Nice, a first-year from Stuarts Draft, Va., put together the most prolific pass-rushing day in ODAC history in the Eagles regular season-ending 64-22 victory at Guilford on Saturday. Nice, who made 10 tackles on the day with seven solo stops, terrorized the Quakers quarterback with 6.5 sacks that cost them 55 yards of total offense. The 6.5 sacks are a new ODAC single-game record and ranks as not only the most in Division III this season, but that total is the third-most in Division history since the NCAA started recording single-game sack figures in 2000. Only Kevin McNamara from Saint John's University (Minn.) with 7.5 against Monmouth College (Ill.) in 2005 and Matt Harris from Gallaudet University with 7.0 against Becker College in 2011 rank higher. In the ODAC record book, Nice's output tops the 6.0 sacks posted by Rich Hilt from Hampden-Sydney against Washington and Lee in 1987 and 6.0 sacks registered by Jack Miscall from Randolph-Macon against W&L in 1992. Nice now leads the ODAC with 10.0 sacks on the season, costing opponents 83 yards of offense. He has made 49 stops overall with 30 solo tackles and 12.0 TFLs with one forced fumble.
Hugney, a sophomore from Fairfax Station, Va., had a hand in all three scores for Shenandoah in the Hornets 16-14 triple-overtime victory at Washington and Lee to close out the regular season. Hugney was 29-for-52 passing for 228 yards and a touchdown. He also caught a touchdown pass on a "Philly Special" style play and ran in the deciding two point conversion on SU's possession in the third extra frame. On the two-point play, Hugney rolled right after play fake, spun out of an open-field tackle attempt at the 10-yard line, and beat two defenders to the goal-line for the winning points. Hugney's touchdown pass tied the game with 40-seconds left in regulation. The play covered five yards when Andre Jackson hauled in a post-slant from Hugney to knot the score at 14-all and cap a 12-play 75-yard drive that covered 2:14 of game time. Hugney's touchdown reception to cut W&L's lead to 14-7 at the outset of the fourth quarter came on a two-tiered misdirection play. With Hugney seemingly communicating with the offensive line, the snap went directly to running back Rashadeen Byrd, Jr. He rolled left and pitched the ball to Bryar Wheeler coming on an end-around, who stopped and lobbed a pass to Hugney in the right side of the end zone. For the season, Hugney has thrown for 2,147 yards and 19 touchdowns on 186-of-313 passing. This was his first reception and fifth non-passing touchdown of the year.
Aaron Nice, Bridgewater, Fy., Linebacker
November 13, 2022Nice, a first-year from Stuarts Draft, Va., put together the most prolific pass-rushing day in ODAC history in the Eagles regular season-ending 64-22 victory at Guilford on Saturday. Nice, who made 10 tackles on the day with seven solo stops, terrorized the Quakers quarterback with 6.5 sacks that cost them 55 yards of total offense. The 6.5 sacks are a new ODAC single-game record and ranks as not only the most in Division III this season, but that total is the third-most in Division history since the NCAA started recording single-game sack figures in 2000. Only Kevin McNamara from Saint John's University (Minn.) with 7.5 against Monmouth College (Ill.) in 2005 and Matt Harris from Gallaudet University with 7.0 against Becker College in 2011 rank higher. In the ODAC record book, Nice's output tops the 6.0 sacks posted by Rich Hilt from Hampden-Sydney against Washington and Lee in 1987 and 6.0 sacks registered by Jack Miscall from Randolph-Macon against W&L in 1992. Nice now leads the ODAC with 10.0 sacks on the season, costing opponents 83 yards of offense. He has made 49 stops overall with 30 solo tackles and 12.0 TFLs with one forced fumble.
