MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Chowan University men's soccer opened their home season with a decisive 6-2 win over Virginia State University. The win moved the Hawks to 2-1-0 overall while Virginia State University fell to 0-3-0 on the year. 

The first night under the new lights at Hawks Field proved to be a thrilling one with freshman standout Cameron Letterlough getting two scores and two assists in the non-conference match. 

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 6, Virginia State University 2

RECORDS | Chowan 1-0-1, Virginia State 0-2-0

LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. 

THE SCORING

7:24: Bradley Williams (Jeevan Purewal) 

14:07 Jeevan Purewal (Cameron Letterlough) 

46:19 Sebastine Daniel (VSU)

50:00 Luke Wilson (Cameron Letterlough) 

50:16 Cameron Letterlough (Jeevan Purewal) 

61:46 Cameron Letterlough (Jeevan Purewal) 

89:43 KJ Coleman (PK) 

89:50 Edmond Egwa (VSU)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Chowan out shot Virginia State 21-5 in the match, with 11 of those shots being on frame. Freshman sensation Cameron Letterlough had a banner night, scoring two goals and assisting on two others. 

Bradley Williams opened up the scoring for the Hawks  in the 7th minute after making good on a Jeevan Purewal pass inside the box. Purewal went on to score a goal of his own in the win and also collected three assists. Luke Wilson added a score in the 50th minute and KJ Coleman finalized the 6-2 win after making good on a penalty kick just before the end of regulation.

UP NEXT

Chowan returns to the pitch Saturday, September 13th at Conference Carolinas rival, Francis Marion University. Match time is set for 7:00pm in Florence, South Carolina.  Fans can follow the match live at gocuhawks.com and find the GAME DAY CENTRAL link.