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The Compass Thursday September 20, 2001 Sports VIKINGS FALL TO PANTHERS IN SECOND ANNUAL WESTERN VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL CLASSIC THE STORY BEHIND THE FACE Jonas Pope Yank6 @ hotmail .com On September 1®' the Vikings gave up two early touchdowns and turned the ball over six times in the conference , opener against Virginia Union University. . Quarterback Jasun Thompson of Vir- ginia Union threw for two touchdowns and ran for another that allowed the Panthers to win against Elizabeth City State at Victory Stadium in Roanoke, Va. with the score being 33-7. The game was barely two minutes old when Thompson connected with receiver Thomas Coleman for a 33-yard touchdown. The extra point was blocked, but Thompson was just warming up. After Mike Forbes’ pass was intercepted by Cedet Francois, Union went on a four play 32-yard drive that ended with Thompson and Coleman hooking up . again on a 13-yard touchdown. For the next 18 minutes, both teams buckled down on their defense and forced several of punts and turnovers. ECSU’s Howard Williams picked off Thompson’s pass, giving the Vikings excellent field position, but Forbes fumbled the ^nap on the next play. Once again, the Viking defense stepped up when Wyatt Jordan forced a fumble that was recovered by Terrell Hamer. The two teams ex changed punts and turnovers until 2 minutes and 38 seconds remained in the half, allowing Union to put together a six play 71-yard drive, highlighted by a 37-yard pass from Thompson to Jerome Haskett. Thompson ended the drive with a 3-yard run to give Union a 20-0 halftime lead. The Vikings looked like a new team in the opening drive of the second half, as they were going 80 yards and scor ing on a 13-yard run by Forbes. The momentum quickly switched back to Union when Treymayne Hill returned the kickoff 83 yards to extend the lead to 26-7. With six minutes left, Richard Griffin recovered a fumble in the end zone to complete the scoring. Thomp son finished 9-of-20 for 147 yards. Coleman caught four passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Forbes was 12-of-27 with 115 yards, while Conan Stevenson rushed 12 times for 53 yards to lead ECSU’s ground attack. VUU’s Coleman and ECSU’s Teyon Pender were named the games Most Valuable Players. Event organizers estimated about 8,000 fans at the Western Virginia Education Classic. Forty percent of the net revenue went to the Total Action Against Poverty’s Project Recovery Program, whose goal is to persuade school dropouts to return to school. Football Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME & LOCATION Aug.25 Kutztown 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth City.NC Sep 1 Virginia Union 4:00 pm Roanoke, VA Sep 8 Fayetteville State 7:00 pm Fayetteville, NC Sep 15 Morehouse 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth City, NC Sep 22 NCCU DOWN EAST CLASSIC 4:00 p.m. Rocky Mount, NC Sep 29 Lincoln University 1:30 p.m. Elizabeth City, NC Oct 6 Virginia State 7:30 pm Petersburg,VA Oct 13 Bowie State 1:30 p.m. Elizabeth City, NC Oct 20 Livingstone HOMECOMING 2:00 p.m. Elizabeth City, NC Nov 3 Winston Salem State 1:30 pm Winston-Salem, NC Nov 10 CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP TBA Winston-Salem, NC UNIFORMS GIVES AN EXTRA BOOST FOR ECSU SPIRIT Chris Patterson crpatterson @ maii.ecsu.edu The upcoming season of action- packed Viking athletics kicked into overdrive when the band members and football players unveiled their brand new uniforms. Also, the beautiful and talented cheerleaders returned with the sporty two-piece uniforms that they received in February. Band members, football players, and cheerleaders say that the newly acquired uniforms are a major improve ment compared to the old ones. Senior bass drummer Peyton Sharpe (AKA Steele) made this apparent when he spoke on behalf of the Viking band. “The uniforms are much improved because everybody has one now, they fit very well, and the members feel much better about wearing them.” Steele also went on to say that the uniforms “give the fans more to look at Jason Mitchell Sports Editor jymitchell @ hotmail .com Many Elizabeth City State Univer sity students walk around campus and spot, a youthful, energetic, striking woman and commonly mistake her for a student. However, there is a story be hind the face of Elizabeth City State University’s new Sports Information Director (SID), April Emory. Emory was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was raised in New Jersey. She graduated from New Jersey’s Mont Clair Senior High School in 1993. She later attended Saint Paul’s College and majored in English with a minor in Mass Communications. On her third day at Sainf Paul’s College, she began to volunteer in the Sports Infor mation Department and continued to volunteer for the duration of four years. Saint Paul’s Sports Information Director Monique Morgan mentored April during her matriculation at Saint Paul’s College. Ms. Morgan was extremely influential and inspiring to Emory. Her diligent training and moldifig was key in forming Emory into a Sports Information Direc tor. Emory aspired to be a Sports Trainer, but upon graduating in 1999 from Saint Paul’s College, she was fortunate to find a job as the Sports Information Director at her alma mater for two years. On June 18, 2001 she began her job as Sports Information Director at Elizabeth City State Univer sity. As Sports Information Director, Emory’s job is to manage the sports public relations, publicize sports informa tion, and make sure that the athletes are recognized for their athletic abilities and accomplishments. Emory is one of two female SID’s out of the twelve Universi ties within the CIAA. She is the pioneer ing female Sports Information Director at ECSU. In the future, Emory plans to Ms. April Emory poses by Viking Logo attend graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in Counseling, which will further assist her in the daily opera tions with the players. Senior captain of ECSU’s football team Connan Stevenson expressed his feelings about the new SID. “I feel she has some big shoes to fill, but since I’ve known her, she has been doing an excellent job of getting to know the players,” he said. Emory loves what she does at ECSU and her experience thus far has been busy but enjoyable. She says that she enjoys being around the athletes be cause she can relate to their youth energy. Emory says that the ECSU faculty, staff, students, and athletes have made her feel very comfortable and has welcomed her. A motto that April works by is “it is a story behind each jersey number.” ECSU athletics is looking forward to a better future under the direction of April Emory. SERVE ONE UP FOR THE LADY VIKINGS Jonas Pope Yank6@hotmail.com The Lady Vikings’ volleyball team began their season with a two-day tournament in Mount Olive, N.C. Eliza beth City State University fell to Barton College, 30-22, 30-23, and 30-16 in three matches. Nicole Higgins led the Lady Vikings with twelve assists and six digs. Shemika Reed was the top player for Barton College with thirteen kills and six digs. In their second match against CIAA foe, St. Augustine, the Vikings once again lost three games, 30-20, 30-22, and 30-14. Sharon Gorgani had six digs for ECSU while Sophia Minott led the Lady Falcons with thirteen kills and six digs for the three matches. In the final contest of the afternoon, ECSU was defeated by Slippery Rock University, 30-17, 30-11 and 20-4 in three matches. Nicole Higgins led ECSU with eight assists and five digs while Slippery Rock got eighteen kills and seven assists from Michele Ide. The Lady Vikings saved their best performance for day two. They survived Fayetteville State through five tough matches. ECSU won the first match 30- 23. The next two matches would be close, but FSU won both sets 30-27. ECSU battled back to win game four 30- 28, before FSU won the tiebreaker 15-9 to win the match. than just students with instruments.” Viking football team member Marcus Hilliard, a sophomore offensive lineman, said that the football uniforms are “more of a professional style with better quality.” Marcus added, “They’re more comfortable, more presentable, and they look better so we feel more unified.” Junior Toya Brown was also im pressed with the uniforms that the cheerleaders acquired earlier this year before the CIAA Tournament. “The uniforms are more of a colle giate style,” she said. “They’re different from the old ones because they’re all blue and there are two pieces to them.” Along with the overall satisfaction of the new uniforms, the Viking athletes proudly display the new logo, which can be seen on their garments. One thing that fans can be certain about this year is that their beloved Vikings are back, and definitely in style. Volleyball Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION&TIME 8/31-9/1 Mount Olive Volleyball Tourn. Mount Olive, NC -TBA 9/12 Shaw University Raleigh, NC -6:30pm 9/15*16 C1/\A Round-Up Durham, NC -TBA 9/19 Virginia Union University Elizabeth City, NC- 6:30pm 9/23 Univ. of District of Columbia Elizabeth City, NC- 6:30pm 9/25 Peace College Raleigh, NC- 6:30pm 9/27 Saint Paul's College Elizabeth City, NC-6:30pm 9/29 Bowie State University Elizabeth City, N- 2;00pm 10/3 Virginia State University Petersburg,VA- 6:30pm 10/8 Shaw University Raleigh, NC- 6:30pm 10/10 Saint Paul's College Lawrenceville.VA- 6:30pm 10/13 NC Wesleyan College Rocky Mount, NC-1:30pm 10/15 Chowan College Murfreesboro, NC-6:30pm 10/17 Virginia Union University Richmond, VA-6:30pm 10/19 Univ. of District of Columbia Washington, DC- 8:00pm 10/20 Bowie State University Bowie, MD- 2:00pm 10/23 Virginia State University Elizabeth City, NC- 6:30pm 11/3-4 Cl/^ Volleyball Championships Winston-Salem, NC-TBA Head Coach: Steve Goff Athletic Director: Dr. Edward McLean Athletic Trainer: Chris Schultheiss Senbr Women's Adnfiinistrator: Addle Griffin Asst. Athletic Director/Compliance: Thurlis Little Sports Information Director: April J. Emory
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