HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- The Hampden-Sydney College football offensive line has been named to the
D3football.com Team of the Week for games played during week three on September 20. It's their second selection in three weeks after earning the honor during week one, as well. They were selected this time for their outstanding efforts during the Tigers' 42-7 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) home win past Shenandoah on Sept. 6 on Fulton Field at Lewis C. Everett Stadium.
H-SC's offensive line versus the Hornets featured senior team captain and right guard
William Stimmel (Atlanta, GA), sophomore right tackle
Jacob Pressinger (Spotsylvania), sophomore team captain and left guard
Cash Topinka (Charlotte, NC), sophomore left tackle
Thomas Wilson (Charlotte, NC) and freshman center
Braden McIntire (Louisa). The unit helped the Tigers rush for 443 yards on 73 attempts (6.1), adding 123 yards passing on 15 attempts for 566 yards of total offense on 88 plays (6.4), while allowing
no sacks for the second time in three games. Â
H-SC totaled 443 yards rushing against SU—a new team single-game rushing record—surpassing the previous record of 395 yards rushing at Bridgewater on September 24, 1988.
Playing in a reserve role against SU were senior
Robert Caskey (King George), sophomores
Bill Ball (Yorktown) and
Jonas Taylor (Spotsylvania), along with freshmen
Owen Bellson (Dallas, TX) and
Robby Peckham (Virginia Beach).
H-SC (3-0, 1-0), ranked 25th nationally in this week's
AFCA D3 Coaches Poll, will play on the road at ODAC member Guilford College (1-2, 0-1) on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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