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WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The University of New Haven football team (6-4, 6-3 NE-10) outscored Bentley 17-0 over the final 49 minutes to earn a Senior Day victory against the Falcons 17-7 at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium. The Chargers defense led the way, forcing the Falcons into three fumbles and an interception that was returned 25 yards.

In addition to the four turnovers forced, New Haven's defense sacked Bentley's Mack Lowrie three times and recorded 10 total tackles that resulted in 30 yards lost. Individually, the Blue and Gold was led by Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) who finished with a game-high 15 tackles, including two for loss, one of which was a sack for seven yards.

In addition to Condit, Dan McCourt (Pembroke, Mass./Pembroke / Dean College) recoded two sacks among his four total tackles, while DJ Doman (Bronxville, N.Y./Pleasant Grove / BYU) picked off a Bentley pass late in the fourth quarter that he returned 25 yards, cementing the victory.

Offensively, New Haven scored a pair of touchdowns with the first a 42-yard pass to Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) who broke free up the middle to complete the drive. Running back Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) recorded the second Charger touchdown when he ran in from 16 yards out after the defense forced a Bentley fumble on a punt return deep in the Falcons territory.

Quarterback Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) finished the day with 160 yards as he completed 15 of his 26 attempts, including his 42 yard touchdown pass to Headen. Anderson finished his day with 50 yards on the ground, while Lemar Thomas (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) led the running game with 79 yards on 23 attempts.

SCORING

• 4:04 1st – BEN Montalto 4-yd run (Buchanan kick) – Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:00 – Score: 0-7

• 00:47 1st – UNH Headen 42-yd pass from Patterson (Stock kick) – Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:07 – Score: 7-7

• 13:44 3rd – UNH Anderson 16-yd run (Stock kick) – Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:08 – Score: 14-7

• 8:13 4th – UNH Stock 23-yd field goal – Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 9:16 – Score: 17-7

STATISTICAL LEADERS

• New Haven was led on the day by its defense who forced three fumbles and an interception against the Falcons. Those stats go along with three sacks for 16 yards, 10 tackles for loss that totaled 30 yards, five pass breakups and a quarter back hurry.

• Leading the defense individually was senior linebacker Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) who finished with a game-high 15 tackles, including two four loss, one of which was a sack for seven yards.

• Also with impressive efforts defensively was Dan McCourt (Pembroke, Mass./Pembroke / Dean College) who recorded a pair of sacks for nine yards and DJ Doman (Bronxville, N.Y./Pleasant Grove / BYU) who along with two tackles picked off a Bentley pass late in the fourth quarter, returning it 25 yards to ice the game.

• Offensively, New Haven was led by senior wide receiver Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) who along with Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) led the receiving corps with four catches. Headen collected 75 total yards, including the Army ROTC Play of the Game when he broke free and ran straight up the middle for a 42 yard touchdown.

• Quarterback Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) closed out his day with 160 yards completing 15 of the 26 passes he attempted. He also finished with one touchdown, the 42-yard connection with Headen.

• Leading the ground efforts for the Chargers was Lemar Thomas (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) who scampered 79 yards on 23 total attempts. Anderson was just behind him with 50 yards, including a 16-yard TD run.

HIGHLIGHTS

• New Haven quickly answered the Falcons opening touchdown when they scored three minutes later on the final drive of the first quarter. Patterson led that march down the field when he completed four of his six pass attempts with three of them for 10 yards or more. The final of those passes was the longest of the day when he found Headen in the middle and he broke free and marched in from 42 yards out.

• The Chargers defense would force its first fumble of the game with six minutes remaining in the first half when Ralph Jonathas (Everett, Mass./Everett) poked the ball out, ending a Falcons drive just four plays in.

• The defense would strike again on the first Bentley drive in the second half when the Falcons coughed up the ball on a UNH punt with Tyler Hill (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph Collegiate / Cincinnati) pouncing on the loose ball, giving the Chargers a short field inside the Bentley 20 yard line.

• The offense made quick work of the short field as Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) sped in from 16 yards out to complete a one-play drive that took just eight seconds and game the Blue and Gold a 14-7 lead.

• New Haven struck again in the fourth quarter when Danny Stock (North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge / Buffalo State) drilled a 23-yard field goal straight through the middle of the uprights, capping off what was the longest drive of the season or New Haven, lasting 9:16 and totaling 16 plays.

• The defense came through two more times following that field goal, the first of which came on the next Bentley drive when Nigel Davis (Williamsville, N.Y./Saint Joseph's Collegiate Institute) forced the third Bentley fumble, with CJ Fitzpatrick recovering the turnover.

• Doman would provide the final defensive play of the day for the Chargers when he stepped in front of a Bentley pass with under a minute to play in the game, running back his first pick in a Blue and Gold uniform 25 yards cementing the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The three fumbles recovered by New Haven is the most of the season for the Chargers.

• The 42-yard touchdown pass to Headen is the seventh TD pass of the season that has gone for 40 yards or more, while Patterson has now completed 16 passes of 40 yards or more on the season.

• The 160 passing yards for Patterson allowed him to move in a pair of top-10 lists, the first of which was pushing him into eighth on the career passing yards list, while he is has broken into the top-10 in single season passing yards for the first time in his career.

• Headen also moved up on the all-time records board with his 75 yards moving him into fourth in career receiving yards with 2,333 total.

NEXT ON TAP
The Chargers will return to DellaCamera Stadium one more time in 2016 when they host the fourth place Southern Connecticut State University Owls as part of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship weekend on November 12. Kick off in the final game of the season is slated for 12:00 p.m.