MURFREESBORO, North Carolina -- The Chowan University football team picked up their first CIAA win of the year in thrilling fashion with a 29-23 victory over Shaw on Saturday evening in Jim Garrison Stadium. Cameron Stover's touchdown pass to Antjuan Randall with 23 seconds on the clock, followed by a two point conversion secured the win over the Bears.Stover completed 24 passes to seven different Hawk receivers to account for 223 passing yards on the evening. Robert Holland hauled in seven passes for 60 yards and one touchdown. The Hawks ran for a total of 161 yards in the win, with Anthony Clanton collected 12 carries for 65 yards and one touchdown run.
Defensively, Jason Ampy led the way 11 total tackles, 10 of which were solo stops. Dakorion DeSamme tallied 10 tackles. Aeon Blake notched five tackles in the victory, two sacks, and three tackles for 24 yards of loss.
Marquise Grizzle took control of Shaw's running game with 29 rushes for 124 yards and one touchdown. Kowaski Kitchens caught six passes for 92 yards while Quinshon Odom was 15-37 in pass completions for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
A five play, 71 yard drive capped with Odom's 60 yard pass to Ta'Juan Brown gave the Bears an early 6-0 lead after their first possession. Andres Magallon's point after attempt failed. The Hawks answered back on their next possession on a six play 69 yard drive which ended with a 12 yard rush by Clanton to knot the score 6-6. Alex Noboa's point after attempt was good, allowing Chowan to take a 7-6 lead, which the Hawks maintained through the remainder of the first quarter.
The Bears opened up the second quarter with a score as Grizzle's one yard one gave Shaw a 12-7 edge. Magallon's point after attempt was good, and Shaw held onto the lead heading into halftime.
Willie Hickman's interception of Odom's pass led to another score for the Hawks as DaSean Martin's four yard rush knotted the game 13-13 and Noboa's point after gave Chowan a narrow 14-13 lead . The third quarter would see the Hawks score once more when Stover connected with Holland on a six yard pass with 9:33 left on the clock. Noboa's point after put Chowan ahead 21-13.
The Bears gained the momentum back in the quarter using a 41 yard field goal from Magallon, a deep touchdown pass to David Jordan, and a made point after attempt. Trailing 23-21 at the end of the third quarter, the Hawks worked feverishly for the remainder of the game to change the tone of the contest.
With 2:43 remaining in the game, Stover connected with Holland on a 16 yard pass to move the ball to Shaw's 30 yard line. A loss of one yard and a sack by Shaw moved the ball back to the Shaw 35, but Stover quickly tossed a 19 yard pass to Damian Ellis to move the ball to the 16 yard line. With 23 seconds on the clock, Stover launched a 16 yard touchdown pass to Randall to give Chowan a 27-23 edge. Ryan Simpson's rush allowed the Hawks to capitalize on the two point conversion and pull ahead 29-23.
The Bears were unable to answer back on their final drive of the game. Shaw falls to 2-2 on the season and 0-1 in CIAA play with the loss. They return to Raleigh, NC next weekend to host Virginia State University in a 1:00pm cross divisional contest.
The Hawks improve to 2-2 on the season and 1-0 in league play. Saturday's win evened the series record with the Bears to 3-3. Chowan travels to Fayetteville State next Saturday to take on the Broncos in a 4:00 p.m. match-up.
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