April 18, 2016

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: April 18, 2016

BASEBALL - PITCHER
Sean Greiser, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., Pitcher
Greiser, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., helped the Marlins stay in the hunt for an ODAC tournament position by tossing his first collegiate complete game to defeat nationally seventh-ranked Shenandoah, 6-1. Greiser surrendered just four hits, with two of those coming in the ninth inning as Shenandoah notched its only run with two outs in the final frame. The Marlins' southpaw finished the game with a strikeout to mark his 11th of the contest, one off a career-high. For the season, Greiser is now 3-2 with a 4.67 earned run average in 34.2 innings of work. He has struck out 32 batters.

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BASEBALL - HITTER
Travis Lodge, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Third Base
Lodge, a senior from Chesterfield, Va., stayed red hot as he hit .700 to lead the nationally sixth-ranked Yellow Jackets to a 3-0 week against ODAC competition. Lodge went 7-for-10 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored in the three contests. He added four walks to push his OBP to .750. He was 6-for-7 and reached base eight times in a sweep of Roanoke (16-9, 4-3). He drove in two runs in a 3-for-4 effort in game one, and went 3-for-3 with a double and two walks in game two. In a 10-1 win at Virginia Wesleyan, Lodge doubled and walked twice while driving in a run and stealing a base. He scored one run in each contest. For the season, Lodge leads the ODAC in batting (.490), slugging (.959), OBP (.584) and homers (10). He's second with 39 RBI and 94 total bases. His current hitting streak stands at nine games and has hit safely in 13 of his past 14 outings.

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MEN'S GOLF
Tommy Schick, Guilford, Fr.
Schick, a freshman from Clear Lake, Iowa, led Guilford at the Emory Spring Invitational with an even-par 140 to finish second overall. He opened with a 3-over 73 before posting a career-best 3-under 67 in round two towards a new career-low two-round total. His efforts helped Guilford to eighth in the team standings that featured six top-12 teams in NCAA Division III according to Golfstat. Schick enters the ODAC Championships carrying a 76.5 average over 10 rounds of competition.

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WOMEN'S GOLF
Christina Herbert, Bridgewater, So.
Herbert, a sophomore from Williamsburg, Va., closed out the regular season with a victory at the one-round Hollins Shootout hosted at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. She carded a 79 on the 5,803-yard par-72 track to win by three shots over teammate Marin Warring. The victory is her fourth of the season. Her efforts helped Bridgewater to first among for teams at 336. Herbert enters the ODAC Championships with a league-best 74.9 scoring average and ranked fourth in NCAA Division III by Golfstat.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Tyler McWilliams, Roanoke, Sr., Attack
McWilliams, a senior from Downingtown, Pa., registered a 16-point week in helping the Maroons to a pair of ODAC wins last week. He opened with six goals and two assists in a 21-5 triumph at Shenandoah. He added a ground ball to a stat line. Over the week, McWilliams scored five times and dished out three assists in a 23-8 victory at Virginia Wesleyan. He chipped in two caused turnovers and a ground ball. For the season, McWilliams is third in the ODAC in points (54) and assists (21), and slots fourth in goals scored (33). He has taken the third-most shots (130) in the league.

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MEN'S TENNIS
Drew Tomajczyk, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., #4 Singles, #3 Doubles
Tomajczyk, a senior from Newport News, Va., posted a 4-0 week to lead Virginia Wesleyan to a pair of ODAC wins, including the first Marlins victory over Washington and Lee in program history. Tomajczyk was the lone player in VWC's lineup to secure to points against the Generals. He and teammate Spenser Bullock won 8-2 at #3 doubles. Tomajczyk then provided the deciding point with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 win at #4 singles to secure a 5-4 Marlins team win and the first ODAC regular season setback for W&L since 2010. Earlier in the week, Tomajczyk helped VWC to a 9-0 victory over Randolph-Macon. He won 6-2, 7-5 at #4 singles and joined Brendan Kelleher for an 8-1 victory at #3 doubles.

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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - FIELD
Patrick Robertson, Washington and Lee, Jr., Throws
Robertson, a junior from Norfolk, Va., won the hammer throw and came in fifth in the shot put at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational on Saturday. He won the hammer with a throw of 47.82 meters, and he registered a toss of 14.39 meters in the shot put. The throw in the hammer was a new collegiate best for Robertson and is the best in the ODAC this season. The mark in the shot put was a season-best and is the second-best toss in the conference.

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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - TRACK
Davonta Womack, Bridgewater, Fr., Sprints
Womack, a freshman from Roanoke, Va., competed three times at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational and put himself atop the ODAC charts in the 200-meter dash. Womack recorded a time of 0:21.77, which placed second overall and stands as the 20th fastest time in NCAA Division III this season. He also helped BC in the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays, which stopped the watches at 0:42.85 and 3:19.66, respectively.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - FIELD
Katelyn Senger, Bridgewater, Jr., Throws
Senger, a junior from Bumpass, Va., picks up her second weekly award after throwing well at the New Captains Classic at CNU. Senger highlighted her performance by strengthening her hold on the ODAC's top mark in the discus, tossing the apparatus 42.26 meters to finish second overall. That mark also ranks 22nd in NCAA Division III. She whipped the hammer 39.13 meters and added throws of 26.98 meters in the javelin and 10.33 meters in the shot put.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - TRACK
Amber Celen, Bridgewater, So., Sprints
Celen, a sophomore from Townsend, Del., ran three times at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational, finishing second in both sprints. In the 100-meter dash, Celen chimed in at 0:12.17, which ranks second to her own ODAC top time (12.14 sec.) and would slot 15th nationally. She did one better in the 200-meter dash, establishing the conference's season-best time at 0:24.75. That sits #7 in NCAA Division III. Celen also helped the Eagles 4x400-meter relay team set a program season-best mark in 4:10.26.

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SOFTBALL - PITCHER
Kandis Kresinske, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
Kresinske, a freshman from Chesapeake, Va., picks up her fourth weekly award of the season as she threw three more complete games last week resulting in three more victories. Kresinske opened with an 8-0 win at home over Meredith. She hurled all six innings, giving up just two hits and walking one while fanning four. Virginia Wesleyan then returned to ODAC play where Kresinske notched her second no-hitter in as many weeks, this time covering seven full innings in a 4-0 triumph over Emory & Henry. She walked two and struck out seven. Kresinske capped her week with a second seven-inning complete-game to defeat Guilford, 7-3. Her streak of scoreless innings came to an end at 23 as she gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits. She did not walk anyone and registered eight punchouts. For the season, Kresinske is tied atop the league with 16 wins towards a 16-1 record. She leads the ODAC with a 0.73 earned run average and six shutouts, while ranking second with a .149 batting average against and third with 100 strikeouts.

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SOFTBALL - HITTER
Carli Hill, Eastern Mennonite, So., Catcher
Hill, a sophomore from Staunton, Va., helped the Royals to a 6-2 week that included ODAC sweeps of Randolph-Macon (7-4, 8-7) and Lynchburg (7-6, 4-3), a split with Randolph (6-1, 0-1), and a split with nationally 16th-ranked Messiah (2-7, 6-5). Hill went 14-for-30 on the week with at least one hit in all eight games, pushing her current hitting streak to 19 straight games. She doubled twice and homered while driving in five runs and scoring 10 times. Against R-MC, Hill was 4-for-9 with a double, homer, three RBI and four runs scored. She was 3-for-6 with a double, walk and three runs scored versus Messiah. Hill went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in game on against Randolph, and then finished with a 3-for-8 showing with two runs scored versus Lynchburg. For the season, Hill is fourth in the ODAC with a .472 batting average. The Royals leadoff hitter tops the ODAC charts in hits (59), is third runs scored (34), fifth in RBI (33), and sixth in on-base percentage (.493). She's also ninth in slugging (.656).

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Alicia Hsieh, Randolph-Macon, So., Midfielder
Hsieh, a sophomore from Ellicott City, Md., picks up her second weekly award of the season after posting a 14-point week and leading Randolph-Macon to a pair of ODAC victories. In a 16-4 road win at Lynchburg, Hsieh beat the keeper six times and dished out three assists for nine points. She added four draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Hsieh continued her hot streak with five goals in a 17-10 triumph over Guilford. She chipped in seven draw controls, two ground balls, and a pair of forced miscues. For the season, Hsieh leads the ODAC with 48 goals scored. She's second in points with 55 when adding in seven assists. She had notched at least one goal in all 12 games played this season.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Kelsie Grice, Randolph-Macon, Jr., #1 Singles, #2 Doubles
Grice, a junior Hoover, Ala., helped the regionally 14th-ranked Yellow Jackets to a pair of ODAC wins to remain unbeaten this spring. Grice won both of her #1 singles matches against Bridgewater and Virginia Wesleyan, securing 6-0, 6-0 scores in both contests. She and teammate Gaby Tersigni won 8-3 and 8-1 at #2 doubles, helping R-MC to final team wins of 8-1 and 9-0, respectively.

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