ODAC Players of the Week - Week 28

ODAC Players of the Week - Week 28

FOREST, Va. --- All spring sports were in action last week for the first time this season, bringing about our first full spring report of the year. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, top-to-bottom left-to-right): Reeves Lowry from Shenandoah baseball, Candace Whittemore from Randolph-Macon softball, Tim Ortega from Ferrum baseball, Amanda Kelley from Bridgewater women's golf, Alyson Bittinger and Ryan Schott from SU lacrosse, Taylor Garcia and Alex Fedor from Washington and Lee tennis, Dalton Hoppe, Rachel Murray, Alex Shadkhoo, and LaMaya Lacy from Lynchburg outdoor track & field, Branson Terrell from LYN men's golf, and Mackenzie Chitwood from LYN softball.

Below are entries for all 14 winners.  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 11, 2019

BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Reeves Lowry | Shenandoah | Jr. | Pitcher
Lowry, a junior from Mechanicsville, Va., twirled a gem to lead Shenandoah to a conference road victory at Emory & Henry on Sunday. Lowry started and worked eight shutout frames in pikcing up his first victory of the season via an 8-1 result. He surrendered just three hits and offset four walks with five strikeouts in a 111-pitch effort. Only once did a two runners reach base in an inning and only one runner advanced beyond second base. Lowry is 1-0 on the season with a 1.54 ERA in 11.2 innings of work.

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BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tim Ortega | Ferrum | Jr. | Catcher
Ortega, a junior from Bluffton, S.C., put together a strong week in leading Ferrum to a trio of victories including a conference sweep of Eastern Mennonite. Ortega had two four-hit games and slashed .692/.643/1.385 in going 9-for-13 with a double, triple, two homers, six RBI, and seven runs scored. He opened by going 4-for-4 with a double, homer, and two RBI plus two runs scored in a 5-0 victory over Averett. Ortega was 4-for-5 with a triple, homer, two RBI and three runs scored in a 7-5 triumph in game one against EMU. He went 1-for-4 in a 14-8 win in game two, driving in two runs and scoring two more. For the season, Ortega is hitting .426 with four homers and 14 RBI.

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GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Branson Terrell | Lynchburg | Sr.
Terrell, a senior from Lynchburg, Va., helped lead Lynchburg to its first team tournament victory since 2013 as he claimed medalist honors at the Hill City Invitational hosted by Lynchburg at Boonsboro Country Club. Terrell opened with a 3-under 69 on the par-72 layout set at 6,793 yards. It was the low-round of the tournament by two strokes. He followed up with a 1-over 73 in round two, tied for the second-lowest round of the day. Terrell finished with a 2-under 142, seven strokes clear of Nathan Ouimette from Southern Virginia in second place. Lynchburg racked up a 631 team score at 314-317, one stroke off the program's tournament score record.

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GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Amanda Kelley | Bridgewater | Sr.
Kelley, a senior from Newport News, Va., was the low ODAC golfer at the Pfeiffer Invitational hosted by Pfeiffer University at the Club at Hilton Head Lakes in Hardeeville, S.C. Kelley tied for sixth overall at 18-over 162. She carded rounds of 81 over both 18 hole sets on the par-72 layout set at 5,800 yards. Kelley helped Bridgewater finish fifth overall in a field mixed of Division II and Division III schools. The Eagles finished at 125-over 701 (353-348).

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MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ryan Schott | Shenandoah | Sr. | Attackman
Schott, a senior from Stafford, Va., helped lead the Hornets to a pair of victories last week including a conference road victory at Guilford. Schott opened the week with three goals and an assist in a 19-7 victory over Alvernia. He picked up one ground ball and was efficient with his scoring, netting his three goals on four shots. His efficiency ticked up further in an 18-8 triumph at Guilford as he scored three times on three shots. He also dished out three assists to give him six points for the game and 10 for the week. He added three ground balls to his line. For the season, Schott is tied for third in the ODAC in points (25) and tied for second in goals scored (17). His eight assists are just outside the ODAC's top-five.

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MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alex Fedor | Washington and Lee | Fy.
Fedor, a first-year from Salem, Ore., went 2-0 in singles action and 1-1 in doubles matches to help Washington and Lee to a 1-1 team week. Fedor played at #1 singles in an 8-1 triumph over Guilford. He picked up a 2-6, 7-6(4), 10-7 win over Mason Robb in singles play. He then partnered with Tye Loan on an 8-7(3) victory at #3 doubles over Logan Glass and Tim Thompson. In the Generals second match of the week, a 7-2 setback to nationally 21st-ranked Johns Hopkins, Fedor posted a 7-6(5), 3-6, 10-6 win over Scott Thygesen at #2 singles. He and Loan felled 8-4 at #3 doubles. Fedor is now 5-2 in singles action and 4-3 in doubles play on the year.

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OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Dalton Hoppe | Lynchburg | Sr. | Throws
Hoppe, a senior from Buchanan, Va., competed in three throwing events as he opened his outdoor season at the Wendy's Seahawk Invitational hosted by UNC-Wilmington. Hoppe finished third in the hammer throw at 46.09 meters (151-2.00), fourth in the javelin at 47.44 meters (155-8.00), and sixth in the discus at 36.45 meters (119-7.00). Hoppe's hammer and javelin marks would have been top-five in the ODAC last season

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OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Rachel Murray | Lynchburg | Sr. | Throws
Murray, a senior from Chesapeake, Va., competed in three throwing events at the outdoor season-opening Wendy's Seahawk Invitational hosted by UNC-Wilmington. Murray won the javelin at 36.94 meters (121-2.00). She added a fourth place showing in the hammer throw at 40.04 meters (131-4.00), and placed fifth in the discus at 34.86 meters (114-4.00). Her discus mark is the ninth longest throw all-time at Lynchburg. Each of Murray's throws this weekend would have been top-five in 2018. Her discus and javelin marks would have been second-best a season ago.

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OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Alex Shadkhoo | Lynchburg | Fy. | Sprints
Shadkhoo, a first-year from Herndon, Va., opened the outdoor season with a pair of strong runs at the Wendy's Seahawk Invitational hosted by UNC-Wilmington. Shadkhoo posted the 10th-fastest 100-meter dash in program history with a spring of 0:10.91 to finish fourth overall. He then posted a time of 0:21.97 to place sixth in the 200-meter dash. That time would have been a top-five ODAC mark a season ago.

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OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
LaMaya Lacy | Lynchburg | Fy. | Hurdles/Jumps
Lacy, a sophomore from Bremo Bluff, Va., opened the 2019 outdoor season by competing in track and field events at the Wendy's Seahawk Invitational hosted by UNC-Wilmington. Lacy placed third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 0:15.54. That mark is fourth-fastest in Lynchburg history and would have ranked fourth in the ODAC last season. Lacy also competed in a pair of jumps, finishing sixth in the triple jump at 10.45 meters (34-3.50) and 14th in the long jump at 4.12 meters (13-6.25). 

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SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Candace Whittemore | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Pitcher
Whittemore, a senior from Montpelier, Va., picked up a pair of victories last week in her two starts, registering shutouts and complete games from both efforts. Whittemore opened with seven innings of two-hit ball in defeating then nationally 12th-ranked Rowan University 1-0. She allowed one walk and fanned six. Whittemore picked up her second shutout of the week with a 5-0 decision over Wilkes University. She allowed just three hits and walked one with six more punchouts in seven full frames in the circle. She also helped herself by driving in a run at the dish. For the season, Whittemore is 5-1 in six starts with three complete games and two shutouts. She owns a 1.36 earned run average and has fanned 38 batters in 36.0 innings of work.

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SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mackenzie Chitwood | Lynchburg | Sr. | 1st Base
Chitwood, a senior from Ferrum, Va., played a major role in the Hornets going 7-1 over eight games played last week as she hit safely in each contest, drove in an ODAC-best 12 runs, and slashed at .414/.469/.655. Lynchburg opened the week with a sweep of Salem -- 1-0 and 2-1 -- where Chitwood went 2-for-6 with a hit in each game. She doubled and drove in a run in a 6-5 win over Averett in game one of a split with the Cougars. She had another knock in game two. Chitwood then went 3-for-7 with a walk, three RBI, and two runs scored as the Hornets registered a sweep of SUNY Cortland, 6-5 and 9-3. Chitwood save her best for last as Lynchburg took both games from The College of New Jersey, 5-3 and 15-3. The Lions (12) are receiving votes to the NFCA top-25 poll, much like the Hornets (15). Chitwood went 5-for-8 with a walk in those two outings. She homered, drove in three runs, and scored another in game one. She homered again in game two while registering five RBI and scoring another tally. For the season, Chitwood is hitting .405 with five doubles, four homers, and 18 RBI.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alyson Bittinger | Shenandoah | So. | Midfielder
Bittinger, a sophomore from Westminster, Md., registered a 12-point week in leading Shenandoah to a pair of victories to move to 4-2 on the season. The reigning ODAC Rookie of the Year was extremely efficient on the week, scoring nine goals on 12 total shots (11 on goal). She opened with six goals and two assists in an 18-11 victory over Widener. She added seven draw controls, two ground balls, and a caused turnover to her line. She then scored three times on three total shots in a 20-12 road win at Marywood. She chipped in an assist to go with six more draw controls and a ground ball. For the season, Bittinger is tied for fourth in the ODAC with 21 points and ranks second with 18 goals scored.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Taylor Garcia | Washington and Lee | Fy.
Garcia a first-year from Mandeville, La., helped the Generals to a 1-1 record in two of the three team matches played last week. She earned a 6-0, 6-2 win over Virginia Wesleyan's Christine Zalameda in No. 1 singles and paired with first-year Georgia Wright in No. 1 doubles to claim an 8-2 win over Audrey Bally and Katie Staman. Garcia also secured one of the team's two points against Division I Longwood on Saturday, as she and Wright defeated Yulia Almiron and Jamie Breunig, 8-4, in No. 1 doubles. Garcia finished the week with a 3-0 record between doubles and singles, and is now 5-3 in singles competition this season and 4-4 in doubles.

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