October 6, 2014

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: October 6, 2014

FOOTBALL
Satiir Stevenson, Guilford, Sr., Defensive Back
Stevenson, a senior from Roselle, N.J., helped Guilford move to 4-0 on the season and 1-0 in ODAC play in the Quakers' 52-28 win over Washington and Lee. Stevenson made a school-record 22 tackles against the Generals, while also coming away with third interception of the season. The 22 tackles mark the first 20-plus effort in the ODAC this season. The interception, which led to a second quarter Guilford touchdown, is the 13th over Stevenson's career and moves him into fourth among Guilford's all-time leaders. Stevenson has now intercepted passes in three straight games. He's tied for first in that category in the ODAC this season, while also tying for second with 41 overall tackles.

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FOOTBALL
De'Eric Bell, Guilford, Fr., Running Back
Bell, a freshman from Jackson, Ga., made his first collegiate start a memorable experience as he racked up 253 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to help lead Guilford College to a 4-0 record and 1-0 start in ODAC play with a 52-28 win over Washington and Lee. Bell ran for an ODAC weekly-best 149 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. He also caught a game-high five passes for 93 yards and another score. He added 11 yards on a kickoff return. Bell's first touchdown of the day gave GC a 10-0 lead in the first quarter after he sprinted 55 yards to pay-dirt. His other scoring run went for five yards, while his touchdown reception covered 18 yards. He finished the game averaging 8.4 yards per touch of the ball, including 18.6 yards per catch and 6.2 yards per carry. Bell now has 251 yards and three touchdowns rushing to go with 101 yards and one score receiving on the season.

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FIELD HOCKEY
Courtney Gillette, Lynchburg, Jr., Defender
Gillette, a junior from Dover, Del., starred offensive and defensively from her backline position for the Hornets, helping Lynchburg to a 3-0 week that included a pair of conference wins. After LC defeated Eastern Mennonite, 5-3, on the road, Lynchburg welcomed Bridgewater to the Hill City. Gillette came forward to score the game-tying goal with less than five minutes to play to second the game into overtime. In the extra frame, she kept the game alive with a defensive save, and then converted a penalty to give LC a 4-3 victory. Lynchburg went on to defeat Washington and Jefferson on Sunday. The Hornets have not lost a game against a confernece opponent since 2008. Gillette now has nine points on four goals and one assist. She's second in the league with seven defensive saves.

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GOLF
Ty Palmer, Guilford, So.
Palmer, a sophomore from Kernersville, N.C., led the Quakers to a dominating win at the Gordin Classic, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University. Palmer fired rounds of 66, 66 and 74 to finish 10-under-par and win individual medalist honors by nine strokes over the second place golfer. The medal is the first for Palmer in his collegiate career. Both rounds of six-under 66 came on the same day as competing teams played twice on Monday on the par-72 7,010-yard track at the Colmbus Country Club. Palmer's 132 set a new GC record for the lowest 36-hole total in school history. His three-round (54 holes) total of 206 is second only to Noah Ratner's 204 at the 2011 Golfweek Invitational. Palmer's effort helped Guilford claim its first team title of the season as the Quakers finished at eight-over-par 872 to win by 17 strokes over Rhodes College. The win also marks the fifth Gordin Classic title in program history.

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GOLF
Liza Freed, Washington and Lee, Fr.
Freed, a freshman from Alexandria, Va., helped the Generals place second out of eight teams at the Al Jones Memorial hosted by the University of Texas at Tyler. Freed rebounded from an opening 83 to improve by nine strokes on a day two with a 74 to tied for fifth out of 44 golfers at 13-over-par (157). For the season, Freed carries a 78.7 stroke average over three rounds played.

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MEN'S SOCCER
Marc Dinkel, Roanoke, Jr., Midfielder
Dinkel, a junior from Basel, Switzerland, had a hand in all three goals in the Maroons 3-1 victory over Bridgewater College, helping Roanoke to a 1-0-1 week. Dinkel assisted on the game's opening goal and then helped put RC back in front in the second half with his second assist. He capped the games scored with a 20-yard free kick from his prefer left foot to the near post. Roanoke went on to tie Virginia Wesleyan College, 0-0, on Friday evening, keeping the Maroons undefeated in conference play and atop the ODAC standings at 4-0-1 (7-2-2 overall). Dinkel leads the ODAC in points (20) and goals scored (7), and is tied for tops in assists (6).

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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Dessi Dupuy, Lynchburg, Sr., Forward
Dupuy, a senior from Lynchburg, Va., picks up her second weekly award of the season after helping lead the Hornets to a pair of ODAC wins last week. Dupuy scored once and dished out an assist in LC's 10-0 win over city-rival Lynchburg. She followed that with two goals in a 5-0 triumph over Shenandoah. Dupuy is second in the ODAC with 29 points. She's tied for second with 12 goals scored, having also added five assists. Her ODAC leading all-time tally for goals scored now sits at 89. Lynchburg is currently ranked sixth in the country by the NSCAA (www.nscaa.com) at 11-0 overall and 6-0 in conference play.

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VOLLEYBALL
Jordan Templin, Randolph, Sr., Outside Hitter
Templin, a senior from Ferrum, Va., collected 37 total kills from her outside position, helping Randolph to a 1-1 record that included a ODAC victory over Virginia Wesleyan. In that contest, Templin averaged nearly seven kills per game on the way to 20 kills with 10 digs in the WildCats 3-0 road win at VWC, who was previously unbeaten in conference play. In a loss Southern Virginia the following day, Templin collected 17 more winners to go with nine digs and one block. She finished the week averaging 6.17 kills per set. For the season, Templin is second in the ODAC in kills (265) and kills per set (3.68).

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CROSS COUNTRY
Harrison Toney, Roanoke, Jr.
Toney, a junior from Roanoke, Va., picks up his third weekly honor of the season after leading Roanoke to a first place team finish in its division at the Hagan Stone Classic. Toney was the top NCAA Division III finisher and second overall amongst all competitors, completing the eight-kilometer course in 25:46.9. The time marks a season-best for Toney.

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CROSS COUNTRY
Kerri Dalton, Roanoke, So.
Dalton, a sophomore from Roanoke, Va., placed eighth overall and second among NCAA Division III competition at the Hagan Stone Classic, leading Roanoke to first place in the D-III team rankings. RC finished second as a team among all levels of NCAA competition. Dalton completed the five-kilometer course in 19:46.8, setting a new season-best time at that distance.

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