ODAC Players of the Week - Week 10

ODAC Players of the Week - Week 10

FOREST, Va. --- Fall sports are in the books and entering into NCAA postseason play. That leaves us with men's golf, football, and men's and women's swimming for this week with basketball slated to jump into gear next week. Those earning ODAC weekly honors include (pictured from top-left): Hayden Bauserman from Shenandoah football, Zach Bullard from Ferrum football, Wesley Jones from Emory & Henry men's golf, Maria Vinson from Roanoke women's swimming, and Ben Tate from Roanoke men's swimming.

Below are entries for all three 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: November 5, 2018

FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Zach Bullard | Ferrum | Sr. | Linebacker
Bullard, a senior from Culpeper, Va., put together a strong effort in helping to lead Ferrum to a 28-23 victory over previously ODAC unbeaten Randolph-Macon. Bullard tied for game-high honors with 10 tackles including eight solo stops. He also notched a tackle for a loss and on three other occasions stopped R-MC runners for 1-yard or no gain. His biggest contribution came late in the third quarter with Randolph-Macon in the Panthers red zone. On a third-and-goal play, Bullard registered his first interception of the season on the 5-yard line to preserve an 11-point lead at 28-17. Ferrum kept Randolph-Macon off the scoreboard for 27:11 of the second half before the Yellow Jackets found the end zone with 2:49 to play. For the season, Bullard has made 34 total tackles with 27 solo stops. He has 3.0 tackles for a loss.

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FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Hayden Bauserman | Shenandoah | Sr. | Quarterback
Bauserman, a senior from Woodstock, Va., put together an historic day in guiding the Hornets to a 62-47 win over Guilford. Bauserman became the ODAC's all-time leader in touchdown passes thanks to a conference single-game record-tying eight scoring throws against the Quakers. He now has 40 touchdown passes this season, one off his school-record 41 in 2017, and has thrown 129 scoring passes in his career to surpass the previous ODAC record of 128 posted by former Guilford signal-caller Josh Vogelbach. Vogelbach now also shares his single-game TD passing record with Bauserman. Bauserman was 45-of-59 thru the air against the Quakers, throwing for a school-record 578 yards to 10 different receivers. The passing yardage total is fourth-most in league history. Casey Stewart and Jalen Hudson were his favorite targets, combining for 17 grabs for 309 yards and five touchdowns. For the season, Bauserman leads the ODAC in all major passing categories -- 40 TD passes, 315 completions, 494 attempts, 3,497 yards, 388.6 yards per game, 146.3 rating. His 63.8 completion percentage ranks third in the ODAC. Entering the final week of the season, Bauserman is two touchdown passes shy of tying the ODAC single-season record and 321 yards short of tying his own league mark of 3,818 yards set last season. Bauserman is second in ODAC career history with 12,140 yards and will finish in that spot given the record of 13,605 yards held by Vogelbach.

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GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Wesley Jones | Emory & Henry | So.
Jones, a sophomore from Seymour, Tenn., paced the Wasps at the Maryville College Fall Invitational to cap the fall season. Jones earns his second weekly honor after placing fifth overall at 7-over 147 following two rounds on the par-70 layout at Egwani Farms Golf Course in Rockford, Tenn. He opened with a 2-over 72, the sixth-lowest round of the tournament. He finished play on the 6,432 track with a 5-over 75 to finish 11 shots off winner Tyler Bray from Maryville. Jones' efforts helped the Wasps to fourth in the team standings at 62-over 622 (309-313).

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SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Ben Tate | Roanoke | Fr.
Tate, a freshman from Boones Mill, Va., picks up his first career ODAC weekly honor after helping Roanoke defeat Randolph-Macon, 160-102, in a dual meet last week. Tate won three individual events and helped his teammates capture a relay. Each of his times from individual wins against Randolph-Macon rank #2 in the ODAC top times list. He stopped the watches first in both the 100-yard and 200-yard butterflies at 0:53.44 and 1:57.50, respectively. He added a victory in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:02.15. Tate was joined by teammates Nick McGrath, Brian Grimmett, and David Adarkwah in winning the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:18.26, which is just off their previously established ODAC third-fastest time.

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SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Maria Vinson | Roanoke | Fr.
Vinson, a freshman from Richmond, Va., picks up her second straight weekly honor after leading Roanoke to a 139-123 dual meet win over Randolph-Macon. Vinson, who won three individual events and a relay against R-MC, took over the top spot in the ODAC in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:15.21. Her 200-yard individual medley time of 2:14.35 is second in the conference, while her 400-yard individual medley time of 4:44.54 ranks third in the league. Vinson and teammates Grace Fountain, Anna Engel, and Elizabeth Roberts won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:47.09, good for second-fastest in the ODAC.

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