November 9, 2009
ODAC Schools Ready for NCAA Play
ODAC schools put seven teams in the NCAA Division III postseason tournaments set to begin this week. Lynchburg is joined by Virginia Wesleyan in men's soccer. The Hornets and Marlins accompany Washington and Lee in women's soccer. Lynchburg is the ODAC's lone qualifier in field hockey, and Randolph-Macon takes to the courts in volleyball.
November 7, 2009
R-MC Wins ODAC Volleyball Title
Randolph-Macon won its first ODAC volleyball championship on Saturday afternoon, upholding its billing as the No. 1 seed with a 3-1 win over seventh-seeded Roanoke. The Yellow Jackets earn the ODAC's automatic qualifier into the NCAA Division III Tournament.
November 7, 2009
Volleyball Finals Set, Audio Available
For the second straight year, the ODAC Volleyball Tournament championship match will feature the No. 1 and No. 7 seeded teams. Randolph-Macon continued to live up to its top billing with a straight sets win over Bridgewater. Roanoke kept its upset run in motion with a 3-1 over Lynchburg. Audio will be available for the championship match.
November 6, 2009
R-MC Headlines Volleyball All-ODAC Awards
Randolph-Macon won three of the four individual awards and placed four athletes between the All-ODAC first or second teams amongst the 2009 ODAC Volleyball All-Conference honors. Raena Winton was tabbed the ODAC Player of the Year, while head coach Bill Rogers was selected as the ODAC Coach of the Year. Jessica Sears earned ODAC Rookie of the Year recognition. Virginia Wesleyan's Rebecca Bradford won the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award.
November 6, 2009
Top Three Seeds Advance in Volleyball
Three of the top four seeds advanced in the ODAC Volleyball Tournament on Friday afternoon, with the lone upset shaking up the tourney field. Randolph-Macon (#1), Lynchburg (#3) and Bridgewater (#4) were joined by Roanoke (#7) after the Maroons ousted Washington and Lee (#2) from the tourney.
November 5, 2009
Listen to the ODAC Podcast: Nov. 5
A pair of championships are in the books with four more set to be decided this coming weekend. Brad and J.J. discuss each of the ODAC championship matchups this weekend in field hockey, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball. They also had a chance to chat with Randolph-Macon volleyball head coach, Bill Rogers (above).
October 29, 2009
ODAC Volleyball Pairings Set
The 2009 ODAC Volleyball Tournament opens with the new face as the No. 1 seed entering the tourney. Randolph-Macon holds the top billing in this year’s two-day event, with Washington and Lee and Lynchburg holding the second and third seeds, respectively. Bridgewater rounds out the top four ranks.
October 23, 2009
LC Leads ODAC in Regional Rankings
The NCAA recently released its Division III Regional Rankings, and Lynchburg , Randolph-Macon and Washington and Lee were among the ODAC representatives from the South Region in volleyball. The Hornets are ranked sixth, while the Yellow Jackets and the Generals rounded out the top eight.
September 24, 2009
Listen to the ODAC Podcast: Sept. 24
The ODAC Podcast is back with its first show of the 2009-10 academic year. Brad Bankston and J.J. Nekoloff talk about early seaosn ODAC action. They also had the chance to chat with Hampden-Sydney football mentor, Marty Favret, as well as head coach Cassie Pochyla and standout Rachel Fertitta from Emory & Henry volleyball.
September 16, 2009
Fertitta Earns National Weekly Award
Emory & Henry sophomore Rachel Fertitta claimed her second weekly honor in as many days on Tuesday as the middle hitter was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division III National Player of the Week.
September 14, 2009
ODAC Players of the Week: Sep. 14
Several athletes shined throughout the past week of action for ODAC member schools. Emory & Henry's Rachel Fertitta (above) was one of those students as she belted out 53 kills and hit at a .658 clip to lead the Wasps to a 4-0 week.
August 27, 2009
WLU Maintains Top Spot in ODAC Poll
Washington and Lee maintains its familiar spot atop the ODAC volleyball ranks as the league’s coaches picked the Generals as the favorite to win their 13th conference title. VWC, BC and R-MC also received first place votes.
July 29, 2009
WLU Earns AVCA Academic Award
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recently announced its AVCA Team Academic Award winners and, for the fourth year in a row, Washington and Lee was among those honored.
