in the red zone, the Chargers made it a ballgame with a similar quarterback run as before. Menard rushed in his second touchdown to make it 19-14 with five minutes to play. Assumptions would be stopped on their next drive, and they would be forced to punt. Gabriel Bertolazzo booted one 50 yards downfield, where it bounced and contacted the New Haven returner. Jason Wonodi recovered the loose ball, regaining control of the Greyhounds and securing the victory. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Greyhound kicker Sgambati made field goals from 32, 39, 43, and 48 yards out.
  • Wonodi's touchdown was his second career collegiate touchdown and the first on special teams of his college career.
  • Tyler Royall's interception was his first of 2024. 
  • The Hounds rushed for 95 yards, compared to 152 for the Chargers.
  • Assumption threw for 81 yards; New Haven went through the air for 150 yards.
  • Dion Kuinlan and Joe Krauza tied for a team-high nine tackles. 
  • Assumption leads the all-time series against New Haven 10-8

UP NEXT:
  • Assumption at American International, Friday, November 1, 6:00 pm.
  • New Haven vs. Post, Saturday, November 2, 1:00 pm
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