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Three teams came into Saturday's contests with undefeated ODAC records, but just one came out that way as Guilford College stands atop the conference table after its 28-21 win over Randolph-Macon College.  Shenandoah University handed Hampden-Sydney College its first ODAC defeat with a 36-35 last-minute victory.  Emory & Henry College outlasted Catholic University, 17-15, to notch its first league win of the year.  Washington and Lee University returned to the winner's circle with a 42-13 decision over Bridgewater College.

Guilford's win on Saturday improved the squad to 4-0 in ODAC play for the first time in program history, leaving them alone atop the ODAC standings with H-SC set to come to Greensboro next weekend.  GC got a big passing day from Matt Pawlowski as he threw for 394 yards and four touchdowns against one interception on 21-of-29 passing.  Adam Smith was his favorite target as he hauled in seven passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns.  Josh Schow had his string of six straight games over 100 yards rushing snapped, although he did gain 71 yards to increase his season total to 886 and remain second in the conference.  R-MC's Will McGhee is the ODAC's leading rusher, and he added to that with 250 yards on 38 carries, which included a 54-yard touchdown run.  He now has 1,257 yards and 13 total touchdowns (12 rushing) thru seven games, all ODAC highs.

Shenandoah trailed by 19-0 early in the game and 19-7 at the half, but the Hornets drew level at 28-all with 4:17 to play and then again came back from a 35-28 deficit with a Drew Ferguson to Qlyl Middeljin TD pass with 47-seconds to play.  Andrew Smith (pictured), the ODAC Offensive Player of the Week, notched the game-winning two-point rush.  Smith racked up an ODAC season-best 357 all-purpose yards with 152 and two touchdowns rushing, 95 and a score receving and 110 on kickoff returns.  Ferguson threw two TD passes and ran in a score.  Byron Mitchell blocked his second punt of the year, recovering this one at the 1-yard line to set up a 3rd quarter TD for SU.  H-SC was led by Nash Nance, who threw for 328 yards and two scores while recording one of three Tigers' rushing touchdowns.  Holton Walker and Joey Druhan caught the TD passes, while Brady Macko and Chris Shembo ran in scores.

Emory & Henry overcame three turnovers in turning back Catholic in Washington, D.C.  Kyle Boden threw a touchdown pass and Joe Vaughn ran for 83 yards to lead the offense.  Lucas Kirby caught the score from Boden, and Jonathan Turpin's five-yard TD run proved the ultimate difference in scoring as the E&H defense denied CUA a two-point conversion with 11-seconds to play, then blocked the would-be game-winning field goal after the Cardinals recovered the onside kick.  It was one of two field goal blocks on the day for E&H.  Paul Forney led the Wasps' defense with 12 stops.  Running back Mike Pitsenberger led CUA's offense with 96 yards and touchdown on the ground.  TJ Tutone threw a 40-yard TD pass for CUA's final score in the game's final seconds.  R.J. Allison and Rob Martello led the defense with six tackles each.

Washington and Lee intercepted Bridgewater quarterbacks five times in leveling its league record at 2-2.  Peter Partee, the ODAC Defensive Player of the Week, notched two of those interceptions, including one at the outset of the fourth quarter that led to a touchdown four plays later and transformed the game from a one-possession to a two-score contest.  Christian Cranford, Walter Ramsey and Jeff Schulte intercepted passes, the latter of which was returned 40 yards for a touchdown to cap the game's scoring.  Marshall Hollerith led the Generals' offense with 93 yards rushing and three TDs.  BC quarterback Willie Logan notched the Eagles' touchdown as part of a team-best 76 yards rushing.  Chandler DeHaven hit two field goals (36 and 23 yards).  Andrew Palmer led the defense with 13 tackles, while Sammy Coleman intercepted a pass for the second straight week.

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