Holland's 153 yards marked the second consecutive game the freshman has rushed for over 100 yards.
VUU started the scoring Dowdy hit Holland with a 40-yard touchdown pass with 9:14 left in the first quarter. Dowdy then made the score 14-0 on a keeper from 16 yards out with 3:11 left in the first quarter.
The Panthers led 28-0 at halftime on the strength of a 15-yard run by Holland and then an 11-yard pass from Dowdy to Jamaal Wright.
VUU's Andre Coble hauled in a 15-yard pass from Dowdy in the third quarter.
Virginia Union capped off the offensive show with a 32-yard pass from reserve quarterback Dane James to Devin Anderson in the fourth quarter.
As a team, Union racked up 494 yards in total offense.
The win raised VUU's record to 2-0 on the season while Saint Augustine's fell to 0-2.
The Panthers, ranked #2 among Division II HBCUs by the Heritage Sports Radio Network and Dr. Henry Cavil, now travel to Boiling Springs, N.C., to face Gardner-Webb University at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 19.
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BACK-TO-BACK CENTURY GAMES - Virginia Union University's Hakeem Holland rushed for 153 yards in the Panthers' 42-7 win over Saint Augustine's University. Holland also rushed for 101 yards in VUU's season-opening win over Brevard College last week. The game marked the first time a VUU running back has had two consecutive 100+ yards rushing games since Jerell Washington had back-to-back 100+ yard games in 2010 (127 vs. Saint Paul's College and 150 yards vs. Virginia State University).
BIG-TIME COMPANY - Holland's 153-yard game also marked the first time a freshman running back has rushed for more than 100 yards in two consecutive games since Andre Braxton performed the feat in 1997.
DOWDY DID IT - Virginia Union University's Shawheem Dowdy passed for 155 yards and three touchdowns in VUU's 42-7 win over Saint Augustine's. This marks the first time a VUU quarterback has passed for three or more touchdowns in a single game since Kenneth Graham passed for three touchdowns against Chowan University on October 14, 2014.
BULLS-EYE BEYMAR - Virginia Union University's Beymar Piraquive hit 6-of-6 extra points in VUU's 42-7 win over Saint Augustine's on September 12. Piraquive is now 11-for-11 in extra points this season for the Panthers. The 6-for-6 performance were the most extra points by a VUU kicker since Troy Krepich's school-record 10 PATs in VUU's 78-13 win over Lincoln (Pa.) on October 11, 2014. Beymar's 6-of-6 performance was the best "perfect game" in PATs since VUU's Stephen Velasquez went 6-for-6 in Virginia Union's 45-0 win over Central State University on September 6, 2009.
NEXT GAME - Virginia Union University now travels to Boiling Springs, N.C., to face Gardner-Webb University at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 19. Gardner-Webb is 0-2 on the season and is coming off a three-overtime 21-13 loss to Elon University on September 12. This will mark the first meeting between the two schools since VUU defeated the Bulldogs 28-15 on October 13, 2001, in Hovey Field in Richmond, Va. VUU and Gardner-Webb have met a total of two times, in 2000 and 2001, and have a 1-1 record. Gardner-Webb defeated VUU 22-20 on October 14, 2000, in Boiling Springs, N.C. The game will be streamed on-line for free courtesy of the Big South Network. The link is available on VUUSPORTS.COM.
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