CIAA FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
November 5, 2011

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

Markus Lawrence, Jr., Winston-Salem State University

Position:  OL/Center  Height:  6-4  Weight:  290  Class:  Jr  Hometown:  Charlotte, NC 
Comments:  Markus Lawrence helped lead the Winston-Salem State offense to 435 yards of total offense and a punishing 278 rushing yards in their 35-7 win over UNC-Pembroke.

RECEIVER (Wideouts/Tight Ends)

Robert Holland, Chowan University

Position:  WR   Height:  6-3  Weight:  195  Class:  Jr  Hometown:  Newport News, VA 
Comments:  Holland caught 16 passes for 139 yards and three touchdowns to lead Chowan to a 38-35 victory over Bowie State. 

QUARTERBACK

Kameron Smith, Winston-Salem State University
Height:  5-11  Weight:  180  Class:  R-Jr  Hometown:  Garner, NC 
Comments:  Kameron Smith had a solid afternoon in leading the WSSU offense. Smith rushed 11 times for 23 yards, and finished 20 of 27 passing for 157 yards and three touchdowns in Winston-Salem State's 35-7 win over UNC-Pembroke. He connected with a season high 12 different receivers in the game. 

OFFENSIVE BACK (Running back/Halfback/Fullback/Tailback)

Daronte McNeill, Elizabeth City State University

Position:  TB  Height:  6-1  Weight:  205  Class:  Jr  Hometown:  Elizabeth City, NC 
Comments:  McNeill made history in Saturday's win over Lincoln University. He became ECSU's all time leading rusher; a mark that stands at 3,332 yards. Against the Lions, he went for 186 yards on 38 carries and two rushing touchdowns. His touchdowns logged for five and 36 yards.  With his totals on Saturday, he is the CIAA's leader in rushing, scoring and scoring TDs. 

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

Dylan Steele, Johnson C. Smith University

Position:  DE   Height:  6'4  Weight:  280  Class:  So.  Hometown:  Orlando, FL 
Comments:  Dylan Steele earned Commemorative Classic Most Outstanding Player honors for JCSU in the 31-0 win against Livingstone. He collected two tackles, a sack for a loss of three yards, and an 81 yard interception return for a touchdown. Steele picked off a pitch from the field goal holder off a broken play. 

LINEBACKER

Daron Jones, Lincoln University (PA)

Position:  LB   Height:  5-10  Weight:  185  Class:  SR  Hometown:  Baltimore, Md. 
Comments:  Jones had a career day in his final collegiate game. Despite Lincoln losing to ECSU, Jones had 19 tackles, including 11 solo in a losing effort against the Vikings. He also finished with one sack. 

DEFENSIVE BACK

Marcus Skeen, Shaw University

Position:  DB  Height:  6-0  Weight:  188  Class:  Sr.  Hometown:  Thomasville, NC 
Comments:  Marcus Skeen had racked up seven solo tackles in the Bears' 20-16 victory over cross-town rival Saint Augustine's Falcons. He also had two interceptions, with returns of a total of 33 yards, and broke up one pass. Skeen was part of a defensive backfield that hauled in a total of seven interceptions - a school record - against the conference's leading passing offense. 

ROOKIE

Doug Cook, Lincoln University (PA)

Position:  QB  Height:  6-0  Weight:  170  Class:  FR  Hometown:  Dania Beach, Fla. 
Comments:  Cook was 21-of-42 for 232 yards in his passing attempts against Elizabeth City State He threw for two touchdowns as the Lions fell to the Vikings. 

SPECIALTY

Ryan Murphy, Chowan University

Position:  K/P  Height:  5-7  Weight:  170  Class:  So  Hometown:  New Bern, NC 
Comments:  Murphy made his only field goal attempt of the night, a 31 yard game winning kick with seven seconds left to give Chowan the 38-35 win. Murphy also punted six times for a 37.5 yard average. Two of those punts pinned the Bulldogs inside their own 20. 

COACH

Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State University 
Comments:  Head Coach Connell Maynor led the #4 ranked Winston-Salem State Rams to a 35-7 win over UNC-Pembroke; capping off a 10-0 undefeated regular season. 

Notes of Interest:  

Daronte McNeill became ECSU's all time leading rusher in Saturday's win over Lincoln. This junior has rushed for 3,332 yards.

This is the Winston-Salem State University Rams’ first unbeaten regular season since 1978, when the head coach and current athletic director, William "Bill" Hayes led the Rams to the CIAA Crown. 

Shaw’s seven interceptions against Saint Augustine's College’s two quarterbacks are a new school record.