SU roundup: Track teams retain regional rankings

Daily Staff Report - sports@nvdaily.com NEW ORLEANS -- The Shenandoah University men's and women's indoor track & field teams are...

SU roundup: Smith earns ODAC honors

FOREST -- Senior Amy Smith has been named ODAC Runner of the Week for the second straight week in selections announced Monday afternoon by the league office.

SU women top Peace

RALEIGH, N.C. - Shenandoah University finished off a season sweep of Peace College with a 48-39 USA South Conference women's basketball win Sunday afternoon.

SU roundup: Hornets foil Squirrels

WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University won its third straight women's basketball game with a 62-46 USA South Conference victory over Mary Baldwin Tuesday evening.

SU roundup: Akers, Chittenden claim honors

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The Shenandoah University women's basketball team has swept USA South Conference weekly honors in selections announced Monday by the conference office.

SU men fall to Averett

Daily Staff Reports - sports@nvdaily.com WINCHESTER -- Visiting Averett University used a dominant rebounding edge to down Shenandoah University 87-64...

SU roundup: Baseball staff hosting free clinic

WINCHESTER -- The Shenandoah University baseball staff will be conducting a free coaching clinic for all interested youth and high school coaches on Saturday, Feb. 11.

SU Roundup: Hornets shock Ferrum in women's hoops

FERRUM -- Shenandoah University snapped a long series losing streak with a 77-68 USA South Conference women's basketball victory over Ferrum College Tuesday night.

SU roundup: Hornets fall to Bishops

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- Host N.C. Wesleyan broke open a close game with a huge run to start the second half of a 77-58 USA South men's basketball victory over Shenandoah Sunday afternoon.

SU roundup: Captains sweep Hornets in hoops

NEWPORT NEWS -- Host Christopher Newport University kept its perfect USA South Conference men's basketball record intact Wednesday evening with a 77-58 victory over Shenandoah University.

All stirred up: Hornets' pressure unsettles Monarchs

WINCHESTER -- After dropping the first three games of a four-game homestand, the Shenandoah men's basketball team will hit the road on a high note after downing USA South foe Methodist University, 81-72, at Shingleton Gymnasium on Monday.

SU women fall to Meredith

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Host Meredith College erased a double-digit second half deficit to down Shenandoah University 71-69 in USA South Conference women's basketball action Sunday afternoon.

SU roundup: Hornets fall at home

WINCHESTER -- Visiting Marymount University combined a strong shooting performance with domination on the glass to down Shenandoah 83-73 in non-conference men's basketball action Wednesday evening.

SU men's, women's cross country teams finish in top seven

SALISBURY, Md. -- The Shenandoah University men's and women's cross country teams posted a pair of top seven finishes Saturday at the Don Cathcart Invitational hosted by Salisbury University.

Shenandoah roundup: Hornets climb golf standings

NORFOLK -- Shenandoah University improved by 16 strokes to help itself finish seventh at the Virginia Wesleyan Golf Invitational Sunday afternoon.

Shenandoah roundup: Van Sickler pitches SU to win

WINCHESTER -- No. 4/6 Shenandoah University ran its season-opening winning streak to 10 games Friday afternoon with a 15-0 USA South Conference victory over N.C. Wesleyan.

Hornets beat Hood

WINCHESTER -- The Shenandoah University women's basketball team used a strong shooting performance to down Hood College 80-51 in a non-league contest Sunday night. Shenandoah (2-3) snaps a three-game losing streak with the win over the Blazers (4-1) and shot a season-best 53 percent from the field in the process. The 80 points scored is also a season-best, with coach Michelle Guyant-Holloway's club earning free chicken wings for the 209 in attendance due to an athletic department promotion.

Furious rally lifts Eagles past Hornets in OT

WINCHESTER -- After dropping behind 4-0 in the first two minutes of play to Shenandoah University, Mary Washington took almost the entire game to recover, but recover they did to topple the Hornets 83-72 in overtime during the final game of the 2010 South Region Challenge at Shingleton Gym. "We didn't start very well and they jumped on us early," Eagles coach Ron Wood said. "We always fight hard to get back into the game, but tonight was the first time we've actually been successful, so I'm very pleased with our effort."

Hornets fall to Randolph-Macon

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - No. 2 Randolph-Macon used a fast start Friday night to key an 84-62 victory over future ODAC foe Shenandoah in the opening round of the 20th Annual Days Inn Gettysburg Tip-off Tournament. The 'Jackets (2-0) scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back against Shenandoah (0-2).

SU drops season opener

WINCHESTER -- Opening your season hosting the No. 3 team in the country can be a daunting task, but Shenandoah University held its own with Eastern Mennonite for most of Monday night's contest before falling to the Royals 85-71 at Shingleton Gymnasium.

Hornets top Pride in season finale

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Shenandoah University won its final regular season game for the first time in six years with a 44-16 USA South win at Greensboro College Saturday afternoon. Shenandoah (4-6, 4-3 USA South) also finishes over .500 in league play for the first time since winning the 2004 USA South championship.

Hornets surprise Cougars

WINCHESTER -- After 60 minutes of play, the ferocity that once was Averett's had become Shenandoah's. The offensive potency that once was Averett's had become Shenandoah's. The defensive acuteness, too. And after 60 minutes of play, the game also became Shenandoah's, a 24-14 Hornets' win Saturday at Shentel Stadium, giving SU (3-5, 3-2 USA South) the most conference victories it's had since 2004.

SU's Giffing has improved by watching film

WINCHESTER -- When Corey Giffing played outside linebacker at North East High School (Md.), his coaches typically saved film sessions for those rainy days when the school's practice field turned to a muddy, sloppy mess. Because Giffing rarely watched film, he didn't understand the intricacies of football early in is career, he didn't quite know the importance of playing with a high football IQ. Left with few alternatives, Giffing had only one approach to high school football: "I was just kinda the guy that would run around, trying to get to the football," Giffing said.

Option stifles SU defense

WINCHESTER -- Back when Shenandoah coach Paul Barnes was playing football, just about everyone ran their offense out of the wishbone formation.

Shenandoah falls to Ferrum on road

FERRUM -- Host Ferrum College snapped Shenandoah University's two-game football winning streak with a 56-20 USA South Conference win Saturday afternoon at Adams Field. Ferrum (3-4, 3-1 USA South) rolled up 523 yards in total offense and scored a pair of special teams touchdowns to key the victory over Shenandoah (2-5, 2-2).

Rogers making an impact this season for SU

WINCHESTER -- Larry Gibbs knew. So did Paul Barnes. With the number of plays Shenandoah linebacker Joshua Rogers made in preseason camp, Shenandoah's free safety and head coach knew Rogers would likely improve upon an already solid linebacker corps.

Hornets hold off Monarchs for win

WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah quarterback Daniel Wright watched Methodist placekicker Tyler Mosko line up for a 29-yard field goal with 24 seconds left in Saturday night's homecoming game on Sprint Field at Shentel Stadium. Wright had to watch to see how the game would play out. The crowd's reaction, he said, is too difficult to interpret -- and he needed to be sure the Hornets weren't heading to overtime.

Hornets win first football game of the season

MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- Shenandoah University earned its first football win in over a season Saturday afternoon with a 7-6 USA South Conference win at Maryville College. The loss snaps a 13-game losing streak for the Hornets (1-4, 1-1 USA South) and is the squad's first-ever victory over Maryville (1-4, 0-2).

Ground game grounded

WINCHESTER -- With four consecutive losses dangling behind them, their most recent setback being to USA South conference rival Christopher Newport, the Shenandoah Hornets (0-4, 0-1 USA South) are still learning the ins and outs of each other. This process is especially apparent on the offensive line, and is exemplified by SU's 60.8 rushing yards a game.

SU volleyball sweeps pair from Crusaders

FRONT ROYAL -- Shenandoah University got itself back on the volleyball winning track with a pair of non-league victories over Christendom College Monday evening.