ODAC Football Report: Week 8

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College junior running back Terry Hicks (Clayton, NC) has been named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Offensive Player of the Week, and sophomore placekicker Hank Webb (Salisbury, NC) has been named the ODAC Special Teams Player of the Week, for games played October 24. Hicks was selected for his game-high 159 yards rushing and two touchdowns during a 31-28 road win at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, his third conference honor this season, while Webb was chosen for his outstanding kicking efforts, including a 23-yard field goal that ultimately proved the difference in the game and his second conference honor this season.

Terry Hicks rushed for his game-high 159 yards rushing on a career-high 38 attempts and a season-high-tying two touchdowns, adding season-highs of four receptions and 43 yards receiving. Through seven games, he totals 1,227 yards rushing (175.3) on 195 attempts (6.3) and nine touchdowns, adding 16 receptions for 99 yards receiving. Hicks leads the ODAC in rushing yards, rushing yards per game, all-purpose yards (1,326) and all-purpose yards per game (189.4), is tied for first in touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, points (54) and points per game (7.7), while fourth in total offense (1,227) and total offense per game (175.3). Terry leads NCAA Division III in rushing yards and rushing yards per game, and is third in all-purpose yards and all-purpose yards per game. He totals 3,183 career yards rushing in 33 career games to rank fifth all-time at the College, and adds 34 career rushing touchdowns that rank fourth all-time.

H-SC ranks fourth in Division III rushing offense (280.7), is tied for eighth in first downs offense (184), tied for 13th in fourth down conversion percentage (.722) and 22nd in total offense (464.1) ... operating behind the starting offensive line unit, affectionately known as 'The Rock' and consisting of junior left tackle Thomas Wilson (Charlotte, NC), junior left guard Cash Topinka (Charlotte, NC), sophomore center Braden McIntire (Louisa), junior right guard Bill Ball (Yorktown) and junior tackle Jacob Pressinger (Spotsylvania), along with junior tight ends Kam Mahoney (Bristow) and Connor Shelton (Charlotte, NC).

Hank Webb kicked a 23-yard field goal with 5:13 on the third-quarter clock for a 31-14 margin that ultimately proved the difference in the game. He added 4-4 PAT kicks to the important conference road triumph, and averaged 60.2 yards (five-yard line) on six kickoffs with two touchbacks. Webb is 29-32 (.906) on PAT kicks and 5-7 (.714) on field goals, including a long of 33 yards, has averaged 57.2 yards (eight-yard line) on 45 kickoffs with five touchbacks, and has averaged 39.5 yards on six punts, including a long of 55 yards, one fair-caught and one inside the 20. He is second in the ODAC in made field goals, kick scoring points (44) and kick scoring points per game (6.3), and fourth in field goal percentage.

H-SC will return home against Averett University on Saturday, October 31, at 1 p.m. on Fulton Field at Lewis C. Everett Stadium. It'll be Senior Day and Family Weekend at the College, as the program's 13 seniors will be recognized during a special pregame ceremony.