BRIDGEWATER dropped its ODAC opener on Saturday
night in Winchester in a 29-20 loss to the Shenandoah Hornets. The
loss for the Eagles was the first-ever at Shentel Stadium and
snapped a four-game winning streak against the Hornets. For
Shenandoah, the win was the first conference victory for the
Hornets as a member of the ODAC. Bridgewater’s offense
was limited to 133 first-half yards as the Shenandoah Hornets
defense held the Eagles in check for the opening 45 minutes of
play. The Eagles exploded late in the contest as the offense tried
to mount a comeback, but it was too little, too late as the Eagles
fell to the Hornets for just the second time in series history.
Defensively, Andrew Palmer led the way with 11 tackles,
including five solo stops. On the offensive side of the ball,
Willie Logan threw for 276 yards on 27-of-50 passing. Logan added
two rushing touchdowns on the evening. NEXT WEEK: at Hampden-Sydney (3-1, 1-0 ODAC) - 1:00 p.m. Bridgewater and Hampdne-Sydney meet for the 70th overall time at H-SC on Saturday, with the Tigers owning the advantage in the all-time series with a 56-13 record against the Eagles. The Tigers have won the last six games in series history with Bridgewater’s last victory coming in 2006 at Jopson Field in a 31-13 victory. Bridgewater’s last victory at Hampden-Sydney came in 2005 by a 31-24 tally with the victory helping to catapult the Eagles to their sixth conference title. Last year, Hampden-Sydney led 24-0 until midway thru fourth quarter when BC got the board for a 24-7 final score and H-SC win. Holton Walker caught a pair of touchdown passes as part of a 10-catch 181-yard receiving day. |
CATHOLIC suffered its first loss of
the season in a 39-27 setback at Hampden-Sydney. Quarterbacks
EJ Montgomery and TJ Tutone each fired a pair of touchdown passes,
with Tanner Keefe (4 rec. for 60 yds) the recipient of two scores.
Nich Echiveria and Andrew Ouellette also caught scoring
passes. Conor Stueckler led the defense with 10 tackles,
while Anthony Albanese recorded a pair of quarterback sacks.
Richard Roach and Andrew Pitsenberger intercepted passes for
the Cardinals.NEXT WEEK: vs. Randolph-Macon (3-1, 1-0 ODAC) - 7:00 p.m. on Friday evening (10/11) Randolph-Macon and Catholic will square off for the 35th time on Friday evening in Washington, D.C., continuing a series that began in 1916. R-MC leads the all-time series 20-13-1 including a six game-winning streak dating back to the 2007 season. Saturday's game marks the second straight Friday evening contest. Last season, R-MC posted a 45-12 victory in the first night game at the new Day Field. H-back Vance Hendren accounted for five Yellow Jacket touchdowns as he ran in four and caught a scoring pass. R-MC's defense held CUA to 222 yards of total offense behind nine stops and three sacks by Calvin Davis. Conor Stueckler led all players with 12 tackles, including nine solo. |
EMORY & HENRY picked up 294 yards of total
offense on just 12 first downs, the least total offense of the
season, as the Wasps fell, 45-20, to W&L for their first loss
of the year … Senior quarterback Kyle Boden was 23-for-37
passing for 223 yards and one touchdowns ... Boden found junior
wideout Josh Smith eight times for 48 yards while senior wide
receiver Chad Williams caught five passes for 75 yards and a
touchdown … Junior running back Joe Vaughn had 42 yards on
eight carries and threw a one-yard touchdown pass to senior tight
end Kenton Williams while redshirt freshman fullback Jonathan
Turpin punched one in from a yard out for E&H’s other
score. The Emory & Henry defense allowed 549 yards of
total offense as Randolph-Macon scored six touchdowns on the
afternoon … The Wasps forced three turnovers but could not
stop the Yellow Jacket’s ground game (362 yards and three
touchdowns). Junior linebacker Paul Forney had nine tackles,
an interception and a pass breakup while sophomore corner Ryan Byrd
added seven solo stops … Senior corner Anthony Jones made
six tackles including one for a loss while sophomore linebacker
Rennel Marshall had five tackles on the afternoon.NEXT WEEK: vs. Washington and Lee (3-1, 0-1 ODAC) - 1:00 p.m. Washington and Lee and Emory & Henry will be meeting for the 43rd time, with the Wasps holding a 28-14 advantage in the all-time series that began during the 1921 season. E&H won 19-straight meetings between 1983-2001, but the Generals have recovered to win seven of the last nine encounters, including each of the last three. Last season, W&L rushed for an ODAC record 503 yards in producing a 45-28 win over the Wasps at Wilson Field. Nick Lombardo (164 yds) and Luke Heinsohn (138 yds) combined for 302 yards, but the biggest individual day went to E&H’s Joe Vaughn, who racked up 171 yards and a pair of scores. |
GUILFORD ended a four-game
losing streak to Washington and Lee thanks in large part to a
defensive effort that held the Generals to 140 yards below their
season average, which ranked second in the country... the seven
points allowed marked the fewest scored by W&L against the
Quakers since 2003... Robert Smith spearheaded the unit with a
season-high 12 tackles, his 12th career game with at least 10
stops. JerMario Gooch picked off his second pass of the
season, tying him with three others atop the conference charts.
Offensively, Josh Schow rushed for 104 yards and a
touchdown in Guilford's win at Washington and Lee, his fourth
straight game with at least 100 rushing yards and a rushing
touchdown. He already ranks eighth in school history with
seven rushing touchdowns this season. Schow started
the week ranked fourth among NCAA Division III rushing yards per
game leaders... Kicker Tyler Hunt matched the school
record with three field goals in the Quakers' 16-7 road win over
Washington and Lee... narrowly missed a 46-yard kick, which hit the
crossbar... averaged 56.5 yards on two punts... kicked a PAT to
finish with 10 of Guilford's 16 points in the
game.NEXT WEEK: vs. Shenandoah (2-2, 1-0 ODAC) - 1:00 p.m. Guilford and Shenandoah will be meeting for just the second time on Saturday, with the upcoming contest the first between the two squads in Greensboro. The Quakers won the first meeting between the two schools last season, 20-7. Matt Pawlowski threw TD passes of 13 and 79 yards to Trey Billian. Guilford held the Hornets to 2-of-15 on third-down opportunities and didn't let the hosts on the scoreboard until there were five minutes left in the game. Robert Smith made 13 tackles to lead a defense that allowed just 206 total offensive yards. While Shenandoah is new to Guilford, it is not new to Greensboro, having played a number of years against Greensboro College as members of the USA South Athletic Conference. |
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY started ODAC play on the right note
with a 39-27 win over Catholic while tallying 530 yards of total
offense with 294 through the air and 236 on the ground – the
third time in four games in which the Tigers have rushed for over
200 yards. Junior running back Brady Macko had his second
consecutive strong day, rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown on 27
carries. Junior quarterback Nash Nance continued to find the end
zone, throwing two touchdown passes with 294 yards on 24-of-43
accuracy while also rushing for three more scores with 63 yards on
18 carries. Holton Walker had his fifth straight 100-yard day
dating back to last season with 108 yards and two scores on six
catches. The Tigers scored the first three touchdowns of the game,
but failed PATs kept them at 18-0. Catholic bounced back with two
unanswered touchdowns to put an 18-13 score on the board at half.
The second half was much of the same, with the Tigers scoring the
first three touchdowns, followed by Catholic’s two.
Defensively, the Tigers allowed 304 yards of total offense on 201
passing and 103 rushing. Hampden-Sydney also forced six
three-and-outs on the day. Individually, Tyler Ikwild and John
Moore led the way with seven tackles each. Josh Doggett notched six
tackles, including 3.0 for-loss. Shreve Rohle also had six tackles
with an interception and a half-sack. Michael Marquez and Zach
Morgan also had interceptions. Morgan also broke up four additional
passes.NEXT WEEK: vs. Bridgewater (3-1, 0-1 ODAC) - 1:00 p.m. Bridgewater and Hampdne-Sydney meet for the 70th overall time at H-SC on Saturday, with the Tigers owning the advantage in the all-time series with a 56-13 record against the Eagles. The Tigers have won the last six games in series history with Bridgewater’s last victory coming in 2006 at Jopson Field in a 31-13 victory. Bridgewater’s last victory at Hampden-Sydney came in 2005 by a 31-24 tally with the victory helping to catapult the Eagles to their sixth conference title. Last year, Hampden-Sydney led 24-0 until midway thru fourth quarter when BC got the board for a 24-7 final score and H-SC win. Holton Walker caught a pair of touchdown passes as part of a 10-catch 181-yard receiving day. |
RANDOLPH-MACON got a big rushing performance from
Will McGhee for the second straight game as the ODAC's leading
rusher eclipsed 200-yards for the second time is as many outings.
He finished with 218 yards on 28 carries, including a
school-record 99-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
His efforts led R-MC to a 362-yard rushing day. Zac
Naccarato tossed a pair of touchdowns passes, with Christian Cook
and Mike Doe hauling them in. Defensively, Abel Simpson led
all tacklers with 10 stops. Eric Long, Cole Burdette and Tom
Buchanan each forced and recovered fumbles, the latter returning
his effort 30 yards for the game's opening touchdown.NEXT WEEK: at Catholic (3-1, 0-1 ODAC) - 7:00 p.m. on Friday evening (10/11) Randolph-Macon and Catholic will square off for the 35th time on Friday evening in Washington, D.C., continuing a series that began in 1916. R-MC leads the all-time series 20-13-1 including a six game-winning streak dating back to the 2007 season. Saturday's game marks the second straight Friday evening contest. Last season, R-MC posted a 45-12 victory in the first night game at the new Day Field. H-back Vance Hendren accounted for five Yellow Jacket touchdowns as he ran in four and caught a scoring pass. R-MC's defense held CUA to 222 yards of total offense behind nine stops and three sacks by Calvin Davis. Conor Stueckler led all players with 12 tackles, including nine solo. |
SHENANDOAH topped Bridgewater, 29-20, on
Saturday, notching its first ODAC win since beginning a full-time
member of the conference in July 2012. Offensively, running
back Andrew Smith ran for 72 yards and a pair of first-half
touchdowns that saw SU building a 22-7 halftime advantage.
That lead grew to 29-7 in the third quarter when Miles Green
found paydirt on a 4th-and-4 play with a 32-yard catch-and-run.
Justin Neff threw two touchdown passes on the day, with the
other going to Devon Newton. Defensive back Byron Mitchell
led the defense with a packed stat line, racking up a game-high 13
stops (11 solo) that included 3.5 TFL's and 2.5 quarterback sacks.
He also forced a pair of fumbles, the latter of which he also
recovered to stop BC on its second to last possession as the Eagles
attempted a fourth quarter comeback. Ian Griffin and Jake
Payne recorded 1.5 sacks each, while Bayvon Young forced a fumble
and intercepted a pass, and Darryll Gasden and Evan Griffin
recovered fumbles.NEXT WEEK: at Guilford (2-2, 1-0 ODAC) - 1:00 p.m. Guilford and Shenandoah will be meeting for just the second time on Saturday, with the upcoming contest the first between the two squads in Greensboro. The Quakers won the first meeting between the two schools last season, 20-7. Matt Pawlowski threw TD passes of 13 and 79 yards to Trey Billian. Guilford held the Hornets to 2-of-15 on third-down opportunities and didn't let the hosts on the scoreboard until there were five minutes left in the game. Robert Smith made 13 tackles to lead a defense that allowed just 206 total offensive yards. While Shenandoah is new to Guilford, it is not new to Greensboro, having played a number of years against Greensboro College as members of the USA South Athletic Conference. |
WASHINGTON AND LEE's loss to Guilford
snapped a 16-game home winning streak for the Generals, the
third-longest streak in Division III. W&L's last loss at
home occurred on September 25, 2010, a 20-10 setback against
Averett. The loss also snapped a four-game
winning streak against Guilford. The last time GC had
defeated W&L was a 34-27 win on October 25, 2008. The
seven points scored by W&L marked the team's lowest scoring
output since a 35-7 loss to Franklin & Marshall to start the
2010 season. The Generals were held scoreless in the first
half, the first time that had occurred since trailing
Hampden-Sydney, 21-0, in the 2011 season finale. First-year
running back Marshall Hollerith eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the
second-straight game, totaling 133 yards on 24 carries.NEXT WEEK: at Emory & Henry (3-1, 0-1 ODAC) - 1:00 p.m. Washington and Lee and Emory & Henry will be meeting for the 43rd time, with the Wasps holding a 28-14 advantage in the all-time series that began during the 1921 season. E&H won 19-straight meetings between 1983-2001, but the Generals have recovered to win seven of the last nine encounters, including each of the last three. Last season, W&L rushed for an ODAC record 503 yards in producing a 45-28 win over the Wasps at Wilson Field. Nick Lombardo (164 yds) and Luke Heinsohn (138 yds) combined for 302 yards, but the biggest individual day went to E&H’s Joe Vaughn, who racked up 171 yards and a pair of scores. |
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