April 20, 2015

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: April 20, 2015

BASEBALL
Ryan Leake, Bridgewater, Jr., Pitcher
Leake, a junior from Fredericksburg, Va., made two appearances for the Eagles last week, picking up a pair of wins to help Bridgewater lock up the fourth seed in the ODAC Tournament. Leake got the win in a 7-5 victory over top-seeded Shenandoah, working a scoreless inning. He followed that iwth a start at Roanoke, working six shutout innings towards an 8-3 win. She gave up just two hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Leake is now 5-3 on the season with an ODAC third-best 1.69 earned run average and 36 strikeouts in 48.0 innings of work.

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BASEBALL
Nolan Overby, Shenandoah, Sr., Designated Hitter
Overby, a senior from Petersburg, Va., helped the Hornets to a 4-2 week as he hit homeruns in three straight games and account for 18 runs scored over the four of the six games played. He batted .421 (8-for-19) with a double, three homers and 12 runs driven in. He also scored six times and drew three free passes towards a .500 OBP. In game two against Lynchburg (L, 8-6), he went 3-for-4 with a double, homer and five RBI. He added four RBI in the next game against Marymount (W, 9-1), hitting his second homer of the week. He cleared the fences for a third consecutive game in game two (L, 6-1). For the season, Overby is batting .333 with a .602 slugging percentage, third-best in the ODAC. He's second in the conference with six homers and fourth with 27 RBI.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Rory Finnegan, Virginia Wesleyan, Jr., Goalkeeper
Finnegan, a junior from Lowell, Mass., registered 43 saves in a pair of ODAC wins for the Marlins, keeping VWC in the hunt for a top seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament. Finnegan opened with 15 stops and a .652 save percentage in a 16-10 triumph over Randolph. His save percentage then ticked up to .800 in a 10-7 win at Guilford as he made an ODAC season-best 28 saves, the second most in his career (30 vs. Greensboro in 2014). Finnegan is currently second in the ODAC with 173 saves.

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MEN'S TENNIS
John Adam, Randolph-Macon, Jr., No. 3 Singles, No. 2 Doubles
Adam, a junior from Vienna, Va., went 6-0 last week as he helped the Yellow Jackets to a 2-1 team showing with wins over Emory & Henry (8-1) and Lynchburg (9-0) and a loss to Roanoke (5-4). Adam went 3-0 at #3 singles, opening with a 6-2, 6-1 win over E&H. He followed with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over LC and then a 7-5, 6-3 victory against Roanoke. He and teammate Connor Hoerr added a trio of wins at #2 doubles. Then posted victories of 8-4, 8-2 and 8-3, respectively.

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SOFTBALL
Kristina Karagiorgis, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., Pitcher
Karagiorgis, a senior from Ashburn, Va., shutout Roanoke, 3-0, last week as she improved to 14-2 on the season with her 13th straight victory. She retired the first eight batters she faces on the way to a complete-game effort. She surrendered just two hits without a walk and fanned nine batters. She entered the game with the nation's fourth-lowest earned run average, which went down to 0.52 following her win over the Maroons. She leads the ODAC with 135 strikeouts in 94.0 innings of work.

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SOFTBALL
Kayla St. John, Lynchburg, So., Third Base
St. John, a sophomore from Suffolk, Va., brought her power bat to the table as she helped Lynchburg to a sweep of Randolph-Macon. St. John went 4-for-8 overall in the two games with three going for extra bases. In game one, she tied the score 5-5 in the seventh with a three-run homer, which eventually lead to LC's 6-5 win. She drove in four runs for the game and scored once. In game two, she had a double and another homerun, driving in a pair with another run scored. St. John is hitting .352 with five homers and 26 RBI, the latter two numbers ranking in the top-10 in the ODAC.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Liz Bereit, Shenandoah, Sr., Midfielder
Bereit, a senior from Latrobe, Pa., put together a 12-point week with some clutch scoring to help the Hornets two a pair of victories and remain in the hunt for a top seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament. Bereit scored once and dished out three assists in Shenandoah's 10-9 triumph over Bridgewater. She added two draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls. SU needed overtime to defeat Virginia Wesleyan, 17-16, and it was Bereit that come up with the winning goal with 1:05 to play in the extra period. She scored six goals in all, dishing out a pair of assists. she added six draw controls, five ground balls and a caused turnover. For the season, Bereit is third in the ODAC in points (65) and goals scored (47), and ranks fifth in assists (18).

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Danielle Lewis, Randolph, Sr., No. 5 Singles, No. 3 Doubles
Lewis, a senior from Kingston, Jamaica, helped the WildCats to a 3-0 week by going 6-0 in all competions, each of which came against ODAC competition. Lewis was 3-0 at #5 singles and 3-0 at #3 doubles with partner Tiandre Forde, giving the WildCats six points towards wins over Hollins (7-2), Lynchburg (9-0) and Virginia Wesleyan (6-3). In singles action, Lewis earned a 1-6, 6-4, 10-8 win over Hollins, a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Lynchburg, and a 6-1, 6-1 victory over VWC. She and Forde posted 8-5, 8-6, and 8-1 wins in doubles play, respectively.

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