Goldrush, September 7, 2013. Charlotte vs. Chowan

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GAME BREAKDOWN The Chowan Hawks had their first winning season since 1999 in 2012, and are looking to keep the momentum going.

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The Chowan Hawks will be looking to build off of a successful 6-4 2012 campaign when they kick off the 2013 season on the road against the Charlotte 49ers at Jerry Richardson Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7.

The Hawks will be looking to keep momentum going since 2012 proved to be their first winning season since 1999.

Chowan finished in second place in the northern division of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) last year after being projected to finish fifth in the preseason polls.

Hawks Head Coach Tim Place is entering his sixth season at the helm of the Chowan football program.

Chowan star receiver Robert Holland (6-2, 190) is returning in 2013 for his final year of eligibility for this Hawks program.

Holland has been named to the All-CIAA team in all of his first three seasons at Chowan. He concluded his junior campaign with 943 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns during the 2012 season.

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The 49ers will most likely throw multiple defenders in the direction of Holland, but it looks like Charlotte 49ers’ starting cornerback Terrance Winchester (6-0, 170) will spend the majority of the game denying him the football.

Chowan linebacker TJ Batchelor is a terror on the defensive side of the ball for the Hawks.

Batchelor had an outstanding junior season in 2012 finishing the year with 77 total tackles and 12.5 sacks. These eye-popping statistics lead to Batchelor being named National Christian College Athlete Association (NCCAA) defensive player of the year.

Charlotte quarterback Matt Johnson (6-3, 230) will be in charge of leading the 49ers against Batchelor’s fierce defense.

Johnson, a redshirt freshman, looked fantastic in the 49ers spring game going 13-14 with 174 yards passing.

A Chowan team that seems to be clearly headed in the right direction should be a good barometer for the young 49ers in the second game of their inaugural season.

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PLAYER ROSTER 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 50 51 52

Will Thomas Kariym Gent Corey Nesmith Jr. Lee McNeill Terry Caldwell Jalen Holt Matt Johnson Mark Hogan Austin Duke Mark Pettit C.J. Crawford Desmond Cooper Tank Norman Justin Bolus Joc Watkins Mikel Hunter Patrick O’Brien Martay Mattox Prince Mayela Donjore Gainey Daquan Lucas Alan Barnwell Kalif Phillips Cortezz Nixon Terrance Winchester Greg Cunningham Jr. Micah Bryan Quintin Gay Alex Petzke Damarrell Alexander Brandon Strupp Nico Alcade James Williams Jr. Nick Halmon Sam Dexter Zeb Little Ardy Holmes Jordan Abrams Caleb Clayton-Molby Tyler DeStefani Kendal Parker Devin Pearson DaQuavius Reid Mark Montini Keaston Sinicki Jarred Barr Karrington King Robert Williams Brandon Rodriguez

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WR SS SR QB ILB OLB QB OLB SR OLB H FS CB H H WR QB SS FS RB FS RB RB CB CB CB ILB RB SS RB P OLB CB SS FS OLB DB FS ILB OLB ILB CB OLB H LS OG DE ILB ILB

6’0 6’0 5’10 6’1 6’2 6’4 6’3 6’0 5’9 6’4 6’2 6’2 5’11 6’3 6’0 5’10 6’4 6’1 5’11 5’8 5’10 5’9 5’11 5’10 6’0 6’2 6’3 5’9 5’10 5’10 5’8 6’2 5’11 5’11 5’8 6’1 5’9 5’11 6’2 6’4 6’0 5’11 6’2 6’5 6’0 6’3 5’11 6-0 5-10

170 200 160 200 215 200 230 210 152 230 225 210 190 215 221 180 200 180 165 185 200 180 185 180 170 185 220 190 185 165 175 205 170 187 170 215 190 180 240 210 200 185 190 235 235 290 185 205 205

54 Jordan Starnes 55 Mason Sledge 56 Fletcher O’Neil 57 Justin Bridges-Thompson 58 Dustin Crouser 59 Payton Thomson 60 Cody Brown 61 Zach Thomas 62 Hayden Pezzoni 63 Cameron Curlings 64 Thomas Frazier 65 Larry Ogunjobi 66 Joe Wolljung 67 Mitch Monska 68 Danny Book 69 Stephen Muscarello 70 Casey Perry 71 Zach Bumgarner 72 Tevin Lawshe 73 Jamal Covington 74 Thomas La Bianca 75 Eugene German 76 Daniel Blitch 77 Wolfgang Zacherl 78 Kyle Hoffman 79 Jeff Walker 80 Reggie Woods 81 Trent Bostick 82 Jason Eury 83 Emmitt Afam 84 Darius Smalls 85 Luke Sonricker 86 Blake Brewer 86 Zach Ferguson 87 EJ Rhinehart 88 Dmarjai Devine 89 Elijah Roberson 90 Peter Fields 91 Nick Carroll 92 James Middleton 93 Hayden Beck 94 Kyle Taylor 95 Devin Clegg 96 Devon Johnson 97 Tanner Fleming 97 Garrett Stuart 98 Josh Tann 99 Brandon Banks ^ Jamel Ross ^ - will miss 2013 season

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NINERONLINE.COM COACH’S CORNER “We just have to make sure we get better every day at executing and catching balls, and not letting the ball hit the ground.”

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Enrolled students are able to receive a free ticket to each regular season home game in three easy steps.

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request

Ticket request is available at the Official Ticketing Site of the Charlotte 49ers about six days before the game.

claim

Students can claim the ticket 48 hours after the initial request. This time will vary depending on the number of students who request tickets for the specific game and availability of tickets.

print

Immediately after claiming the ticket, students are encouraged to print the ticket directly from the ticketing webpage.

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T H E

I N AUG URAL

S EAS ON

UNC CHARLOTTE FOOTBALL 2013 SAT, AUG 31

SAT, OCT 12

Campbell

UNC Pembroke (HC)

at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

SAT, SEP 7

SAT, OCT 26

Chowan

Charleston Southern

at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

SAT, SEP 14

North Carolina Central

at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

SAT, SEP 21

James Madison at Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

SAT, SEP 28

Presbyterian at Clinton, S.C.

2 p.m.

at Charleston, S.C.

1:30 p.m.

SAT, NOV 2

Coastal Carolina at Conway, S.C.

3 p.m.

SAT, NOV 9

Wesley College at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

SAT, NOV 23

Morehead State at Morehead, Ky.

1 p.m.

SAT, OCT 5

Gardner-Webb at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

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