Hoops Returns to Action with Strong Performances

The holiday seasons are behind us as we look forward to the remainder of the 2010 athletic schedules.  Men's and women's basketball were the first sports to return to action in the ODAC, and strong performances dotted the headlines on each side of the ball.

Guilford College's Tyler Sanborn notched his first career ODAC Player of the Week award by leading the Quakers to five victories over the break.  Sanborn notched five double-doubles while scoring at least 21 points in each contest.  He was named the MVP at the Marietta Shrine Tournament, and was named to the Lon Varnell Classic All-Tournament Team.  For the five games, he averaged 23.4 points, 13.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots while shooting 69.6-percent from the field (48-of-68).  The Quakers are currently ranked #6 by D3hoops.com.

Molly Ariail helped Randolph-Macon College to a 1-1 week as the Yellow Jackets reclaimed a spot in the D3hoops.com Top-25 poll.  Ariail collected her fifth double-double of the season with 18 points and 15 rebounds against Christopher Newport.  She followed that outing with 22 points, nine boards, four blocks and four steals in an ODAC victory over Washington and Lee.  For the season, Ariail is tops in the conference in scoring and rebounding, and ranks fourth in field goal percentage (.500) and blocked shots (1.57).

Listed below is each of this week's ODAC Players of the Week.  Click each link to learn more about that athlete's performances.

Men's Basketball: Tyler Sanborn, Guilford College

Women's Basketball: Molly Ariail, Randolph-Macon College