FOREST, Va. --- The fall regular seasons are winding down and the performances are ramping up in preparation for the conference postseason. Those earning ODAC weekly awards include (pictured l-r, t-b): Marissa Coombs from Virginia Wesleyan women's cross country, Nikki Simpao from Lynchburg field hockey, Marshall Hollerith from Washington and Lee football, Emily Rollo from Washington and Lee women's swimming, Malik Sims from Shenandoah football, Rebecca McGilvery from Randolph-Macon volleyball, Keri Rager from Bridgewater women's soccer, Brian Breslin from Randolph-Macon men's soccer, Liza Freed from Washington and Lee women's golf, Andrew Barth from Washington and Lee men's golf, and Mac Strehler from Washington and Lee men's cross country.

Below are entries for all 11 winners from the past week of competition.  Click on the associated links to see that sport's weekly honor roll.

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ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: October 17, 2016

FOOTBALL - DEFENSE Malik Sims, Shenandoah, Sr., Linebacker Sims, a senior from Suitland, Md., put together a strong performance in helping the Hornets to their second straight victory with a 34-10 result at Bridgewater. Sims led all players with 14 total tackles that included 12 solo stops. His biggest contributions came on a pair of goal line turnovers, which helped keep the Eagles out of the end zone until 16-seconds remained in the third quarter. His first turnover came on the game's opening drive with Bridgewater on SU's 1-yard line. Sims recovered a fumble by a BC running back, putting an end to an 8-play 68-yard opening drive for the Eagles. Sims again snuffed out an Eagles' possession at the goal line with SU leading 3-0 midway thru the second quarter. With BC at the 19-yard line, Sims stepped in front of a pass headed for the end zone and intercepted it, returning it to the 8-yard line and ending a 12-play drive that began at the Eagles' 7-yard line. SU made the turnover count with a touchdown 10 plays later for a 10-0 lead. For the season, Sims is sixth in the ODAC with 51 total tackles and second with 36 solo stops. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL - OFFENSE Marshall Hollerith, Washington and Lee, Sr,. Running Back Hollerith, a senior from Richmond, Va., spearheaded a Generals rushing attack that ran its way into the top-five in the ODAC record books to lead Washington and Lee to a 48-34 victory at Guilford. Hollerith led W&L with 123 yards and two touchdowns on 26 rushes as the Generals' workhorse. His touchdowns covered six and two yards, that latter of which brought W&L to within three points at 17-14 after trailing 17-7 early on. Hollerith's efforts led a 498-yard seven-touchdown rushing day from the Generals. The 498 yards rank fifth in the ODAC's single-game record books, while the seven touchdowns tie for fourth with a 2012 Generals' performance against Randolph-Macon and 2007 showing by Bridgewater against McDaniel. Hollerith crossed 3,000 career yards (3,046) in the win over Guilford, moving him to within 95 yards of second place on Washington and Lee's all-time rushing list. For the season, Hollerith has registered 412 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC FOOTBALL

FIELD HOCKEY Nikki Simpao, Lynchburg, So., Forward Simpao, a sophomore from Stafford, Va., helped Lynchburg to a big ODAC win over Washington and Lee to catapult the Hornets to the top of the league standings. Simpao found the back of the net twice against the Generals, including the eventual game-decider, in Lynchburg's 3-1 win on Saturday. LC now sits atop the conference standings at 4-0. For the season, Simpao is second in the ODAC in both points (26) and goals scored (11). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC FIELD HOCKEY

MEN'S GOLF Andrew Barth, Washington and Lee, Jr. Barth, a junior from Bethesda, Md., traveled with a set of individual players from Washington and Lee to the BSN Fall Invitational hosted by Kenyon College. Barth finished tied for sixth overall just two strokes off the lead after firing a three-round 217 on the 6,856-yard par-72 track at Chapel Hill Golf Course in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He opened with a 3-over 75 before gaining one back on the course with a 1-under 71. He finished with an even 72 in round three. For the season, Barth owns a 72.7 per round average. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC GOLF

WOMEN'S GOLF LIza Freed, Washington and Lee, Jr. Freed, a junior from Alexandria, Va., helped lead Washington and Lee to an eighth-place finish out of 18 teams at the Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational by placing second overall out of the 92 golfers on the 5,931-yard par-72 layout at Baytowne Golf Club in Sandestin, Fla. She posted a 4-over score of 220 after carding rounds of 75, 70, and 75 to finish five strokes behind the individual champion, Jane Hopkinson-Wood of Wittenberg. For the year, Freed carries a 74.14 scoring average across seven rounds and she ranks fourth nationally in the Golfstat DIII rankings. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC GOLF

MEN'S SOCCER Brian Breslin, Randolph-Macon, So., Goalkeeper Breslin, a sophomore from Fairfax, Va., added a pair of clean sheets to his season stat line in a pair of 1-0 Yellow Jackets' victories, including a triumph at nationally 10th-ranked Washington and Lee. Breslin came up with three saves in that contest, securing his sixth overall and fourth ODAC shutout of the season. Earlier in the week, he made a pair of stops in a 1-0 victory at Shenandoah. The two wins move Randolph-Macon into a three-way tie for first in the ODAC with 12 standings points. For the season, Breslin leads the ODAC with an .828 save percentage and is second in goals against (10) and goals against average (0.83). He has played every minute for R-MC this season. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S SOCCER

WOMEN'S SWIMMING Emily Rollo, Washington and Lee, Sr. Rollo, a senior from Haddonfield, N.J., helped lead Washington and Lee to first place at the ODAC Relays by contributing to five winning events. In the uniquely formatted event, Rollo aided in wins four uncommon relays -- 3x50 backstroke relay (1:23.51), 100-yard dolphin kick relay (0:53.78), 8x25-yard relay (1:37.62), and 300-yard individual medley relay (3:11.78). She also helped her teammates to a win in the four conventional 200-yard medley relay (1:50.01). The Generals won the meet with 487 total points. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC SWIMMING

WOMEN'S SOCCER Keri Rager, Bridgewater, Jr., Forward Rager, a junior from Laurel, Md., produced in all three ODAC wins for Bridgewater last week, racking up seven total points as Bridgewater moved to within two standings points of the top spot in the conference table. Rager opened with an assist in a 4-0 win over Eastern Mennonite. She added a goal in a 9-0 triumph at Sweet Briar. Rager saved her best for last by registering both goals in a 2-1 victory at Randolph-Macon. She knotted the game with her first tally early in the second half and then slotted home with winner midway thru the first overtime period to lift the Eagles to the win. For the season, Rager is second in the ODAC in points (20), fourth in goals scored (8), and fifth in assists (4). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S SOCCER

VOLLEYBALL Rebecca McGilvery, Randolph-Macon, Jr., Outside Hitter McGilvery, a junior from Warrenton, Ohio, helped the Yellow Jackets to three ODAC wins last week, including a 3-1 triumph over Washington and Lee to catapult Randolph-Macon to the top of the conference standings with a 9-0 league mark. McGilvery registered a match-best 19 points in the win over the Generals. She collected 18 kills and 11 digs to go with three assists and an ace. She bettered herself by one in a 3-0 win over Bridgewater, hitting .378 with 19 kills and an ace to account for 20 total points. She added eight digs to her stat line. Randolph-Macon also topped Eastern Mennonite, 3-0, with McGilvery chipping in four digs and an ace in a set of work. For the season, McGilvery has 158 kills for a 2.26 per set average. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC VOLLEYBALL

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Mac Strehler, Washington and Lee, Sr. Strehler, a senior from Moseley, Va., continues to ramp up his performances in preparation for the ODAC Championships, which sit just two weeks away. Strehler was the top collegiate finisher and fifth overall out of 278 runners at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble with a new ODAC season-best eight-kilometer time of 24:56.7. Washington and Lee finished fourth out of 32 teams with 160 points. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC CROSS COUNTRY

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Marissa Coombs, Virginia Wesleyan, Jr. Coombs, a junior from Newton, N.J., continues to show well with the ODAC Championships approaching in just over two weeks as she completed the Gettysburg Invitational as the top collegiate finisher. Coombs stopped the watches following the six-kilometer race in 22:43.0, giving her a new season-best by nearly 14-seconds. Her time was second overall to a non-collegiate club runner. Coombs led Virginia Wesleyan to 10th in the teams standings with 312 points. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC CROSS COUNTRY