LYNCHBURG -- Rising senior Samantha Sisson was named to the all-state women's lacrosse team in selections announced Thursday afternoon by the Virginia State Sports Information Directors Association.
NEWPORT NEWS -- Shenandoah University had three baseball student-athletes earn All-State honors in selections announced recently by the Virginia State Sports Information Directors.
WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Doug Zipp announced Tuesday that Mike Kruger has resigned as head men's lacrosse coach.
NEWPORT NEWS -- Six Shenandoah University student-athletes have earned Academic All-State honors in selections announced Thursday afternoon by the Virginia State Sports Information Directors.
WINCHESTER -- The Shenandoah University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Friday that 119 of its student-athletes earned Dean's List honors for the spring 2013 semester.
WINCHESTER -- The Shenandoah University women's cross country team has earned the athletic department's highest team GPA for the spring 2013 semester in grades announced Thursday by the department.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - No. 25/25 Shenandoah University completed its regular season baseball slate by Sunday splitting a non-league doubleheader at Farmingdale (N.Y.) State.
WINCHESTER -- Racquetball wasn't always a passion for Kelani Bailey, although a quick glance at her parents' accomplishments in the sport would lead you to think otherwise.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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).
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.
Shenandoah University
Post comments! 
Recommended by readers
