WSSU's Jarrell Bright, No. 34, makes a run for it in the inaugural Winston-Salem Classic against
Virginia Union on Sept. 17.
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WSSU's Canard Brown, No. 1, reaches for the ball
in the inaugural Winston-Salem Classic against
Virginia Union on Sept. 17.
Rams fall 37-14 to Virginia Union
in first Winston-Salem Classic
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The Winston-Salem State University
Rams fell behind early and the Virginia
Union Panthers kept the Rams offense off
balance all night, as the Panthers rolled to
a 37-14 win in the inaugural Winston
Salem Classic.
With the loss, the Winston-Salem State
Rams fall to 1-2, while the Virginia Union
Panthers picked up their first win, with
two losses.
Virginia Union opened the scoring
midway through the first quarter, when
Shawheem Dowdy connected with Jusse
Yorke from 36 yards out to give the
Panthers the early 7-0 lead.
The Panthers added to their score early
in the second quarter when the duo of
Dowdy and Yorke hooked up again for a
score from five yards out, giving Virginia
Union a 14-0 advantage.
Winston-Salem State would finally
sustain a drive, giving the defense a much
needed breather, as Rod Tinsley would
find Canard Brown from eight yards away
to finish off a 12-play, 74-yard drive to put
the Rams on the board and cut into the
Panther lead, 14-7.
Virginia Union would not be done, as
Williams Stanback would find the
end zone two more times before
the half, from 30 yards and six
yards, to open up a commanding
27-7 halftime lead.
Early in the third quarter,
WSSU would go on another long
drive, 63 yards on 11 plays, and
the drive would be capped off by a second
Rod Tinsley to Canard Brown scoring play
from five yards out to cut the Virginia
union lead to 27-14.
But on this warm and humid night, the
Panthers found a groove and would go on
a 90-yard, seven-play drive and finished
off with a third touchdown by William
Stanback, who would find the end zone
from four yards, to put the Panthers up
comfortably, 34-14.
The final point of the night would
come off the foot of VUU's Jean Claude
Brooks, who would connect on a 44-yard
field goal to give the Panthers a 37-14 lead
that they would hold onto until the final
buzzer.
The Rams were
led in rushing by quar
terback Rod Tinsley,
who had eight rushed
| for 80 yards, while
' Kerrion Moore fin
ished with six carries
for 32 yards. Justus Pickett finished with
17 yards on four carries and Te'Vaughn
Hurse had nine yards on eight carries.
Rod Tinsley finished the night with
235 yards passing on 26 of 45 attempts
with three interceptions, with two touch
downs and long pass of 50 yards.
Canard Brown led the Rams receivers
with seven catches for 86 yards and two
touchdowns. Will Walton also had seven
catches for 50 yards, and Quincy Jackson
(33 yards) and Demeeko Jones (19 yards)
each had three receptions. Te'Vaughn
Hurse (16 yards) and William Belcher (6
yards) each finished with two catches,
while Reggie William had one catch for 22
yards and Justus Pickett had one catch for
three yards.
Jatavious Jackson, CJ Washington and -
Kailan Chavis all finished with seven
tackles, with Chavis also picking up two
tackles for loss. Daryus Skinner had four
tackles and one tackle for loss, and five
other Rams had three tackles each, with
Kyrell Williamson alio picking up a sack.
Seven other WSSU defenders finished
with two tackles each, with Sione
Umufuke picking up a forced fumble and
a fumble recovery.
Winston-Salem State will return to
Bowman Gray Stadium next week, as the
Rams will play host to the Trojans of
Virginia State University. Kickoff is
scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
Rams claim four-set win over Lincoln (Pa.) to open CIAA
WSSU notches
first conference
win at CIAA
Round Up
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BOWIE, MD - The
Winston-Salem State
Rams (4-4, 1-0 CIAA) got
on the winning track
Saturday morning when
the team claimed a four-set
win over the Lincoln (Pa.)
Lions (0-8, 0-1 CIAA) to
open Central
Intefcollegiate Athletic
Association (CIAA) play
Saturday morning. The
Rams claimed the four-set
win in style when they won
25-18, 25-15, 23-25, and
25-20.
The Rams took the win
behind a balanced attack.
Offensively, the Rams
totaled 51 kills in the
match with 20 service
aces. The team also added
10 total blocks (two solo)
as well. WSSU senior mid
dle blocker Jocelyn Mills
led the way with 12 kills in
the match, while junior
outside hitter Sydney
Holland added 10 kills.
Senior outside hitter
Teynia Shepherd added
three kills with five service
aces and 10 digs.
The opening set of the
match was a tough one as
the Rams used a late rally
to pull away with the 25-18
victory. Things were close
in the set as the Rams held
a slim 10-9 lead, but the
Rams soon pulled away
with a 7-2 run that put the
team ahead, 17-13. After
holding on to the four
point lead, 21-17, the
Rams closed things out
with a 4-1 run that sealed ,
the 25-18 win.
The second set was
another strong one for the
Rams when the team rolled
to an early lead and then
held off the Lions to claim
the set win. The Rams
opened the set with a 15-5
run that gave the team a
10-point lead in the set
before pushing their lead to
12 points, 23-11 before
Lincoln staged a late 4-1
run that left the Rams lead
ing 23-15 before WSSU
closed out the set with a
Holland kill, followed by a
kill from sophomore out
side hitter Mia Herrod that
ended the set.
The battled continued
into the third set where the
Rams faded late in a tough
23-25 set loss. The two
teams played to a 20-20 tie
before the Lions scored
three of the four points to
hand the Rams the loss.
In the fourth set, the
Rams bounced back in a
big way. The Rams took
control of the set early with
an 11-2 run, but Lincoln
struck back with six
straight points to cut the
WSSU lead down to three
points, 11-8. From there,
the Rams' lead was erased
when Lincoln scored on
four straight points and
tied the set 18-18. The
Rams would remain in top.
however, as they closedihe
match with four st?%ht
points to seal the 25-20 set
win.
With the win, the Rams
improve to 4-4 overall and
1-0 in Central
Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (CLAA) play.
The team would return to
action later in the day
when they faced the
Virginia Union Panthers.
For more information on
Rams volleyball, contact
the WSSU Office of
Athletic Media Relations
at (336) 750-2143 or log
on to
www.WSSURams .com.
Swarm announce community initiatives for the Triad
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The Greensboro
Swarm, the NBA
Development League affil
iate of the Charlotte
Hornets, announced the
organization's social
responsibility initiatives
will be centered on educa
tion and wellness in the
Triad community. The two
pillars will serve as the cor
nerstone for the team's
philanthropic activities and
social projects during the
inaugural 2016-17 season.
"As an organization,
we are very excited about
giving back and imple
menting programs that
benefit our community,"
< said Swarm President
Steve Swetoha. "Just like
our parent team in
Charlotte, we want to cre
ate initiatives with a posi
tive and long-standing
impact. Meeting with a
number of local leaders
over the past few months
has given us great insight
on how we can best assist
our community beyond the
basketball court and that
will be through programs
that focus on education and
wellness."
The Swarm's first offi
cial community event will
take place on Thursday,
Oct .27, when the coaching
staff will conduct a basket
ball clinic at the Boys &
Girls Club of Greensboro's
brand new community cen
ter that opens this month.
Coming just days before
the start of the team's train
ing camp and two weeks
before the. inaugural season
tips off on November 12,
the clinic will focus on the
importance of staying
physically active and
developing healthy habits
through sports like basket
ball.
In addition to its own
projects centered around
education and wellness, the
Swarm will also engage
the community through
annual NBA D-League
Cares events and pro
grams. For more informa
tion about how the Swarm
is involved in the commu
nity or to inquire about
donation items for non
profits, visit
gsoswarm.com.
The new NBA
Development League affil
iate of the Charlotte
Hornets, the Greensboro
Swarm, will begin play in
the 2016-17 season as a
member of Atlantic
Division in the Eastern
Conference. All home
games during the inaugural
season will be played at the
renovated Fieldhouse at
the Greensboro Coliseum
Complex. Season tickets
are on sale now for as low
as $7 per ticket per game,
with club seats starting as
low as $15 per ticket per
game and courtside seats as
low as $50 per ticket per
game. Fans purchasing
season tickets will save an
average of over 20 percent
per ticket per game off of
single-game tickets, which
will go on sale in the fall.
Season ticket members
will also receive exclusive
benefits such as team auto
graph sessions, priority for
Hornets and Swarm play
off tickets, discounts on
Hornets and Swarm mer
chandise and more. For
more information or to pur
chase season tickets, visit
gsoswarm.com or call 336
907-3600. Follow the
Swarm on Twitter
(@ green sboros warm),
Facebook (/greens
boroswarm) or Instagram
(@greensboroswarm).
Congratulations to Alumnus
William "Bill" Hayes
"Winston Salem Football Classic Honoree"
from the
Winston Salem Chapter of
NCCU Alumni Association
nccvwlastoasalcM.org
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