Matt Gad – Sports Writer The Owls (1-1, 0-1 NE10) came into yesterday’s matchup with New Haven (1-1, 1-0 NE10) having lost to Bentley at home, 24-22, last week despite holding a 16-0 lead at the half. And in their matchup with the Chargers, it was more of the same. The Owls got on the board first off a 24-yard
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Kevin Crompton – Sports Editor Former Owls quarterback Ray Catapano has left head coach Tom Godek and the rest of the Southern football program with a season impacting decision. With Catapano having taken his final snap last fall, spring practice for 2018 has offensive coordinator Chris Bergeski’s attention on the ongoing quarterback battle between three potential signal callers. “Right now it’s
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Kevin Crompton – Special to the Southern News Southern football was defeated by the University of New Haven Friday night with a final score of 31-17 in a battle for the Elm City trophy. The UNH Chargers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead on their first possession of the game. After receiving the opening kickoff, UNH marched down the
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Matt Gad – Sports Writer In their season opener Saturday afternoon, Southern football fell to the Gannon University Golden Knights, 55-22. Gannon has now won their last four contests with the Owls. Both teams also opened up their seasons together last year, in Erie, Pennsylvania, when Gannon was victorious, 31-9. Before he started reflecting on his team’s losing performance, head
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Edgar Ayala – Sports Editor The football team sent out their seniors on a positive note by securing a winning record for the first time since 2011, defeating Saint Anselm on Senior Day. “We’ve spent a lot of long hours put into this,” said head football coach, Tom Godek. “We have been trying to dig out of this crater that’s
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Edgar Ayala – Sports Editor Nearly 3,000 were in attendance to watch Southern’s annual Homecoming football game as the Owls rolled past Bentley to secure their second straight win. “We knew coming into this week that this was going to be the biggest game of our season,” said Devante Jenkins, senior captain for the Owls. “We did this for
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Edgar Ayala – Sports Editor The momentum shifted away from Southern Connecticut football after halftime, the Owls were committing errors and did not capitalize in crucial moments down the final stretch of the game. Head football coach for Southern, Tom Godek, echoed those statements in Southern’s second consecutive loss and the Owls’ fourth loss of the season. “We just
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