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35
Winner Assumption ASM 3-1 , 2-0
28
Southern Conn. St. SCS 1-4 , 0-3
Winner
Assumption ASM
3-1 , 2-0
35
Final
28
Southern Conn. St. SCS
1-4 , 0-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ASM Assumption 7 14 7 7 35
SCS Southern Conn. St. 7 14 0 7 28

Game Recap: Football |

Football Triumph in Close Road Victory Over Southern Connecticut, 35-28

New Haven, Conn. – Assumption University improved to 3-1 on the season with a 35-28 win over Southern Connecticut State at Jess Dow Field on Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds secured the victory thanks to a fourth-quarter touchdown from Jamar Ballard Jr., capping off a tightly contested matchup.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Assumption opened the scoring with an 18-yard touchdown run by Kameron Robbins early in the first quarter, but SCSU responded with a touchdown of their own to tie it up. 

The second quarter featured a flurry of scoring, with Cameron Reagan hauling in a 26-yard touchdown pass from Jay Kastantin to put Assumption ahead, only for the Owls to tie it again on a nine-yard run from E'lijah Gray. Kastantin added a one-yard rushing touchdown with two minutes to go before halftime, but the Owls answered with a late touchdown pass to send the teams to the locker room tied at 21.

Assumption seized momentum in the third quarter when Shakeer McPherson returned a blocked field goal 86 yards for a score. Southern Connecticut tied the game again with a short touchdown run, but Ballard's 16-yard rush to the house late in the fourth sealed the win for the Greyhounds.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Robbins rushed for 66 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries.
  • Kastantin completed 9 of 13 passes for 126 yards and one touchdown.
  • McPherson's 86-yard blocked field goal return was the game's essential defensive play and the second special teams return TD of his career.
  • The Hounds rushing attack totaled 178 yards on the ground.
  • Dion Kuinlan led the Greyhounds with 13 tackles. Tyler Royall was next in support with eight tackles.
  • With the win, Assumption evened the all-time series against Southern Connecticut at 12-12.
UP NEXT:
  • Assumption vs. Bentley, Saturday, October 12, 12:00 pm.
  • Southern Connecticut at Post University, Saturday, October 12, 1:00 pm.
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