Virginia Union Storms Back to Upend Bowie State 42-35

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Union University overcame a 21-0 first quarter deficit and rallied to top division leading Bowie State University 42-35 on Saturday afternoon. The loss snaps a four-game Bowie State win streak and sets the Bulldogs record at 5-3 overall, 4-1 in the CIAA and 2-1 in the North.

Sophomore Amir Hall (Bowie, Md.) connected with senior Nyme Manns (Baltimore, Md.) for a 52-yard pass, catch and score at the 14:28 mark of the first quarter. Hall connected with sophomore Maurice Williams 2:57(Baltimore, Md.) left in first. Following at Virginia Union fumble, it only took Bowie State one play to push the Bulldogs lead to 21-0. Hall teamed up with redshirt freshman Geordan Clark (White Plains, Md.) for a 44-yard score.

Virginia Union (5-3, 4-1 CIAA, 2-1 North) scored their first points of the afternoon at the 13:28 mark of the second quarter, when William Stanback (Hempstead, N.Y.) rumbled 31 yards for the score. Stanback trimmed the Bowie State lead to 21-14 with 8:45 remaining in the first half, this time from two yards out.

Bowie State redshirt freshman Brandon Abrams (Baltimore, Md.) walked in for six from one yard out with 3:35left in the first half, giving the Bulldogs a 28-14 lead.

The Panthers responded with a nine-play, 75 yard scoring drive, capped off by a 20 pass and catch by Shawheem Dowdy (Baltimore, Md.) to Gustavious Dames (Miami, Fla.). JeanClaude Brooks’ (Charlotte, N.C.) extra point was good but Bowie State went into halftime with a 28-21 advantage.

Virginia Union capitalized on two Bowie State pass interference penalties on the Panthers’ opening drive of the third quarter with Stanback punching it in for six from one yard out to tie the game at 28-all. VUU’s Dowdy hooked Lavatiae Kelly for a 72-yard touchdown to give the Panthers their first lead at 35-28.

Sophomore Robert Chesson (Annapolis, Md.) bowled in for a 2-yard touchdown with 39 seconds left in the third quarter and freshman Gene Carson (Accokeek, Md.) added the extra point to tie the game at 35-all.

Dowdy found a wide open Aauguil Ingram-Harrow (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in the BSU end zone to shift the lead back over to Virginia Union at 42-35 to account for the final margin

Hall once again led Bowie State’s offense with a game-high 295 passing yards, completing 18-of-29 passes (one interception) and three touchdowns. Manns was the Bulldogs’ leading receiver with 132 yards on seven receptions, both game-highs.

Chesson was Bowie State’s leading ground gainer with 81 rushing yards and Hall added 35 rushing yards.

Graduate student Kevaugn Townsend (Fort Washington, Md.) was the games’ leading tackler with 13 total tackles.

The Panthers were led offensively by Dowdy, Stanback and Kelly. Dowdy completed 17-of-25 passes for 284 yards, Stanback carried the ball 32 times for 194 yards and Kelly had three receptions for 114 yards.

The Bulldogs return to action next Saturday (October 29^th) making a stop at Lincoln (Pa.) University. Game time at Lincoln University field is set for 6 p.m.

Scoring Summary (Final) 
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2016 
Bowie State vs Virginia Union (Oct 22, 2016 at Richmond, Va)Bowie State (5-3,4-1) vs. Virginia Union (5-3,4-1)
Date: Oct 22, 2016 • Site: Richmond, Va  • Stadium: Hovey Field  •  Attendance: 5710

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
Bowie State	21	7	7	0	35
Virginia Union	0	21	14	7	42

SCORING SUMMARY				BSU -VUU
1st	14:28	BSU	MANNS,Nyme 52 yd pass from HALL,Amir (CARSON,Gene kick)
			3 plays, 52 yards, TOP 0:32	7 - 0
	02:57	BSU	WILLIAMS,Maurice 39 yd pass from HALL,Amir (CARSON,Gene kick)
			6 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:56	14 - 0
	02:15	BSU	CLARK,Geordan 44 yd pass from HALL,Amir (CARSON,Gene kick)
			1 play, 44 yards, TOP 0:06	21 - 0
2nd	13:28	VUU	STANBACK,Willia 31 yd run (BROOKS,JeanClau kick)
			8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:35	21 - 7
	08:45	VUU	STANBACK,Willia 2 yd run (BROOKS,JeanClau kick)
			6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 2:52	21 - 14
	03:58	BSU	ABRAMS,Brandon 1 yd run (CARSON,Gene kick)
			12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:39	28 - 14
	00:53	VUU	DAMES,Gustaviou 20 yd pass from DOWDY,Shawheem (BROOKS,JeanClau kick)
			9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:01	28 - 21
3rd	09:22	VUU	STANBACK,Willia 1 yd run (BROOKS,JeanClau kick)
			11 plays, 82 yards, TOP 5:38	28 - 28
	06:01	VUU	KELLY,Lavatiae 72 yd pass from DOWDY,Shawheem (BROOKS,JeanClau kick)
			3 plays, 77 yards, TOP 1:35	28 - 35
	00:39	BSU	CHESSON,Robert 2 yd run (CARSON,Gene kick)
			12 plays, 79 yards, TOP 5:12	35 - 35
4th	10:38	VUU	INGRAM-HARROW,A 2 yd pass from DOWDY,Shawheem (BROOKS,JeanClau kick)
			10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:54	35 - 42

Kickoff time: 1:00 pm  • End of Game: 4:37 pm  • Total elapsed time: 3:37  Referee: H. Drumheller  •  Umpire: L. VanHoose  •  Linesman: L. Tatem  •  Line judge: Eddie Buffaloe  •  Back judge: Glen Harris  •  Field judge: Jason Harris  •  Side judge: Uzell Stokes  •  Center judge: Eric Monroe  •   Temperature: 59  • Wind:  • Weather: Windy  NORTHERN DIVISION RECORDS:  Bowie State 2-1  Virginia Union 2-1

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final) 
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2016 
Bowie State vs Virginia Union (Oct 22, 2016 at Richmond, Va)

Team Totals	BSU	VUU
FIRST DOWNS	18	26
Rushing	5	11
Passing	12	10
Penalty	1	5
NET YARDS RUSHING	130	240
Rushing Attempts	33	52
Average Per Rush	3.9	4.6
Rushing Touchdowns	2	3
Yards Gained Rushing	140	269
Yards Lost Rushing	10	29
NET YARDS PASSING	295	284
Completions-Attempts-Int	18-29-1	17-25-0
Average Per Attempt	10.2	11.4
Average Per Completion	16.4	16.7
Passing Touchdowns	3	3
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	425	524
Total offense plays	62	77
Average Gain Per Play	6.9	6.8
Fumbles: Number-Lost	2-0	3-2
Penalties: Number-Yards	11-107	5-27
PUNTS-YARDS	3-117	2-83
Average Yards Per Punt	39.0	41.5
Net Yards Per Punt	39.0	36.0
Inside 20	1	0
50+ Yards	0	0
Touchbacks	0	0
Fair catch	0	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	6-360	7-402
Average Yards Per Kickoff	60.0	57.4
Net Yards Per Kickoff	41.8	31.9
Touchbacks	1	1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	1-11-0	0-0-0
Average Per Return	11.0	0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	6-154-0	5-84-0
Average Per Return	25.7	16.8
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	1-10-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	22:21	37:39
1st Quarter	4:47	10:13
2nd Quarter	7:31	7:29
3rd Quarter	7:08	7:52
4th Quarter	2:55	12:05
Third-Down Conversions	6 of 12	7 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions	0 of 2	0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	2-2	4-5
Touchdowns	2-2	4-5
Field goals	0-2	0-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards	1-9	0-0
PAT Kicks	5-5	6-6
Field Goals	0-0	0-1
Points off turnovers	7	0

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final) 
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2016 
Bowie State vs Virginia Union (Oct 22, 2016 at Richmond, Va)

Bowie State		Virginia Union
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg.  CHESSON,Robert   20  86  5  81  1  12  4.1  HALL,Amir   10  40  5  35  0  9  3.5  WILLIAMS,Maurice  2  13  0  13  0  8  6.5  ABRAMS,Brandon   1  1  0  1  1  1  1.0  Totals...  33  140  10  130  2  12  3.9		RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg.  STANBACK,Willia  32  198  4  194  3  31  6.1  DOWDY,Shawheem   15  60  22  38  0  14  2.5  YORKE,Jusse   1  8  0  8  0  8  8.0  KELLY,Lavatiae   1  3  0  3  0  3  3.0  TEAM   3  0  3  -3  0  0  -1.0  Totals...  52  269  29  240  3  31  4.6
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack  HALL,Amir   18-29-1  295  3  52  0  Totals...  18-29-1  295  3  52  0		PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack  DOWDY,Shawheem   17-25-0  284  3  72  1  Totals...  17-25-0  284  3  72  1
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg  MANNS,Nyme   7  132  1  52  CLARK,Geordan   4  57  1  44  CHESSON,Robert   2  13  0  12  GARRISON,Jordan  2  8  0  7  WILLIAMS,Maurice  1  39  1  39  BRITTON,Brandon  1  28  0  28  SMITH,Deron   1  18  0  18  Totals...  18  295  3  52		RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg  DAMES,Gustaviou  6  67  1  20  KELLY,Lavatiae   3  114  1  72  YORKE,Jusse   3  31  0  14  MCKENZIE,Chazto  2  47  0  50  STANBACK,Willia  2  23  0  12  INGRAM-HARROW,A  1  2  1  2  Totals...  17  284  3  72
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB  PALMER,Christopher  3  117  39.0  41  1  0  Totals...  3  117  39.0  41  1  0		PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB  BALLANCE,Russel  2  83  41.5  44  0  0  Totals...  2  83  41.5  44  0  0
Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept  ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  WILLIAMS,Maurice  0  0  0  2  45  32  0  0  0  FLOWERS,William  1  11  11  0  0  0  0  0  0  SQUIREWELL,Tony  0  0  0  3  84  37  0  0  0  ABRAMS,Brandon   0  0  0  1  25  25  0  0  0  Totals...  1  11  11  6  154  37  0  0  0		Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept  ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  KELLY,Lavatiae   0  0  0  2  46  33  0  0  0  YORKE,Jusse   0  0  0  3  38  19  0  0  0  DUNSTON,Zachary  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  10  10  Totals...  0  0  0  5  84  33  1  10  10
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total  MANNS,Nyme   0  132  0  0  0  132  WILLIAMS,Maurice  13  39  45  0  0  97  CHESSON,Robert   81  13  0  0  0  94  SQUIREWELL,Tony  0  0  84  0  0  84  CLARK,Geordan   0  57  0  0  0  57  HALL,Amir   35  0  0  0  0  35  BRITTON,Brandon  0  28  0  0  0  28  ABRAMS,Brandon   1  0  25  0  0  26  SMITH,Deron   0  18  0  0  0  18  FLOWERS,William  0  0  0  11  0  11  GARRISON,Jordan  0  8  0  0  0  8  Totals...  130  295  154  11  0  590		ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total  STANBACK,Willia  194  23  0  0  0  217  KELLY,Lavatiae   3  114  46  0  0  163  YORKE,Jusse   8  31  38  0  0  77  DAMES,Gustaviou  0  67  0  0  0  67  MCKENZIE,Chazto  0  47  0  0  0  47  DOWDY,Shawheem   38  0  0  0  0  38  DUNSTON,Zachary  0  0  0  0  10  10  INGRAM-HARROW,A  0  2  0  0  0  2  TEAM   -3  0  0  0  0  -3  Totals...  240  284  84  0  10  618
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS		FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS  BROOKS,JeanClau  1st  04:53  45 yards  Missed