John
AMANING
SCSU / Graduate Student / RB/ Bio
Amaning, the NE10's leading rusher, rambled for 146 yards on 30 carries and added to his conference-leading touchdown tally with three in a 35-28 come-from-behind win against Monroe. Amaning had a game-high 25 yard run in the Owls' win. The Owls running back has eight touchdowns in his last three games. For the year, he leads the NE10 in carries (109), yards (585), touchdowns (7) and yards per game (117.0). He's also the conference's leading scorer with 48 points for the year.
30 carries
146 rushing yards
3 touchdowns
Jeremiah
COVINGTON-GRIGGS
In SCSU's 35-28 win over Monroe, Covington-Griggs had a game-high nine tackles, including five solo takedowns, with 1.5 for a loss. Covington-Griggs led the Owls pass rush, posting two quarterback hurries in the game. SCSU fell behind early, but the defense pitched a shutout over the game's final 20 minutes to secure the comback win.
9 TACKLES
1.5 tackles for a loss
2 quarterback hurries
Benzi, SCSU's All-NE10 kicker, was perfect for the day with a 5-for-5 showing on point-after attempts. Benzi has now converted on 16 PATs for the year, is 5-for-6 on field goals and ranks among the conference's scoring leaders.
5 point-after attempts
31 points scored this season
6 scoring rank among ne10 players
Emeka
YEARWOOD
SCSU / Sophomore (Rookie Eligible) / DB/ Bio
Yearwood put an exclamation point on SCSU's comeback Homecoming Game win against Monroe. SCSU came back from a 28-14 deficit to hold the Mustangs scoreless in the second half and take a 35-28 lead. In the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, Monroe drove the length of the field but Yearwood came away with his team-leading second interception of the year, picking off Monroe's quarterback in the end zone on a potential game-tying touchdown to secure the Owls win. Yearwood also had a team-high nine tackles including one for a loss.
9 tackles
1 tackle for a loss
1 interception
Week 01
Offensive Player of the Week
Hardley Gilmore
AIC
Defensive Player
Jakkai Stith
AIC
Special Teams
Luke Sheets
AIC
Week 02
Offensive Player of the Week
Dom Santiago
Assumption
Defensive Player
Benjamin Antoine
AIC
Special Teams
Luke Sheets (2)
AIC
Rookie
John Walsh Karam
Assumption
Week 03
Offensive Player of the Week
Isaiah Osgood
Bentley
Defensive Player
Nathen Choute
Pace
Special Teams
Marc Malandruccolo
Pace
Rookie
Kaiden Brochu
Assumption
Week 04
Offensive Player of the Week
Anthony Johnson
Franklin Pierce
Defensive Player
Nick Smith
Assumption
Special Teams
Ethan Hudson
SCSU
Rookie
Kaiden Brochu (2)
Assumption
Week 05
Offensive Player of the Week
Joseph Mugovero
Franklin Pierce
Defensive Player
Suliman Pitts
Pace
Special Teams
Kha'lil Eason
Franklin Pierce
Rookie
Kelvin McKnight
SCSU
Week 06
Offensive Player of the Week
Anthony Johnson
Post
Defensive Player
Jeremiah Hayes
Franklin Pierce
Special Teams
Jhamier Howard
Pace
Rookie
Kaiden Brochu (3)
Assumption
Week 07
Offensive Player of the Week
John Amaning
SCSU
Defensive Player
Jeremiah Covington-Griggs
SCSU
Special Teams
Daniel Benzi
SCSU
Rookie
Emeka Yearwood
SCSU
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