FOREST, Va. --- ODAC spring athletes and teams continue to gear up with full conference play on the horizon. The performances over the past week show they're ready for the challenge. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Sean Guida from Roanoke baseball, Kendall Varner from Emory & Henry softball, Ben West from RC baseball, Candace Whittemore from Randolph-Macon softball, Christina Herbert from Bridgewater women's golf, James Mishoe from Guilford men's golf, Cordelia Peters and Jack Taylor from Washington and Lee women's and men's lacrosse, Joe Dillen and Nicole Shifflett from BC men's and women's tennis, Dash Dericks from W&L men's track, Bailey Parks from RC women's track, Alex Dolwick from W&L men's track, and Kaleigh Hinton from W&L women's track.

Below are entries for all 14 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: March 19, 2018

BASEBALL - PITCHER Ben West, Roanoke, Jr., Pitcher West, a junior from Chapel Hill, N.C., twirled a gem in game two of a doubleheader sweep of Eastern Mennonite. West went seven strong and gave up just three hits. He didn't allow a run and walked three while fanning seven. West set the tone early, striking out four of the first five Royals he faced. He also worked around a pair of Maroon errors in the fourth inning to keep the shutout bid alive. West is 3-1 in his first season on the hill. He owns a 1.83 earned run average with 21 strikeouts in 19.2 innings of work covering five total appearances. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC BASEBALL

BASEBALL - PLAYER Sean Guida, Roanoke, Sr., Outfielder Guida, a senior from Summit, N.J., put together a strong week at the dish in helping Roanoke capture a trio of conference victories. Guida posted a .615/.667/1.385 slash line powered by an 8-for-13 showing with five extra-base hits, four runs scored, six runs driven in, and a pair of walks. He opened his week going 2-for-5 with a double, homer, two RBI and a run scored in a 10-1 win at Lynchburg. Guida went 6-for-8 in a sweep of Eastern Mennonite, going 2-for-3 with a double, homer, two runs scored, two RBI, and a pair of walks in an 8-4 win in game one. In the second outing, he was 4-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run scored. For the season, Guida is third in the league in batting (.453) and on-base percentage (.557) and ranks second in slugging (.797), runs scored (21), and hits (29th). He leads the ODAC in triples (4) and total bases (51). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC BASEBALL

MEN'S GOLF James Mishoe, Guilford, So. Mishoe, a sophomore from Cary, N.C., has made an immediate impact after transferring from UNC-Greensboro in January. Mishoe completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational over the weekend, posting a 10-under par 206 over three rounds at the Jekyll Island Golf Club in Jekyll Island, Ga. He carded a 5-under 67 in round one powered by five birdies and a pair of eagles. He was 1-over par for his round heading to 520-yard 15th hole, but eagled the par five to set off his eagle-eagle-birdie-birdie finish. Mishoe posted eight birdies in round two, but three bogeys and a triple on his ninth hole of the day left him with a 2-under 70. His final round featured fewer ebbs and flows with five birdies towards a 3-under 69. His efforts helped Guilford to second place in the team standings at even-par 864 (294-286-284) behind champion Methodist University (853). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC GOLF

WOMEN'S GOLF Christina Herbert, Bridgewater, Sr. Herbert, a senior from Williamsburg, Va., continued her trend of top-10 finishes as she placed in a tie for 8th at the Jekyll Island Collegiate. Herbert has now finished inside the top-10 in all seven events she has played this season. The reigning national champion opened with a pair of 77's over the first 36 holes, but then improved by three strokes for a 2-over 74 on the Indian Mound Course at Jekyll Island Golf Club. That put her at 12-over 228, 14 shots off the winning pace by Whitman College's Phoebe Nguyen. Herbert continues to lead the ODAC in scoring average at 73.8 strokes per round. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC GOLF

MEN'S LACROSSE Jack Taylor, Washington and Lee, Fr., Goalkeeper Taylor, a freshman from Baltimore, Md., put together a strong effort between the pipes in guiding Washington and Lee to a pair of victories, including the program's first win over a nationally top-five ranked team in three years. Taylor made 19 saves on the week, including 11 stops in the Generals 13-8 triumph over third-ranked Gettysburg. Taylor was back at in in a 12-6 league victory at Randolph-Macon. He made eight saves in a full 60 minutes of action, giving him a .576 save percentage over 120 minutes for the week. Taylor is currently second in the ODAC with a .581 save percentage and first in fewest goals allowed (26) among qualified goalkeepers. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S LACROSSE

MEN'S TENNIS Joe Dillenbeck, Bridgewater, Sr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles Dillenbeck, a senior from Penn Laird, Va., went 4-0 from the top flight in a pair of conference matches last week. Dillenbeck helped the Eagles to a pair of 9-0 team wins over Randolph and Emory & Henry. He won 6-2, 6-3 at #1 singles and joined Josh Rodgers for an 8-1 victory at #1 doubles against the WildCats. He and Rodgers were unblemished with an 8-0 doubles triumph against E&H. Dillenbeck added a 6-1, 6-1 win in singles play.  Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S TENNIS

MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE Dash Dericks, Washington and Lee, Sr., Throws Dericks, a senior from Waveland, Ind., put together a strong showing despite less than ideal weather at the W&L Carnival. Dericks competed in the discus and javelin, finishing as the top Division III competitor and second overall in the discus at 42.72 meters (140-2.00). That mark is tops in the ODAC and 13th in the country thru the first two weeks of outdoor competition. Dericks finished third overall in the javelin at 51.15 meters (167-10.00). That mark ranks second in the ODAC and 28th on the national list. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC OUTDOOR TRACK

MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE Alex Dolwick, Washington and Lee, Jr., Distance Dolwick, a junior from Apex, N.C., starred in one of the most grueling track events at the W&L Carnival over the weekend. Dolwick set a new personal career-best time in winning the 10,000-meter run in 32:01.45. His previous career-low mark was 33:50.90, making this new standard a 1:49.56 improvement. Dolwick's new time tops the ODAC and ranks second overall in NCAA Division III throughout the first two weeks of outdoor competition. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC OUTDOOR TRACK

WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE Bailey Parks, Roanoke, Fr., Jumps/Sprints Parks, a freshman from Cornelius, N.C., put together a pair of winning performances at the W&L Carnival over the weekend. Parks won both the long and triple jumps and ranks inside NCAA Division III's top-50 in both events thru the first two weeks of outdoor competition. Her mrk of 10.90 meters (35-9.25) tops the ODAC season chart and sits 20th in the country. She is now #2 in the ODAC table in the long jump after leaping to 5.14 meters (16-10.50) in the long jump. That mark is 26th in the nation. Parks also helped the Maroons to second in the 4x100-meter relay with a team time of 51.07 seconds. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC OUTDOOR TRACK

WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE Kaleigh Hinton, Washington and Lee, Sr., Hurdles Hinton, a senior from Florham Park, N.J., took over the #1 positions on the ODAC season charts in both the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles events at the W&L Carnival over the weekend. Hinton was the top Division III finisher in both disciplines, finishing second overall in each. Her time of 1:06.90 in the 400-meter hurdles is 11th in the country and nearly three-seconds faster than the closer league competitor. Her ODAC-best time of 16.00 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles sits 33rd in Division III. Hinton also competed in the 4x400-meter relay, helping W&L to third overall and second amongst D-III competitors at 4:14.54. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC OUTDOOR TRACK

SOFTBALL - PITCHER Candace Whittemore, Randolph-Macon, Jr., Pitcher Whittemore, a junior from Montpelier, Va., put together a 3-0 week in three starts, including her first career no-hitter. That came in her final appearance of the week as she helped the Yellow Jackets blank Norwich, 8-0. She worked all five innings of the shortened affair for nationally 12th-ranked Randolph-Macon, surrendering just one walk and fanning eight. She helped herself by going 3-for-3 with two RBI at the dish. Whittemore's other two victories came against #23 Emory University and Gettysburg College. She gave up six hits in both outings, but limited each to just one run. She had to put in extra work in the 2-1 win over EU. In eight full frames, she didn't walk a batter and punched out six Eagles. Whittemore increased her strikeout total to nine in her third complete game of the week, an 8-1 win over Gettysburg. That gave her 23 strikeouts in 20.0 innings for the week. On the season, Whittemore is 8-1 with a 0.74 earned run average and 66 strikeouts covering 57.0 innings in the circle. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL - PLAYER Kendall Varner, Emory & Henry, Fr., First Base/Outfielder Varner, a freshman from Bassett, Va., helped the Wasps to a 7-0 showing this past week (8-0 for the tournament overall) at the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic. Varner went 12-for-24 on the way to a .500/.500/.917 slash line. Seven of her 12 knocks went for extra bases, helping her to 13 runs driven in and six runs scored. She drove in at least one run in each contest. Varner went 3-for-4 each in wins over St. Joseph (Conn.)(11-1) and Lycoming (6-1), gapping three doubles and legging out a triple combined. She drove in seven runs and scored twice in those outings. She plated two more runs in a 6-1 victory over St. Scholastica. She had two more triples on the week, with one coming in a 10-2 triumph over Lesley and the other in a 10-0 shutout of Wesley. For the season, Varner is hitting .435 with six doubles, three triples, and 18 runs driven in. Her .826 slugging percentage ranks fifth in the ODAC. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC SOFTBALL

WOMEN'S LACROSSE Cordelia Peters, Washington and Lee, Jr., Attack Peters, a junior from Larkspur, Calif., continues to help the nationally 14th-ranked Generals right their ship against one of the toughest schedules in the country. Peters registered six points in Washington and Lee's 13-9 triumph over then #19 Catholic University. She scored four goals and dished out a pair of assists. The Generals have now played against six nationally-ranked programs with this marking their second victory. Peters has racked up a team-best 16 points on 11 goals and five assists. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S LACROSSE

WOMEN'S TENNIS Nicole Shifflett, Bridgewater, So., #3 Singles, #2 Doubles Shifflett, a sophomore from Grottoes, Va., helped the Eagles to a pair of conference victories last week as she went 4-0 combined at #3 singles and #2 doubles. Shifflett and partner Stephanie Barton won 8-6 in doubles play against Randolph College. Shifflet then came thru with a 6-3, 6-0 victory in singles action for another part towards Bridgewater's 8-1 team victory. She again racked up two points in BC's 9-0 triumph over Emory & Henry. She won 6-1, 6-0 in her singles match and then joined Barton for an 8-1 triumph in doubles play. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S TENNIS