WORCESTER, Mass. – A Hail Mary attempt in the end zone as time expired went incomplete as the University of New Haven football team dropped a 23-17 decision to the Assumption Grey Hounds in Northeast-10 action on Friday night. With the loss, New Haven falls to 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the Northeast-10.

Sophomore quarterback Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) completed his fourth start of the season with a career-high 307 yards, completing 29-of-54 pass attempts, one of which went for a 28-yard touchdown to Henry Adegunle (Rockaway, N.Y./Channel View). Patterson's primary target was DeeJay White (Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay / Bowling Green State University) who finished with six catches for 58 yards. Adegunle, Devin Martin (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville), Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) and Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) all finished with four catches with Adegunle leading the four with 56 yards.

Also setting a career-high against Assumption was sophomore kicker Danny Stock (North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge) who drilled his sixth field goal of the season, going for 43 yards, nine more than his previous career-high of 34 set at Bentley.

On the ground, the Chargers were led by Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) who finished with 96 net yards on 22 carries, including an eight-yard touchdown, his second of the season. Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) finished second among the Chargers running back, finishing with 31 net yards on 14 carries.

Leading the New Haven defense was Matt Zakrzewski (Traverse City, Mich./Saint Francis / Indiana) who was one of two Chargers who finished in double figures, closing out the game with 12 stops. Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) finished with 11, his fifth game of the season in double figures.  

FIRST QUARTER NOTES

·           Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) opened up the game with a perfectly placed pass to DeeJay White (Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay / Bowling Green State University) for a 22-yard pickup. The Chargers then used three-straight rushes to pick up two more first downs with Patterson running for seven yards for the first and Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) breaking through the middle for the second.

·           Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) led the Chargers in the opening quarter with 22 yards on the ground, all of which came on the drive which ended the quarter for New Haven. Officer finished just behind him with 19 yards, both carrying the ball three times.

·           Patterson finished with four completions in the first quarter for a total of 44 yards with the 22-yard completion to White the longest. White led the receiving corps with 38 total yards on three catches.

·           Defensively, New Haven was led by Matt Zakrzewski (Traverse City, Mich./Saint Francis / Indiana) who finished with five tackles, while Mark Clements (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest / Worcester Academy) added three.

SECOND QUARTER NOTES

·           The Chargers held the possession for the final 10 minutes of the second quarter, marching 92 yards but were stopped at the line as time expired on a fourth and one opportunity. That drive was a total of 23 plays including 11 rushes, five each by Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) and Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) as well as Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) going 6-of-8 in the air. Included in those passes were three for 10-plus yards, the longest of which was a 22-yard completion to Rishawn Harris (Springfield, Mass./Putnam Vocational Technical Academy) on third and 18.

·           For the quarter, Patterson finished 7-of-10 for 69 yards with his primary target DeeJay White (Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay / Bowling Green State University) who had four catches for 41 yards.

·           On the ground, Officer led the Chargers with 27 yards on eight carries, while Anderson finished with 17 yards also on eight carries.

·           Defensively, Drake Harris (Union, N.J./Union) led the Chargers with four tackles.

THIRD QUARTER NOTES

·           After a huge defensive stop and three and out for Assumption, the Chargers found themselves with great field possession for their first drive of the half. Starting at the Assumption 39, the Chargers completed the drive thanks to a pair of catches from Henry Adegunle (Rockaway, N.Y./Channel View), a 13-yard grab and a 27-yard grab, the second of which was good for seven points. The scoring drive was a total of seven plays and took 2:39 off the clock.

·           On the ensuing kickoff, Nigel Davis (Williamsville, N.Y./Saint Joseph's Collegiate Institute) collected a Greyhound fumble to again set the Chargers up with great field possession, starting at the Assumption 29. This time around, Danny Stock (North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge) completed the drive with his longest field goal of the season, a 43-yard attempt. That drive was a total of four plays and took 1:22 off the clock.

·           Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) led the ground game in the third quarter with six runs for a total of 20 yards. In the air, Patterson finished 3-of-8 for 38 yards, with the longest pass of the quarter the 27-yard touchdown to Adegunle.

·           Defensively, New Haven was led by Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) who picked up five tackles.

FOURTH QUARTER NOTES

·           Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) completed a seven play 54-yard drive with an eight-yard run for his second touchdown of the season. Included in the drive for New Haven was a pair of double-digit passes from Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune), a 12-yarder and an 18-yarder, both of which went to Devin Martin (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville).

·           Patterson finished the final period completing 15-of-23 attempts for an impressive 156 yards. Among his primary targets in the fourth quarter was Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) who finished with four catches for 31 yards.

·           On the ground, Officer led the way with six carries for 29 yards.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

·           The 43-yard field goal for Danny Stock (North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge) on the Chargers second possession of the second half was his career long, passing his previous career-best of 34 yards on the game-winner at Bentley.

·           The Chargers 10 minute, 23-play drive went for 92 yards setting the season-high for longest drive in terms of time of possession, yards and total plays.

·           Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune)'s 307 total yards in the air is a career-high and his fourth game of the season with 200 or more yards.

·           The 11 tackles for Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) completes his fifth game of the season with double figure tackles, these following a career-high 25 in the last game against Merrimack.

TWEETABLES (140 characters or less)

·           Junior quarterback Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) finished with a career-high 307 yards, completing 29-of-54 attempts.

·           Sophomore kicker Danny Stock (North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge) hit his sixth field goal of the season, this one setting a career-long at 43 yards.

·           Graduate running back Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) finished with a season-high 97 yards on 22 carries.

·           Junior wide receiver Henry Adegunle (Rockaway, N.Y./Channel View) finished his third-straight game with 50 or more yards in the air, finishing with 56 on four catches.

UP NEXT
The Chargers return to DellaCamera Stadium to begin a stretch of three-straight home games when they welcome the Stonehill Skyhawks to West Haven on Saturday, October 17. That game also serves as Community Day and Golf Sponsor Recognition Day. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The remainder of the homestand includes dates against LIU Post (Oct. 24) and Pace (Oct. 31).  Complete coverage of Charger football can be found at www.NewHavenChargers.com.