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DATE: October 1, 2022
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LOCATION:Â Grappone Stadium
Manchester, N.H. |
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THE FIRST LOOK
A match-up of two undefeated NE10 teams is on tap for Saturday late afternoon in Manchester, N.H. as the Chargers travel Northeast to take on the Saint Anselm Hawks with kickoff slated for 3:00 p.m. A win for New Haven would be the 16th over a team from the NE10, including two non-conference games, with the last loss against an NE10 team coming at the hands of Saint Anselm on Oct. 12, 2019.
INSIDE THE SERIES
·       New Haven and Saint Anselm meet for the 12th time in a series that dates back to the Chargers first season in the Northeast-10, 2009.
·       Overall, the Chargers lead the Hawks 8-3 in the-all-time series.
·       Saint Anselm broke a four-game streak in the Chargers favor last season with a home victory 37-31.
·       In the four-game streak prior to last season, the Chargers outscored Saint Anselm by an average of 24.5 points.
A WIN OVER SAINT ANSELM WOULD...
·       be the sixth in the last seven games against their NE10 conference foe
·       make New Haven the lone undefeated team in the Northeast-10 team
·       be the 16th straight win against a team from the NE10, dating back to an Oct. 12, 2019 loss to Saint Anselm on the road.
·       be the 269th overall victory in the 43 plus year history of Charger Football.
·       be the 239th victory since the Chargers began playing at the Division II level - first DII season was 1982.
GAME DAY FORECAST
New Haven and Saint Anselm will meet under overcast skies with the high for the day at 63 degrees and the Saturday night low at 49 degrees. There is a 23% chance of precipitation and a 68% humidity level. Winds on Saturday will be around 5 miles per hour out of the north. Sunrise on Saturday is set for 6:43 a.m. while sunset will be at 6:26 p.m.
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS
New Haven enters the battle of undefeated NE10 teams looking for its 15th straight conference victory following wins over AIC and Bentley to open the league schedule. In last week's win over the Falcons it was the running game that ruled the offense, with sophomore Christopher Ais (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) racking up a season-high 131 yards and a touchdown. The week prior against the Yellow Jackets it was quarterback Connor Degenhardt (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy) doing the big lifting, throwing five touchdowns. The other large factor in both games has been New Haven's defense which against AIC picked off four passes and against the Falcons a fourth quarter scoop and score from David Onyemem (Dracut, Mass./Central Catholic) secured the road victory. For the season, Ais is averaging 85 yards per game and has concluded three drives in the endzone. Degenhardt has thrown for 779 yards, completing 57-of-105 passes with nine touchdowns while also adding a rushing TD. Overall for the year, he has had the luxury of relying on 12 different receivers to keep the opponents defense always on edge. Defensively, New Haven is led by Damon Burton, Jr. who has 30 tackles, including three TFL. Jack Quander (Gainsville, Va./Patriot) is also a person to take note of, leading the team with 3.5 sacks among his 19 total tackles.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Saint Anselm enters Saturday looking to remain unblemished on the season with a 4-0 record overall and a 2-0 mark in conference play following league wins over Franklin Pierce and Southern Connecticut. In the most recent game against the Owls it took a final minute score for the Hawks to cement the victory, breaking a 14-14 stalemate. It isn't hard to see where the Charger defense will need to key in as the Hawks are averaging 305 yards per game passing and just 69.8 yards per game on the ground. Junior quarterback Drew Willoughby has completed more than 66 percent of his pass attempts for a league-leading 1,202 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has had a pair of receivers haul in 20 passes apiece, with Anthony Brown leading the duo with a team-high six TD receptions. On the ground, Vincent Wagner leads the team with his 34.8 yards per game average and one of the Hawks three rushing touchdowns.
NEXT ON TAP
After spending two weeks away, New Haven returns to West Haven for the first of back-to-back home games, not heading back on the road until the last weekend of October. The first team to visit DellaCamera Stadium in that stretch will be Pace on Saturday, October 8. The NE10 battle against the Setters is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff with all the action available live on the Charger Sports Network, part of NE10 NOW, with JW Stewart and Steve Kunsey on the call.Â
