CIAA Football Week in Review - Week 5

CIAA Football Week in Review - Week 5

BEARS DISMANTLE BULLDOGS

September 28, 2008

DURHAM, NC -The two quarterback rotation of Marcus Brooks and Travis Robinson combined to pass for 299 yards and three touchdowns as the Shaw University Bears downed the Bowie State Bulldogs 41-10 yesterday at Durham County Stadium.

In a game that featured two of the top defenses in the CIAA, the Bears rolled up 462 yards of total offense, including a season-high six receptions for 160 yards and two touchdowns from wideout Lenell King.

In a dominating performance, Shaw's defense lived up to its billing as one of the CIAA's best units, limiting Bowie State, who came into the contest averaging 155 rushing yards per game, to 20 rushing yards and 135 yards through the air.

The Bears led 9-0 after one quarter on a safety and an 82-yard touchdown pass from Robinson to King.  Bowie State cut the lead to 9-7 early in the second quarter when quarterback Jason Scott capped an 11-play, 62-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Green. Shaw responded on its next possession when Robinson connected with King again on a 52-yard scoring pass to push the Bears' lead to 16-7.

Bowie State got what would be their last points of day on a 20-yard field by Michael Gagne with 4:10 remaining in the second quarter to cut the lead to 16-10.  Shaw got a 22-yard field goal from Caleb Reid as time expired in the second quarter to take a 19-10 halftime lead.

In the second half, it was all Shaw as the Bears outscored the Bulldogs 22-0 over the last two quarters to put an exclamation point on a dominant win over the Bulldogs. 

With the win, Shaw improves to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference heading into next Saturday's divisional matchup with cross-town rival Saint Augustine's.  Bowie State's record drops to 2-2 and 1-1 in the CIAA. The Bulldogs will play host to Lincoln next Saturday in the Prince George's Classic in Bowie.

Conference Scoreboard

ELIZABETH CITY ST.           24                    ST. AUGUSTINE'S     13                  
FAYETTEVILLE ST.              23                    VIRGINIA STATE       13
LIVINGSTONE                     27                    LINCOLN                   10
SAINT PAUL'S                     24                    J.C. SMITH                   9
SHAW                                  41                    BOWIE STATE           10
VIRGINIA UNION                51                    CHOWAN                  28

* Games vs. Lincoln from 9/20-11/1 will count towards conference standings.

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