GREENSBORO, N.C. – Shenandoah University used a season-best offensive performance to key a 52-25 ODAC football victory at Guilford College Saturday afternoon.
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Shenandoah (4-1, 2-1 ODAC) rolled up 592 yards in total offense in blowing out the Quakers (1-3, 0-3).
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IN DEPTH
SU jumped to a 38-13 halftime lead with 17 points in the first and 21 more in the second.
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Quarterback
Steven Hugney, who finished his day 16 of 31 for 285 yards and four touchdowns, threw TD passes of 18-, 38-, 45-, and 24-yards in the initial 30 minutes as the Hornets took total command of the contest.
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Brant Butler had two of those catches, hauling in a 38-yarder with 31 seconds to play in the first and a 24-yarder with 27 seconds left in the second.
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Austin Regan had the 18-yard TD reception for the squad's initial touchdown with
Andre Jackson hauling in the 45-yarder midway through the second.
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Patrick Ritchie had opened the game's scoring with a 27-yard field goal at 12:04 of the first.
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Rashadeen Byrd Jr. paced a 307-yard rushing attack with 18 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns. He had an 8-yard run in the second before capping the afternoon's scoring on a 1-yarder with 5:20 play. The latter touchdown came one play after he ripped off a 46-yard run around right end.
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Hugney produced the other second half TD with a 5-yard TD run at 9:42 of the fourth. That play capped a 13-play, 96-yard drive.
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Butler had a game-high 143 yards on five receptions.
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Ben Burgan had 14 tackles to lead the victors defense.
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UP NEXT
Shenandoah travels to Ferrum next Saturday for a 1 p.m. ODAC contest.
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