Saturday, September 26, 2015

Livingstone begins CIAA play at Bowie State

SALISBURY, North Carolina -- Livingstone opens its CIAA schedule at Bowie State (Md.) this evening, and even though Coach Daryl Williams is hoping to see some defense, the game has all of the makings of a shootout.

Last season, when the two teams met in Salisbury, Livingstone’s Leonardo Manzo kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired for a thrilling, 36-33 win. The Blue Bears had tied the game at 33-all with 8:13 left on a 6-yard scoring pass from quarterback Drew Powell to wide out Jalen Hendricks.

Taking last year’s game into account and the fact that dynamic duo Powell and Hendricks are back for their senior year, tonight’s game could have some fireworks. And Bowie State will have plenty of ammunition as well.

Transfer QB Matthew Goggans, a 6-3, 225-pound graduate student, has been the CIAA “Quarterback of the Week” all three weeks in 2015. The California native has already thrown for 1,038 yards in three games, with nine TDs and just one interception. Goggan is completing 53 percent of his passes.

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