April 6, 2015

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: April 6, 2015

BASEBALL
Darrell Thompson, Shenandoah, Jr., Pitcher
Thompson, a junior from Middletown, Va., picked up the win in game one of a doubleheader sweep of then ODAC-leading Virginia Wesleyan over the weekend. Thompson gave up two unearned runs on four hits, walking only one. He struck out eight batters before leaving after seven innings of work and a nine-run outburst by the Hornets' offense in the bottom-half of the inning. Thompson is now 3-1 on the season with a 2.48 earned run average in 32.0 innings on the hill.

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BASEBALL
J.J. McDaniel, Shenandoah, Sr., Third Base
McDaniel, a senior from Stafford, Va., went 11-for-21 (.545) to help Shenandoah to a 4-1 week, including a sweep of then ODAC-leading Virginia Wesleyan. McDaniel hit safely in all five games, including a 6-for-8 showing against VWC. He had five RBI on the week, including three multi-hit contests. He was 4-for-5 with three runs scored, a RBI and stolen base in game one against the Marlins, adding two more hits and another run driven in during the second contest. He had three hits, two RBI and two runs scored in a non-conference win over York (Pa.). He finished with five runs scored and two stolen bases on the week. For the season, McDaniel is third in the ODAC with a .417 batting average. His 35 hits are the second-most in the conference.

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GOLF
Harrison Frye, Guilford, Fr.
Frye, a freshman from High Point, N.C., was the low Quaker at the Wynlakes Intercollegiate to help lead Guilford to second place in the team standings. Frye placed second in the 60-man field, posting a two-under 142 on the par-72 track at Wynlakes Golf & Country Club in Montgomery, Ala. He opened with a career-low 69 and finished with a one-over 73 to finish three strokes back of Cory Howard from LaGrange. Guilford shot a 593 (290-293) overall, just six strokes behind LaGrange.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Austin Stewart, Lynchburg, Jr., Attack
Stewart, a junior from Reisterstown, Md., helped the fifth-ranked Hornets to three more victories last week, including two ODAC triumphs and in a top-10 matchup. Stewart opened with seven goals and an assist as the Lynchburg topped Washington and Lee, 15-6. He then tallied five times as LC defeated Bridgewater, 18-4. A day later, the Hornets traveled to then nationally sixth-ranked Stevenson and down the Mustangs, 13-9. Stewart scored four times, bringing his weekly total to 16 goals and 17 points. Stewart leads the ODAC with 54 points and 49 goals scored.

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MEN'S TENNIS
Adam Rosemblaum, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., No. 4 Singles, No. 1/2 Doubles
Rosemblaum, a freshman from Herzelya, Israel, went 5-0 last week to help the Marlins to a trio of team victories, including two against ODAC competition. In an 8-1 win over Randolph-Macon, Rosemblaum won 6-1, 6-1, at #4 singles and joined teammate Drew Tomajczyk for a 9-7 triumph at #2 doubles. He and Graham Wilson were victorious at #1 doubles, 8-0, in a 7-0 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore. He and Wilson teammed up for a second 8-0 from the top doubles flight against Lynchburg, while Rosemblaum won 6-0, 6-0, at #4 singles to help VWC to a 9-0 win over the Hornets. He has now won his last six singles matches in straight sets and is on a five-matching doubles winning streak.

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OUTDOOR TRACK
Evan Truman, Lynchburg, So., Jumps
Truman, a sophomore from Richmond, Va., not only moved to the top of the ODAC ranks but catapulted himself into the nation's top-10 after a strong showing in the long jump at the Liberty College Invitational. Truman leapt 7.02 meters (23' 0.5") to finish third overall and first among NCAA Division III competition. His mark tops the ODAC long jump ranks -- nearly two feet longer than the next farthest leap --- and sits seventh in the country.

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OUTDOOR TRACK
Hannah Chappell-Dick, Eastern Mennonite, Jr., Mid-Distance
Chappell-Dick, a junior from Bluffton, Ohio, etched her name in the ODAC record book following two impressive showings at two separate meets this weekend. At the Colonial Relays, Chappell-Dick set a new ODAC a standard in the 1,500-meter run, posting a time of 4:32.54 seconds to snap a record own by former Roanoke standout Carmen Graves (3:32.83). Chappell-Dick's time not only is #1 in the ODAC, but it is currently the top time in NCAA Division III. At the Liberty Collegiate Invitational, Chappell-Dick ws the top D-III finisher and third overall in the 800-meter run in 2:16.94. That is the top time in the ODAC and 22nd in the country this season.

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SOFTBALL
Kelly Higbie, Roanoke, Sr., Pitcher
Higbie, a senior from Midlothian, Va., went 3-0 last week in four outings as Roanoke swept series with Randolph and Randolph-Macon. She started with a five-inning no-hitter of Randolph, giving up two walks and striking out one. she came on to work the final two innings in game two against the WildCats, giving up one run on two hits with two punchouts. Higbie got the win in both ends of the doubleheader at R-MC as she went the distance in both outings. In game one, she gave up one run on three hits with a walk and six strikeouts. She againt gave up just three hits in game two, this time without a free pass. She fanned five batters. For the season, Higbie is 9-8 with a 2.05 earn run average in an ODAC-high 92.0 innings of work.

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SOFTBALL
Taylor Carter, Roanoke, Fr., Outfielder
Carter, a freshman from Roanoke, Va., helped the Maroons extend their winning streak to six straight as she batted .429 with four extra base-hits in doubleheader sweeps of Randolph and Randolph-Macon. Carter went 6-for-14 overall with two doubles, a triple and homer. She drove in three runs and scored four times while also stealing a base. She hit safely in all four contests, including two hits in game one against Randolph and game two versus R-MC. She homered and had three RBI against the WildCats in game one, while tripling and stealing a base with two runs scored in game two. She then notched a double in both games of the doubleheader against the Yellow Jackets. Carter is now hitting .362 and is second in the ODAC with three triples.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Darragh Evarts, Roanoke, Sr., Attack
Evarts, a senior from Goldens Bridge, N.Y., helped the Maroons to a trio of ODAC victories last week by posting 15 points, 10 draw controls, six ground balls and four caused turnovers. She opened with three goals and three assists in an 11-9 triumph over Bridgewater. She added four draws and three ground balls. Evarts scored three more times in a 10-7 victory at Guilford, chipping in an assist and two caused turnovers. She capped her week with four goals and another helper in a 20-6 wom at Randolph. She registered five draws and three ground balls in that contest. For the season, Evarts leads Roanoke with 32 points on 21 goals and 11 assists.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sonja Meighan, Washington and Lee, Sr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
Meighan, a senior from McLean, Va., helped lead the Generals to a pair of wins last week, including a matchup of nationally top-10 ranked programs by the ITA. In a 5-2 win over Roanoke, Meighan won 6-1, 6-0, at #1 singles. The 10th-ranked Generals then hosted #2 Johns Hopkins University. W&L came out on top, 5-4. Meighan and Patricia Kirkland, the third-rated duo in the Atlantic South Region, bested Ashnaa Rao and Shannon Henderson, 8-5, in #1 doubles action. Rao and Henderson are slotted sixth in the region. Meighan and Rao then squared off at #1 singles. Meighan, ranked sixth in the region, took down the Atlantic South's top-ranked singles player in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, to cap her day.

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