SHAW POSTS HUGE WIN OVER MEAC'S BETHUNE-COOKMAN

SHAW POSTS HUGE WIN OVER MEAC'S BETHUNE-COOKMAN

DAYTONA BEACH , FL-Raymond Williams and Jason Royal each scored touchdowns and the defense forced seven turnovers as the Shaw University Bears downed the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats of the MEAC 20-6 yesterday in Daytona Beach.

Following a storm that delayed the kickoff for thirty minutes, Shaw jumped on the Wildcats early in the first quarter when James Duplessis recovered a fumble by BCU's JeVaughn Reams at the Bears' 40-yard line.  One play later, quarterback Travis Robinson connected with Jason Royal on a 60-yard touchdown pass as the Bears opened up a 7-0 lead on their MEAC opponents.

Shaw's defense would come up with another big turnover late in the first quarter when B-CU quarterback Brian Sumlar coughed the ball up inside the Bears' 10-yard line which was recovered by Herbert Tanner. Shaw capped a 12-play, 61-yard drive with a 46-yard field goal by Lyncon Shepherd to capitalize on the Wildcats' miscue and push the lead to10-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Shaw extended their lead on their first possession of the second quarter when Raymond Williams scampered in from 16 yards out to complete a six-play, 70 yard drive; a 17-0 lead that held up at the half.

The Bears got what would be their final points of the afternoon when Caleb Reid nailed a 23-yard field goal with 3:03 remaining in the third quarter to open up a 20-0 lead.

Bethune-Cookman finally got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter when Sumlar scored on a 12-yard run. The PAT attempt failed and the Wildcats trailed the Bears 20-6 with just over thirteen minutes remaining in the game.

 The Bears would ride their defense the rest of the way as they recovered two fumbles and stopped B-CU on a fourth down attempt to pick up the win over the Division I FCS Wildcats and improve their record to 2-0.

Notes of Interest:  Bowie State's James Proctor tied a Bulldogs record for the longest Kickoff Return (Victor Jackson vs. Hampton in 1979), returning the games opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown versus Shepherd University. 

Notes of Interest:  The 43-41 loss in three overtimes against Charleston (WV) was the first overtime game for the Falcons since reinstating football in 2002. 

Conference Scoreboard

BOWIE STATE                      23                    SHEPHERD                           21
CHOWAN                               21                    OLD DOMINION                    36
ELIZABETH CITY ST.           51                    JOHNSON C. SMITH           10
FAYETTEVILLE ST.              20                    CATAWBA                              21
LIVINGSTONE                       12                    SAVANNAH STATE               34
SAINT AUGUSTINE'S           41                    CHARLESSTON (WV)           43 3OT 
SAINT PAUL'S                       0                     UNC-PEMBROKE                 37
SHAW                                     20                    BETHUNE-COOKMAN         6                    
VIRGINIA STATE                   10                    NORFOLK STATE                28         

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
2009 Football Standings
Through games of September 5, 2009

                                                CIAA EAST

                                                Div/Conf                                           Overall
----                                          W        L         PCT                W        L         PCT
Bowie State                          0          0          0.000              1          1          0.500
Elizabeth City State            0          0          0.000              1          1          0.500
Virginia State                      0          0          0.000              1          1          0.500
Saint Paul's                          0          0          0.000              0          1          0.000
Virginia Union                    0          0          0.000              0          1          0.000

                                                CIAA West

----                                          W        L         PCT                W        L         PCT
Shaw                                      0          0          0.000              2          0          1.000
Chowan                                 0          0          0.000              0          2          0.000
Fayetteville State                0          0          0.000              0          2          0.000
Johnson C. Smith                0          0          0.000              0          2          0.000
Livingstone                          0          0          0.000              0          2          0.000
Saint Augustine's                0          0          0.000              0          2          0.000

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