October 22, 2012

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: October 22, 2012

 

FOOTBALL
Ross Ellis, Emory & Henry, Sr., Defensive Back
Ellis, a senior from Abingdon, Va., helped the Wasps recover from a 14-0 first-half deficit to return to the win column with a 15-14 victory over Catholic. Ellis spearheaded a defensive unit that gave up a pair of touchdowns in the first 30 minutes, but pitched a shutout in the second half. He made 10 tackles on the day, including 1.5 for a loss. In the second quarter, he helped setup the first of three field goals by Matt Turchin as he recovered a muffed punt deep in Catholic territory. His biggest play came with E&H trailing 14-12 with less than four minutes to play. Ellis intercepted his first pass of the season to return possession to the Wasps and set up the game-winning drive, which concluded in a field goal with 10-seconds to play. For the year, Ellis is sixth in the ODAC with 62 tackles.

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FOOTBALL
Matt Pawlowski, Guilford, Fr., Quarterback
Pawlowski, a freshman from Greensboro, N.C., led Guilford to its second come-back victory in as many weeks and the Quakers' third straight win to move to 3-1 in ODAC play. Pawlowski enjoyed his third straight game without an interception as he set career-highs with 354 yards and four touchdowns on 24-of-37 passing. He fired a 65-yard touchdown pass on the game's first play to Adam Smith, and the duo connected on the game-winning score with 2:02 to play in regulation to put Guilford ahead 38-35. He threw a pair of fourth quarter touchdown passes as GC scored the game's final 17 points to overcome a 35-21 deficit. His other two scoring passes covered 22 and seven yards. For the season, Pawlowski has thrown for 15 touchdowns against four interceptions, while completing 60.7-percent of his passes for 1,677 yards.

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FIELD HOCKEY
Joan Burleson, Bridgewater, Sr., Defender
Burleson, a senior from Newport News, Va., helped the Eagles to a 3-0 week including a pair of ODAC wins to move them into third position with one game left to play in the regular season. The senior back provided defensive support in BC's 2-1 win over Eastern Mennonite, marking the first win for the program over its cross-town rival since the 1982 season. Burleson then notched the only goal of the game in the Eagles 1-0 win at Sweet Briar on Saturday. She followed that with a goal and an assist in BC's 8-0 triumph at Hood, marking the road victories on the week.

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GOLF
Noah Ratner, Guilford, Senior
Ratner, a senior from Asheville, N.C., shot 72-72-73---217 (+4) to place eighth among 90 golfers at the Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational. He helped Guilford place 10th among 18 teams, 16 of which were ranked in the Golf World/Nike Golf Division III Coaches' Poll. Ratner lowered his early-season stroke average to a team-leading 74.0 after three rounds on the par 71, 6,793-yard course at Raven Golf Club.

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GOLF
Olivia Bowling, Randolph-Macon, Freshman
Bowling, a freshman from Charlotte Hall, Md., led the Yellow Jackets to a 13th place finish at the Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational in Sandestin, Fla. She shot a total of 250 on the week carding scores of 87, 81, and 82. She finished the tournament tied for 35th place overall after three rounds on the par 72, 5,880-yard course at Baytown Golf Club.

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MEN'S SOCCER
Luke Moore, Lynchburg, So., Forward
Moore, a sophomore from Richmond, Va., recorded a seven-point week in leading the Hornets to a 2-0 showing with a pair of conference wins. In a 2-0 win over Guilford on Wednesday, Moore scored the game's first goal and assisted on LC's second tally. The 2011 ODAC Rookie of the Year scored twice over the weekend, leading Lynchburg to a 4-0 triumph over Bridgewater. He notched the first two goals against RC, including a 30-yard strike to put LC up 2-0. Moore now has seven goals towards 15 points on the season.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Katherine Rush, Washington and Lee, So., Forward
Rush, a sophomore from Cornelius, N.C., helped the Generals to a 2-0 week with a pair of ODAC wins. The striker scored twice and assisted on another in W&L's 6-0 win at home against Guilford during the midweek. She came back on the weekend with the game's only tally in a 1-0 road win at Randolph-Macon. She notched that winner in the 51st minute to keep W&L in the second position in the ODAC standings entering the final week of regular season play. Rush is eighth in the ODAC with 28 points and fifth with 12 goals scored.

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SWIMMING
Izzy Brassfield, Washington and Lee, Senior
Brassfield, a senior from Greensboro, N.C., recorded five first-place finishes while competing in both relays and individual events over the weekend. In a 133-129 dual meet victory against Mary Washington, Brassfield took top prize in the in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events with times of 25.41 and 55.41, respectively. She also participating in the winning 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:41.39. She also competed in several events at the ODAC Relays, helping her squad to first place showings in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:55.90 and the 200-yard free relay in 1:43.90.

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VOLLEYBALL
M.A. Boles, Washington and Lee, Jr., Outside Hitter
Boles, a junior from Houston, Texas, led the Generals to a 3-0 week in league play. She collected 59 total kills at a 5.90 per game clip while hitting .403 over the trio of matches. She also averaged 3.40 digs per set, corralling 34 loose balls in total. After a 19-kill nine-dig showing in a 3-0 win over Guilford, Boles one-upped herself with a pair of 20-kill efforts in a 3-1 victory at Roanoke and a 3-0 triumph at Hollins. She added eight digs and three blocks against the Maroons, while chipping in 17 digs and another block at HU. She hit .581 in the latter match. With the 59 kills, Boles moved into seventh place in career kills at W&L with 1,173.

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