March 17, 2014

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: March 17, 2014

BASEBALL
Drew Crawford, Guilford, Jr., Pitcher
Crawford, a junior from Newport, Tenn., helped the Quakers to their first sweep of Washington and Lee University since 2008 by firing eight strong innings in game two of their doubleheader. Crawford scattered six hits and allowed two runs without walking a batter. He fanned three Generals and retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced, including 16 straight. Crawford is now 2-2 on the season with a 4.65 earned run average in covering six appearances (four starts) and 31.0 innings of work.

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BASEBALL
Michael Paul, Shenandoah, Jr., Third Base
Paul, a junior from Red Hill, Pa., helped the Hornets to a 5-1 week by batting .423 (11-for-26) and reaching base in all six games played. Paul smacked six doubles and two homers among his 11 hits, scoring 10 times and driving in 14 runs. He also walked five times towards a .531 on-base percentage, and racked up an .885 slugging percentage. He had three multi-hit games, including a 3-for-6 showing with three doubles and four RBI in a 15-12 win over Hampden-Sydney. He went 3-for-3 with a double and homer to go with four more RBI in a 13-10 triumph over SUNY-Cortland. Paul is currently third in the ODAC in batting (.463) and OBP (.547), while leading the league in slugging (.796). He's fourth with 21 runs scored.

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GOLF
Brian Burt, Hampden-Sydney, Jr.
Burt, a junior from Holt, Mich., put together a pair of top-10 finishes last week, including the top prize at the TaylorMade adidas Intercollegiate. He posted a 1-over par 217 over three rounds on the Cotton Dike Course at Dataw Island, including a tournament-best 69 during the second round. He shot 74 in both the first and third rounds. His efforts helped Hampden-Sydney to a third place team finish (921). Burt followed up that performace by tying for sixth at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational at Pine Lakes Golf Club in Jekyll Island, Ga. He posted an even-par 216, again matching the tournament's best round with a 68 over the second 18 holes. He went 73 and 75 in rounds one and three, respectively. Burt currently leads the ODAC in scoring average at 72.6 strokes per round over 17 rounds played.

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GOLF
Elizabeth Cheng, Hollins, Sr.
Cheng, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., started off the spring campaign with a top-10 showing at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational. She posted an 18-over par 234 to finish 11 shots off the lead in a top for eighth place. She carded rounds of 77, 77 and 80 playing as an individual under the Hollins banner. Her opening round 77 tied for the best score of the day.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Aaron Murphy, Lynchburg, So., Attack
Murphy, a sophomore from Downington, Pa., helped the 12th-ranked Hornets to a 2-0 week that included a 15-7 win over Guilford College and a 10-9 triumph over Colorado College. Against GC, Murphy scored five times including one man-up tally. He followed that with three goals, including a pair in the decisive second period where LC blew open the contest to 8-3 by halftime. He also had three ground balls in that contest. Murphy has scored 13 goals this season. He's sixth in the ODAC with 23 points and 10 assists.

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MEN'S TENNIS
Brandon Larsen, Bridgewater, Jr., No. 1 Singles, No. 1/2 Doubles
Larsen, a junior from Woodbridge, Va., helped the Eagles to a 4-1 showing over spring break as he went 4-0 in singles play and 5-0 in doubles action. Larsen and doubles partner Thomas Rishcoff posted No. 2 doubles wins over Marietta College (8-2), nationally-ranked Case Western Reserve (9-8), Ohio Wesleyan College (8-5) and Penn St.-Behrend (8-0). The duo also posted a No. 1 doubles victory over Eastern Nazarene (8-2). Larsen recorded all four of his singles wins from the top flight, beating the No. 1 players from Marietta (6-1, 6-1), OWU (6-2, 6-4), ENC (6-0, 6-0) and PSU-B (6-0, 6-0). His singles match against CWRU was rained out.

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SOFTBALL
Maggie Shaffer, Guilford, So., Pitcher
Shaffer, a sophomore from Horsham, Pa., picked up a pair of conference wins last week to help the Quakers open their ODAC slate at 2-1. Shaffer's two victories came in a 9-7 win against Roanoke and a 2-0 shutout at eighth-ranked Virginia Wesleyan, which marked the first loss of the season for the Marlins. Shaffer started her week by fiving up four runs on five hits with four walks and a pair of strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work towards the win against the Maroons. She followed that with seven scoreless frames against VWC in which she scattered six hits while walking one and striking out one. Shaffer is now 7-1 on the season, with her seven wins ranking second in the ODAC. She owns a 2.68 earned run average covering nine appearances (7 starts) and 47.0 innings of work.

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SOFTBALL
Hunter Glave, Randolph, Fr., First Base
Glave, a freshman from Ashland, Va., helped the WildCats to a 6-0 week by hitting .600 and some strong glove work at first base. She reached base in all six games, drawing a walk in a 7-4 win over Greenville despite not getting a hit. She followed that with five straight multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts. She went 12-for-20 overall with four doubles, two triples, a homer and 10 runs batted in. She scored nine times and walked four times towards a .640 on-base percentage. She went 3-for-4 with a double, two triples and four RBI in a 9-8 win over Blackburn. She went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and a pair of RBI in a 17-3 win over Keystone. For the season, Glave is batting .446 and is ranked in the top-five in the ODAC in several categories including hits (25), runs (17), doubles (6) and RBI (18).

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Lily Colley, Guilford, Sr., Attack/Midfielder
Colley, a senior from Wells, Maine, set the Guilford women's lacrosse single-game record with 12 points in the Quakers' 20-18 comeback win at Randolph-Macon. Colley scored five times and matched her career-high with seven assists as she had a hand in 12 of GC's 20 goals scored. She also picked up three ground balls and recorded a draw control. Colley is currently tied for second in the ODAC with 36 points. Her 16 assists lead the league. She is within two assists of setting Guilford's career record, and is currently third on GC's all-time points list.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Katie Gordon, Bridgewater, Sr., No. 1 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
Gordon, a senior from Winchester, Va., helped the Eagles to three wins during their spring break trip as she went 3-0 and No. 1 singles and 3-0 at No. 1 doubles with partner Maria Hawkins. The duo topped pairings from Marietta College (8-1), Ohio Wesleyan University (8-6) and Penn St.-Behrend (8-1). Gordon's singles wins came via 6-0, 6-1 (MC), 6-3, 6-1 (OWU) and 6-1, 6-0 (PSU-B) results, losing just six total games.

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