2013-14 ODAC Men's Soccer News
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ODAC Fall and Winter Sportsmanship Teams Announced
April 10, 2014The Old Dominion Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2013-14 ODAC/StellarOne Sportsmanship Teams in each of the fall and winter sports sponsored by the conference. This marks the fifth year the league has recognized these fine student-athletes for their excellence in sportsmanship. -
Generals Name Michael Singleton New Men's Soccer Head Coach
February 20, 2014Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced the appointment of Michael Singleton as head men's soccer coach and associate professor of physical education. Singleton will begin his appointment on July 1 as the program's first new head coach in 39 years following the retirement of longtime mentor Rolf Piranian.
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Men's Soccer Places Nine Players on NSCAA All-Region Team
December 09, 2013Nine players from the ODAC's men's soccer ranks earned a spot on the NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region team on Monday. Four of those standouts were selected to the first team, including Lynchburg goalkeeper Jonathan Sheffield (pictured).
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Carnegie Mellon Eliminates Virginia Wesleyan from NCAA Tourney
November 16, 2013Twelfth-ranked Carnegie Mellon University's Tartans produced two late goals Saturday to post a 3-1 victory over Virginia Wesleyan College's Marlins in the first round of the NCAA Division III championship tournament at CMU. VWC closes its season with a 16-5-1 record.
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Randolph's Sindle Leads ODAC Men's Soccer Awards
November 15, 2013Randolph striker Corey Sindle was tabbed the ODAC Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons to highlight the 2013 All-ODAC men’s soccer awards. Virginia Wesleyan mentor Chris Mills earned ODAC Coach of the Year honors, while fellow Marlin Kyle Fisher was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year. Washington and Lee midfielder Al Organ secured ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete accolades from the league’s sports information directors.
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Virginia Wesleyan Heads to Carnegie Mellon for NCAA Men's Soccer Play
November 11, 2013Virginia Wesleyan College, winners of the 2013 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship, received the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament bracket was released this afternoon and the Marlins will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. and Carnegie Mellon University for first round play. VWC will square off with the host Tartans in a first round contest on Saturday.
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Virginia Wesleyan Claims 10th ODAC Men's Soccer Title
November 09, 2013Virginia Wesleyan senior Brian Cornell converted a penalty kick just 1:43 into overtime as the Marlins topped Randolph, 2-1, on Saturday evening in the ODAC Men's Soccer Tournament championship game. The title marks the 10th in VWC program history and its first since 2008. The victory also awards the Marlins the ODAC's automatic entry into the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament.
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ODAC Players of the Week: November 4, 2013
November 04, 2013One championship is already in the books, with four more set to join cross country this time next week. ODAC athletes continue to shine with titles on the line. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Nash Nance, HSC (FB); Kelsey Link, LC (FH); Scott Markland, HSC (FB); Elisabeth Holmes, W&L (SWIM); Dessi Dupuy, LC (WS); Michael Venegas, LC (MS); M.A. Boles, W&L (VB); Nick Shedd, GC (MGOLF).
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ODAC Men's Soccer Tournament Field Set
October 30, 2013Randolph won its first ODAC men's soccer title in 2011 as the fourth seed. In 2013, the WildCats look to scratch out there second crown from the top position as they secured the #1 seed in the upcoming ODAC Men's Soccer Tournament. Virginia Wesleyan locked up the second seed with its win on Wednesday evening. Joining Randolph and VWC as quarterfinal hosts are third-seeded Lynchburg and #4 Washington and Lee.
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ODAC Players of the Week: October 28, 2013
October 28, 2013Student-athlete performances continue to show quality as our first fall championship is upon us and the regular seasons for soccer and field hockey conclude this week. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Andrew Smith, SU (FB); Sarah Brock, SU (FHOC); Peter Partee, W&L (FB); Meghan Meleski, W&L (VBALL); Angela Bosco, LC (WSOC); Zach Colby, W&L (MSOC); Michaela Nolte, E&H (SWIM); Rick O'Connell, H-SC (MGOLF).
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ODAC Players of the Week: October 21, 2013
October 21, 2013The fall tournaments are quickly approaching, but there's still plenty of movement to be made in the standings. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Anthony Albanese, CUA (FB); Abby Bunting, LC (FH); Will McGhee, RMC (FB); Megann Grimes, BC (VB); Tanner Gross, GC (MGOLF); Olivia Bowling, RMC (WGOLF); Tricia Jessee, W&L (WS); Josh Kemp, VWC (MS); Kaylee Kubisiak, BC (WXC); Andris Goncarovs, GC (MXC); Emily Rollo, W&L (SWIM).
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ODAC Podcast: October 18, 2013
October 18, 2013The first ODAC Podcast of the 2013-14 academic year finds us midway thru the fall seasons as standings are starting to take shape throughout the conference. Brad and J.J. touch on each of the fall sports, updating on where teams stand and what some of the interesting story lines have been to this point in the season. They're also joined by Randolph College men's soccer standout Corey Sindle (pictured).
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ODAC Players of the Week: October 14, 2013
October 14, 2013Swimming kicked off its season with the first dual meets of the year, adding to the list of ODAC sports in action. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Rachel Loy, BC (FH); Matt Pawlowski, GC (FB); Lindsay Kallam, BC (VB); Tom Solak, RMC (FB); Elizabeth Cheng, HU (WGOLF); Ashley Barnes, RC (WSOC); Corey Sindle, RAND (MSOC); Leslie Sierra, E&H (WXC); Alex Cooper, E&H (MXC); Elisabeth Holmes, W&L (SWIM).
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ODAC Players of the Week: October 7, 2013
October 07, 2013ODAC student-athletes continue to perform at a high as the conference tournaments draw ever closer. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Will McGhee, RMC (FB); Carrie Jacobs, RMC (FH); Byron Mitchell, SU (FB); Tori Puryear, RMC (VB); Tanner Gross, GC (MGOLF); Nathalie Torres, RC (WS); Blake Heatherly, RAND (MS); Rain McKemie, RAND (WXC); Andris Goncarovs, GC (MXC).
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ODAC Players of the Week: September 30, 2013
September 30, 2013As the calendar turns to October, ODAC fall standings are starting to take shape. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Marshall Hollerith, W&L (FB); Shelbi Holloman, RC (FH); Ralph Martello, CUA (FB); Megann Grimes, BC (VB); Brian Burt, HSC (MGOLF); Holley Beasley, W&L (WS); Brian White, RC (MS); Liz Wade, VWC (WXC); Andris Goncarovs, GC (MXC).
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ODAC Players of the Week: September 23, 2013
September 23, 2013All fall sports have reached the conference portions of their schedules as standings start to take shape. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Meghan Meleski, W&L (VB); Kyle Boden, E&H (FB); Kelani Bailey, SU (FH); Josh Doggett, HSC (FB); Olivia Bowling, RMC (WGOLF); Rob Sandidge, GC (MS); Kelley Smith, LC (WS); Ryan Gehman, EMU (MXC); Annelise Madison, W&L (WXC).
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ODAC Players of the Week: September 16, 2013
September 16, 2013The fall season is in full gear with the start of women's golf this weekend Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Andrew Smith, SU (FB); Lindsay Baker, VWC (FH); Byron Mitchell, SU (FB); Meghan Meleski, W&L (VB); Matt Dye, BC (MGOLF); Nora Osei, EMU (WS); Josh Kemp, VWC (MS); Naomi Tice, LC (WXC); Anthony McBride, LC (MXC); Rachael Wright, W&L (WGOLF).
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Generals' Piranian to Enter Phased Retirement Following 2013 Season
September 10, 2013Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced that head men's soccer coach Rolf Piranian has decided to retire from coaching at the end of the 2013 season and will begin phased retirement. Piranian could remain with the University for up to four years as an Associate Professor of Physical Education.
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ODAC Players of the Week: September 9, 2013
September 09, 2013Football and men's golf joined in the fun of the new season as ODAC schedules reached their second week. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Andrew Palmer, BC (FB); Jessica Balsano, BC (FH); Nash Nance, HSC (FB); Tristen Pennington, E&H (VB); Caleb Martin, VWC (MGOLF); Kaitlyn Clunan, VWC (WS); Robbie Lentine, RC (MS); Casey Mackintosh, W&L (WXC); Ryan Gehman, EMU (MXC).
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ODAC Players of the Week: September 3, 2013
September 03, 2013The first weekend of ODAC competition is in the books, and some student-athletes look like they're already in mid-season form. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured l-r, t-b): Katie Long, BC (VBALL); Chad Norton, GC (MXC); Corey Sindle, RAND (MSOC); Casey Mackintosh, W&L (WXC); Catherine Pricone, R-MC (FHOC); Danielle Burris, SU (WSOC).
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Previewing ODAC Field Hockey, Soccer and Volleyball
August 30, 2013Friday marks the first day of collegiate competition for NCAA Division III and the ODAC. We took the time to chat with the head coaches from the top-ranked teams in the field hockey, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball polls at various times during the preseason. Tune in to see what they think is in store for 2013 (cross country coming soon...).
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Maroons Top ODAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
August 28, 2013Roanoke College received first place votes from 10 coaches on the way to racking up 119 total points to lead the 2013 ODAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll. Lynchburg College picked up one top consideration as part of a 101-point showing to sit in second. Randolph College with 95 tallies is one point clear of Washington and Lee University for third, and Virginia Wesleyan College garnered the remaining first place vote and 83 points for fifth in the annual coaches' survey.
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Emory & Henry Names Robert Richardson as Next Men's Soccer Coach
July 03, 2013The Emory & Henry College Athletic Department and Director of Athletics Myra Sims are pleased to announce that Robert Richardson has been selected as the College's new Head Men's Soccer Coach. Richardson comes to E&H after serving as an Assistant Coach at Brevard College for the past year.
