Virginia Union Selected to Represent CIAA at Pioneer Bowl X
November 14, 2007
Hampton, VA... The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has
announced that the Virginia Union University Panthers will
represent the conference as participants in the 10th Pioneer
Bowl. The Panthers will face the #13 Tuskegee University
Golden Tigers on December 1, 2007 at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium on
the campus of Benedict College, Columbia, SC-2:00pm.
The Panthers, led by Head Coach Arrington Jones, III, will enter
the Pioneer Bowl with much to prove after finishing the season with
a 9-2 record; falling short of a bid to the NCAA D-II
Playoffs.
The CIAA is optimistic that VUU will bring the conference closer to
leveling the score against Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (SIAC) opponents in this series. Currently the bowl
record stands at 7-2 in favor of the SIAC.
"We are both proud and honored to represent our institution and the
conference in post season play. We are going to take our best
game and bring back a victory," says Coach Jones.
Virginia Union's appearance this year will mark the school's second
visit to the Pioneer Bowl. In 2001 Virginia Union faced
Tuskegee in Atlanta, GA, but fell to the Golden Tigers,
28-0.
To purchase tickets to this year's game and obtain ancillary event
info, please visit www.PioneerBowl.com.
Media credentials can be obtained from the CIAA or SIAC Public
Relations Office. Contact: Shera White, CIAA (757) 865-0071 Ext.
106 or Harry Stinson, SIAC (770) 908-0482.
