Cent. Connecticut St. 31, Albany, N.Y. 29

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	23	20
Total Yards	376	430
Passing	266	184
Rushing	110	246
Penalties	6-53	3-27
3rd Down Conversions	5-14	10-13
4th Down Conversions	2-3	0-0
Turnovers	2	3
Possession	31:54	28:06

Air/Ground Leaders
Albany Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Esposito 25/39 266 2 2	Central Connecticut State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Norris 10/19 184 0 1
Albany Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG McCarty 22 65 1 10 Gannon 10 38 0 12	Central Connecticut State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Mallory 23 204 3 79 Richardson 4 18 0 10
Albany Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Bush 10 95 0 24 Gannon 3 48 1 24	Central Connecticut State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Paul 5 131 0 49 Colagiovanni 1 45 0 45

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				ALBY	CCSU
	TD	09:22	Vinny Esposito 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	6	0
	TD	09:04	James Mallory 79 Yd Run (Joe Izzo Kick)	6	7
SECOND QUARTER				ALBY	CCSU
	FG	11:23	Herb Glass 23 Yd	9	7
	TD	06:36	Richie Martin 10 Yd Run (Joe Izzo Kick)	9	14
	TD	04:28	Jason Poore 7 Yd Pass From Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass Kick)	16	14
	TD	01:49	David McCarty 10 Yd Run (Herb Glass Kick)	23	14
THIRD QUARTER				ALBY	CCSU
	TD	04:39	James Mallory 14 Yd Run (Joe Izzo Kick)	23	21
	TD	00:42	James Mallory 1 Yd Run (Joe Izzo Kick)	23	28
FOURTH QUARTER				ALBY	CCSU
	FG	09:17	Joe Izzo 28 Yd	23	31
	TD	00:59	Justin Gannon 8 Yd Pass From Vinny Esposito (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	29	31

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- James Mallory ran for three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 42 seconds left in the third quarter, to help Central Connecticut State rally for a 31-29 win over Albany, N.Y., on Saturday.

Trailing 23-14 at halftime, Mallory scored on runs of 14 and 1 yards to put the Blue Devils (7-1, 5-0 Northeast Conference) up 28-23 after the third quarter.

Joe Izzo's 28-yard field goal extended the Blue Devils' lead to 31-23 in the fourth. Vinny Esposito's 8-yard touchdown to Justin Gannon with 59 seconds left pulled the Great Danes (6-3, 5-1) within two.

Mallory, who also had a 79-yard rushing score in the first, finished with 204 yards rushing on 23 carries. Aubrey Norris was 10-for-19 with 184 yards and an interception, and Josue Paul had five catches for 131 yards.

Albany's Esposito threw two touchdowns and two interceptions.