MURFREESBORO, N.C.—Chowan picked up a critical 28-21 win over Virginia Union University on Saturday. The Hawks moved to 4-3 and 3-1 in league play. The record marks the most wins in a season for the football team since 1999 when CU finished 5-4 on the year.
Despite collecting 19 penalties for a total of 143 yards, Chowan fought for 413 yards of offense en route to the CIAA Northern Division win.
Elliot Smalls rushed for a team-high 70 yards. Cameron Stover was 23-38 in pass completions and connected with seven different receivers in the win. Ryan Nolan and Antjuan Randall led the offense with 95 and 71 receiving yards, respectively.
On the defensive side of the ball, Chris Morris collected seven tackles. Additionally, the Hawks’ defense collected five interceptions with Dakorian DeSamme, David Fulton, Anthony Joffrion, Brandon Whitaker and Christian Niekens all managing to pick off passes from the Panther’s quarterback tandem Kenneth Graham and Abe Coleman.
Chowan’s defense shutout the Panthers in the first quarter. Virginia Union prevented the Hawks from scoring.
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