JCSU To Host Bowie State In the Eddie McGirt Classic on Saturday
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Charlotte, N.C. (Sept. 30, 2015) – The Johnson C. Smith football team returns to the Irwin Belk Complex after three weeks of consecutive road games, hosting CIAA foe Bowie State at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3.
JCSU (1-3, 0-1 CIAA) comes off a 33-3 loss at Virginia Union last week. The Golden Bulls were led by senior linebacker
Austin Jacques (Springdale, Md.), as he finished with 18 total tackles, 4.0 for loss. For his performance against the Panthers, Jacques was named CIAA Linebacker of the Week. Defensive back
Carlo Thomas (East Orange, N.J.) also continues his solid play, as he tallied 7.5 tackles, with six being solo stops.
Offensively, JCSU struggled against a stout Virginia Union defense, only gaining 58 yards of offense. JCSU's score came from a career-long 46 yard field goal in the third quarter from junior kicker
Erik Amaya (Kannapolis, N.C.). Bowie State (3-1, 1-0 CIAA) counters with quarterback Matthew Goggans, as he has earned CIAA quarterback of the week on three occasions thus far this fall. Goggans has thrown for 1,383 yards and 13 touchdowns with only one interception in 2015. Last week, Goggans torched the Livingstone defense, tossing for 345 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-17 home win over the Blue Bears. Goggans' favorite target is receiver Nyme Manns, as Manns has collected 29 catches for 431 yards and four touchdowns on the season.
Defensively, Bowie State is led by linebacker Kevaugn Townsend. Townsend has racked up 41 tackles on the season, including 19 solo stops. He also has 2.5 sacks to his credit along with a fumble recovery.
This week's game will once again be broadcast on AM 1450 WGNC. Dave Friedman and Josh Diggs will have the call with the pregame show kicking off at 2:30 p.m. Fans can access the live video and audio stream at jcsn.wgnc.net.
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