Chowan Starts Quest For Tournament Title On Friday

MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Women's Tennis Team opens the Conference Carolinas Tennis Championships on Friday, April 20 against Converse in the Quarterfinals.

WHEN Friday, April 20 | 9:00am

WHERE Sumter, S.C. (Palmetto Tennis Complex)

FOLLOW GAME DAY CENTRAL

The Hawks will kick off the 2018 Conference Carolinas Women's Tennis Championships on Friday, April 20 in the quarterfinals against the No. 8 seed Converse.

The semifinals and championship match of the Conference Carolinas will be Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22 respectively.

HAWKS HIGHLIGHTS
Chowan capped off their 2018 regular season with a 17-3 overall record and an unbeaten record in league play at 11-0 to claim the first-ever Conference Carolinas Regular season title. The Hawks are on a 13 match win streak.

Five-time Conference Carolinas Player of the Week, Polina Novachuk, leads the team with a 19-4 overall record. Polina and Cynthia Carrier posted a 17-3 mark in doubles competition and went 10-1 in league action.

The duo of Hannah Tarlouskaya and Victoria Smolchenkova finished off a unbeaten season in league play with an 11-0 record and 18-5 record overall.

THEIR OPPONENT

Converse enters the Conference Carolinas Women's Tennis Championships with an 8-12 overall record and 3-8 in league action.

Chowan swept the Valkyries on March 23, 9-0 in Murfreesboro.
 
FSU’s Isaiah Shaw Leads the First Round of the CIAA Golf Championships
 

Adrian F. ferguson

New Kent, VA – Fayetteville State University’s top golfer Isaiah Shaw leads the field of 40 golfers in the 2018 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Golf Championships. Shaw is atop of the leaderboard with a two-over par (74) round at The Club Viniterra located in New Kent, Virginia. The Broncos are currently ranked fourth with a 334 (+46) round.

Isaiah Shaw (Junior - Altamonte Springs, Fla.) opened the day with an Even par (36) performance on the 3,339-yard back nine. After three holes played, Isaiah picked up two boogies (+2) with an extra stroke on the par-four 11th hole (400 yards) and the 175-yard par-three 12th hole. His score began to fall after he dropped a birdie on the 373-yard par-four 14th hole. Before the turn on the 18th hole, another birdie fell into the cup to better the 526-yard par-five hole by one stroke.

Shaw scored two more birdies on the 3,361-yard front nine, but four boogies had him sitting two-over par after 18 holes.

Livingstone is the team-leader (317, +28) with co-host Virginia Union trailing in second (321, +33) and Elizabeth City State holding third (331, +43). Saint Augustine’s is two strokes (336, +48) behind the Broncos. Johnson C. Smith is sixth (340, +52) and Chowan is seventh (341, +53). Virginia State is trailing in the rear (375, +87).

Adam Capps (Senior – Salemburg, N.C.) is ranked 16th for the Broncos with 84 (+12) strokes. Joshua Smith (Junior – Fayetteville, N.C.) has an 86 (+14) score which has him tied for 19th. Corey Bissen (Sophomore – Hope Mills, N.C.) is 30th with a 90 (+18) scorecard and James Rikard (Freshman - Arlington, Texas) is 36th with his 109 (+37).

Isaiah Shaw entered the two-day championship ranked second overall with a season average of 75.25. He finished tied for fifth at the CIAA Southern Division Tourney with a 149 All-Tournament performance. Shaw was one stroke behind the Low Medalist at the Northern Division Tourney for another All-Tournament performance.

The top five finishers in championship play are named to the All-Tournament Team. The top ten golfers with the highest average between all three tourneys are garnered All-Conference.

Prior to the start of the championship rounds, Saint Augustine’s Sam Cudjoe had the best average of 73.25. Elizabeth City State’s Tyler Futrell is also ranked second with a 75.25.

The second round of play will begin tomorrow morning at 9:00 am. For more information on the CIAA Golf Championship, visit theciaa.com.
 
CU Men's Golf Opens Play at CIAA Championship

Charlotte Dinkins
NEW KENT, Va.- The Chowan Men's Golf team sits in seventh place completing the opening round of the 2018 CIAA Men's Golf Championship on Thursday afternoon.

THE BASICS
ROUND ONE | Seventh Place (341)

LOCATION | New Kent, Va. (The Club at Viniterra)
IN THE SCORECARDS •Livingstone leads the field with a 317 round one score while the Virginia Union Panthers sit in second

•after posting a 321 on the day. Currently in third place sits Elizabeth City who carded a 331 team score.

Leading the Hawks to sit T8 is Christian Fleetwood who carded a 79 on the day. Fleetwood shot three birdies and eight pars for Chowan.
•With two birdies and eight pars, Donald Thaxton posted a 83 in round one to sit T14.
•Currently T26 is Daniel Ivanouski who recorded a 87 for the Blue and White.
•Steven Rhinard and Dale Davis shot a 92 and 93 respectively.
Complete list of Scores

UP NEXT
The Hawks will complete the final round of the 2018 CIAA Men's Golf Championship on Friday, April 20th. Tee time is set for 10:00am.

NCCU Hosts Spring Football Game on Saturday

Kyle Serba


DURHAM, N.C. –The North Carolina Central University football program, under the direction of first-year head coach Granville Eastman, will host its annual “Maroon vs. Gray” spring game on Saturday, April 21 at 4 p.m. inside O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium on the NCCU campus. Admission and parking is free.

Pre-game activities, featuring food trucks, tailgating, high school battle of the bands and much more, begin at 2 p.m.


NCCU's spring game will feature the offensive and defensive units going head-to-head from various starting positions on the field. Standard scoring will apply for the offense, plus one point for consecutive first downs, an explosive run of 12 yards or more, or an explosive pass of 15 yards or more. The defense will tally four points for a turnover, six points for a touchdown, three points for a sack, and one point for a three-and-out, a tackle for loss, a blocked kick, or when the offense starts at the defensive 25-yard line or deeper and does not score a touchdown. Defense is allowed a maximum of six points on any one play.


NCCU kicks off the 2018 season on Sunday, Sept. 2 against Prairie View A&M University in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge at Georgia State Stadium in Atlanta.


For a complete schedule, visit www.NCCUEaglePride.com.
 
Men's Tennis Opens Championships Against King
 

Evann Carpenter

MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Men's Tennis Team opens the Conference Carolinas Tennis Championships on Friday, April 20 against King (Tenn.) in the Quarterfinals.

WHEN Friday, April 20 | 12:00pm

WHERE Sumter, S.C. (Palmetto Tennis Complex)

FOLLOW GAME DAY CENTRAL

The Hawks will kick off the 2018 Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Championships on Friday, April 20 in the quarterfinals against the No. 6 seeded King (Tenn.).

The semifinals and championship match of the Conference Carolinas will be Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22 respectively.

HAWKS HIGHLIGHTS
Chowan finished the regular season as the No. 3 seed with a 12-7 overall record and posted an 8-2 mark in Conference Carolinas in their first season of competition. The Hawks are on a five match win streak.

Ghassan Alansi, ranked No. 70 in the country, leads the team with a 15-4 record in singles action including an 8-2 record against Conference Carolinas opponents. Adi Kaliakperov has posted a 14-4 mark this season in singles action.

THEIR OPPONENT

King comes into the Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Championships with a 6-12 overall record and 5-5 mark in the league.

Chowan and King battled to a 5-4 decision in favor of the Hawks on April 8 in Bristol, Tenn. Chowan would take two of the three doubles to start the match. Ghassan Alansi, Louis Proulx, and Rafael Goncalves picked up singles victories to secure the win.