Wednesday, October 10, 2012

St. Aug's should be formidable test for WSSU

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina  --  Third-ranked Winston-Salem State expects its stiffest CIAA test yet on Saturday at home against St. Augustine's.  The Falcons have plenty of firepower on offense and a defense that's been playing well of late.

Saturday's game is an important one for the Rams, who are coming off an easy 63-7 win over Johnson C. Smith. Coach Connell Maynor likes to keep his Rams focused on one opponent each week but admits that when he looked at his schedule in the summer, he knew the St. Aug's game would be a pivotal one.

The Rams are 27-3 with only one regular-season loss at home Since Maynor took over three years ago. That loss was in 2010 — when the Falcons won 40-35.

"It was two years ago, but we avenged that loss last year when we beat them at their place," Maynor said about beating the Falcons 35-28. "But what that loss does, is it reminds us that they have beaten us before — right here at our home — and we were 6-0 then when we lost. Now we are 6-0 again."

The Rams are 3-0 in the CIAA and have yet to be tested. They scored on their first seven possessions last week against Johnson C. Smith.



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