MATT CONROY | SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY | SR | LB
Conroy, a sophomore from Bel Air, Md., had a special day roaming the middle of the defense for Shenandoah as he tied a program record for tackles in helping the Hornets down Methodist University in their season opening. Conroy made 11 solo stops along with 11 assisted tackles to match former standout Ben Burgan with a SU-record 22 stops against the Monarchs. That total would have matched the fourth-best output in Division III in 2022.* Conroy, a 2022 All-ODAC Third Team pick by the league's head coaches, made one stop behind the line of scrimmage. He also helped put points on the board and give Shenandoah the lead for good as he blocked a punt that went back into Methodist's end zone for a safety to give the Hornets a 9-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.

*2023 NCAA statistics not yet available

CARTER SIDO | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE | SO | QB
Sido, a sophomore from Dallas, Texas, had a hand in all four of Hampden-Sydney's touchdowns as part of a career day in his first collegiate start under center in the Tigers later 29-28 setback to Wabash College in The Gentleman's Classic. Sido, who started the game 7-for-7 passing, threw for a career-high 153 yards with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Sutton Lasso in the second quarter. He finished 15-of-23 through the air. As strong as he was passing, Sido was electric with his feet as he ran for a game and career-best 184 yards and three touchdowns. He opened the game's scoring with a 46-yard burst and then added two fourth-quarter TD runs of 11 and one yard, the latter giving H-SC the lead for the first time since his initial long run. Sido finished with 337 yards of total offense, 122 more than the next highest total in the ODAC in week one.

• OFFENSE
  • Randolph-Macon RB Nick Hale ran for 87 yards and three first-half touchdowns to help the Yellow Jackets build an early 31-0 lead.
  • W&L's Jacob Romero ran for 115 yards and a touchdown to lead the Generals offense.
  • Averett's Dreylan Martin ran for 162 yards – the most for a Cougars back since 2018; his 69-yard TD run sealed the win for AU.
  • Cory Casilac led a strong Guilford offense with 84 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
  • Broden Domenico was the favored target for Shenandoah quarterback Steven Hugney as Domenico hauled in seven passes for 68 yards and two scores.
• DEFENSE
  • Qumar Price helped Averett shut out Apprentice in the second half as the linebacker finished with eight tackles including 0.5 for a loss.
  • Guilford linebacker Nick Iannone registered 2.0 quarterbacks sacks as part of a nine tackle outing that also featured an interception.
  • H-SC safety Will Pickren, a Preseason All-American pick by D3football.com, made nine stops with 1.0 for a loss, a pass breakup, and an interception against Wabash.
  • Linebacker Tony Skinner helped put points on the board for RMC with a 34-yard interception return to set up a touchdown late in the first quarter against N.C. Wesleyan.
  • Linebacker Hunter Hawk made 11 tackles including 2.5 for a loss against #25 Salisbury.
• SPECIAL TEAMS
  • Two kickoffs were returned for touchdowns with Andre Jackson taking one 91 yards to paydirt for Shenandoah and Brendan Robinson scampering 82 yards for Bridgewater.
  • ODAC kickers were 7-of-8 on field goal attempts with AU's Will Caviness and FC's Seth Deaton going 2-for-2 each; GC's Burke Nettles made the longest kick at 41-yards.
• GENERAL NOTES
  • Randolph-Macon's offense has now put up more than 30 points in 19 straight games dating back to a 44-21 win at Ferrum on October 2, 2021; RMC's 51 points on Saturday is their most in an opener since 2016 in a 51-0 rout of Dickinson College.
  • Guilford has now won seven straight Gate City Soup Bowl matchups against Greensboro; the Quakers are now 14-9 in the all-time series played annually since 1998.
  • With its victory of Methodist, Shenandoah earned the 100th win since the program returned to active status in 2000.