The Game Facts:
Scores: Shenandoah 33, Roanoke 20
Location: Salem, Va. (Salem Stadium)

The Short story: The game was tied at 13-all midway through the third quarter but Shenandoah University pulled away late to defeat the Roanoke College football team 33-20 in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) contest.
   
How it happened:
* Following a Hornet touchdown, Ethan Cyr drilled a 23-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3 at the end of the first quarter.
*Shenandoah scored a TD at 8:40 of the second quarter but couldn't convert the extra point.
*Eli Taylor connected with Jaden Davis on a 21-yard touchdown strike and SU went into halftime ahead 13-10.
*KJ Bratton returned the second half kickoff 66 yards to set up another Cyr field goal and tie the game.
*The Hornets scored in the third and the early fourth quarter on Mekhi Brown to Jackson McFarland passes to forge a 26-13 lead.
*Taylor fired a three-yard strike to Grey Deal to cut the lead to 26-20 with 9:55 on the game clock.
*DeAngelo Walker forced a fumble on the next drive to end an SU scoring threat deep in the Maroons' end and Roanoke took over down six with 6:23 remaining.
*Roanoke had the ball at the SU 27-yard line looking to go ahead, but Jaren Mitchell intercepted a pass and ran it back 80 yards for a touchdown.  
*Quarterback Kam Hill led Roanoke on a late drive from their own 10 that was stopped on fourth down at the Shenandoah one-yard line. The Hornets took over with 1:12 left and ran the clock out.

Inside the numbers:
*Taylor finished 19-31 for 220 yards and two touchdowns.
*Jackson Swanson caught four passes for 65 yards and Deal brought in five for 64.
*Polo Hill ran 12 times for 73 yards and Tyson Miller had 14 totes for 54 yards.
*Charlie Davis, last week's ODAC Defensive Player of the Week, had 13 tackles (seven solo) and forced a fumble.
*Isaac Rivera made 10 stops and Javier Waldron picked off his fifth pass of the year.
*Shenandoah's Brown completed 19-of-24 passes for 264 yards and four touchdowns.

Up Next: The Maroons (4-2/2-2 ODAC) travel to Hampden-Sydney College for another ODAC game Saturday at 1 p.m.