PHOENIX ANDES-STOWELL | SHENANDOAH | DEFENSIVE END
Andes-Stowell, a junior from Midlothian, Va., came up with big plays on defense and special teams in a personal-best day to help Shenandoah return to the win column with a 38-20 triumph at Averett University. Andes-Stowell matched his career-high with nine tackles including a personal-best six solo stops highlighted by 3.0 tackles for a loss. He registered a sack on a third down play in the first quarter with no points on the scoreboard for either squad. In the second quarter, one of his TFLs forced Averett from a 3rd-and-1 scenario to a 4th-and-5 setback that became a turnover on downs on the subsequent play. Late in the first quarter, Andes-Stowell contributed to the Hornets' special teams by blocking a punt, returning possession to SU at the AU 23-yard line. The Hornets' offense made it 14-0 visitors three plays later. For the season, Andes-Stowell has made 19 total tackles (12 solo) with an ODAC fifth-best 5.0 for a loss highlighted by 3.0 sacks.

TY COLLINS | WASHINGTON AND LEE | QUARTERBACK
Collins, a senior from Atlanta, Ga., came up with not one but two go-ahead touchdown runs including the game-deciding score in Washington and Lee's 20-17 triumph over No. 23 Randolph-Macon in Lexington on Saturday. The Generals win snapped a 33-game conference-play winning streak for Randolph-Macon, which dated back to WLU's 25-24 victory over RMC on September 25, 2021. Collins led Washington and Lee's rushing attack with a career-high 109 yards on 20 carries, spurring the Generals to 304 yards on the ground and a 37:07-to-22:53 advantage in time of possession. Collins' two TD runs both came via the right-side of WLU's line. His first covered 10 yards when he chose to keep the ball on an option-read and sprinted untouched to the corner of the end zone to give the Generals a 13-10 lead with 3:31 showing on the third quarter clock. With 3:16 to play in regulation, Collins was nearly untouched over the right side on a straight run, out-pacing would-be tackles 15-yards to the pylon to post the eventual final score, 20-17. Collins' use of the option was stellar throughout the game, helping running back Ryan Clemens post 100 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, several of which were option-pitches from Collins. Collins was also 3-of-5 passing for 34 yards. For the season, Collins is sixth in the ODAC in rushing with 237 yards and three touchdowns on 53 carries. He is 28-of-58 passing for 369 yards.

BEN BERMUDEZ | BRIDGEWATER | PLACEKICKER
Bermudez, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., became just the third kicker in ODAC history to make a field goal of 50 or more yards in helping Bridgewater post its first win of the season with a come-from-behind 19-14 triumph at Guilford College. Bermudez accounted for nine points in the game as he booted a trio of field goals, converting on his first three attempts of the season. He posted the Eagles first points with a 22-yard kick to cut Guilford's lead to 7-3 with 14:13 showing on the second-quarter clock. Bermudez gave BC its first lead of the game midway through the fourth quarter. He converted a 31-yard field goal for a 16-14 Eagles' lead with 6:41 to play. Then came his record book-entry kick with 0:56 left in regulation. He buried a 50-yard field goal to join former Bridgewater kicker Michael Padgett – 52 yards vs. Emory & Henry in 1998 – and Washington and Lee alum Matt Underhill – 51 yards vs. Guilford in 2015 – as the only players in ODAC history (1976-77 to present) to make a field goal of at least 50 yards. Bermudez is the ninth player to kick a 50-plus yard field goal in Division III this year, tying with two other players for seventh-longest in the country.

• GENERAL NOTES
  • Hampden-Sydney (4-1) and Washington and Lee (4-1) are the only teams remaining in the ODAC table with unbeaten conference records at 2-0 following the Tigers win at Roanoke (4-1) and the Generals home upset of No. 23 Randolph-Macon (3-2).
  • Washington and Lee stopped Randolph-Macon's 34-game conference winning streak, which dated back to the 2021 season.
  • WLU was the last team RMC lost to in league play, falling 25-24 in Lexington on September 25, 2021.
  • The Yellow Jackets had gone 7-0 each year from 2022-24 and 8-0 last season.
• OFFENSE
  • Averett quarterback Brandon Saunders was 22-of-37 passing for 140 yards and 2 scores to Jaquavis Clark (6 for 42) and Zymarcus Stover (3 for 14). With 9 catches for 64 yards, receiver Tre'Sean Suber leads the ODAC with 305 yards and 5 TDs receiving on 23 receptions.
  • Bridgewater's offense dictated the pace at Guilford, holding possess for 39:56 of clock time; quarterback Parker Burke threw for 107 yards and a touchdown to Wyatt Jervis (4 for 40), who led BC in rushing (18 for 59); Tommy Nelson also had a good day rushing (10 for 34) and receiving (5 for 62).
  • Guilford quarterback Tristan Gabrels led the Quakers in rushing (7 for 58) and threw for 75 yards and a touchdown to Drew Winkler (1 for 9); Alex Wilson caught 3 passes for 78 yards including a 50-yard play.
  • Hampden-Sydney racked up 439 yards of offense powered by 260 yards rushing; running back Terry Hicks is just 29 yards shy of 1,000 for the season following his 3rd straight 200-plus yard effort; he carried the ball a career-high 37 times with 2 TDs; fellow back Will Foley added 40 yards and a touchdown on 12 rushes; quarterbacks Connor Creech and Wendell Thompson combined to throw for 179 yards and 2 TDs with Manning Lasso registering an ODAC season-high 12 catches for 120 yards and a score; fellow receiver Dario Benaglia (4 for 35) caught the ODAC TD.
  • Randolph-Macon quarterback Jake Mulhern went 13-of-19 passing for 162 yards and a spot-on 20-yard TD pass to Malakiah Moore (7 for 92); running back Mitchell Johnson ran for 79 yards and a score on 18 carries.
  • Roanoke got a 42-yard touchdown run by KJ Bratton to spark the offense with Ethan Graves added a 6-yard TD scamper; quarterback Linwood Johnson threw for 157 yards and a touchdown to Grey Deal (3 for 24); Cole Chizuk (2 for 46) and Jerrett Shepherd (4 for 44) led the Maroons' pass catchers.
  • Shenandoah's offense put up 457 yards from scrimmage to help lead the way to head coach Scott Yoder's 75th career win in his 14th season in Winchester; quarterback Mekhi Brown went 21-of-29 passing for 315 yards and a trio of scoring throws to Jackson McFarland (4 for 116), Carter Rodriguez (3 for 65), and Cooper Minnix (1 for 8); running backs Aidan McCloskey (11 for 74) and Kellen Lewis (7 for 58) combined for 132 yards rushing while Brown and Bryce Buchanan (5 for 15) found paydirt.
  • Washington and Lee flipped the script on Randolph-Macon, running for 304 yards and holding possession for 37:07 of clock time in their 1st home win over RMC since 2014; quarterback Ty Collins had his best day executing WLU's multi-option offense, running for a career-high 109 yards and 2 go-head touchdowns including the eventual game-decider with 3:16 to play; running back Ryan Clemens ran for 100 yards and a score.
• DEFENSE
  • Averett first-year defensive back Jahlil Bryant had his best collegiate game with 10 tackles while forcing and recovering a fumble following a completed Shenandoah pass; fellow defensive back Anthony Watson-Bethea made nine stops with a TFL and a recovered fumble that he returned 26 yards; defensive back Jaydon Ruffin also recovered a fumble, and defensive back Kori Moates intercepted a pass.
  • Bridgewater's defense limited Guilford to 173 yards of offense with linebacker Oscar Whitely reaching double figures in tackles for a 4th straight game with 11 stops; defensive back Joey Strong made 6 tackles including 1.5 for a loss with a sack; defensive back Kyle Galloway intercepted a pass and lineman Jayden Booth notched a sack.
  • Guilford's defense allowed only 3.6 yards per play despite being the field for nearly 40 minutes and 23 more plays that Bridgewater's unit; linebackers Garrett Wilson and Owen Whelan reached double figures in tackles with 17 and 13 stops, respectively; fellow 'backer Simeon Reid posted 2.0 TFLs including 1.5 sacks among his seven stops; lineman AJ Norfus, Jr. posted 1.5 sacks including a strip-sack that defensive back Joshua Ricks recovered and returned 20 yards for a touchdown.
  • Hampden-Sydney corner Parks Cromwell led with 6 tackles (5 solo) with a pass breakup; lineman Nolan Flemming registered a sack while safety Mitch Ladamus broke up 2 passes; 7 different H-SC players had at least 0.5 TFLs.
  • Randolph-Macon defensive back Quentin Mankin matched Guilford's Garrett Wilson for ODAC weekly-high honors with 17 tackles (7 solo), while fellow DB Christian Daniel made 16 stops and linebacker Matthew MacNichol registered 14 tackles; lineman Tim Semisch broke through for a quarterback sack.
  • Roanoke linebacker Ethan Mapstone and defensive back Landon Altizer registered double figures in tackles with 15 and 11 stops, respectively; defensive back Lane Shoemaker intercepted a pass, and fellow DB Sebastian Renderos notched a quarterback sack.
  • Shenandoah's defense kept Averett under 200 yards from scrimmage and forced one turnover in defensive back Jaren Mitchell's interception; edge Phoenix Andes-Stowell matched his career-high with 9 tackles including 3.0 for a loss with a sack; he also blocked a punt on special teams; linebacker Ace Heinrichs led the unit with 10 tackles; linemen Xavier Brewer and Lesean Toulson posted sacks.
  • Washington and Lee linebacker Brennan Stout posted 15 tackles (4 solo), increasing his ODAC-leading total to 70 stops, 12 more than Bridgewater linebacker Oscar Whitely; lineman Arnez Dowe made both of his stops behind the line, finishing with 1.5 TFLs.
• SPECIAL TEAMS
  • Averett punter Oliver Layell kicked the ball 5 times with a 41.6 average with 2 inside the 20-yard line and 2 over 50 yards including a 52-yarder.
  • Bridgewater kicker Ben Bermudez made 3 field goals (22, 31, 50) with his 50-yard boot in the closing minute of play making him just the 3rd player in ODAC history to make a field goal of at least 50 yards.
  • Guilford punter Ryan Black was busy with 7 kicks for a 37.0 average with 3 inside the 20 and an ODAC season-long 70-yard boot.
  • Hampden-Sydney running back Will Foley returned 5 kickoffs for 158 yards including a 51-yard burst; he also converted a 2-point conversion.
  • Randolph-Macon kicker Henry Ross made a 31-yard field goal.
  • Roanoke receiver KJ Bratton returned 5 kicks for 199 yards powered by a 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to draw RC level with Hampden-Sydney in the 3rd quarter.
  • Shenandoah defensive back Jaren Mitchell returned a kickoff 49 yards and kicker Carson Gallant made a 30-yard field goal while going 5-for-5 on PATs.