ODAC Athletes of the Week | Field Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Field Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball

FOREST, Va. --- ODAC teams and athletes have hit their strides in the second week of the fall season. Performances are trending up with winning a common occurrence throughout the league's slate of games. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, September 13, include (pictured from left): Grace Weise from Washington and Lee field hockey, Scott Signorelli from Virginia Wesleyan men's soccer, Morgan O'Neill from Roanoke women's soccer, and Sydney Koch from Randolph-Macon volleyball.

Below are entries for all four winners from today's multi-sport release. Most weeks this fall, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:

  • Sundays: football
  • Mondays: field hockey, soccer, volleyball (basketball and swimming when they begin)
  • Tuesdays: cross country (indoor track when it begins)
  • Wednesdays: golf

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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Grace Weise | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Forward
Weise, a senior from Bryn Mawr, Pa., had a hand in four of Washington and Lee's five goals in the Generals 5-4 victory over nationally 14th-ranked Christopher Newport University. Weise notched a career-best seven points as she recorded her second career hat trick. The seven points tie for fifth-most in a single game in program history. Weise assisted Freddie Tobeason on W&L's first goal in the eighth minute to tie the game 1-1. She then scored the Generals next two tallies, give W&L leads of 2-1 and 3-2 in the 19th and 36th minutes, respectively, with the latter qualifying as the winning goal. She gave W&L some cushion with her final tally as Tobeason returned the favor with an assist for a 5-3 advantage just over 12 minutes from full time. For the season, Weise has scored four goals with one assist.

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MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Scott Signorelli | Virginia Wesleyan | Sr. | Forward
Signorelli, a senior from Newport News, Va., helped the Marlins stay undefeated (4-0) in the early season as Virginia Wesleyan rattled off a pair of non-conference wins. Signorelli was on the scoresheet twice in a 3-1 victory over future ODAC member Averett. He opened the game's scoring in the 29th minute off a feed from Juan Tovar. He again beat the keeper midway thru the second half as he converted a pass from Nate Mitchell for a 3-0 advantage in the 65th minute. The story was a little different in the Marlins 2-1 victory over Greensboro. One goal by each side in regulation forced extra time. Signorelli twice evaded defenders with aerial balls with the latter finding the path of Alex Moody, who finished across goal with his left foot beyond a diving keeper in the 93rd minute. The five points this week marked the first for Signorelli on the season.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Morgan O'Neill | Roanoke | So. | Forward
O'Neill, a sophomore from Morristown, N.J., continued her stellar start to the 2021 fall campaign as she put her name on the scoresheet in both of Roanoke's non-conference victories last week. She has scored in four of the Maroons five contests, helping them to five wins in as many outings. O'Neill opened Roanoke's account in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Oneonta. She finished off a feed from Eliza Ryan in the 18th minute. She doubled her output in the Maroons' second outing as Roanoke scored six goals for the second time this season in a 6-0 shutout over Hartwick. O'Neill scored RC's third and fourth goals, one on either side of the intermission. She ran on to Erin Flamm's lofted ball over the Hawks defense, depositing it past the keeper in the 39th minute. Her second goal proved an unassisted effort with 52:02 showing on the game clock. For the season, O'Neill leads the ODAC in points (12) and goals scored (6). Roanoke has outscored its opponents 20-1 to open its schedule.

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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Koch | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Middle/Outside
Koch, a senior from Raleigh, N.C., shined against strong competition as she helped Randolph-Macon to a 2-1 showing at the Asics Invitational as part of a 3-1 week for the Yellow Jackets. She earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team along with teammate Leslie Currie. Koch hit .330 across the four matches covering 15 sets with 40 total kills (2.67 per set) and 10 blocks (0.67 per set) for 46.5 points at 3.1 per set. She opened with eight kills and two blocks in a 3-1 (25-19, 14-25, 25-19, 25-22) road victory at Meredith. Then, against nationally 14th-ranked Juniata and host of the Asics Invitational, Koch collected 11 kills with two more blocks as R-MC took the Eagles to four sets in a 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23) nailbiter. Koch did not commit an error in the final two matches of the tournament on Saturday. She hammered nine winners at a .692 clip with four blocks in a 3-0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-14) triumph over Franklin & Marshall, which was receiving votes towards last week's AVCA Division III Top-25 poll. She finished with 12 kills on a .444 attack percentage with six digs and two blocks in a 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 25-14) win over Arcadia. For the season, Koch is third in the ODAC in hitting percentage (.366) on 49 kills against eight errors in 112 attacks.

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