​Johnson C. Smith University footballJohnson C. Smith fell short on Saturday, losing the CIAA Championship game to Virginia Union, 15-14.Virginia Union scored the game’s final six points.Back on Thursday, Head Coach Flowers said he’s proud of what his team has accomplished.Virginia Union will now advance to the Division II Playoffs for the fifth straight year. Virginia Union claims its third CIAA championship in four years and the 10th in school history. This is the longest streak for an HBCU since Albany State made it from 2004 to 2011.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Johnson C. Smith heads back to CIAA championship with repeat in sightJohnson C. Smith defeated Virginia Union last year to reach the title game.