Virginia Union University's Cheston Hickman completed 10 of 18 passes for 175 yards while Tarian Donaldson and Jerell Washington rushed for two touchdowns apiece as VUU downed Johnson C. Smith 44-21 on October 16 in Hovey Field in Richmond, Va.

The win sent 7,650 fans home happy who took part in the 2010 Homecoming game.

Washington rushed for 91 yards on 12 carries while Donaldson had 69 yards on 15 carries.

Joseph Jean-Pierre had seven receptions for 135 yards.

The Panthers blocked two Golden Bull punts, and both resulted in touchdowns for VUU.  In the first quarter, VUU's Damon Ramsey blocked a punt and Derek Parker recovered.  Three plays later, VUU scored their first touchdown on a one-yard run by quarterback Ares McGlone-English.

Later in the first quarter, VUU's Christian Clark blocked a punt on a fourth down by JCSU.  Three plays later, the Panthers had their second touchdown.

The win raised VUU's record to 2-5 on the season while Johnson C. Smith fell to 1-6.

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CLAW MARKS:  Andre LeBlanc returned an interception 49 yards, marking the longest interception return by a VUU player since Nelson Lee Johnson returned an interception 52 yards against Virginia State University on October 25, 2003...VUU's Fletcher Redd also returned an interception 41 yards...LeBlanc led the Panthers with 11 tackles...VUU's 39 rushing plays were the most of the season...VUU's Christian Clark and Damon Ramsey both had a blocked punt...VUU plays Saint Paul's College next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Hovey Field...Next week's game is the Ninth Annual Lucille M. Brown Community Youth Bowl.