Chowan Hawks Dismantle Saint Augustine's Falcons

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina  -- The Chowan University football team rolled to their third win of the season with a 49-0 victory over the visiting Saint Augustine's University Falcons on Saturday afternoon.  The victory was the second in as many weeks for the Hawks and marked the first CIAA win of the season.  The Hawks also earned their first victory over Saint Augustine's in program history.  Chowan advances to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in CIAA play with the win while the Falcons slip to 0-4 on the year and 0-1 in the league. 

Chowan held Saint Augustine's to a mere 117 offense yards while tallying 369 offense yards of their own.  Tyree Lee led the way for the Hawks, breaking the school's single-game rushing yards record with a total of 223 on the day.  He had 36 carries in the contest while scoring three touchdowns.  Randall Dixon completed 10-17 pass attempts for 149 yards and connected with Torry Baker, Damian Ellis and Tyree Lee on touchdown passes.  Ellis led the receiving corps with three receptions for 56 yards followed by Baker with two receptions for 53 yards. 

AJ Gilford led the Flacons on the ground with four carries for 28 yards.  Julius Murphy completed 4-9 passes for 31 yards, connecting with Devion Newkirk three times for 18 yards. 

Defensively, Randy Allen Jr. led the way with five tackles (two solo, three assisted) while Andrew Denny added five tackles (one solo, four assisted) in the setback.  The Hawks' defense forced five interceptions with Roderick Lyndsey accounting for three of them while also forcing two Falcon fumbles. 

Terry Warren led the defensive effort for Saint Augustine's with nine tackles (seven solo, two assisted) followed by Chasz Casby with eight tackles (five solo, three assisted). 
Chowan controlled the momentum for the entire contest and grabbed control right from the start with 20 unanswered points in the first quarter.  Nick Hahula made good on an 18-yard field goal attempt at the 12:30 mark in the second quarter, propelling the Hawks to a 23-0 lead heading into halftime. 

After halftime, the Hawks quickly put the game out of reach, adding 19 points in the third quarter before Lee's six yard touchdown run and Hahula's point after solidified the 49-0 win for Chowan. 

The Hawks return to action on October 3^rd when Chowan travels to Winston-Salem State University for a CIAA crossover contest.  Game time is slated for 1:30pm.  

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