The Game Facts:
Scores: (RV) Hampden-Sydney 35, Roanoke 10
Location: Farmville, Va. (Fulton Field at Lewis C. Everett Stadium)

The Short story: The Roanoke College football team held a lead just before halftime, but Hampden-Sydney College pulled away for a 35-10 victory Saturday in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) contest. The Tigers received votes in this week's D3football.com top 25 poll and improves to 6-1 on the season and 4-1 in league play.
   
How it happened:
*Roanoke's defense came up with a big stand on the first drive of the game, stopping H-SC from fourth and two from the RC five-yard line.  
*After a scoreless first quarter, Ethan Cyr connected on a 35-yard field goal at 8:55 of the second period to give Roanoke a 3-0 edge. The Maroons could have held a bigger lead but didn't convert on two other first-half field goal attempts.
*The Tigers scored a touchdown just before the half to take a 7-3 lead into intermission.
*Sido Carter tossed two TD passes in the third period to give H-SC a 21-3 cushion.
*On a fourth and six deep in Tiger territory, Kam Hill scrambled for 16 yards and into the end zone to cut the lead to 21-10 early in the fourth quarter.
*Javier Waldron stopped a H-SC scoring threat late with his ODAC-leading sixth interception of the season.

Inside the numbers:
*Charlie Davis made 21 tackles for the Maroons, including 11 solos and one tackle for loss.
*Landon Altizer had 13 tackles while Lane Shoemaker had 11. Tandom Smith posted nine stops.
*Kam Hill was 15-28 passing for 164 yards.
*KJ Bratton had two carries for 69 yards, including a 65-yard gain.
*Polo Hill carried 12 times for 54 yards.
*Terry Hicks had 27 carries for 136 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers. Sido completed 17-of-25 passes for 330 yards and one touchdown.
*Two of the Maroons' three losses on the season are against teams receiving votes in the D3football.com Top 25 poll.

Up Next: Roanoke (4-3/2-3 ODAC) hosts Guilford College Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Maroons' last home game of the year.