SALISBURY, NC - The football team will make their final road trip of 2009 when they travel this Saturday to Salisbury for a 1:30pm kick off with Livingstone College. Both teams enter the match up with a win between them this season.  Hawks fans can follow the game by logging onto Livingstone's athletic website or clicking on the Game Day Central link on CU's atheltic website. Game notes and game information available at the Game Day Central button.

The match up…These two teams enter Saturday's match without a win and one thing is certain after the final whistle blows: one team will leave the field with their first win of the 2009 season. The Hawks have suffered big losses @ Va Union and vs. FSU the past two weeks. Prior to VUU”s game, the Hawks had been “in” every game played, and lost their previous two match ups by just 8 combined points. The Blue Bears have been outscored 218 to 34 this season and the Hawks are hoping that their offense can put up big numbers on Saturday for their first season win.

 

A Year Ago…The Hawks pounded out a 41-20 win over Livingstone a year ago at home, giving the team their first-ever CIAA win. Chowan balanced their offensive attack, gaining 242 of rushing offense and 205 yards through the air. JJ Spates led the ground attack in the win with 90 yards and 1 rushing TD. CJ Westler passed for 205 yards on 17 completions and two TDs. Defensively Jeremy Bednardz-Gray collected 10 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and a pass break up.

 

The series…These two teams met for the first time in 2008

                Chowan leads Series, 1-0  

10/11/08               Chowan 41, Livingstone 20 (Garrison Stadium, Murfreesboro, NC)

 

Inside the numbers…This season the Hawks are averaging 344.7 yards per game offensively and holding opponents to 341.5 yards a game. Big plays by opponents have beat the Hawks this season despite the offensive numbers they are posting. 74.2 of those yards come on the ground while CJ Westler is passing for 265.7 yards an outing. The senior has thrown 15 TDs and passed for 1,594 yards this season. He sits atop of the league in passing yards per outing. Livingstone is gaining just 189 yards of offense and giving up 311.7 yards to opponents this season. They are averaging a meager 34.5 yards on the ground and get a majority of their offensive yards in the air at 154.5 yards a game.