ELIZABETH CITY, NC - Despite Lauryn Perry's 26 points off the bench the Hawks fell to Elizabeth City State University 82-66 on the road. The loss drops them to 8-11 on the season.

Perry and fellow guard Alicia McMorris combined efforts from the three point line to hit 8 of 9 from beyond the arc in the game. Perry was a perfect 4-4 while McMorris nailed 4 out of 5 three pointers. Elizabeth City's post play was the difference in the game as they grabbed 40 total rebounds, 27 of which were on the offensive end of the court. The Vikings scored 52 of their 82 total points in the paint and notched 28 second chance points. Chowan mustered 30 boards in the game with AJ O'Bannion and Monica Beck getting five apiece to lead their team.

Chowan shot 45% from the floor in the game (24-53) but turned the ball over 38 times. O'Bannion had 13 points to go with her 5 rebounds while McMorris chipped in 12 points.

The Hawks will host Claflin University (SC) on Saturday at 3:00pm. The game will be broadcast via HawkCast. Log on to the Chowan athletics website and find the HawkCast link to listen to the game live.