November 3, 2014

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: November 3, 2014

FOOTBALL
Rennel Marshall, Emory & Henry, Jr., Linebacker
Marshall, a junior from Rustburg, Va., helped the Wasps to a 36-9 win on the road at Washington and Lee on Saturday. Marshall notched 10 total tackles, including nine solo, with a pair of tackles for a loss that cost the Generals seven yards of offense. Early in the second quarter, he forced a fumble that led a touchdown and a 21-0 Emory & Henry lead. Later in the frame, Marshall got in on the scoring as he recovered a fumble on a point-after attempt and darted 98 yards for a defensive two-point conversion. For the season, Marshall has recorded 57 total tackles (34 solo).

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FOOTBALL
John Byrd, Randolph-Macon, Jr., Running Back
Byrd, a junior from Manassas Park, Va., had a career-day in the Yellow Jackets 47-23 road win at Shenandoah. He racked up career-highs of 33 carries and 219 yards, the best rushing output for a back in the ODAC this season. He averaged 6.6 yards per rush, adding a pair of touchdowns to his day. His efforts spearheaded a 361-yard rushing explosion by R-MC, which in turn led to a 41:39-to-18:21 advantage in time of posssession. Byrd scored on carries of one and 16 yards, and helped R-MC set the tone with 146 yards before halftime. For the season, Byrd leads the ODAC with 933 rushing yards and a 116.6 yards per game average.

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FIELD HOCKEY
Ashley Cross, Shenandoah, Sr., Attack
Cross, a senior from Agawam, Mass., put together an eight-point week as the Hornets defeated Eastern Mennonite University twice -- once to cap the regular season and a second time in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament. In the regular season finale, Cross scored the game-winner with less than two minutes to play for a 2-1 win to lock up the third seed in the ODAC Tournament. In the quarterfinals, Cross scored all three of Shenandoah's goals to propel the Hornets into a semifinal matchup with second-seeded Bridgewater on Wednesday. For the season, Cross leads the ODAC in goals scored (15) and is tied for the lead in points (33).

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GOLF
Brian Burt, Hampden-Sydney, Sr.
Burt, a senior from Holt, Mich., was the top ODAC finisher at the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial hosted by Guilford College. He finished in a tie for third at eight-over part after posting rounds of 75 and 73 on the 6,740-yard par-70 layout at the Sedgefield Dye Course. The finished marked his fifth top-10 and fourth top-five showing in six events competed this fall. Burt's efforts helped H-SC to 11th place in the team standings.

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MEN'S SOCCER
Christopher Fisher, Roanoke, Sr., Forward
Fisher, a senior from Morehead City, N.C., notched a pair of game-winning goals to propel Roanoke to two wins against conference competition last week. In the regular season finale against Guilford, Fisher found the back of the net for the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over the Quakers. He repeated the effort in the Maroons quarterfinal against Eastern Mennonite, scoring in the 50th minute to give RC a 1-0 win and a date in the semifinals with fifth-seeded Washington and Lee. The goals were the first two for Fisher this season.

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SWIMMING
Eddie Kirby Jr., Greensboro, Sr.
Kirby, a senior from Fairview, N.C., helped The Pride to a 78-72 dual meet win over Gallaudet University. He won a pair of individual events, stopping the watches first in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke in times of 2:20.90 and 1:09.69, respectively. He and his teammates also won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:49.69.

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SWIMMING
Jessica Richardson, Emory & Henry, So.
Richardson, a sophomore from Vero Beach, Fla., won a pair of individual events and helped her teammates to a relay win in a dual meet victory at Hollins. Richardson posted ODAC top-five times in winning both the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke. She stopped the watches in 2:22.20 and 1:03.67, respectively. She and her teammates won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:55.72, with Richardson swimming the freestyle leg in an unofficial split of 0:24.9.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Danielle Burris, Sheanndoah, Jr., Midfielder
Burris, a junior from Cooksville, Md., propelled the Hornets to a seeded upset win in the ODAC quarterfinals over regionally-ranked Bridgewater College. Burris opened the game's scoring in the ninth minute, and later added a 38th minute tally for a 2-0 halftime lead. She later added an assist on the game's final goal, pushing the Hornets into the semifinals and a matchup with second-seeded Washington and Lee on Wednesday. Burris ranks eighth in the ODAC with 23 points, leading SU with nine goals and five assists.

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VOLLEYBALL
Courtney Lowers, Randolph-Macon, Jr., Outside Hitter
Lowers, a junior from Suffolk, Va., led the Yellow Jackets to a 2-2 record that included a conference win over Bridgewater to lock up the top seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament. Lowers racked up an ODAC-high 62 kills on the week and 4.77 per set, adding to her ODAC-leading marks of 450 kills and 4.50 per set. She had 24 winners in a 3-0 win over Hardin-Simmons, hitting .538 for the match and picking up six digs and two blocks. She notched 16 kills and 16 digs in a 3-1 loss to nationally fourth-ranked Wittenberg. She also had 11 kills apiece in a 3-0 win over Bridgewater and a 3-0 loss to nationally 21st-ranked Trinity (Texas). She had six and nine digs in those matches, respectively. Lowers also leads the ODAC in total attacks (1,255), points won (507.5) and points won per set (5.1).

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