Sacred Heart Pioneers at Central Connecticut Blue Devils
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Brady Olson passes for 4 touchdowns including game-winner to Elijah Howard in 42-35 OT win
The Pioneers (4-2) had a first down at the 1-yard line on their overtime possession, but three stuffed runs and an incomplete pass gave the Blue Devils (3-3) the win.
Sacred Heart tied the game with a minute left in regulation on Jack Snyder's 37-yard pass play to Jason Palmieri.
Olson was 28-of-40 passing for a career-high 323 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 58 yards with a score. Olson became the first Blue Devil to throw for 300-plus yards since Jacob Dolegala on Oct. 6, 2018. Howard had 102 yards to move into sixth place on the CCSU career rushing list with 2,274.
Snyder was 17 of 27 for 218 yards passing and two TDs. Trey Eberhart III had 83 yards rushing and a TD and Palmieri had 65 yards receiving.
CCSU led 20-14 at halftime. Sacred Heart had a 21-20 edge after three quarters before the teams combined for 29 points in the final quarter.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 4:36 | Dave Pardo 7 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 14:50 | Jack Hennessey 26 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 6:47 | Jack Hennessey 22 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:05 | John Michalski 1 Yd Run (Matt Kling Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:16 | Michael Trovarelli 29 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:10 | Payton Rhoades 22 Yd pass from Jack Snyder (Matt Kling Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:54 | Trey Eberhart III 9 Yd Run (Matt Kling Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:33 | Donny Marcus 32 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Brady Olson Pass to Dave Pardo for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 6:04 | Jack Snyder 15 Yd Run (Matt Kling Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:54 | Brady Olson 9 Yd Run (Jack Hennessey Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:59 | Jason Palmieri 37 Yd pass from Jack Snyder (Matt Kling Kick) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Elijah Howard 25 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick) |
Statistics
 SHU |
 CCSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 7-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-13 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 437 | Total Yards | 509 |
| 218 | Passing | 323 |
| 17/28 | Comp/Att | 28/40 |
| 7.8 | Yards per pass | 8.1 |
| 219 | Rushing | 186 |
| 40 | Rushing Attempts | 35 |
| 5.5 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 6-60 | Penalties | 5-55 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 25:37 | Possession | 34:23 |
Game Information
Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 2,044 · Capacity:
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