FALCONS FOOTBALL 2018 – GAME #6 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY “FALCONS” (2-1 CIAA South, 2-3 Overall) Vs
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FALCONS FOOTBALL 2018 – GAME #6 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY “FALCONS” (2-1 CIAA South, 2-3 Overall) vs. WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY “RAMS” (1-2 CIAA South, 2-3 Overall) Saturday, Oct. 13 – Kickoff at 1:30 p.m. Bowman Gray Stadium – Winston-Salem, N.C. THE MATCHUP 2018 SAU Football Schedule Saint Augustine’s University visits Winston-Salem State University Date Opponent Time/Result THE SITE Sept. 1 at Jacksonville.....................14-63 L Bowman Gray Stadium (18,000 capacity/Natural Grass) - Winston-Salem, N.C. Sept. 8 at North Carolina Central.....14-51 L Sept. 15 Virginia State....................Canceled TICKET PRICES Sept. 22 Bowie State*........................22-32 L General admission price is $20. The price is $10 for college students with ID and $5 Sept. 29 at Elizabeth City State*.......24-17 W for youth. Oct. 6 at Livingstone*....................26-15 W WATCH THE SAU-WSSU GAME ON LIVESTREAM Oct. 13 at Winston-Salem State*....1:30 p.m. Watch the Saint Augustine’s University-Winston-Salem State University football Oct. 20 Fayetteville State*#.................1 p.m. game via livestream on wssurams.com, theciaasn.com and saintaugfalcons.com. Oct. 27 at Johnson C. Smith* .............1 p.m. Nov. 3 Shaw*%$ ................................1 p.m. LIVE STATS FOR THE SAU-WSSU CONTEST Follow the Saint Augustine’s University-Winston-Salem State University football * - CIAA Games contest on live stats at wssurams.com and saintaugfalcons.com. # - Homecoming % - Senior Day STORY LINE A win keeps the Falcons in serious contention for the Southern Division crown and $ - Raleigh Classic cripples the Rams’ hopes of winning a division title. The Falcons currently sit in second Website: saintaugfalcons.com place at 2-1, one-half game behind division leader Fayetteville State, which sports a Listen to Falcons’ home games 2-0 division mark. The Rams are tied for third with two other teams at 1-2. on WAUG 750 AM 2018 RECORDS SAU 2-1 CIAA Southern Division, 2-3 overall; Winston-Salem State 1-2 CIAA Southern Division, 2-3 overall. HEAD COACHES SEASON SERIES Saint Augustine’s University: The Falcons are 12-19-2 overall against the Rams. Their latest victories occurred in Head Coach .....................................Tim Chavous 2010 (40-35) on the road and 2017 (17-14) at home. Since restarting football in 2002, Alma Mater .................. Bethune-Cookman (2002) the Falcons are 1-6 at Bowman Gray Stadium. Record at SAU.................10-21 (3rd Full Season) Career Record .................10-21 (3rd Full Season) LAST MEETING (Saint Augustine’s 17, Winston-Salem State 14) - George Williams Athletic Winston-Salem State University: Complex, Raleigh, N.C. - Oct. 14, 2017) - Sam Boyd caught a nine-yard touchdown Head Coach................................Kienus Boulware Alma Mater .........................North Carolina (1997) pass from Demetrius Lewis with 29 seconds left as the Falcons rallied to topple Record at WSSU ....................32-17 (5th Season) two-time defending CIAA champion Winston-Salem State University 17-14 before a Career Record ........................32-17 (5th Season) capacity crowd of 2,478. The Falcons gained possession for one last chance at their 25-yard line with 3:07 left after Tray King stopped Rams’ quarterback Rod Tinsley well MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS short of the fi rst down marker on fourth-and-19. Quarterback D.J. Johnson engineered the Falcons past midfi eld but was injured on a 10-yard run. Lewis, who led the Falcons Saint Augustine’s University: on the game-winning drive against Livingstone a week ago, took over and fi nished the Sports Information Director ...........Anthony Jeffries march, completing 3-of-3 passes for 44 yards, including a 35-yard pass to Lenwood Offi ce Phone .................................(919) 516-4517 Joyner, which moved the Falcons deep into Rams’ territory, and the game-clinching E-Mail ............................ [email protected] Website .................. ..............saintaugfalcons.com pass to Boyd. Winston-Salem State University: PREVIOUS GAME Asst. Athletic Media Relations Dir. ......Trevin Goodwin (Saint Augustine’s 26, Livingstone 15) - Alumni Memorial Stadium, Salisbury, Phone............................................(336) 750-2143 N.C. - Oct. 6, 2018) - Saint Augustine’s University scored nine points in four seconds E-Mail ................................ [email protected] late in the fourth quarter to beat Livingstone College 26-15 in the CIAA Southern Website ..........................................wssurams.com Division opener at Alumni Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Defense and special teams propelled the Falcons past the Blue Bears, who lost on their Homecoming Day. Both STATS COMPARISON units combined to score 16 of the Falcons’ 26 points including the last nine points of the contest. Defensive lineman Desmond Quinerly (Jr./Raleigh, NC) tackled a SAU WSSU Livingstone offensive lineman for a safety after Keywan Morgan (Sr./LaGrange, NC) 20.0................... Points Per Game. ............... 20.0 defl ected a pass, pushing the Falcons’ lead to 19-15 with 2:07 left in the game. The 35.6..............Pts. Allowed Per Game. .............23.0 Blue Bears attempted an onside kick, but Shymere Scott (Fr./Kannapolis, NC) was 104.8......................Rushing Avg. ..................142.6 Johnny on the spot. He caught the ball on a high bounce and ran untouched 30 yards 121.6......................Passing Avg.... .............. 173.8 for the game-clinching touchdown with 2:03 remaining on the clock. Smith kicked the 226.4.................... Total Yards Avg. ............ 316.4 extra point for the fi nal score of 26-15. 175.0...................Opp. Rushing Avg. ............120.2 228.2...................Opp. Passing Avg.............. 202.8 (Winston-Salem State 34, Johnson C. Smith 14) - Irwin Belk Complex, Charlotte, 403.2................Opp. Total Yards Avg. .......... 323.0 N.C. - Oct. 6, 2018) - Winston-Salem State clicked on all cylinders when the team took 8..............................Turnovers..............................6 a 34-14 road win over Johnson C. Smith. The Rams defense forced four turnovers 10.......................Forced Turnovers.....................13 and totaled 387 yards of total offense to claim a win in their CIAA Southern Division 33:21...............Time of Possession. .............. 29:41 opener. The Rams scored a season-high 34 points in the win while holding Johnson C. Smith to 237 yards of total offense and just two touchdowns. WSSU senior running back Kerrion Moore powered the Rams to the win behind 193 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries. Freshman quarterback Dominique Graves made his fi rst career start and completed seven-of-17 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown. HARRIS, HINES WIN CIAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY HONORS Football student-athletes Joseph Harris, Jr. (Fr./Jacksonville, FL) and Demonte Hines (So./Washington, DC) of Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) were honored by the CIAA on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Harris was chosen CIAA Linebacker of the Week and CIAA Rookie of the Week after amassing 17 tackles in a 26-15 win over Livingstone College on Oct. 6. He was four tackles away from tying the modern school single- game record of 21 set in 2006 by former All-American Kevin Jones, who is the Falcons’ CIAA STANDINGS defensive coordinator. Hines recorded seven tackles and intercepted a pass in the win Northern Division Conf. Ovr. over Livingstone. His interception deep in SAU territory thwarted a potential scoring Virginia Union 3-0 4-1 drive by Livingstone in the fi rst quarter. The CIAA weekly awards are the fi rst for both Virginia State 3-0 3-2 student-athletes. Harris ranks seventh in the CIAA in tackles per game (7.0) and tied Bowie State 2-1 4-2 Chowan 1-1 2-3 for fourth (35) in total tackles. Hines is tied for ninth in the conference in interceptions Elizabeth City State 0-2 1-3 (1). Lincoln (Pa.) 0-3 0-6 SMITH ON SEPTEMBER FRED MITCHELL AWARD WATCH LIST Southern Division Conf. Ovr. Sean Smith (Sr./Valdosta, GA) of Saint Augustine’s University is on the September Fayetteville State 2-0 3-1 2018 Fred Mitchell Award Watch List, which was released Monday, Oct. 8. The watch Saint Augustine’s 2-1 2-3 list highlights the achievements of collegiate placekickers for the month of September. Winston-Salem State 1-2 2-3 Smith is one of 21 kickers overall and two from the state of North Carolina on the Livingstone 1-2 2-3 September list. The Falcons’ senior ranks fi rst in the CIAA in point-after-attempt Johnson C. Smith 1-2 1-4 percentage (100 percent) and fourth in the conference in fi eld goal percentage (50 Shaw 0-2 1-4 STUDENT-ATHLETES TO WATCH Saint Augustine’s University: #2 - WR - Lenwood Joyner (Sr., 5-9, 165) - Has team-high 19 receptions; Tied for 3rd in the CIAA in TD catches (3). #3 - RB - Jeremiah Miller (Jr., 5-9, 180) - Ranked 5th in the CIAA in rushing yards per game (68.6). #4 - DB - Sidney Lawson (So., 6-0, 175) - Has team-high 3 interceptions in last 3 games including INT return for TD vs. Livingstone. #9 - DL - Tyler Trexler (So., 6-4, 265) - Tied for 3rd in the CIAA in sacks (4). #14 - QB - D.J. Johnson (Sr., 5-11, 190) – Completed 23 of 45 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns this season. #17 - QB - John Darby IV (Fr., 6-2, 210) - Scored on 30-yard quarterback scamper vs. Livingstone; Team leader in rushing TDs (3). #18 - WR - DeAndre Conley (Fr., 6-0, 170) - Has 13 catches his season. #22 - LB - Joseph Harris, Jr. (Fr., 6-0, 225) - Ranked 7th in the CIAA in tackles per game (7.0). Amassed 17 tackles vs. Livingstone. #29 - DB - Roy Garris (Jr., 6-2, 180) - Ranked 8th in the CIAA in tackles per game (6.8). Winston-Salem State University: #2 - FS - Daryus Skinner (Jr., 5-11, 175) - Leads the CIAA in interceptions (5). #7 - QB - Dominque Graves (Fr., 6-2, 175) - Completed 7 of 17 passes for 111 yards, 1 TD and 0 interceptions vs.