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Volleyball Wins 3rd CIAA Conference Championship in Six Seasons

The battle for the 2014 CIAA Volleyball Championship ended in decisive fashion as the Chowan Hawks topped the Fayetteville State University Lady Broncos 3-0 to earn their third CIAA Volleyball Championship in program history.

The Hawks used 27 team kills and took advantage of 34 Lady Bronco errors to earn the victory. Melanie Chaussee led all players in the contest with eight kills in the win while Suraya Chase chipped in seven kills and nine digs. Jordan Miller and Allison Smith each tallied 10 digs in the contest while Smith also dished out 24 assists. Chase and Brittany Tschida each grabbed five blocks for the Blue and White.

Fayetteville State University scored the first point in the contest after taking advantage of a Hawk attack error. A kill by Brittany Tschida for the Hawks knotted the score 1-1. From that point forward, the score was tied four times before back-to-back attack errors put the Hawks ahead 13-11. Chowan maintained the advantage for the remainder of the first set and led by as many as eight (21-13) points before a Lady Broncos’ attack error secured the 25-16 victory for the Hawks.

Fayetteville State took an early 2-0 lead in the second set before a kill by Chaussee and a Lady Bronco attack error knotted the score 2-2. Both teams battled for control of the score and momentum as neither team maintained a lead of more than four points early in the set. With the Hawks leading 12-8, a kill by Suraya Chase followed by a block (Chase, Tschida) gave the Hawks a 14-8 lead. Fayetteville State was unable to regain the lead but chipped away at the deficit before suffering a 25-22 loss in set two.

The Hawks came out firing on all cylinders at the start of the third set. Three Fayetteville State errors along with kills from Chaussee and Miller put Chowan ahead 5-1 early. The Hawks led by as many as eight points (15-7) before the Lady Broncos clawed their way back to pull within four points (15-11). Chowan continued to battle past what seemed to be a shift in momentum, and held the Lady Broncos to four points before closing out the set with the 25-15 victory. Miller confirmed the win for Chowan with a kill.

Miller earned CIAA Tournament MVP honors after notching 37 kills over the course of three matches. Melanie Chaussee, Cindy Ehrich, and Allison Smith earned All-CIAA First Team honors while Suraya Chase and Nikira Fults were named to the All-CIAA Second Team.

Chaussee, a senior right side hitter, led the Hawks with 300 kills this season, averaging 2.83 kills per set. The Lawrence, Kansas native added 38 digs while notching 54 blocks for the Blue and White. Heading into postseason play, Chaussee ranks sixth in the CIAA with 300 season kills and ninth in the league standings with 2.83 kills per set. Chaussee earned an additional post season honor as one of only 12 East Coast student-athletes selected to the 2014 NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional AllTournament Team.

Ehrich, a junior libero, hauled in 535 digs for the Hawks this season. She remains atop the CIAA statistical rankings in both season digs (535) and digs per set (5.10) categories. Ehrich hails from Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Smith, a senior setter for the Blue and White, collected a staggering 1,022 kills this season for Chowan. The Manassas, Virginia native leads the CIAA in season assists (,1022) as well as assists per set with a 9.92 average.

Chase is one of two representatives for Chowan on the AllCIAA Second Team. She tallied 233 kills for the Hawks this season along with 37 service aces. The Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago native also notched 25 blocks while hauling in 156 digs.

Fults, an El Paso, Texas native, earned All-CIAA Second Team honors after tallying 229 kills and 67 blocks for the Hawks during the regular season.

Melanie Chaussee, Cindy Ehrich, and Allison Smith earned the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association All-State Second Team recognition as well.

CHAMPIONS - (front row from left) CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams, Head Coach Dawn Peipher, Brianna Smith, Cindy Ehrich, Nikira Fults, Amaris Raynor, Jordan Miller, CIAA Assistant to the Commissioner Jessica Incorminias - (back row from left)Chowan Athletic Director Ozzie McFarland, Kelsey Schlake, Jasmine Chapman, Lauren East, Allison Smith, Brittany Tschida, Melanie Chaussee, Suraya Chase, and Chowan Director of Sports Medicine Lisa Bland.

Trailblazers

Men’s Soccer Sweeps ICAA Accolades

The Chowan University men’s soccer team swept the Independent Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) awards as the Hawks won all three of the top individual awards and had four All-ICAA selections. terell Williamson earned ICAA Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and ICAA First Team honors after a standout season with the Blue and White. Williamson, a native of Alexandria, Virginia, notched 24 goals and five assists for the Hawks for a total of 53 points. He currently ranks first in the NCAA Division II statistical rankings with total goals (24), first in goals per game (1.33), first in total points (53), and third in points per game (2.65).

Christian funes joins Williamson on the ICAA First Team. The San Palo Sula, Honduras native tallied nine goals on the year and posted a team-high nine assists in his rookie year with the Hawks. francisco ferrus, a freshman from Guatemala City, Guatemala, scored four goals for the Hawks and had eight assists over the course of the year, resulting in ICAA Second Team honors. Jordan Radisavljevic joins Ferrus on the ICAA Second Team with seven goals and three assists on the season. Radisavljevic is a native of Strasbourg, France.

First year head coach Chris Whalley earned ICAA Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Hawks to a 12-8 season. The 12 season wins ties the school single-season win record, originally set in 1996, and is the most wins for the program since the Hawks transitioned to NCAA Division II status. The Hawks won 10 games in the previous seven seasons combined prior to the 2014 season.

Ryan Scanlan, a senior defender from Lanham, Maryland was also recognized as a NCCAA Men’s Soccer ScholarAthlete for having maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.40 on a 4.00 scale.

The ICAA is comprised of NCAA Division II schools with athletic programs that are not part of a conference. Men’s soccer members include: Cal State San Marcos, Chowan, Concordia-Irvine, Concordia-Portland, Embry Riddle, Oakland City, Oklahoma Baptist, Palm Beach Atlantic, Southern Wesleyan and Spring Hill.

Terell Williamson earned ICAA Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and First Team honors along with NCCSIA All-State First Team honors, NCCAA All-Region First Team and All-Tournament Team recognition and Daktronics All-Region honors. Williamson also received NSCAA/ Continental Tire NCAA Division II Men’s All-Atlantic Region Second Team recognition along with NSCAA/Continental Tire/NCCAA First Team All-American honors. He also holds a first place ranking in the NCAA D-II national standing for total goals, total points, goals per game and a second place national standing for points per game.

First-year head coach Chris Whalley earned ICAA Coach of the Year

Hawks Men’s Soccer National Rankings

The team earned rankings in the Top 10 for each of the following NCAA D-II categories: 1. Points per game: 8.33, 6th in nation 2. Total points: 150, 6th in nation 3. Scoring offense: 2.89, 7th in nation 4. Total assists: 46, 7th in nation 5. Total goals: 52, 7th in nation 6. Assists per game: 2.56, 8th in nation Midfielder Terell Williamson scored three #1 Rankings: 1. Total goals: 24 2. Total points: 53 3. Goals per game: 1.33 The team collectively brought home Top 30 honors in the following individual categories: 1. Points per game: Terell Williamson, 2.94 (2nd) 2. Game-winning goals: Terell Williamson, 5 (11th) 3. Total assists: Francisco Ferrus, 8 and Christian Funes, 8 (20th) 4. Assists per game: Francisco Ferrus, .44 and Christian Funes, .44 (30th)

Marissa Ghani leads the NCAA Division II national rankings in season saves (186).

Hawks Women’s Soccer Honors

Junior goalkeeper marissa Ghani of Mission Viejo, CA was honored as part of the NCCAA AllRegion Team. She currently leads the NCAA Division II national rankings in season saves (186).

As a team, Hawks Women’s Soccer ranks 3rd in the nation for NCAA D-II schools in total saves (228).

Juniors Samantha Persinger of Wheeling, WV, (at right above) and Jennifer Harvell of Halifax, NC, (inset) both earned the 2014 NCCAA Women’s Soccer ScholarAthletes honors.

Kamenshchikova Repeats Player of the Year

Natalya Kamenshchikova earned CIAA Women's Tennis Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The Novosibirsk, Russia native also represented the Hawks on the All-CIAA Team.

forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and one blocked kick.

Alcorn and freshman teammate Marcel Burns Jr. of Wilmington, NC were named to the CIAA AllRookie Team.

Goncalves & Stambaugh Net Tennis Honors

Brazilian Rafael Goncalves headlines this year’s All-CIAA Team as the CIAA Men’s Tennis Player and Rookie of the Year. Chowan University's Director of Tennis, Chris Stambaugh was named CIAA Men's Tennis Coach of the Year. Stambaugh claimed the honor for the second consecutive season.

Alcorn Named to 2nd Team All-American

Kemaree Alcorn, a redshirt freshman from Virginia Beach, VA earned NCCAA All-American Second Team recognition. He collected 31 tackles this season (20 solo, 11 assisted), two sacks, one

Golf Wins CIAA Southern Division Tournament

Men’s Golf captured first place at the CIAA Southern Division Tournament, marking the second conference-affiliated tournament win in program history.

Below left, sophomore Jordan Francis of Boykins, VA and sophomore Billy Britton of Conway, NC, below right, earned AllTournament Team recognitions for their efforts.

Miss Chowan Makes History as School's First Miss CIAA

Food Lion awarded Miss Chowan University, LaTarryl Hall, with its coveted 2015 Miss CIAA crown, along with a scholarship at Time Warner Cable Arena on February 28th. A native of Columbia, SC, Hall is a senior criminal justice major.

The Food Lion Miss CIAA competition winners are given scholarships based on their GPA, community and school involvement, biography, essay and an online popular vote.

Sapphires Earn All-CIAA Cheerleading Honors

Seniors Jessica Hubbard of Yuma, Arizona, below left, and Taylor McElroy of Chester, Virginia, below right, were selected to the AllCIAA Cheerleading Team.

Basketball Teams Excel Academically

The Chowan University men’s and women’s basketball teams were recognized as the teams with the highest grade point average in the CIAA. Head coach Brett Vincent stated, “I’m proud of our young men for their hard work in the classroom. We have recruited quality students that are dedicated to earning their degree.”

Junior forward Alisha Mobley of Winchester, VA was recognized as part of the AllCIAA Frontcourt Team. Freshman forward Dhyamond Crenshaw of Burke, VA was named to the CIAA All-Rookie Team. Senior guard Kyree Bethel of Fayetteville, NC earned AllCIAA Backcourt recognition. CU tODay | Spring/Summer 2015 25

The Life & Legacy of Coach Jim Garrison

The Chowan University campus and community suffered a great loss on Friday, April 3rd, as long-time Football Coach and Athletic Director, Jim Garrison, passed away. Coach Garrison spent 37 years at the helm of the then-Braves football program and as Athletic Director for the Chowan athletic department. In all, Coach Garrison spent more than 50 years of his life dedicated to Chowan and the athletic department.

Wins and losses come with every coaching position. Coach Garrison tallied 185 career wins in 37 years as head coach for the Chowan football program. Yet the legend is made in the space between - in grueling losses, long office chats, tough, hot practices, the multitude of daily drills - that not only aid in carrying a football down-field but also in carrying yourself down the field of life. The legend is made in shared memories, casual chats among friends, the extension of a hand to lift someone up, the embrace of love and respect, and the knowledge that someone will always have your back.

That was Coach Garrison. He embodied the very spirit of all the qualities he wanted to see in his players, his staff, and his friends. He, by any definition, is a legend. His life continues now in Heaven and surely by now, he has assembled his team. He will continue to spread his love, his wit, his stories, and his zest for life eternally.

Jim Garrison Hall of Fame

Named in honor of beloved former Athletic Director and long-time Coach, the Chowan University Jim Garrison Hall of Fame honors and memorializes outstanding student-athletes who have represented Chowan University in intercollegiate athletics competition and as well as other significant contributors to intercollegiate athletics activities at the university.

Pictured from left to right are the members of the Induction Class of 2014: Hugh Vincent Jr., Carl Lancaster, Lawrence Smith, Cartrina Williams Curry, Antwain Haskins, Gary Mattison and Fred Vinson

Hugh Vincent - Patron

• 2006 recipient of NC Baptist Heritage Christian Service Award • Served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees • Served on the Board of Trustees Executive Committee • Served as Chairman of the Trustees Nomination Committee • Served as Vice Chairman of the Athletics Committee • Founding member of the Chowan Christian Service Association • Supporter of capital improvement projects for football and baseball facilities • Endowed four athletic scholarships - two supporting Men’s

Basketball, one for football, and one for baseball

Carl lancaster - Baseball, 1971-1973 antwain Haskins - Football, 1996-2000

• .380 career batting average, 41 doubles, 9 triples and 22 homeruns • Currently in 28th season as University of Mount Olive’s Head

Baseball Coach • Ranks in Top 10 in total victories and career winning percentage among NCAA D-II active coaches • Ranks in Top 21 among all-time NCAA D-II baseball coaches • His Mount Olive Trojans rank 3rd in nation this year, won

Conference Carolinas title • Two-time Southeastern Region Coach of the Year • 11-time Conference Coach of the Year • NCAA D-II National Coach of the Year in 2008 • Helped Braves team to first winning season in 1999 • All-American South Region Defensive Back 1998 • Honorable Mention All-American Defensive Back 1999 • Jerry Holmes Defensive Back of the Year 1999 and 2000 • Ralph Thurston Award on Defense Most Valuable Player 2000 • Ranked 3rd in nation for Interceptions 1999-2000 • Set Chowan School Record for Fumble Recovery for a 99 yard touchdown in 2000 • Currently owns and operates his own personal fitness studio,

Studio A Fitness, in Williamsburg VA

lawrence W. Smith - Football, 1962-63 & 1964-65

• Led team to an 8-1 overall record • Participated in the 1964 Olympic Boxing Trials • Fought in National Golden Gloves circuit • 1965 finalist in National Golden Gloves • Grew business from one store to over 100 locations in Richmond and Tidewater areas • Served as President of Chowan Alumni Association, President of

Braves Club, and on the Chowan Board of Visitors • 2004 Chowan Distinguished Alumni Award

Cartrina Williams Curry - Volleyball, 1988-1990

• One of the best players in junior college volleyball history • Team Captain • 1st Team All-Conference • 1st Team All Region X • Region X Tournament MVP • Team placed 11th in nation in 1989 • Currently Head of Special Education Department and Assistant

Volleyball Coach for Fort Smith Public Schools in Arkansas

Gary mattison - Basketball, 1986-1988

• All-time leading scorer in Chowan junior college history • Holds Chowan’s junior college record for 45 points in one game • Totaled a school record 1,352 points • Led Braves to NJCAA Championship Tournament • Braves finished in Top 16 in the nation • Selected to the NJCAA Olympic Trials Team • Conference Player of the Year • Region IX Player of the Year

fred Vinson - Basketball, 1989-1991

• Named Most Outstanding Male Athlete and Most Valuable Player • Carolina JUCO Conference Player of the Year • Region X Player of the Year • First Team All-Region X All-Conference • All-Tournament Region X • Went on to play for NBA - Atlanta Hawks and Seattle Supersonics • Named Assistant Coach/Director of Player Programs for the LA

Clippers in 2007 • Named Assistant Coach with New Orleans Pelicans in 2010, now in 5th season