ODAC Players of the Week - Week 11

ODAC Players of the Week - Week 11

FOREST, Va. --- Men's and women's basketball opened their seasons over the past week, joining men's and women's swimming and football in this week's list of weekly accolades. Those earning ODAC weekly honors include (pictured from top-left): Caroline Baber from Washington and Lee women's swimming, Kevin Whalen from Bridgewater men's swimming, Hunter Taylor from Emory & Henry football, Madison Baum from BC women's basketball, Anthony Williams from Randolph-Macon football, and Buzz Anthony from R-MC men's basketball.

Below are entries for all six 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 11, 2018

FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ANTHONY WILLIAMS | RANDOLPH-MACON | JR. | CORNERBACK
Williams, a junior from Purcellville, Va., led a strong Yellow Jackets defensive unit in Randolph-Macon's 48-35 win at Hampden-Sydney to clinch the 2018 ODAC title and a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Williams made five stops on the day including one for loss and broke up a pass, but his biggest contributions came in the turnover game. He was responsible for all three takeaways by the R-MC defense as the unit allowed just 14 points thru the first three quarters. Williams first takeaway was a fumble recovery on the first play from scrimmage following a long completion to H-SC receiver Major Morgan. De'Angelo Barr jarred the ball free with Williams picking it up at the R-MC 8-yard line. While that turnover didn't result in R-MC points, the two did. Williams intercepted H-SC quarterback Alec Cobb at the Tigers' 40-yard line late in the first quarter, which the Yellow Jackets turned into the game's first points early in the second frame. Williams second interception helped put the game away as he came down with his third takeaway with 15-seconds left in the third quarter at the H-SC 35-yard line. Just two plays later, R-MC tacked on their final touchdown of the game for a 48-14 lead. For the season, Williams is tied for second in the ODAC with five interceptions. He's racked up 39 tackles including 31 solo stops.

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FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
HUNTER TAYLOR | EMORY & HENRY | SO. | QUARTERBACK
Taylor, a sophomore from Summerville, S.C., returned from injury to pick up his second weekly award of the season if the Wasps 70-27 triumph over Guilford in the season finale. Taylor accounted for eight touchdowns in the win as he threw for six scores for the second time this season, tying a school record. He also ran in a pair of scores, making him responsible (or partially so) for 48 points. Taylor finished 17-of-28 for 359 yards with six TDs against one interception for a 232.0 efficiency rating. He completed passes to just four receivers on the day, with each catching at least one touchdown pass. Jesse Santiago hauled in three TDs as part of an 8-catch 171-yard day. Gunner Griffith, Bradley Puccio, and Derrick Yates also caught scoring throws. Taylor also carried the ball 10 times for 57 yards with scoring runs of 11 and 1 yard. Taylor completes the season as the ODAC's leader in passing efficiency at a 152.6 rating. He completed 58.9-percent of his passes for 1,942 yards with 21 touchdowns against eight interceptions. He added 405 yards and seven touchdowns  on 97 rushes, good for a 4.2 per-carry average.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BUZZ ANTHONY | RANDOLPH-MACON | SO. | GUARD
Anthony, a sophomore from Arnold, Md., was named the MVP of the MMI Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Hood College as Randolph-Macon opened the season with a pair of victories. Anthony averaged 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 3.5 steals while shooting .600 (9-of-15) from the field and a perfect 8-for-8 from the foul line. In an 83-56 win over Immaculata, Anthony registered 13 points on 4-of-6 from the field. He added four rebounds, five assists, and three steals. He followed that with 16 points, eight assists, six rebounds, and four steals in a 91-61 triumph over host Hood. He was 5-of-9 shooting and 5-of-5 from the line.

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SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
KEVIN WHALEN | BRIDGEWATER | FR.
Whalen, a freshman from Berryville, Va., put together four wins including three individual victories to help the Eagles defeat Emory & Henry, 121-114, in a dual meet. Whalen set school records in all four of his races. He won the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyles in 0:25.96 and 0:59.36. He added a triumph in the 100-meter backstroke in 1:07.35. The meet result came down to the final 200-meter freestyle relay in which Whalen led off. He and teammates Raphael Stanek, Jarratt Davis, and Wyatt Seraphin won the event in 1:46.95 to lock up the team triumph.

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SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
CAROLINE BABER | WASHINGTON AND LEE | FR.
Baber, a freshman from Richmond, Va., put together a four-win day as she helped Washington and Lee defeat nationally 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon, 149-113, in a dual meet last week. Baber won the 50-yard freestyle in 0:24.82, which would go down as the third-fastest time in the ODAC this season if not for her previous mark of 0:24.44 and that of teammate Laura Bruce at 0:24.42. Baber left no doubt in her other two individual swims as she took over the conference's top-spot in both the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley with times of 0:54.41 and 2:10.09, respectively. Baber was joined by teammates Turner Bobbitt, Emily Hageboeck, and Ali MacQueen in winning the 200-yard medley relay in 1:49.56, which is just behind W&L's season-best time (1:49.21).

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MADISON BAUM | BRIDGEWATER | SO. | GUARD
Baum, a sophomore from Chester, Va., opened the season with strong all-around effort in the Eagles 92-82 triumph at William Peace. Baum was 4-of-6 from the field and 6-of-8 from the foul line on the way to 14 points. She came up one assist shy of a double-double with nine helpers. She added two rebounds and five steals and finished with a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio in leading Bridgewater's new uptempo offense.

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