NCAA Division II

Southern Connecticut

 at Saint Anselm

• When and where: Saturday (1 p.m.) at Grappone Stadium, Manchester.
• Team records: Saint Anselm is 2-7 (1-6 Northeast-10). Southern Connecticut is 5-4 (5-2 Northeast-10).
• 2008 result: Southern Connecticut defeated Saint Anselm 56-0.
• Noteworthy: This is the season finale for both teams. ... Southern Connecticut leads the series between the schools 8-2. ... Saint Anselm will honor its six seniors prior to the game: Dan Bohenek (Bridgewater, Mass.), Mike D'Angelo (Andover, Mass.), Kevin Flynn (Wakefield, Mass.), Ryan Fritch (Winstead, Conn.), Anthony Murray (Fitchburg, Mass.) and Craig Whitney (Braintree, Mass.). ... The Hawks found themselves in another high-scoring affair last week, falling to New Haven, 47-43. Freshman quarterback Michael Pierce threw for a school-record 397 yards and three touchdowns, while Joe Robichaud caught nine passes for 131 yards and Marc Wilson had 13 receptions and a touchdown. ... Bohenek made 13 tackles and has a school-record 104 on the season. He is second on the school's all-time career tackle list. ... Southern Connecticut was defeated by Merrimack last week, 52-42. Quarterback Chris Roberts threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for a TD, while running back Rashaad Slowley had his third 100-yard rushing game of the season. ... Southern Connecticut has scored at least 42 points in four of its last five games. ... Offenses have taken center stage in the series between these schools. In the 10 meetings between the teams, the average number of points scored per game is 64.2. ... Several Saint Anselm players are among the leaders in several Northeast-10 categories. Pierce is second in passing yards per game and total offense, Wilson is first in receptions per game and all-purpose yards and third in receiving yards per game, Ethan Sylvain is third in interceptions per game and Bohenek is third in tackles per game.

                                                                -- Capsule compiled by Ed Flaherty