HANOVER, Ind. – The Hanover Panthers (2-3 overall, 1-1 HCAC) dominated Rose-Hulman in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon defeating the Fightin' Engineers 37-16.
 
INSIDE THE STATS
The Panthers produced 443 yards of offense with 230 yards coming through the air. Sophomore Eian Roudebush (New Palestine, Ind.) threw for 223 yards and a touchdown.
 
Senior Eric Roudebush (New Palestine, Ind.) added 82 reception yards and a touchdown on four targets.
 
Senior Blake Huffman (Columbus, Ind.) paced the ground attack rushing for 38 yards and two touchdowns
 
Defensively, Hanover was led by freshman Brian Wall (Sellersburg, Ind.) with eight stops including an interception for 35 yards and two pass breakups.
 
SCORING PLAYS
The Panthers scored early and often as Eian Roudebush piloted the attack. The sophomore took Hanover 65 yards on 10 plays on the opening drive for the 6-0 lead. He finished the drive with a rush up the middle for 30-yards.
 
Hanover added another first-quarter score this time with Huffman rushing to the goal line. The rush capped a six-play 54-yard giving Hanover the 13-0 advantage.
 
The second quarter would see the special team step-up as sophomore Clint Hearne (Madison, Ind.) split the uprights with a 27-yard field goal, 16-3.
 
The final first half score saw Eian Roudebush connect with Eirc Roudebush for a three-yard connection 23-6.
 
Hanover extended their lead in the second half as Huffman made one final endzone visit on a one-yard rush for the commanding 37-16 victory.
 
Hanover returns to the gridiron on Saturday, Oct. 19 when they travel to Anderson.