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

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

FOREST, Va. --- While swimming continues to find its feet during the second week of its season, ODAC fall sports are nearing their postseason tournaments with the conclusion of week seven. Those earning weekly honors for Monday, October 17, include (pictured, from left and top): Sydney Smith from Washington and Lee women's soccer, Brennan Lagana from Lynchburg men's soccer, Sydney Heifner from W&L women's volleyball, Paige McBoyle and Dalton Jobe from W&L women's and men's swimming, and Saige Bullock from Roanoke field hockey.

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

  • Sundays: football (thru 11/13/22)
  • Mondays: field hockey, soccer, swimming, volleyball, wrestling (when it begins)
  • Tuesdays: cross country
  • Wednesday: golf

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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Saige Bullock | Roanoke | Jr. | Forward/Midfielder
Bullock, a junior from Millsboro, Del., put together an eight-point week in helping Roanoke to a pair of ODAC victories to improve to 11-3 overall and 5-0 atop the conference table. Bullock found the scoresheet twice in both Maroons wins. In a 6-1 win at Bridgewater, she made it 2-1 Roanoke at the 22:47 mark in the second quarter, putting RC ahead for good. She later made good on Lindsey Keyes pass for a 4-1 lead at 36:43 of the third frame. Bullock again was the difference-maker in a 3-1 victory over Randolph-Macon. Score two unassisted efforts to put RC ahead 2-0 at 33:39 and 3-0 at 40:33. For the season, Bullock has registered 21 points on 10 goals and one assist.

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MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brennan Lagana | Lynchburg | Jr. | Forward
Lagana, a junior from Burlington, N.C., picks up his first ODAC weekly award of the season following a five-point week over the course of two conference victories for Lynchburg. The Hornets, ranked 16th by the United Soccer Coaches, are now 9-0-5 on the season with 19 points atop the ODAC table at 6-0-1 in league play. Lagana put his name on the scoresheet twice in a 3-1 victory over Randolph College. With the WildCats leading 1-0, Lagana sent a corner kick towards Zach Whelan, who headed it home to knot the score 1-1 in the 47th minute. Lagana then found the back of the net himself just eight seconds later as he took a through pass from Manzi Shalita and sent a low shot past the keeper for a 2-1 advantage. Shalita and Lagana again connected in a 2-0 victory over Roanoke. Shalita sent another through pass to Lagana, who finished with a left foot beyond the keeper for a 1-0 lead with 10:30 elapsed on the first half clock. For the season, Lagana is sixth in the ODAC in points (16), seventh in goals scored (5) and second in assists (6).

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MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Dalton Jobe | Washington and Lee | Fy.
Jobe, a first-year from Henrico, Va., won three individual events to help Washington and Lee secure a 168-94 dual meet victory at the University of Mary Washington. Jobe improved upon his already impressive 500-yard freestyle time with a winning mark of 4:50.57. That ranks #1 in the ODAC and sits 16th in NCAA Division III. Jobe also earned top finishes in the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley with times of 1:45.11 and 1:58.48, respectively. Those are second only to his own previous season-best marks on the conference chart.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Paige McBoyle | Washington and Lee | Fy.
McBoyle, a first-year from Short Hills, N.J., won twice and picked up second and third place finishes in helping Washington and Lee post a 179-82 dual meet victory at the University of Mary Washington. She won both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke events with times of 1:09.56 and 2:28.93. The latter mark is tops in the ODAC and ranks 13th in NCAA Division III. Her 100-breastroke time as well as her second place posting of 2:17.78 in the 200-yard individual medley are both top-five in the ODAC and both just off her previous personal season-best times. McBoyle also swam a leg of the third place 200-yard medley relay, which stopped the watches at 1:54.68.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Smith | Washington and Lee | Jr. | Goalkeeper
Smith, a junior from Damascus, Md., ably guard Washington and Lee's net in a pair of ODAC shutouts to keep the Generals unbeaten overall at 10-0-4 and two points back in the conference table with 16 at 5-0-1. Smith made five saves in a 2-0 road win at Roanoke College. Three of her stops came in the second half. Smith then made all five of her saves in the second half in a 1-0 victory over nationally 18th-ranked Virginia Wesleyan. Four of those stops came between the 81st and 86th minutes to help preserve the victory. Smith leads the ODAC with seven shutouts and 1,172:42 of time between the posts. She is third in goals against average (0.61) and has made 29 saves towards a .784 save percentage.

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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Heifner | Washington and Lee | Jr. | Outside Hitter
Heifner, a junior from Nashville, Tenn., picks up her first ODAC weekly award of the season after helping Washington and Lee to a 4-0 week that included a pair of ODAC victories. The Generals are 14-8 on the season and tied atop the conference table with Virginia Wesleyan University at 9-1. Heifner, the 2021 ODAC Player of the Year, registered 89 kills (4.68/set) to go with 55 digs (2.89/set), nine aces, and four blocks towards an even 100.0 points (5.3) over the four outings. She opened with 26 kills at a .351 attack percentage in a 3-2 win at Guilford. She added 15 digs and an ace along with two assists. Heifner then led W&L to a 3-2 win over Randolph-Macon. She collected 11 winners with 15 digs and two aces. On the week, Heifner opened two non-conference victories with 22 kills in a 3-2 triumph over the University of Scranton. She added 16 digs, two aces, and two blocks to her line. She capped the week with 14 kills and nine digs in a 3-1 win over Stevenson University. She chipped in four aces and two blocks. For the season, Heifner leads the ODAC in total attacks (1027) and is second in kills (328), points (367.5), and points per set (4.0), third in kills per set (3.57), sixth in digs (302), and 10th in digs per set (3.28).

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