Football, Cross Country and Men’s Soccer Return to Action

For More Information Contact: Scott Musa 540.665.5417

Football

WINCHESTER, Va. – Shenandoah University returned to the athletic fields on Saturday night for the first time since the terrorist attacks with a 37-6 football victory over Gallaudet University. The win came before 2930 fans at Shenandoah’s brand new facility, Shentel Stadium.

University officials incorporated a moment of silence to honor the victims of Tuesday’s tragedy and also included a color guard to present the Stars and Stripes.

Shenandoah (1-2) wasted little time in christening its new stadium as Anthony McGhee (Reston, Va./South Lakes) took a handoff and raced 61 yards untouched on the Hornets second possession of the contest. Sophomore Morgan Linkenauger (Lenexa, Va./Lafayette) made the conversion, one of five he made in the game, to make the score 7-0.

Shenandoah turned the game into a rout by scoring three more touchdowns in the first half to take a 28-0 lead into halftime. Quarterback Wayne Hogwood (Arlington, Va./Wakefield) plunged in from the 1 on a sneak to make it 14-0 and then hooked up with tight end Warren Korpanty (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) on a 19-yard scoring strike with 12:26 to play in the second.

Sophomore Will Drew (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) completed the scoring in the first half with a 14-yard run to a cap a five play, 33 yard drive with 5:49 left.

After Dennis Robart (Cuyahoga Falls, O./Potomac State) made it 35-0 with a 1 yard run early in the third, Gallaudet (0-2) averted the shutout by returning a fumble 92 yards for a score.

With Shenandoah threatening to score again with a 3^rd and 5 from the Gallaudet 6, Ty Hubbard scooped up an SU fumble at his own eight and raced 92 yards for the visitors only score of the day.

McGhee all rushers with eight carries for 109 yards while Robart had 18 carries for 76 yards. SU went to the air only six times in the contest; Hogwood was 2 for 4 for 28 yards and first touchdown of his career. Shenandoah piled up a season high 419 yards and held the Bison to just 99 of their own (95 rushing).

Complete statistics are available on the SU Web Page at http://www.su.edu/athletics/fb/2001/091501.htm

Shenandoah is right back at Shentel next week when the Hornets host Ferrum College at 7.

Men’s Soccer

MURFREESBORO , N.C. – The men’s soccer team also returned to action for the first time in nearly a week; SU opened Dixie Conference play Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 victory at Chowan College.

Shenandoah (4-1, 1-0 Dixie) scored all the goals it would need just 2:30 into the contest when Will Scott (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) scored the first of his three goals of the game when he flicked home a  header from right in front of the Braves (1-6, 0-2) goal. Sophomore Akmed Mansaray ( Alexandria , Va. /TC Williams) made it 2-0 two minutes later on a breakaway and the Hornets cruised from there.

Scott had three goals, Mansaray two while Stefan Hasson (Herndon, Va./Oakton) and Guy Auguste (Chesapeake, Va./Va Wesleyan) added one each.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/msoc/2001/091501.htm

The Hornets travel to Bridgewater on Thursday. Game time is 4:00

Cross Country

LEXINGTON, Va. – The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed Saturday afternoon at the Washington & Lee Invitational in Lexington .

Freshman Erin West (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) led the women with a 23:57 , 25^th place finish while classmate Shea Riemenschneider (Winchester, Va./James Wood) was 30^th with a 24:40.

James Hernandez ( Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. /Waynesburg) 43^rd for the men with a 37:19.

Both teams will be idle next week.

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.