2016 Averett Football 3 COLOR BLUE BLACK and WHITE 2006 USA South Co-Champions | 120 USA South All-Conference Selections
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Game 8 | Averett vs. N.C. Wesleyan | Bishop Stadium (Rocky Mount, N.C.) | Oct. 29, 2016 | 1 p.m. 2016 AVERETT FOOTBALL 3 COLOR BLUE BLACK AND WHITE 2006 USA South Co-Champions | 120 USA South All-Conference Selections vs. 2 COLOR, WHITE BG 2 COLOR,Averett BLUE Cougars BG N.C. Wesleyan Battling Bishops2 COLOR, GOLD BG 2016 AVERETT SCHEDULE 3-3 (2-1 USA South) 3-3 (2-1 USA South) 9/3 Hampden-Sydney W, 38-28 9/10 at Randolph-Macon L, 44-10 THE GAME 9/17 Guilford L, 30-28 n Averett faces conference opponent N.C. Wesleyan College on Saturday in Rocky 10/1 at LaGrange* W, 65-62 (4OT) Mount, North Carolina, at 1 p.m. The Cougars and the Battling Bishops are tied for third 10/9 at Methodist* Canceled in the USA South Conference standings with both teams winning two games and losing 10/15 Greensboro*^ W, 52-6 one in conference play. Averett is coming off a 31-26 road loss to Maryville College, while 10/22 at Maryville* L, 31-26 N.C. Wesleyan blanked Greensboro 44-0. 10/29 at N.C. Wesleyan* 1 p.m. 11/5 Ferrum* 6 p.m. THE SERIES 1 COLOR, WHITE BG 1 COLOR, BLUE BG 1 COLOR, GOLD BG 11/12 Huntingdon*# 1 p.m. n N.C. Wesleyan leads the all-time series with Averett 10-2, with a 5-1 record against the * - USA South Conference game ^ - Homecoming Cougars in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. # - Senior Day n The Battling Bishops have won the last nine meetings. NOTABLE n This year marks the 17th season of Cougars football and the third under head coach Averett Coaching Staff Cleive Adams. Cleive Adams................................Head Coach n Senior wide receiver Terrance Owens II leads the USA South Conference in receiv- Shannon Johnson..........Offensive Coordinator ing yards per game (100.0). Treiston Burnette...........Defensive Coordinator n Junior quarterback Kelly Hall ranks fourth in the USA South in passing yards per Patrick Henry.............Recruiting/Offensive Line game (235.5). Hall threw for a career-high 388 yards against LaGrange College on Oct. David Clark............Linebackers/Special Teams 1, which REMOVEset the program’sBACKGROUND single-game BEFORE PRINTING record for passing yards by anREMOVE individual. BACKGROUND He BEFORE PRINTING Patrick Bolen..............................Offensive Line again threw for more than 300 yards last week at Maryville, his third career 300-yard Brad Lopez.......................................Tight Ends passing performance. Brent Skipper.......................................Safeties n Sophomore running back Sean Bowman ranks second for average yards per game Kirkland Brown.........................Wide Receivers (127.3) and is tied for first with 10 rushing touchdowns. Ben Harris.................................Defensive Line n Averett has an 90% success rate when getting into the red zone this season, scoring Harry John.................................Running Backs either a touchdown or field goal in 27 of their 30 chances. Al Smith ...........................................Specialists PLAYERS TO WATCH Broadcast Crew Matt Johnson................................Play-By-Play #4 Terrance Owens II, Senior, Wide Receiver Internet: AverettCougars.com Owens, a native of Bowman, a native of Brooksville, Florida, leads Averett’s receiving squad with 36 receptions for 600 total yards. He currently leads the conference with 100.0 average Averett Athletics Social Media yards per game with an average of 16.7 yards per reception. Website: AverettCougars.com Twitter: @AverettUCougars #23 Dejon Brooks, Junior, Defensive End Facebook: @AverettUCougars Brooks, a native of Clinton, Maryland, Able, has played a big role on the Cougars’ defense Instagram: @AverettUCougars this season. He has a team-high of 29 tackles and leads the team with 4.0 sacks for a total YouTube: @AverettUCougars loss of 26 yards. 2 AVERETT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES | Oct. 29, 2016 JONES BREAKING AWAY ON KICKOFFS n Averett junior Travis Jones is one of the conference’s top return special- UNIVERSITY INFORMATION ists. After returning a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown against LaGrange this season, he followed that up with his second kickoff return in as many President:........................................Dr. Tiffany M. Franks Location:.......................................................Danville, Va. games when he took the opening kickoff 89 yards to the house against Founded:..................................................................1859 Greensboro College. Jones extended his program record in that depart- Enrollment:.................................................................900 ment and now has five career kickoff returns for scores. He also has one Nickname:...........................................................Cougars career punt return for a touchdown. This season he already has eight kickoff Colors:.......................................................Blue and Gold Afilliation:...............................................NCAA Division III returns for more than 20 yards, including six of more than 30 yards. Conference:....................................................USA South Athletics Director:........................................Meg Stevens BOWMAN RUNNING INTO THE RECORD BOOKS Athletic Dept. Phone:...............................(434) 791-5700 n Averett sophomore running back Sean Bowman is working his way up Facility:.............................................................Daly Field Athletic Trainer:.................................Thomas Underwood the all-time single-season rushing lists in the Averett record book. His 764 Training Room Phone:.............................(434) 791-7270 net yards already ranks as the fourth-highest single-season total, and his 10 rushing touchdowns ranks as the third-highest single-season total. His 127.3 rushing yards per game and his 6.3 yards per carry averages are on FOOTBALL TEAM INFORMATION pace to challenge the current records. Head coach:...........................Cleive Adams (Ferrum, ’02) Office Phone:............................................(434) 791-7255 AWARDS & HONORS IN 2016 Career Record:................................7-18 (in third season) Name Award/Honor Record at Averett:............................7-18 (in third season) Sean Bowman USA South Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17) 2015 Record:......................................2-7, 2-4 USA South Travis Jones USA South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 17) All-Time Program Record.......59-106 (38-70 Conference) USA South Conference championships:....................2006 OTHER NEWS AND NOTES NCAA Appearances:.................................................None n Averett freshman Cole Westberry has made eight field goals this sea- son, giving him the Cougars’ single-season record which was previous seven that was set by Chris Ashcraft (2005), Hobie Proctor (2014) and Brad MEDIA CONTACT Scott (2010). Westberry’s 25 made extra point attempts this season already FOR AVERETT ATHLETICS ranks third in the Averett record books for a single season, trailing only Ash- Drew Wilson, Sports Information Director craft’s 35 (2006) and James Thurnes’ 28 (2004). Office Phone: 434-791-5621 n Averett senior receiver Terrance Owens II caught 11 passes against Email: [email protected] Maryville College on Oct. 22, matching the program’s record for catches in Web site: www.AverettCougars.com a single game. Owens shares the record with Jeff Hughley, who also made 11 receptions against Methodist University in 2004. Statistics: A full NCAA box score and play-by-play will be avail- n Seniors Michael Barbour Jr., Jake Comer and Terrance Owens II, able in the football press box or the sports information office, located in the Grant Center, shortly after the conclusion of each along with juniors Kenneth Covington and Caleb Williams were named game. Halftime stats will also be available on press row. as Averett’s 2016 team captains. n Averett opened play in the newly constructed $3.5 million Frank R. Camp- Post-game interviews: Post-game interviews may take place bell Stadium this season. following a 10-minute cooling-off period. For football, interviews n Averett had six night games this season, including four to start the year. will take place in a meeting room in the field house, located on the east end of the football stadium. Other postgame interviews AVERETT PICKED SIXTH IN CONFERENCE will take place in the meeting room located in the Grant Center. Rank School (first-place votes) Points 1. Huntingdon (7) 49 Non-game day interviews: All non-game day and game-day interviews must be arranged through the sports information 2. Maryville (1) 43 office. Interviews without the authorization of the sports infor- 3. N.C. Wesleyan 36 mation office are prohibited. Please contact Sports Information 4. LaGrange 26 Director, Drew Wilson, at 434-791-5621, or by e-mail at cawil- 5. Methodist 24 [email protected], to schedule interviews with coaches or play- 6. Averett 12 ers at all other times. 7. Ferrum 15 8. Greensboro 9 AVERETT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 3 2016 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AVERETT’S TOP PERFORMERS Passing Player G Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD vs. Kelly Hall 6 117-180-1 1,413 10 Rushing Player G Att Avg Yds TD Sean Bowman 6 122 6.3 764 10 Averett Cougars N.C. Wesleyan Battling Bishops Kelly Hall 6 56 2.5 141 4 3-3 (2-1 USA South) 3-3 (2-1 USA South) Travis Jones 6 46 4.0 186 1 36.5 Points 28.5 Receiving 33.5 Opponents 27.0 Player G Rec Avg Yds TD Terrance Owens II 6 36 16.7 600 5 187.5 Rushing Yards 152.8 Myles Bennett 6 28 11.1 310 2 Travis Jones 6 22 8.5 186 1 185.2 Opponents 156.0 Defense 235.7 Passing Yards 249.8 Player G Tck Sacks INT FF Dejon Brooks 6 29 4.0 0 0 239.5 Opponents 237.2 Bradley Jefferson 6 28 0.0 0 0 Total Offense Tyriek Able 6 25 0.0 2 0 423.2 402.7 Desmond Springs 6 24 0.0 0 0 424.7 Opponents 393.2 Kicking 40% 3rd Down Conversions 42% Player FG Made-Att PAT Made-Att Cole Westberry 8-14 25-26 41% Opponents 36% 0% 4th Down Conversions 41% N.C. WESLEYAN’S TOP PERFORMERS 29% Opponents 45% Passing 69.3 Penalty Yards 39.7 Player G Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Nathan Gardner 6 91-178-9 1,401 11 60.0 Opponents 39.2 Rushing Player G Att Avg Yds TD Gerrel Patton 5 72 5.4 387 4 Adrian Minondo 6 91 4.1 376 2 SERIES MATCHUP 2016 USA SOUTH Deandre Gillis 4 26 5.0 129 1 Series Record: N.C.