Emory & Henry College has selected Rose Katz as its next women's basketball coach, College officials announced Monday. Katz becomes the Wasps’ third head coach in the ODAC era. Katz comes to Emory from Widener University in Chester, Pa., where she has served as an assistant coach for the past three seasons.
Five student-athletes from Old Dominion Athletic Conference member schools earned a 2011 ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award during the winter athletic schedule. Farm Bureau Insurance is the proud presenter of each award for the ODAC's 22 sponsored sports.
Bridgewater senior forward Jordan Burkholder added to her awards resume over the past week with a pair of postseason honors. The 2011 ODAC Player of the Year was named to the All-South Region First Team by D3hoops.com, and later earned selection to the 2011 State Farm Coaches' NCAA Division III All-America Honorable Mention Team by the WBCA.
Four Yellow Jackets finished in double figures, but Lebanon Valley ended the game on a 14-0 run to get past Randolph-Macon, 73-56, in Annville, Pa., on Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament. R-MC ends the season with a 23-7 overall record.
Led by Taylor Wieczorek's (pictured) 27 points and 15 rebounds, Randolph-Macon defeated Bridgewater State, 80-69, in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Friday night in Annville, PA. The Yellow Jackets will now face host Lebanon Valley College at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday evening with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line.
The 2011 ODAC champion, Randolph-Macon College, earned the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Yellow Jackets will travel to Lebanon Valley in Annville, Pa. where they will face Bridgewater State of the MSCAC in the First Round on Friday afternoon as announced on www.ncaa.com on Monday afternoon.
Tournament MOP Molly Brown notched a game-high 22 points and Jennifer O'Briant hit a three at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime as Randolph-Macon defeated Roanoke, 77-68, to claim its seventh ODAC title. The Yellow Jackets earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Maggie Roy poured in 26 points and Molly Brown added 19 tallies as the duo helped Randolph-Macon past defending champion Washington and Lee, 79-66, in the first semifinal of the ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament. The Yellow Jackets will square off with Roanoke in the title game on Sunday. That contest is set for 1:00 p.m. in the Salem Civic Center.
Nicci Moats notched her 15th double-double of the season to lead Roanoke to the ODAC women's title game with a 68-57 win over Guilford. The Maroons will square off with Randolph-Macon on Saturday in the ODAC Championship Game. That contest, the third time the two programs have met for a tournament title, is set for 1:00 p.m. in the Salem Civic Center.
We're heavy into championship week as the men's and women's basketball tournament is just about underway with the first women's quarterfinal of the day. And if that weren't enough, track is set to hit the indoor facility at Liberty for its championship on Friday. Brad and J.J. take the time to speak of each in this edition of the ODAC Podcast.
Randolph-Macon shot 44-percent in the second half and forced 24 total Lynchburg mistakes in advancing to the ODAC semifinals, 74-49, on Thursday afternoon. The Jackets will now face either Washington and Lee or EMU on Saturday at the Salem Civic Center
Washington and Lee set three school records in defeating Eastern Mennonite, 86-56, in the quarterfinal round of the ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament. The fourth-seeded Generals move on to face top-seeded Randolph-Macon on Saturday in the semifinals. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. in the Salem Civic Center.
Guilford's Morgan King had a career day with 22 points and 12 rebounds to propel the seventh-seeded Quakers past second-seeded Bridgewater, 67-66, in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament. Gabby Oglesby hit the deciding layup with 27 seconds to play.
Roanoke center Nicci Moats dropped in 22 points to go with 18 rebounds to lead the Maroons past Virginia Wesleyan, 70-49, in the fourth quarterfinal of the ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament. Third-seeded RC moves on to face seventh-seeded Guilford on Saturday in the semifinals. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. in the Salem Civic Center.
Bridgewater took home two major awards on Wednesday evening. Jordan Burkholder garnered the ODAC Player of the Year accolade, while Jean Willi was tabbed the ODAC Coach of the Year. EMU's Kala Yoders received ODAC Rookie of the Year honors and W&L's Becca Bolton was selected as the 2011 ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.
On the eve of a pair of championships, 12 athletes earn weekly honors. Those individuals include: Jay Thompson, BC; Ami Hutcherson, GC; Sammy Stuart, GC; Caitlin Dolby, LC; Todd Phillips, EMU; Kala Yoders, EMU; Randy Lott, VWC; Erica Garber, EMU; Micah Keller, HSC; Emmy Mathews, W&L; Tyler Mercier, GC; Ellen Yeatman, W&L.
Randolph-Macon enters to the 2011 ODAC Women’s Basketball Tournament as the #1 seed, earning the spot in through conference tie-breakers over Bridgewater. The second-seeded Eagles collected their program-best 22nd win on Saturday. Roanoke occupies the third seed, and defending champion Washington and Lee will look to repeat out of the fourth position.
The swimming championships are in the books, but two more events are on the horizon. Brad and J.J. take the time to recap the ODAC/Atlantic States Swimming Championships before breaking into analysis of the ODAC Basketball Tournaments and the ODAC Indoor Track Championships. W&L's Mandy King and VWC's Mat Littleton are featured on this week's show.
Baseball joins the list of ODAC weekly awards as the 2011 spring season entered its second week of action. This week's honorees include: Joseph Lucas (BC), Jacob Pierce (VWC), W&L men's 4x400 relay team, Carmen Graves (RC), Harrison George (H-SC) and Becca Bolton (W&L)
ODAC women's basketball teams are participating in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Pink Zone initiative during the month of February. The "Pink Zone," is an outreach and fundraising effort supported by the WBCA to raise breast cancer awareness in college communities and beyond. This year's Pink Zone dates are February 11-20.
ODAC student-athletes continued to perform at a high level as the winter season winds down to its final few weeks. This week's weekly honorees include: Taylor Wieczorek (R-MC), Todd Phillips (EMU), Eric Van Brunk (LC) and Caitlin Walton (LC).
The NCAA released its first set of regional rankings for women’s basketball on Wednesday with the ODAC earning the two spots. Randolph-Macon sits in fourth place in the South Region rankings, followed closely by ODAC counterpart Roanoke (5th).
One more week of the winter season is in the books with programs in all sports starting to gear towards their respective championship events. This week's ODAC Players of the Week include: Jessica Gibbs (LC), James Bell (LC), Tracilynn Babington (RMC), Nate Campbell (LC) and Jordan Burkholder (BC).
Brad and J.J. spend some time focusing on men's and women's basketball with the glint of the upcoming tournament lingering ahead. Roanoke-area do-it-all media personality Dave Ross chimes in to speak of a new radio show beginning this weekend. R-MC women's hoops guard Maggie Roy also joins the podcast to talk about the Yellow Jackets.
A full week of action in the conference brought about several exciting outcomes from the past week, highlighted by some standout performances. Those earning ODAC Player of the Week recognition include: Becca Bolton (W&L), Colton Hunt (RAND), Tracilyn Babington (R-MC), David Kidd (VWC) and Olivia Mills (BC).
Men's and women's ndoor track and swimming rejoined men's and women's basketball in the growing list of sports active in the ODAC. This week's honorees are Maggie Roy (R-MC), Danny Jones (R-MC), Jocelyn Cassada (W&L), Cole Glasgow (W&L), and Marissa Thompson (W&L).
The majority of the ODAC basketball teams squared off against multiple league competitors in the first major week of competition in the new year. GC's Josh Pittman helped the Quakers to a 3-0 week, including a pair of ODAC wins, by averaging better than 20 points per game. Nicci Moats helped RC to a 2-0 week with a pair of double-doubles and game-winning lay-up.
Men's and women's basketball was quick to return to action following the holiday break. Both the Bridgewater women 's and Washington and Lee men's teams have experienced early success this season. BC head coach Jean Willi and W&L mentor Adam Hutchinson join Brad and J.J. to talk about their programs and their views on the ODAC to this point in the schedule.
The calendar may have turned, but the change in year didn't have any effect on the high-caliber of play from the league's basketball teams. Harrison George helped the Tigers to a pair of wins over the holiday season, earning him a second weekly honor. Katy Wilson nearly notched a double-double in aiding the Generals' winning effort over Apprentice School.
The 2010 portion of the 2010-11 athletic season has all but come to close. Brad and J.J. take the time to close out the fall campaign, looking back on the run to the NCAA D-III title game experienced by Lynchburg College men's soccer. They also look at on this past weekend's Stagg Bowl in Salem, Va., and handicap the first month and a half of men's and women's hoops.