Second Quarter
WVW - Silva 10 pass from Cormier (Chasler kick)
SC - Herbert 15 run (Burkey kick)
WVW - Silva 27 pass from Cormier (Chasler kick)
Fourth Quarter
WVW - Chasler 31 field goal
WVW - Cobb 3 run (Andrews rush failed)
SC - Cunningham 8 pass from Gordon (Lucas pass from Gordon)

Rushing: SC  Herbert 25-149-1, Lynch 5-2-0, Lucas 2-(-1)-0, Gordon 10-(-5)-0. WVW  Cobb 27-104-1, Struble 5-20-0, Vance 4-15-0, TEAM1-0-0, Cormier 5-(-10)-0.
Passing: SC  Gordon 17-35-171-1-1. WVW  Cormier 13-32-223-2-1.
Receiving: SC  Dirting 12-104-0, Cunningham 4-57-1, Lucas 1-10-0. WVW  Silva 8-148-2, Westfall 2-38-0, Cobb 2-26-0, Burgman 1-11-0..

(BUCKHANNON, WV) -- Andrew Silva caught a pair of touchdown passes from Chris Cormier to lead West Virginia Wesleyan to a 23-15 upset win over Shepherd in WVIAC football action on Saturday at Cebe Ross Field.

Junior quarterback Joel Gordon (Waynesboro/Waynesboro, VA) completed 17-of-35 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown. Senior wide receiver Jason Dirting (Martinsburg/Martinsburg, WV) led the Ram receivers with 12 receptions for 104 yards. His 12 receptions tie the SC single-game record set by John Fotta in 1985 against Concord. Junior running back Travis Lynch (Frankfort/Ridgeley, WV), hampered by a rib injury, did not start and managed only two yards on five carries. Freshman Alex Herbert (Urbana /Monrovia, MD) led all rushers with 149 yards on 25 carries in his first collegeiate start.

The Shepherd defense was led by seniors Tyron Shelby (Eleanor Roosevelt/Greenbelt, MD) and Doug O'Rear (Washington & Lee/Arlington, VA). The pair recorded 10 tackles each.

Shepherd falls to 7-2, 4-2 in conference play, while Wesleyan improves to 3-5, 3-3.

The Rams will travel to Concord next Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. game in the final contest of the season.