BOWIE, Maryland -- The Chowan University football team picked up a critical CIAA Northern Division victory over Bowie State University on Saturday afternoon in a 31-21 decision. The Hawks improve to 3-3 on the season and 2-1 in CIAA play while the Bulldogs fall to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the league. DaSean Martin led the Hawks' offense with 22 carries for 102 yards. Martin scored three of the Hawks' four touchdowns in the win, one receiving and two rushing. Robert Holland had a banner day as well with seven receptions for 100 yards on the afternoon and one touchdown. Dain McFarland completed 11-24 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Jason Ampy led all players in the game with nine tackles (four solo and five assisted).
Keith Brown led the effort for the Bulldogs with 21 carries for 101 yards while Nyme Manns caught seven passes for 159 yards and one touchdown. Jared Johnston was 17-28 in pass completions totaling 247 yards passing.
Bowie State scored 14 unanswered points in the first quarter to take an early lead in the contest. Kendall Jackson capped a six play 65 yard drive with a one yard touchdown run for the first score, and notched a second touchdown rush with 2:32 remaining in the first quarter to lead the effort.
The Hawks responded with a score of their own midway through the second quarter as Martin's two yard rush topped an 11 play, 65 yard drive. Alex Noboa's point after attempt was good, making the score to 14-7. Martin rushed for his second touchdown of the contest in the third quarter with 2:52 on the clock to put the Hawks within reach of the Bulldogs, but Noboa's point after attempt was blocked resulting in Bowie State maintaining a narrow 14-13 lead.
Jared Johnston connected with Nyme Manns on a 57 yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds left in the third quarter to shift the momentum back to Bowie State. Mario Diaz-Aviles' point after was good, extending the Bulldogs' lead to 21-13.
Down but not out, the Hawks regrouped to score 18 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. McFarland's three yard pass to Holland with 11:08 on the clock followed by a successful two-point conversion with the McFarland-Holland duo knotted the score 21-21. The Hawks forced the Bulldogs to punt on their next drive. Chowan used Anthony Clanton's 59 yard run and McFarland's 18 yard touchdown pass to Martin to take a 27-21 lead. Noboa's point after attempt was good, giving the Hawks a 28-21 advantage.
Devahn Murphy picked off Johnston's pass on the next drive, giving the ball back to Chowan. The Hawks then used Noboa's 32 yard field goal with 2:01 left in the contest to secure the 31-21 win.
The Hawks will conclude their three-game road stand next weekend when they travel to Virginia Union next Saturday. The CIAA Northern Division contest is slated for a 1:00pm kick-off.
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