CIAA FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week 1
Monday, September 3, 2012

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
Name: Nick Watts Position: OL School: Chowan
Height: 6’3 Weight: - Class: SR Hometown: Church Road, VA
Comments: Watts logged 650 total yards of offense in the win; including 365 yards rushing and 285 yards passing. 

RECEIVER (Wideouts/Tight Ends)
Name: Robert Holland Position: WR School: Chowan
Height: 6’2 Weight: 185 Class: SR Hometown: Newport News, VA
Comments: Holland scored three touchdowns in the win, and collected 213 receiving yards in the victory.  After scoring 49 points in the first half, Chowan set the new school record for first half points, and set a new school record for points in a game with 70. 

QUARTERBACK
Name: Cameron Stover Position: QB School: Chowan
Height: 6’3 Weight: 180 Class: JR Hometown: Flint, MI
Comments: Cameron Stover led the Hawks to a 70-35 win over the Livingstone College Blue Bears.  Stover completed 23-30 passes for an average of 281 throwing yards in the game, ran for a touchdown, and tallied 106 rushing yards. Stover alone tallied 387 total yards of offense, and led the Hawks to 650 total yards of offense in the win.  After scoring 49 points in the first half, Chowan set the new school record for first half points, and set a new school record for points in a game with 70. 

OFFENSIVE BACK (Running back/Halfback/Fullback/Tailback)
Name: Maurice Lewis Position: RB School: Winston-Salem State
Height: 5’11 Weight: 190 Class: SO Hometown: Lumberton, NC
Comments: Led the Rams rushing attack with 134 yards and two TD's versus UNC Pembroke.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
Name: Rasheen Person Position: DL School: Virginia Union  
Height: 6’4 Weight: 241 Class: JR Hometown: Newport News, VA
Comments: Person led Virginia Union with ten tackles (5 solo) and two sacks for a loss of seven yards as VUU downed Benedict College 28-7 in Historic Hovey Field.  Person also had four tackles for a loss of 20 yards.

LINEBACKER
Name: Chaz Robinson Position: LB School: Saint Augustine’s
Height: 5’11 Weight: 220 Class: JR Hometown: Hampton, VA
Comments: The preseason All-CIAA pick led a stingy defense with fourteen (14) total tackles in a satisfying 28-10 victory over Wingate.

DEFENSIVE BACK
Name: Andre Kates Position: DB School: Virginia Union  
Height: 5’11 Weight: 200 Class: SR Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Comments: Kates had a career day in VUU's 28-7 win over Benedict College in Richmond, Va.  The senior defensive back had four pass breakups, five tackles, two fumble recoveries, returned an interception 23 yards and also recorded a safety. Kates also recorded a sack for a loss of eight yards and forced another fumble.

ROOKIE
Name:  Drew Powell  Position:  QB School: Livingstone
Height:  6’3  Weight:  235  Class:  FR  Hometown:  Upper Marlboro, MD 
Comments:  Threw for a total of 343 yards with four touchdowns (most Livingstone had in single game since 2009.). 

SPECIALTY
Name: Mario Diaz-Aviles Position: PK School: Bowie State
Height: 5’9 Weight: 240 Class: SO Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Comments: Diaz-Aviles drilled a key 37 yard field goal with 1:54 remaining in the contest to give Bowie State its first lead of the game against Assumption and was a perfect 3-of-3 on PAT’s.

COACH
Name: Michael Costa School: Saint Augustine’s 
Comments: Coach Costa directed St. Aug to victory in its first game as a university, defeating Wingate 28-10 in the highly regarded South Atlantic Conference. Wingate is predicted to finish third in its conference. The Falcons are the first CIAA team to defeat Wingate. The victory was a good way to start off a challenging schedule for the Falcons, who showed early signs that they are a serious CIAA contender.