Along with the first of the month came the Eagles’ football team’s first loss of the season to St. Augustine’s College during homecoming.

The Eagles remained scoreless in the first half; not until the fourth quarter was a touchdown scored by running back Greg Pruitt, Jr. on a 1-yard run, giving slight hope to the Eagles offense and placing NCCU on the board with a final score of 22-8.

The Eagles finished the game with 175 offensive yards, making this their lowest offensive show since Sept. 6, 2002 at Morehouse. The Eagles managed only 30 rushing yards, the lowest accomplished yards since Oct. 17, 1998 against Winston-Salem State.

By the end of the first half, a previously injured Adrian Warren was 16-of -34, passing for 145 yards with one interception.

Wide receiver Torey Ross had only eight receptions for 56 yards while Pruitt was held to 33 ground yards on 15 carries.

“They surprised us; they had great defense and we weren’t ready to play,” said Coach Rod Broadway.

While offense spent most of its time on the sidelines, defense spent more than 40 minutes on the field. Derrick Ray topped the defensive stats with 10 tackles.