Sunday, September 18, 2011

NCCU missed extra point costly in loss

DURHAM, NC -- On his weekly radio show Tuesday, N.C. Central coach Henry Frazier III said Elon would be a barometer on where the Eagles stand as a full member of the NCAA's Div. I Football Championship Series.

Like the Eagles, the Phoenix reclassified from Division II to the FCS and have been quite successful at it. NCCU, Frazier said, is looking to get to that level. After Saturday night's 17-16 hard-fought loss, NCCU (1-2) showed that it's that not far down the totem pole despite being outplayed on the statistics sheet. A missed extra point in the second quarter proved to be the difference on the scoreboard.

"We gave our absolute best, but mistakes hurt us down the stretch," a drained Frazier said. "We had the chance to win and we'll get better. But No. 3 is the real deal."



That No. 3 is Elon junior wide receiver Aaron Mellette, who caught 16 passes for a career-high ...

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