Saturday, October 27, 2012

Shaw has played WSSU tough

DURHAM, North Carolina  --  Winston-Salem State just might have its hands full today against Shaw at Durham County Stadium.

The Rams have lost three games in Coach Connell Maynor's three seasons, one of them to Shaw, in 2010.

The Rams — 8-0 overall and ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Division II poll — have yet to be tested in CIAA play, outscoring opponents 212-47 in five games. Last week, they barely broke a sweat routing Livingstone 58-0.

Robert Massey, in his first season as Shaw's head coach after two seasons as the defensive coordinator, said that his Bears match up well with the Rams.

Shaw is a coming off a 35-20 loss to Johnson C. Smith, a defeat Massey needed time to put behind.

"I pouted a little more than usual," he said. "But then I realized this is a great opportunity for us this week to play the No. 2 team in the country. And I think when you look back at how the games have gone between our two schools, the games have been good."




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