Shepherd Rams rout Shaw in playoff opener

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Tommy Addison ran for 145 yards and a touchdown and Nate Hoyte added 106 yards and a score to lead Shepherd University to a 40-6 win over Shaw University in the first round of the NCAA Division II Super Regional 1 at Ram Stadium on Saturday.

Kevin Clancy threw a pair of touchdown passes to Dominique Jones for the Rams (10-1), who will travel to top seed Kutztown next weekend.

Shepherd took a 3-0 lead two minutes into the second quarter on a 29-yard field goal by Eric Dobratz. Clancy connected with Jones on a 7-yard touchdown strike with 5:23 left in the second quarter to give the Rams a 10-0 lead at halftime.

Rams pummel Bears

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV - Consider it a lesson learned for Shepherd.

Although the Rams went into Saturday's NCAA Division II playoff game against visiting and streaking Shaw in a less-than-ideal situation coming off their only loss of the season, Shepherd found its focus again Saturday at Ram Stadium.

The 18th-ranked Rams delivered a balanced attack offensively, pressured Shaw on defense and overcame injuries to key special teams performers to run away from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Bears in a 40-6 win in front of partisan crowd of 4,212.

The West Virginia Conference champion Rams, Super Region 1's fourth seed, advances to the second round of the playoffs next Saturday at top-seeded Kutztown. "The game against Glenville ... we were waiting on the playoffs, rather than coming out intense," said Shepherd tight end Dominique Jones, who caught two touchdown passes against Shaw.

KU to face Shepherd

It's looks as if it Kutztown will be involved in a high-scoring affair next Saturday at noon at University Field. The Golden Bears (10-1), who received a first-round bye as the top seed in Super Region One of the NCAA Division II playoffs, will take on fourth-seeded Shepherd in the second round. The Rams defeated fifth-seeded Shaw 40-6 Saturday.

The Rams (10-1) went into that game fifth in Division II in scoring at 40.2 points per game. The Golden Bears are averaging 39.3 points per game. The Rams outgained Shaw (9-3) 447-233.

Shaw overwhelmed by Shepherd in Div. II playoffs

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WVa. -- The Shaw Bears eight game winning streak ended with a 40-6 loss to the Shepherd Rams in the opening round of the Division II playoffs. The Shaw offense was bottled up all afternoon by the Rams, limiting senior running back Raymond Williams to 78 yards on the ground, while the Bears managed only 233 yards of total offense.

“Sometimes its just your day, and today wasn’t our day,” Shaw coach Darrell Asberry said. Shaw's only points on the game came in the fourth quarter when Odom found senior wide receiver Gregory Julius in the endzone on a 23 yard scoring strike.

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