ODAC Players of the Week - Week 30

ODAC Players of the Week - Week 30

FOREST, Va. --- All conference sports are settling into the ODAC portions of their schedules, lending to some outstanding performances over the past week. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Matt Wasson from Washington and Lee baseball, Jessica Lindsay from Virginia Wesleyan softball, Eli Sumpter from Roanoke baseball, Hanna Hull from VWC softball, Emily Saathoff from Randolph-Macon women's golf, Ocean Armstrong from Bridgewater men's golf, Susie Snee from R-MC women's lacrosse, Evan Lombardo from Lynchburg men's lacrosse, Thomas Rishcoff from BC men's tennis, Brooke Donnelly from W&L women's tennis, Prescott Terrell from BC men's track, Katelyn Senger from BC women's track, Connor Faint from Eastern Mennonite men's track, and Tajah Miller from EMU women's track.

Entries for all 14 winners from the past week of competition are posted below.  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: April 3, 2017

SOFTBALL - PITCHER
Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
Hull, a freshman from Chesterfield, Va., added three more wins and a save as she appeared and figured in the decision in all four games for Virginia Wesleyan last week. Hull opened with six solid frames in an 11-5 victory at Emory & Henry. She gave up four runs on three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts. She came back in the second game of the series and shut the door for the final two innings to preserve a 3-2 win and earn her first save of the season. Hull was back as the starter in her next outing at Guilford. She went the distance in allowing just three hits in a 3-1 victory. She gave up one run while walking three and fanning 13 for her ninth game with 10 or more strikeouts. Hull again came back in the second game, pitching an inning as Virginia Wesleyan went to extra frames before exploding for a 13-4 victory. For the season, Hull leads the ODAC with a 15-1 record and is second with a 0.60 earned run average. She has struck out a conference-best 164 batters in 93.0 innings in the circle. Opponents are hitting just .121 off her, which is third in the league.

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BASEBALL - PITCHER
Eli Sumpter, Roanoke, Jr., Pitcher
Sumpter, a junior from Charlottesville, Va., went the distance against Emory & Henry this week, helping the Maroons to an 8-2 victory over the Wasps. In nine full frames, Sumpter gave up two runs with one earned. He scattered six hits and did not walk a batter while striking out four. For the season, Sumpter is 2-0 with a 1.50 earned run average. He has given up just 10 hits and fanned nine with one walk in 18.0 innings on the hill. Opponents are hitting .161 against him.

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SOFTBALL - PLAYER
Jessica Lindsay, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Outfielder/Catcher
Lindsay, a sophomore from Midlothian, Va., was a constant sight on the basepaths in Virginia Wesleyan's 4-0 week. She went 9-for-13 overall with two walks to help her to a .733 on-base percentage. She registered a double and two homers amongst her nine knocks while driving in four runs and scoring three more times. Lindsay had two hits apiece in three games, including the deciding homerun in the sixth inning of a 3-2 victory at Emory & Henry. She went 3-for-4 in a 13-4 triumph at Guilford as she doubled and homered to go with two RBI and two more runs scored. She was 5-for-6 with two walks in the series sweep of the Quakers. For the season, Lindsay is hitting .354 with a .386 OBP and a .662 slugging percentage. Her four homeruns are tied for fourth in the ODAC, while her two triples are tied for third.

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BASEBALL - PLAYER
Matt Wasson, Washington and Lee, Sr., Outfielder
Wasson, a senior from Merion Station, Pa., put together a strong week in the Generals 2-1 showing against ODAC opponents. Wasson went 6-for-13 overall with a .462/.563/1.077 slash line. In a 7-6 win at Bridgewater, he went 1-for-3 with a triple, two walks, a run driven in and another run scored. In the opening game against nationally 12th-ranked Randolph-Macon, Wasson became the first General to hit for the cycle since Scott Gosselink in 2006 as his 4-for-5 effort helped W&L to an 11-3 victory. He drove in three runs and scored twice while adding his third walk of the week. He finished his week by hitting safely in a third straight game with a single in a 6-4 setback to R-MC. For the season, Wasson is hitting .310 with a .351 on-base percentage and a .460 slugging percentage. His three triples are tied for fourth in the ODAC.

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WOMEN'S GOLF
Emmy Saathoff, Randolph-Macon, So.
Saathoff, a sophomore from Catonsville, Md., proved to be the deciding factor in the Yellow Jackets match-play victory over Bridgewater. The two schools took to Stoney Creek Golf Course at Wintergreen for their match-play dual contest, which will serve as host of the ODAC Golf Championships later this month. Saathoff was all-square with BC's Amanda Kelley before stepping up to her putt on the 18th green. She buried the 10-foot roller to claim a 1-up victory and the deciding point in R-MC's 3-2 team win.

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MEN'S GOLF
Ocean Armstrong, Bridgewater, Jr.
Armstrong, a junior from Harrisonburg, Va., the top-finishing ODAC competitor in the Gold (championship) division at the Marine Corps Intercollegiate hosted at Camp Lejeune. Armstrong opened with a 1-over 73 at the par-72 6,883-yard track setup on the Gold course at the Paradise Point Golf Club. He then fired a career-low 67 on the par-70 6,101-yard Scarlet course to help Bridgewater qualify for the Gold division for third round play. Armstrong returned to the longer course and posted a 5-over 77 to finish at 3-over 217 for the tournament. He tied for 11th overall and eighth among NCAA Division III competitors. Bridgewater chimed in 10th as a team at 47-over 903 (306-281-316). Armstrong now owns a 75.9 stroke average thru 17 rounds of competition.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Susie Snee, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Midfielder
Snee, a senior from Bel Air, Md., helped the Eagles rack up a pair of conference victories last week. In a 17-0 triumph at Virginia Wesleyan, Snee scored twice and dished out an assist. She helped maintain possession with nine controls to go with a ground ball and two caused turnovers. Snee was back at it with three goals in a 17-6 victory at Guilford. She added seven draw controls and three ground balls to her stat line. For the season, Snee has registered 17 points on 16 goals and one assist. She is fourth in the ODAC with 41 draw controls and ninth with 12 caused turnovers.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Evan Lombardo, Lynchburg, So., Attack
Lombardo, a sophomore from Franklin Park, N.J., helped Lynchburg pick up a conference victory over nationally 18th-ranked Roanoke last week. Lombardo registered six points including a game-tying goal at 16-all in the fourth period in what turned into a 17-16 triumph for the Hornets. That was one of four goals scored by Lombardo and two in the final frame. He also chipped in a pair of assists. For the season, Lombardo is tied for the team lead with 29 points on 23 goals and six assists.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Brooke Donnelly, Washington and Lee, Sr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
Donnelly, a senior from Kennesaw, Ga., put together a 3-0 week that included a pair of regionally ranked victories as the Generals' posted a 2-1 overall record. In conference play, Donnelly claimed a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Shenandoah at #1 singles. Although she did not compete in doubles, Washington and Lee earned a 9-0 team win. Donnelly then squared off twice in regionally ranked matches against Mary Washington. First, she and partner Tessa Hill made their #2 ranking in the ITA's Atlantic South stand up with an 8-6 victory over Kait Brogan and Taylor Diffey, who are slotted third in the region. Donnelly and Brogan then locked horns in a matchup of the second and 10th-rated singles players in the region, respectively. Donnelly posted a 6-0, 6-3 victory from the #1 flight. She is now 20-3 in all matches this season and 11-1 in dual matches at #1 singles. She and Hill are 7-2 in doubles play from the top ladder position.

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MEN'S TENNIS
Thomas Rishcoff, Bridgewater, Sr., #3 Singles, #2 Doubles
Rishcoff, a senior from Richmond, Va., went 4-0 last week as Bridgewater rattled off a pair of conference victories via an 8-1 decision over Lynchburg and a 6-3 result over Hampden-Sydney. Rishcoff and partner Kyle Hartfield won 8-6 at #2 doubles against LC, and Rishcoff added a 6-2, 6-3 triumph at #3 singles. He and Harfield again won at #2 doubles against H-SC, posting an 8-2 triumph. Rishcoff capped his week and a key victory for BC in the ODAC standings with a 6-2, 6-1 win at #3 singles.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Katelyn Senger, Bridgewater, Sr., Throws
Senger, a senior from Bridgewater, Va., picks up her second straight weekly award after winning twice and finishing second twice in all four throws at the Jopson Invitational. Senger reset her own ODAC and Bridgewater school records in the discus with a heave of 44.49 meters (145' 11.0"), eclipsing the 43.81-meter throw she had in 2015. She also won the javelin after throwing the spear 30.90-meters (101' 4.0"). That ranks fourth in the ODAC. Senger added second place showings in the shot put and hammer throw, posting marks of 11.04 meters (36' 2.75") and 36.28 meters (119' 0.0"), respectively. Her shot put distance is third in the league, while her hammer throw is about a meter short of her previous season-best, which is also third on the conference charts.

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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Prescott Terrell, Bridgewater, Jr., Throws
Terrell, a junior from Lynchburg, Va., put together a strong showing at the Jopson Invitational with a trio of strong throws. Terrell won the hammer throw with a toss of 49.55 meters (162' 7.0"), which now tops the ODAC by nearly four feet. He added a third place finish in the discus at 41.14 meters (135' 0.0"), which ranks fourth in the ODAC. Terrell capped his day by placing fourth in the shot put at 12.43 meters (40' 9.5").

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Tajah Miller, Eastern Mennonite, So., Sprints
Miller, a sophomore from Waynesboro, Va., put together a strong showing in a pair of sprints at the VertKlasse Meeting, which features a field largely comprised of NCAA Division I and II athletes. Miller broke a 17-year old Eastern Mennonite record in the 100-meter dash as she finished 10th overall and first among Division III competitors with a new ODAC-best time of 12.20 seconds. She narrowly sliced the record of 12.21 seconds set by Lorenda Abbott in 2000. She is now ranked eighth in Division III in the event. Miller also finished 33rd overall and second D-III in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.93 seconds, which is short of her second-best 25.75 time that currently ranks second in the conference.

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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Connor Faint, Eastern Mennonite, Jr., Hurdles/Sprints
Faint, a junior from Winchester, Va., continued his progression thru the early outdoor track season at the VertKlasse Meeting. In an event that was largely populated by NCAA Division I and II athletes, Faint won the 400-meter hurdles with a new ODAC-best time of 52.33 seconds. That time broke a 35-year old school-record, eclipsing the 52.76 time posted by Burrell Fisher in 1982. Faint's time is currently ranked second in NCAA Division III.

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