SHORTER HAWKS GAME NOTES Game 8 Thursday, October 22, 2015 Shorter Hawks (2-4, 1-2) vs. Valdosta State Blzers (4-2, 1-2) 7:30 p.m. • Historic Barron Stadium • Rome, Ga. Radio: 99.5 FM The Jock and WGJK-AM 1360 • ESPN3 / GSC Game of the Week Shorter University About Today’s Game • This is the fourth meeting between the Shorter Hawks Hawks and Valdosta State Blazers, with the Statesmen holding a 3-0 series edge. The series began in 2012 when the two Head Coach................................................................................ Phil Jones Career Record at Shorter................................................ 56-56 (11th year) teams met in Rome - it was Shorter’s first=ever appear- Team Nickname............................................................................... Hawks ance in a GSC-TV game - with VSU claiming a 37-6 deici- Affiliation...........................................................................NCAA Division II Conference.................................................................................Gulf South sion. The last two clashes have been played in Valdota, 2015 Record............................................................... 2-3 Overall; 1-1 GSC where the Blazers defeated the Hawks 41-0 in 2013 and handed Shorter a 37-9 setback last year. 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS • The Hawks enter tonight’s game out to end a two- Date Opponent Location Time/Score Sept. 5 University of Faith& Rome, Ga. W 38-12 game GSC losing skid, having lost to Delta State and West Sept. 12 @ Carson-Newman Jefferson City, Tenn. L 7-20 Alabama in their last two outings. Shorter’s lone confer- Sept. 19 @ Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. L 10-18 ence win came on the road at Mississippi College. The Sept. 26 @ SE Missouri State Cape Girardeau, Mo. W 26-21 Oct. 3 @ Mississippi College* Clinton, Miss. W 42-23 Blazers, who are ranked No. 25 in this week’s D2Football. Oct. 10 Delta State* % Rome, Ga. L 17-38 com Top 25 poll, also come into the game with a 1-2 Oct. 17 @ West Alabama*# Livingston, Ala. L 27-52 coference slate, their GSC win coming last week against Oct. 22 Valdosta State*# Rome, Ga. 7:30 p.m. Mississippi College and one that snapped what was a Oct. 31 @ Florida Tech* Melbourne, Fla. 7 p.m. Nov. 7 North Alabama* Rome, Ga. 1:30 p.m. two-game conference losing streak with the losses com- Nov. 14 @ West Georgia* Carrollton, Ga. 2 p.m. ing against North Alabama and West Georgia. All Times Eastern • This is the second straight Florida Space Coast GSC-TV *Gulf South Conference #GSC Game of the Week % Homecoming on ESPN Game of the Week for the Hawks, who played in &Exhibition front of the cameras last week in Livingston, Ala., against Valdosta State West Alabama. Don Russell will provide the play-by-play for the game while Rick Rhoades will serve as the color Blazers analyst. 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS • It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Night at Barron Stadium Date Opponent Location Time/Score as Shorter supports the annual campaign to increase 9/5 Albany State Albany Ga. W 21-13 awareness of the disease. While most people are aware 9/12 Winston-Salem St. Powder Springs, Ga. W 31-3 of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a 9/26 Cumberland Valdosta, Ga. W 56-22 plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encour- 10/3 North Alabama Valdosta, Ga. L 12-34 age others to do the same. 10/10 West Georgia Carrollton, Ga. L 38-49 • At halftime tonight, the Hawks will honor last year’s 10/17 Mississippi College Valdosta, Ga. W 34-7 2014-15 championship teams - volleyball, GSC regular- 10/22 Shorter Rome, Ga. 7:30 p.m. 10/31 West Alabama Valdosta, Ga. 12 p.m. season champions; softball, GSC champions and NCAA 11/7 Delta State Cleveland, Miss. 5 p.m. region; women’s golf, NCCAA National Champion; and 11/14 Florida Tech Valdosta, Ga. 3 p.m. men’s and women’s track, NCCAA National Champions (All times Eastern) and Peach Belt Conference Champions. 2015 SHORTER HAWKS GAME NOTES Page 2 2015 QUICK FACTS HAWKS ON THE AIR GENERAL This season, 99.5 FM The Jock is the home of Shorter Hawks SCHOOL NAME.........................................Shorter University football with the “Voice of the Hawks” Jim Bojo returning to his LOCATION.......................................................Rome, Georgia seat for five of the Hawks’ games FOUNDED...................................................................... 1873 this season while Kevin Karel and ENROLLMENT.............................................................. 2,900 Mike Beavers will also call the games NICKNAME...................................................................Hawks and provide pre-game coverage. SCHOOL COLORS.................................Royal Blue and White And throughout the year “Hawk AFFILIATION.................................................NCAA Division II Talk” airs every Saturday at 8 a.m., a 30-minute show hosted by CONFERENCE........................................................Gulf South Karel that features interviews with coaches and athletes, adminis- HOME FIELD/CAPACITY.......Historic Barron Stadium/5,300 trators and those who are part of the Hawk Nation. SURFACE..................................................................Synthetic PRESIDENT..............................................Dr. Donald Dowless DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS..................................Kim Graham HOME GAMES STREAMED LIVE ALMA MATER........................................Georgetown College For the second straight year, all of the Hawks’ home games will ATHLETICS PHONE........................................(706) 233-7347 be streamed live on-line at Shorter’s athletic website as the uni- ATHLETICS FAX..............................................(706) 233-7575 versity gets a jump on laying the groundwork for the GSC’s desire that all member schools stream their home HEAD COACH.........................................................Phil Jones games in the sports on the Internet. ALMA MATER..................................Mercer University, 1968 RECORD AT SHORTER................................56-56 (11th year) In order to allow the teams to be show- COLLEGIATE RECORD............................... 56-56 (11th year) cased on the net, Shorter has formed a lo- OFFICE PHONE..............................................(706) 233-7209 cal partnership with Southpaw Productions EMAIL.....................................................pjones@shorter.edu and Dan Bevels, who has been involved in broadcasting and communications for ASSISTANT COACHES more than 30 years and will oversee the production of the games, with the play-by-play feed from 99.5 The Julius Dixon...........Asst. Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator Jock accompanying the live video feed of the Hawks’ football and Charlie Hopkins.......... Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Live basketball games. Barry Casterlin.............. Linebackers / Recruiting Coordinator Links to the games being streamed can be found on each team’s Justin Jefferson....... Defensive Line / Equipment Coordinator schedule on Shorter’s athletic website, www.goshorterhawks.com, Davis Sims......... Offensive Backfield / Academic Coordinator or on the “Watch Live” panel on the ad panel at the bottom of the Kareem Hawkins..............................Wide Receivers/Strength site’s main page. Trey Bray................................ Graduate Assistant / Slotbacks Jordan Ollis..................... Graduate Assistant / Offensive Line Aaron Reese.....................Graduate Assistant / Quarterbacks Jarred Johnson....................Graduate Assistant / Linebackers Alex Dodds........................... Graduate Assistant / Secondary Media Information FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACT...................................Jim O’Hara Phone............................................................(706) 346-0447 Email...................................................johara54@gmail.com SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR....................... Karen Allen Office Phone.................................................(706) 233-7966 Email......................................................kallen@shorter.edu WEB SITE..........................................www.goshorterhawks.com MAILING ADDRESS....................................315 Shorter Avenue Rome, Ga. 30165 Interviews FOLLOW THE All athlete and coach interviews must be arranged through the sports information office by calling or e-mailing the SID at least HAWKS ON 24 hours in advance. The sports information office will arrange an interview time that is mutually convenient for both the FACEBOOK & player/coach and the media representative. Players’ home and TWITTER cell phone numbers will not be provided. 2015 SHORTER HAWKS GAME NOTES Page 3 McCOY ROLLS UP YARDS, GSC WEEKLY NOD LAST WEEK’S GAME West Alabama 52, Shorter 27 LIVINGSTON, Ala. – For the second straight week, the Shorter Hawks ate up the yards on the ground. But for the second straight game, the effort was in vain as the home- standing West Alabama Tigers handed the Hawks a 52-20 Gulf South Conference defeat Saturday. The setback, Shorter’s second in a row, gives the Hawks a 2-4 overall record and a 1-2 GSC slate heading into next Thursday’s conference Junior fullback B.J. McCoy rushed for 210 yards and two tuchdowns, one going for 92 yards. clash with in-state foe Valdosta State at 7:30 p.m. at Barron Sta- Shorter fullback B.J. MCCOY became Division II running backs in the nation dium. West Alabama, which has the third Hawks’ player to earn Gulf who has showcased his speed this defeated the Hawks in all five South Conference Player of the