ODAC Players of the Week - Week 31

ODAC Players of the Week - Week 31

FOREST, Va. --- Conference pictures are starting to come into focus as ODAC teams work deeper into their seasons and athletes continue to perform at high levels. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Mary-Frances Hall from Washington and Lee women's golf, Zachary Evens from Guilford men's golf, Alicia Sandoval from Lynchburg women's lacrosse, Logan Adams from LC men's lacrosse, Grant Amoateng from Eastern Mennonite men's track, Katelyn Senger from Bridgewater women's track, Evan Truman from LC men's track, Amber Celen from BC women's track, Whitney Kiser from BC women's tennis, Joe Dillenbeck from BC men's tennis, Danielle Loving from Emory & Henry softball, Jeff Butler from Randolph-Macon baseball, Hanna Hull from Virginia Wesleyan softball, and Tom Concklin from W&L baseball.

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 10, 2017

SOFTBALL - PITCHER
Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
Hull, a freshman from Chesterfield, Va., continues to shine in the circle for the nationally top-ranked Marlins as she went 2-0 with a save in three appearances last week. Hull opened with a two-hit shutout in the Marlins 4-0 victory over nationally 16th-ranked Randolph-Macon. She issued one free pass but offset her three allowed base runners with 17 strikeouts, the second-most she's recorded in a game this season. Hull came back in the second game to shut the door on a 4-1 victory. She earned the save with two perfect innings as she fanned all six batters she faced. She was back in the circle for a start in Virginia Wesleyan's 3-2 victory over Roanoke. She went the distance and gave up two unearned runs on four hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts. It marked her 11th overall appearance and third straight start with 10 or more strikeouts. For the season, Hull leads the ODAC with a 17-1 record. She also tops the league in earned run average (0.51), strikeouts (197), and shutouts (7). Opponents are hitting just .119 against her.

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BASEBALL - PITCHER
Tom Concklin, Washington and Lee, Sr., Starting Pitcher
Concklin, a senior from Hinsdale, Ill., put together a strong showing as the Generals handed national #1 Shenandoah University just its second loss of the season last week. Concklin fired off the hill for seven frames, giving up one run on five hits to a team that was batting .339 coming into the contest. He did not walk a batter and struck out one in his 76-pitch performance. For the season, Concklin is now tied for the ODAC lead in wins with a 6-1 record. He owns a 2.62 earned run average in 58.1 innings of work. He has fanned 38 and walked just 10 batters.

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SOFTBALL - PLAYER
Danielle Loving, Emory & Henry, Sr., Shortstop/Second Base
Loving, a senior from Elizabethton, Tenn., hit safely in all six games played last week as the Wasps went 5-1 in ODAC play to improve to 9-5 in league play. Loving went 8-for-23 with a double, three homers, nine runs driven in, six runs scored, and four stolen bases as she registered a .348/.375/.783 slash line. Her first homer of the week proved the biggest and she belted a grand slam in Emory & Henry's 8-4 victory over Roanoke. Loving added a homer in both games of a sweep of Bridgewater, going 4-for-8 with four RBI and four runs scored in those two contests. For the season, Loving is hitting .397 with an ODAC-best nine homeruns and 78 total bases. She is third in triples (2), RBI (29) and slugging percentage (.709).

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BASEBALL - PLAYER
Jeff Butler, Randolph-Macon, So., Second Base
Butler, a sophomore from Chesapeake, Va., registered three multi-hit games in leading the Yellow Jackets to a pair of conference wins and an additional non-conference victory over nationally 23rd-ranked Christopher Newport. Butler hit 7-for-12 for the week with two doubles, a homer, six runs driven in and three more scored. He also stole a base and moved runners over with four sacrifice hits. Butler opened by going 2-for-3 with a double and four RBI in a 12-9 win over CNU. He then went a combined 5-for-9 with a double, homer, two RBI and three runs scored in a 12-8 and 17-0 wins over Lynchburg. For the season, Butler is sixth in the ODAC with a .406 batting average. He leads the league in both stolen bases (15) and sacrifice hits (9) and is fifth with a .491 on-base percentage.

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WOMEN'S GOLF
Mary-Frances Hall, Washington and Lee, Jr.
Hall, a junior from State Road, N.C., put together a stellar performance in pacing Washington and Lee at the Callaway Golf Spring Invitational hosted by Greensboro College. Hall finished second overall out of 63 golfers after two rounds on the 5,812-yard par-72 layout at Bryan Park Golf Course. She registered a pair of 2-over 74 rounds to account for her 148 total, five shots back of eventual winner Johnna Beehner from Methodist University. Hall was three stroke clear of third place. Her efforts helped the Generals to third in the team standings at 50-over 626 (309-317). Hall owns a 78.1 average over 14 rounds of play.

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MEN'S GOLF
Zachary Evens, Guilford, Fr.
Evens, a freshman from Mercer Island, Wash., paced the Quakers at the Discover DeKalb Emory Invitational, an event which featured 10 of the top-20 teams of the country. Evens registered his fourth top-10 showing of the season after tying for eighth overall after two rounds on the 6,510-yard par-70 track at Smoke Rise Country Club. Evens opened with a 2-over 72 before picking up two shots for an even-par 70 in round two to account for his 142 two-day total. He made seven birdies over the 36 holes, which led GC and ranked seventh in the 87-player field. Guilford tied for 10th in the team standings at 603.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Alicia Sandoval, Lynchburg, So., Attack
Sandoval, sophomore from Montclair, Va., posted an 11-point week as the Hornets won a pair of ODAC games to move to 3-2 in league play. Sandoval opened with two goals and five assists in Lynchburg's 17-4 triumph over Virginia Wesleyan. She added three ground balls and a caused turnover to her line. She then came up with four more points on two goals and two assists in an 8-7 victory at Shenandoah. Her assist on Lynchburg's last goal proved the deciding factor in the win. For the season, Sandoval is third in the ODAC with 44 points. She is second with 18 assists and third with 26 goals scored.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Logan Adams, Lynchburg, So., Attack
Adams, a sophomore from Grosse Point, Mich., helped the nationally 20th-ranked Hornets to a pair of ODAC wins last week by registering 11 total points. In a 24-10 win at Shenandoah, Adams scored four times and dished out an assist. He added a ground ball to his stat line. He followed that with another goal and five assists in a playmaking role, adding two caused turnovers and a ground ball to his performance in a 19-7 win at Randolph-Macon. For the season, Adams has racked up 19 points on eight goals and 11 assists.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Whitney Kiser, Bridgewater, Fr., #2 Singles, #1 Doubles
Kiser, a freshman from Mt. Solon, Va., went 5-1 between play at #2 singles and #1 doubles to help the Eagles post three conference wins. Kiser and partner Nicole Shifflett went 2-1 in top-flight doubles action. They won 8-3 and 8-4 over Hollins and Shenandoah before fall to Emory & Henry, 8-4. Kiser dropped just five games in winning three times at #2 singles. She defeated her opponent from Hollins, 6-0, 6-1, and then added 6-0, 6-0 and 6-2, 6-1 victories over Shenandoah and E&H, respectively. Bridgewater defeated Hollins, 8-1, Shenandoah, 8-1, and Emory & Henry, 7-2.

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MEN'S TENNIS
Joe Dillenbeck, Bridgewater, Jr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
Dillenbeck, a junior from Penn Laird, Va., helped keep the Eagles humming as he moved up in ladder positition and claimed a pair of victories last week. Dillenbeck helped Bridgewater to a 9-0 team win over Emory & Henry with victories at #1 singles and #1 doubles with partner Josh Rodgers. The duo posted an 8-3 win early in the match. Dillenbeck then moved up to the top singles flight and posted a 7-5, 6-2 straight sets victory.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Katelyn Senger, Bridgewater, Sr., Throws
Senger, a senior from Bridgewater, Va., continued her record-breaking run over the past few weeks with four strong performances in the throws at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational. For the second week in a row, Senger reset the ODAC record in the discus, placing second overall at 46.04 meters (151' 0.0"). She added another top-10 showing by placing ninth in the shot put at 10.92 meters (35' 10.0"). She chimed in with a third top-10 mark with a new season-best throw in the javelin to place 10th overall at 30.91 meters (101' 5.0"). Senger capped her day with a 19th place finish in the hammer throw at 36.00 meters (118' 1.0").

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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Grant Amoateng, Eastern Mennonite, So., Jumps
Amoateng, a sophomore from Bristow, Va., competed in three events at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational over the week. He kept his name atop the ODAC lists in the triple jump by placing sixth overall at 14.24 meters (46' 8.75"). That equalled his previous season-best mark, which ranks 13th in NCAA Division III. Amoateng added a ninth place showing in the long jump at 6.41 meters (21' 0.50"), and took a turn on the track in the 100-meter dash, where he finished 25th overall at 11.32 seconds.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Amber Celen, Bridgewater, Jr., Sprints
Celen, a junior from Townsend, Del., returned to her record-breaking ways at the Sam Howell Inviational hosted by Princeton University. Celen posted a pair of ODAC top-times in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. She broke her own ODAC record in the 100-dash with a time of 11.76 seconds. That time is second in NCAA Division III. Celen added a time of 24.51 in the 200-meter dash to take over the top spot in the conference in that event. That time also ranks fourth in the country.

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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Evan Truman, Lynchburg, Sr., Sprints/Jumps
Truman, a senior from Richmond, Va., continued his strong outdoor campaign on the track and in the jumps at the Lynchburg Collegiate Invitational. Truman finished third in the 100-meter dash with a time to 10.77 seconds, just short his previous ODAC-best of 10.74 seconds. He then upped the ante on his own ODAC-best time in the 200-meter dash by placing fourth at 21.90 seconds. That time ranks 21st in NCAA Division III. He then helped Lynchburg to sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at 3:27.56. Truman also competed in the long jump, placing second overall at 6.97 meters (22' 10.5"). He already owns the league's best jump at 7.03 meters (23' 0.75").

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