Southern defense key in Bayou Classic victory
Coach Pete
Richardson wins for
second straight year
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
As big a game as the
Bayou Classic is. perhaps
Grumbling was looking past
Southern and to their match
up in the SWAC champi
onship against Jackson State
in three weeks.
The Tiger defense, which
came into the contest ranked
second in the SWAC in total
defense. couldn't stop
Southern en route to a 22-13
win in front of an announced
crowd of 53,297 at the
Louisiana Superdome over
the weekend.
The win gave Southern its'
second straight Bayou Classic
victory.
"They were better than
us," said Grambling first year
head coach Rod Broadway.
"They played better than us,
they were better prepared and
it's embarrassing." ?
Southern (8-3) opened up
the game putting together a
methodical nine-play, 80-yard
drive as running back Darren
Coates gained 45 of those
yards including capping off
the drive with a 1-yard dive to
put the Jaguars ahead 7-0.
The Tigers used a mix of pass
and run on (he ensuing drive
and Cornelius Walker's 1
yard run tied the game at 7-7.
The Jaguars came right back,
moving the ball against the
much acclaimed Grambling
defense with ease Late in the
drive on 2nd and 12 Gerard
Landry's one-handed 27-yard
catch and run from Bryant
Lee kept the Southern drive
alive. Two plays later Lee
found Coates for an easy 10
yard touchdown reception and
the Jaguars led 14-7.
There would not be a third
straight score on Southern's
next possession as the Tiger
defense began to settle down,
forcing the Jaguars to punt,
into an interception and a punt
on its next three possessions.
Grambling ended the half
with quarterback Brandon
Landers throwing an intercep
tion, and a punt as Southern
held the 14-7 halftime lead.
In the second half the
Jaguar defense put more pres
sure on Landers, the league's
second best passing quarter
back. He threw for 96 yards
in the half finishing the day
22-of-36 for 192 yards with 1
touchdown and 2 intercep
tions. Lee. injured in the first
half, did not play in the sec
ond half and back-up Warren
Matthews was efficient com
pleting 9-of-13 passes for 94
yards.
FA Ml; photo
FAMU's Iva Lakic will lead the Rattlers into the first round of
the NCAA tournament.
Florida A&M to
face Oklahoma
Rattlers set to start NCAA D-I
Volleyball Championships
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The Florida A&M Lady
Rattlers will face the No. 21
Oklahoma Sooners in the
opening' round of the 2007
NCAA Division I Volleyball
Championship today
(Thursday) beginning at 5
p.m. at the Stephen O'Connell
Center on the campus of the
University of Florida
(^ainesville).
As the 2007 Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference (MEAC)
champion, the Lady Rattlers
received the leagues' automat
ic bid to the NCAA champi
onship. Florida A&M finished
the season with an 18-7 over
all record and 8-0 mark in
conference play. This year's
championship marks the Lady
Rattlers' seventh straight trip
to the NCAA Volleyball
Ch?rtvj>ionsKt|> and their ninth
appearance in the last ten
years. *
Oklahoma earned an at
large selection and is making
its second consecutive NCAA
appearance after advancing to
the Sweet 16 last season. The
Sooners were 21-9 overall
record and finished fourth in
the Big 12 Conference with a
17-3 mark. The Big 12
Conference was among three
conferences with six teams
selected to this year's champi
onship tournament. This is the
first-ever meeting between the
two schools.
Florida A&M will join
host No. 13 Florida (27-2),
the College of Charleston (26
7) an<i, Oklahoma in the
Gainesville Regional. Florida
will face, the College of
Charleston on Thursday at
6:30 p.m. The winners of both
matches will meet on Friday
at 6 p.m. for a chance to
advance to the Sweet 16.
Overall, 64 teams make up
the bracket for the 2007
NCAA Division I Volleyball
Championship. Thirty-one
conferences were awarded
automatic qualification, and
the remaining 33 positions
were filled with at-large
selections.
For more information on
MEAC Volleyball or other
sponsored sports, log on to
www.meacsports .com.
Photo by Brittany Thornton
Southern's Darren Coates (43) dives over a Tiger defender for his first of two touchdowns.
Late in the third, Tim
Manuel's punt was blocked
and went out of the end zone
for a Jaguars safety and
extended their lead to 16-7.
Duran's 23-yard field goal
with 8 minutes, 18 second
remaining in the game further
extended the Jaguars lead to
19-7. But on the ensuing pos
session, the Tigers quickly
moved the ball down the field
putting together an 8-play 67
yard drive in 2:47 capped of
by Landers (7-8-67 on the
drive) 27-yard touchdown
strike to Edwards.
Southern (8-3, 6-3) put the
game away as Matthews
found Coates for 32 yards on
third and 2 keeping the drive
alive and Duran's 37-yard
field goal with 1:19 remaining
gave the Jaguars a 22-13 lead
and all but sealed the deal.
Coates finished the day
with 107 yards rushing on 20
carries and four receptions for
46 yards and was named the
Classic's MVP
The combination of Lee and
Matthews produced 21 com
pletions in 31 attempts for
214 yards with 1 touchdown
and one interception. Jon
Malveaux (16 tackles, 10
solo) helped lead the Jaguars
defense in allowing
Grambling only 253 yards of
total offense.
"There have been a lot of
struggles this year but my
assistant coaches did a good
job of keeping them focused,"
said Southern head coach Pete
Richardson, who received a
three-year contract extension
last Friday. "And our seniors
made sure everybody would
play hard."
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