Palmer, a senior from Penn Laird, Va., led the Eagles defense in completely shutting down St. Vincent's offense in a 57-0 victory, BC's first whitewashing of an opponent since starting the 2006 season with back-to-back shutouts. Palmer led all tacklers with nine stops, including a tackle for a loss. He also picked off a pass to setup a BC score early in the second half. It was one of four turnovers forced by the Bridgewater defense (three fumbles). The Eagles surrendered just 181 total yards of offense and didn't allow Bearcats beyond midfield until the final drive of the game.

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Nance, a junior from Calhoun, Ga., opened the new campaign with arguably his best day as a Tiger in leading Hampden-Sydney to a 42-12 triumph over Averett University. The H-SC signal-caller had a hand in all six Tiger touchdowns as he threw for four and ran for two more. He was nearly perfect thru the air, completing 24-of-28 passes for 372 yards without an interception. He and wide receiver Holton Walker connected 14 times for a school-record 235 yards and two scores. On the ground, Nance toted the ball eight times for 75 yards, his best day running the ball at H-SC.

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Balsano, a senior from Sandy Hook, Conn., posted the third shutout of her career as Bridgewater topped Rhodes, 2-0. The Eagles' keeper faced 20 shots on the afternoon and turned away the eight that were on-cage, including five in the first half as BC built a 2-0 advantage. She stopped three more attempts in the second half to help the Eagles remain unbeaten this season.

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Martin, a freshman from Charlottesville, Va., started off his collegiate career in fine fashion as he tied for 15th overall at the Transylania Fall Invitational hosted by Transylania University at the University Club of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Martin opened with a 1-under par 71 on the 7,013-yard track, placing him a tied for fourth with several other individuals after 18 holes. He posted a 5-over 77 on day two to finish at four-over 148. Martin's efforts led Virginia Wesleyan's lineup as the Marlins placed 17th as a team.

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Lentine, a sophomore from Raymond, Del., earned a spot on the Shellenberger Classic All-Tournament Team after notching a pair of goals in the Maroons 2-0 week. On Saturday, he open Roanoke's account in the 15th minute as he scored the opening goal off a pass from Patrick Bain in the Maroons 2-0 triumph over Marymount (Va.). Lentine provided the finishing touch in Roanoke's 3-2 double-overtime triumph over John Carroll. In the 101st minute, he slotted home a pass from Tyler Carbaugh to end the contest and move Roanoke to 4-0 on the early season.

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Clunan, a sophomore from Virginia Beach, Va., scored four of the Marlins' six goals over the weekend as Virginia Wesleyan claimed the Captains Classic title. She needed just 3:37 to open the scoring in a 3-0 win over Kean University. She followed that with all three goals in VWC's 3-1 triumph over Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio). Clunan notched the first goal in the 13th minute, and then put the Marlins ahead, 2-0, with an unassisted effort in the 62nd minute. B-WC cut the lead in half two minutes later, but Clunan put the game out of reach in the 85th minute to complete her hat-trick. Clunan is currently tied atop the ODAC with four goals scored.

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Pennington, a freshamn from Kingsport, Tenn., has put together a pair of strong weeks in her debut season to help lead Emory & Henry to an ODAC-best 5-1 record. In a 4-1 showing this week, Pennington collected 70 total kills and averaged 3.68 per set as she hit .244 overall and accounted for 78 points won of the Wasps. She smacked double-figure winners in all five matches, including a weekly high of 19 to go with 14 digs in a 3-1 win over Methodist. Pennington registered 65 total digs, including 22 against Virginia Intermont. She added seven total aces to her stat line. Pennington is currently #1 in the ODAC in kills per set (3.68).

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Gehman, a junior from Millersville, Pa., didn't take long to make an impact for the Royals as the transfer from Montreat College (NAIA) won the Generals XC Invitational in just his second race of the season. Gehman stopped the watches in 28:22.80 after completing the eight-kilometer course more than 17-seconds ahead of the second place finisher. His efforts helped EMU to a third place showing in the team standings.

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Mackintosh, a junior from Marietta, Ga., picks her second weekly award in as many weeks. Mackintosh took first place for the second consecutive week, winning the Generals XC Invitational on Saturday. She crossed the finish line in 20:12.10 on the 5K course. Mackintosh finished 1:09.40 ahead of teammate Katy Bonaro, who came in second overall. Mackintosh helped the team take the top spot by 37 points.

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