WSSU finds its stride in second half, rolls past St. Aug’s 35-17

WATCH IN 1080p HD, WIDE SCREEN

RALEIGH, North Carolina  — It turns out Winston-Salem State can also grind out a win when it has to.      

On a dreary, overcast afternoon, Winston-Salem State won its sixth straight with a 35-17 win over scrappy St. Augustine’s at Sanderson High School in front of just over 4,000.                 
The Rams (6-1, 2-0 CIAA Southern Division) also won their 21st straight CIAA game but had to dig in to hold off the Falcons (3-4, 1-1).

"There was a little adversity in the first half and we only had the ball four times but you have to give credit to St. Aug’s,” Coach Connell Maynor of WSSU said. “We knew they would be tough…. So, we had to match their intensity — and we did that in the second half.”

The Rams, who came in averaging 45 points a game, led just 7-3 at halftime but found some rhythm with their offense in the second half thanks to a solid running game.

Maurice Lewis, a junior running back, led the way with 90 yards on 15 carries. His first touchdown was a 40-yard scamper in the first quarter that staked the Rams to a 7-0 lead.



CONTINUE READING