14
Gallaudet GUB 1-8 , 1-7
52
Winner Shenandoah SUH 7-2 , 5-2
Gallaudet GUB
1-8 , 1-7
14
Final
52
Shenandoah SUH
7-2 , 5-2
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
GUB Gallaudet 0 0 6 8 14
SUH Shenandoah 14 21 14 3 52
FB v GU

Game Recap: Football | | Matt McIntosh '23

Football Defeats Gallaudet, 52-14

WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University football team hit the seven-win total for the fourth time in five years with a 52-14 ODAC win over Gallaudet University on Saturday night at home.

The Hornets (7-2, 5-2 ODAC) led the Bison (1-8, 1-7) 35-0 at halftime behind five touchdown passes from Mekhi Brown and 276 passing yards by the first-year quarterback. Shenandoah finished the day with 556 total yards on offense and 31-for-34 passing with four quarterbacks getting playing time. The defense had two interceptions and five tackles for loss in their efforts.

RECAP

After each team was stopped on their first drives, a 31-yard rush by Aidan McCloskey set up a 16-yard pass to Christian Francis for the game's first touchdown. Gallaudet went for it on fourth down during its next drive, but was stopped by Ryan Apietu and Ace Heinrichs.

The stop by SU's defense allowed Mekhi Brown to find Kyle Alt on a slant route for a two-yard score, putting SU up 14-0 at the end of the first. On the first SU drive of the second quarter, Brown launched a ball down the field that found Caleb Weston for a 65-yard touchdown.

Down 21-0, Gallaudet went on a long drive and sat on a 4th-and-4 deep inside SU territory. The Bison decided to go for it on fourth down, but were stopped by Apietu on a rushing attempt. Six plays later, Shenandoah led 28-0 off a 28-yard receiving touchdown by Roge't Walker.

The Horents quickly got the ball back following an interception at midfield by Jake Jack. With under a minute left in the opening half, Brown ended his day with a short passing touchdown to TJ Henderson.

Gallaudet scored first in the second half but missed its two-point conversion, only getting six points on the drive. The Hornets responded with a rushing touchdown by Jordyn Thomas to lead 42-6. 

Shenandoah's defense then came up with another interception, this time by Tayton Smaldone at the Hornets' own 10-yard line. Three plays later, running back Jamir Freeman broke down the left side of the field for a 70-yard rushing touchdown, putting SU up by 43 points.

Each team scored once in the fourth, with the Hornets scoring on a Carson Gallant 21-yard field goal and the Bisons adding a score on the ground.

Eli Fleming, Mason Anderson, and Jack Pearson each saw time behind the center for the Hornets. SU passed for 384 yards and completed 31 passes on 34 attempts. The quarterbacks completed passes to 15 different receivers, led by Walker's six catches for 78 yards.

Freeman led the team with 75 rushing yards, with six Hornets getting a rush.

On defense, 27 players had a tackle for SU, led by Matt Conroy and Jaren Mitchell who had seven each. Phoenix Andes-Stowell and Nick English each broke up a pass, while Andes-Stowell had the only sack for Shenandoah.

UP NEXT

Shenandoah concludes the regular season next Saturday at home against Washington and Lee for senior day.

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter GUB SUH
SUH
06:28 - SUH - Francis,Christian 16 yd pass from Brown,Mekhi (Gallant,Carson kick) 3 plays, 53 yards, TOP 01:36
0 7
SUH
00:50 - SUH - Alt,Kyle 2 yd pass from Brown,Mekhi (Gallant,Carson kick) 7 plays, 30 yards, TOP 03:45
0 14
2nd Quarter GUB SUH
SUH
10:37 - SUH - Weston,Caleb 65 yd pass from Brown,Mekhi (Gallant,Carson kick) 4 plays, 81 yards, TOP 02:12
0 21
SUH
01:52 - SUH - Walker,Roge't 28 yd pass from Brown,Mekhi (Gallant,Carson kick) 6 plays, 85 yards, TOP 03:27
0 28
SUH
00:38 - SUH - Henderson,TJ 3 yd pass from Brown,Mekhi (Gallant,Carson kick) 5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 01:00
0 35
3rd Quarter GUB SUH
GUB
10:52 - GUB - Fisher,Dakota 25 yd run ( ), 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:07
6 35
SUH
05:52 - SUH - Thompson,Jordyn 1 yd run (Gallant,Carson kick), 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 04:59
6 42
SUH
00:42 - SUH - Freeman,Jamir 70 yd run (Gallant,Carson kick), 3 plays, 90 yards, TOP 01:19
6 49
4th Quarter GUB SUH
SUH
11:03 - SUH - Gallant,Carson 21 yd field goal 7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 03:00
6 52
GUB
04:57 - GUB - Green,Andrae 3 yd pass from Baxter,Isaiah (Sexton-Ruiz,Chandler pass) 12 plays, 60 yards, TOP 06:06
14 52

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