▁the ▁half . ▁▁ ▁But ▁a ▁fac em ask ▁penalty ▁added ▁ 1 5 ▁yard ▁pen alt ies , ▁giving ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁one ▁more ▁play ▁and ▁Bird ▁just ▁s que aked ▁his ▁kick ▁just ▁inside ▁the ▁u pr ights . ▁ ▁Southern ▁Connecticut ▁State ▁( Se pt . ▁ 6 th ) ▁ ▁Junior ▁running ▁back ▁Jer ell ▁Smith ▁r ushed ▁for ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 2 2 1 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 3 4 ▁car ries ▁to ▁help ▁lead ▁Bry ant ▁University ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 9 - 3 6 ▁non - con ference ▁win ▁over ▁Southern ▁Connecticut ▁before ▁ 2 , 4 1 7 ▁at ▁Bul ld og ▁Stadium ▁Saturday ▁afternoon . ▁ ▁The ▁win ▁impro ves ▁Bry ant ' s ▁record ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 ▁on ▁the ▁season ▁heading ▁into ▁next ▁week ' s ▁home ▁game ▁with ▁M err im ack ▁College ▁( 1 ▁p . m .). ▁ ▁Southern ▁Connecticut ▁dro ps ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 ▁on ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁match up ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁schools ▁since ▁last ▁year ' s ▁NCAA ▁play offs , ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁O w ls ▁ 4 5 - 2 8 , ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁capital ized ▁on ▁several ▁Southern ▁Connecticut ▁mistakes ▁to ▁pull ▁out ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁come - from - be hind ▁victory . ▁ ▁" If ▁we ▁don ' t ▁keep ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁the ▁shoot , ▁they ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁run ▁away ▁from ▁us , ▁and ▁that ' s