Bison and Hoyas Tip-Off in 1st Annual D.C. Cup
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The Hoyas of Georgetown University (Patriot League) and the Bison
of Howard University (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) will tip off
this weekend in the 1st annual D.C. Cup. The Hoyas (0-0) finished
1-10 in 2007 while the Bison (0-0) finished 4-7.
It is the season opener for both
teams.
FOLLOWING THE GAME
Stadium: Greene Stadium (7,086)
Webcast, notes and more: www.howard-bison.com
Play-by-Play: Ty Miller
Color: Tony McGhee
TV Coverage: Replay on MASN on Tues., Sept. 9
(11:30 p.m.)
Series Information: This is the
first meeting between the two schools.
The Coaches:
Georgetown University is coached by Kevin Kelly (Springfield,
‘82), who is in his third season at the helm. Howard Coach
Carey Bailey (University of Tennessee, ‘92) is in his second
season.
SETTING THE SCENE
Georgetown
The Hoyas are led offensively by junior RB CHARLIE
HOUGHTON (109 carries, 458 yards, four TDs; 34 receptions,
294 yards, sophomore WR MYCHAL(19 receptions, 103
yards, one TD) and junior WR ROBERT LANE (20
HARRISON receptions 178 yards, one TD). Defensively, Georgetown is
led by junior LB CHRIS RAU (37 solos, 39 assists,
two tackles for losses), sophomore LB NICK PARRISH
(21 solos, 53 assists, three tackles for losses and a sack), junior
S TRAVIS MACK (29 solos, 31 assists) and senior
DE ATAEFIOK ETUKEREN (27 solos, 22 assists, 1.5
TFL).
Howard
The Bison are led offensively by redshirt junior QB FLOYD
HAIGLER (15 of 29, 144 yards, two TDs), senior
RBs TERRY PERRY (96 carries, 432 yards, two
TDs; seven receptions, 36 yards) and KARLOS
WHITTAKER (106 carries, 432 yards, five TDs; 15
receptions, 207 yards), senior WR ARLANDUS HOOD
(23 receptions, 295, two TDs) and junior OL SEAN
WOOLFORD and OL MICHAEL RUSSELL.
Defensively, Howard is led by senior MLB ENDOR
COOPER (0 solos, 38 assists, eight tackles for losses,
three forced fumbles), redshirt junior LB ROBERT,
III (30 solos, 25 assists, 6.5 tackles for losses, two sacks),
senior CB MARTIN DECEMBERT (28 solos, 14 assists,
five pass breakups), JAMES CARTER (11 solos, 16
assists, 3.5 tackles for losses) and JAMES
ROBINSON (five solos, 12 assists, two sacks in six games).
The original story was published here: http://www.howard-bison.com/sports/fball/2008/News/Bison_and_Hoyas_Tip_Off
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