Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Stonehill Skyhawks
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Central Connecticut tops Stonehill 21-17 to remain in the hunt for NEC title with two games left
The Blue Devils (5-5) are now tied with Robert Morris, which lost to Duquesne 31-6 Saturday, with a 4-1 league record. The Dukes are alone in first place at 5-0. Central Connecticut hosts the Colonials on Saturday followed by Duquesne in the regular-season finale a week later.
Ricky Ortega scored from the 1 in the first quarter and after Danny Hurley kicked a 49-yard field goal to get Stonehill on the board, Elijah Howard capped a15-play, 73-yard drive, carrying the final eight yards for the touchdown. But Stonehill came up with a goal-line stand as time expired in the half, standing Olson up at the goal line as time expired, forcing a fumble in the process.
The Skyhawks stormed back to take the lead in the third quarter behind a pair of touchdown passes by Jack O'Connell — firing 15 yards to Jake Newsham, then 14 yards to Chase Miller — to take a 17-14 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Howard finished with 70 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries to lead the Blue Devils. Olson was 10-of-16 passing for 110 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
O'Connell was 11-of-20 passing for 166 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. The Skyhawks managed just 75 yards rushing on 28 attempts.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 1:53 | Ricky Ortega 1 Yd Run (Jack Barnum Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 10:01 | Danny Hurley 49 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:48 | Elijah Howard 8 Yd Run (Jack Barnum Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:54 | Jake Newsham 15 Yd pass from Jack O'Connell (Danny Hurley Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:54 | Chase Miller 14 Yd pass from Jack O'Connell (Danny Hurley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:54 | Donny Marcus 30 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) |
Statistics
 CCSU |
 STO |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 16 |
| 9-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-11 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 285 | Total Yards | 256 |
| 110 | Passing | 181 |
| 10/16 | Comp/Att | 13/26 |
| 6.9 | Yards per pass | 7.0 |
| 175 | Rushing | 75 |
| 51 | Rushing Attempts | 28 |
| 3.4 | Yards per rush | 2.7 |
| 6-65 | Penalties | 3-30 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 35:33 | Possession | 24:27 |
Game Information
Location: North Easton, MA
Attendance: 1,674 · Capacity:
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