GREENVILLE, NC - In a much anticipated game with East Carolina the Hawks fell 68-50 but played tough with the NCAA DI school. Chowan falls to 5-9 after the loss while the Pirates improve to 5-8 overall. 

The Hawks trailed ECU by just 9 points at the half but with five minutes into the second period cut the Pirate lead to six points when Jaleel Nelson hit two shots from the foul line. East Carolina held Chowan to 33% from the field in the second period and went up by as many as 21 points in the final ten minutes of play.

Three Hawks scored in double figures led by Nelson who scored 12 points. The freshman hit 3 of 7 from beyond the three point arch and had 2 steals in 29 minutes of play. Trayvon Lathan and Lando Morrison each chipped in 11 points in the loss. 

The Hawks will take off until Saturday when Allen University comes to town for a 2:00pm game. The Hawks fall to 5-9 after today's loss.