Football
September 5, 2014
Football Renews Davidson Rivalry to Open 2014 Campaign
Catawba will renew one of its oldest football rivalries on Saturday to open up the 2014 season. The Indians will travel to Davidson to face the Wildcats at 7 pm.
The Wildcats were the first team on record to play Catawba back in 1907, claiming a 20-7 win in that contest. Davidson leads the all-time series 17-5, but the Indians won the final three meetings before the series was dropped after the 1987 season.
Catawba has a host of quality returners on both sides of the ball this season. The starting offensive line is intact from last season and the Indians have its top three running back returning as well. The bulk of the defense returns on the line, in the secondary and at linebacker.
Senior Taylor Fender anchors the offensive line that produced 47 starts among the unit. Cary Littlejohn was the top rusher last season with 574 yards. Mike Sheehan, who helped rally the team in the final quarter at North Greenville last season before starting the final game, will get the nod at quarterback and has four of last season’s top five receivers returning.
On defense, top tackler Jason Taylor is back after recording 105 stops last year. The line returns all-conference and all-region performer Jonathan Jean as well as welcoming back CJ Barksdale and Kegan Funderburk, who missed last season. Mark McDaniel leads the secondary that returns three starters and adds Coastal Carolina transfer Philip George.
Catawba faces three road tests before coming home to Shuford Stadium to tangle with nationally-ranked Carson-Newman on September 27th.
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| 1 September 1 Volleyball vs. MONTEVALLO 3-2 | 2 September 2 Cross Country in CHICK-FIL-A INVITE W-2nd; M-3rd Tennis (M) @ Belmont Abbey Individual Tourn. Volleyball vs. BELMONT ABBEY 1-3 Volleyball vs. CHOWAN 3-0 Soccer (M) vs. ERSKINE 1-2 | |||||
| 3 September 3 Soccer (W) @ Barton 2-0 | 4 | 5 | 6 September 6 Soccer (M) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 1-3 Soccer (W) vs. LIMESTONE 1-3 | 7 | 8 September 8 Cross Country @ Lenoir-Rhyne Invite W-3rd,M-3rd Volleyball @ Winston-Salem St. 0-3 | 9 September 9 Tennis (W) @ Wingate Individual Tourn. (Day 1) Tennis (M) @ Wingate Individual Tourn. (Day 1) Football @ VMI 27-20 Soccer (M) @ Belmont Abbey 0-4 |
| 10 September 10 Tennis (W) @ Wingate Individual Tourn. (Day 2) Tennis (M) @ Wingate Individual Tourn. (Day 2) Soccer (W) vs. FLAGLER 0-4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 September 15 Volleyball @ Mars Hill 3-1 | 16 September 16 Volleyball vs. TUSCULUM 2-3 Soccer (M) vs. MARS HILL 0-1 Football @ UNC Pembroke 41-9 Soccer (W) vs. MARS HILL 4-0 |
| 17 | 18 September 18 Golf (M) @ Queens Inv. - Day 1 (Club at Irish Creek) | 19 September 19 Golf (M) @ Queens Inv. - Day 2 (Club at Irish Creek) 11th of 16 Volleyball @ Lenoir-Rhyne 0-3 | 20 September 20 Soccer (W) @ Newberry 2-1 Soccer (M) @ Newberry 2-4 | 21 | 22 September 22 Volleyball @ Lincoln Memorial 1-3 | 23 September 23 Golf (W) @ Battle at Old South - Day 1 (Old South GC) Cross Country @ Bulldog Stampede W-5th;M-9th Soccer (W) @ Coker 3-0 Volleyball @ Carson-Newman 0-3 Football vs. MARS HILL 37-13 Soccer (M) @ Coker 2-1 |
| 24 September 24 Golf (W) @ Battle at Old South - Day 2 (Old South GC) 15th of 18 | 25 September 25 Golf (M) @ King Inv - Day 1 (CC of Bristol) | 26 September 26 Golf (M) @ King Inv - Day 2 (CC of Bristol) 8th of 10 Tennis (W) @ Pfeiffer 9-0 Volleyball vs. ANDERSON 0-3 | 27 September 27 Tennis (M) @ Pfeiffer 7-2 Soccer (W) vs. USC AIKEN 5-0 | 28 | 29 September 29 Cross Country @ Royals Challenge W-13th;M-14th Tennis (M) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 1) Tennis (W) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 1) Volleyball vs. QUEENS 0-3 | 30 September 30 Tennis (W) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 2) Tennis (M) @ SE ITA Championships (Day 2) Football @ Carson-Newman 18-31 Volleyball vs. WINGATE 0-3 Soccer (W) vs. GEORGIA COLLEGE 1-3 Soccer (M) vs. LANDER 3-6 |
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